Santorini · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 5 self-guided tours worth the money on an island that is not cheap, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the thing to know before you commit.
Explore the Santorini wine world in underground cellars, then taste 4+ local wines with a sommelier and multi-language audio guide.
“Fabulous Georgia our host was very attentive well worth the visit thanks”
Akrotiri entry ticket plus offline phone audio. Walk a Bronze Age town frozen by Santorini’s eruption, guided by your headset.
“Very interesting etc. but often hard to understand what you’re looking at, especially if you use the audio guide. I recommend not using audio guide, just read the signs at major attractions. Most annoying part is searching for artwork only to find it’s in a museum. “Don’t forget sunscreen “- exhibit is fully covered. Also no need for sturdy shoes. GYG needs to change recommendations.”
Walk a preserved Minoan city in an airy indoor setting, with optional Akrotiri self-guided audio to bring the ruins to life.
“Fantastic experience. Highly recommended for deeper understanding of struggles of prosperous 3rdC bronze age town during evacuation from earthquakes and Thira eruption, largest in recorded human history. Excavations and video explains inhabitants' daily living very well. Model of town useful also. Took great photos/videos for review back home in Canada. Thank you for opening this site for public viewing.”
Self-guided VoiceMap walk through Oia, with cliff paths, windmills, blue domes, cave houses, and history for $7.99.
“The tour led is off the beaten path which we wouldn't have explored on our own (the area is a maze!) It also led us to the windmills, the 3 blue domes, the castle, and the famous overlook that everyone flocks too for the sunset. The narrator is a British woman with Greek roots and her grandma is one of the few permanent residents remaining in Oia. Her directions on where to turn were very easy to follow. Recommend to go in the morning to beat the crowds, and not during the sunset. You do have to download the VoiceMap app but it worked flawlessly and the GPS would pick…”
A private Santorini audio route with offline maps and multi-language stories at Oia, Fira, Akrotiri, and more. From $9.67.
“The experience offered a ton of things to see that we otherwise would not have known about. The ones we were able to get to were awesome. The navigation, however, was disappointing. The app did not include audio directions of how to get to each place only a small map, then began speaking once we arrived. In some cases the map was wrong leading us to roads that were walkable only.”
Every kind of day on the island, and the best of each.
