Santorini Private Shore Excursion with Water Taxi Options
Overview
A fully private Santorini shore excursion combining a full-day private island tour with an optional one-way or round-trip private water taxi service between Fira Old Port, Santorini’s cruise tender port, and Athinios Port.
Choose the private tour only and reach your guide independently by public cable car, or select a private water taxi to bypass the Santorini cable car route on arrival or in both directions.
Unlike fixed group skip-the-line tours, this experience is reserved exclusively for your party. Your boat arrangement, private vehicle, local guide, sightseeing route and pace are planned around your group, tender arrival and ship schedule.
The one-way water taxi is best suited to ships with late-evening departures, while the round-trip option is recommended for afternoon departures, when return timing is tighter.
What's Included
- Insta-worthy tour guarantees stunning photo opportunities at multiple stops away from crowds
- Fully private Santorini shore excursion reserved only for your party
- Flexible route shaped around cruise traffic, interests and pace. Return-to-ship timing plan
- Optional one-way or round-trip water taxi service option to bypass the public cable car route
- Comfortable private vehicle and knowledgeable local guide
- Lunch, snacks and additional drinks
- Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (10€ pp)
- Entrance fees at optional visits (Wineries & Museums)
- Services not specifically included in the selected booking option
Meeting Location
Fira 847 00
Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Santorini Old Harbor (pass by)
Athinios Port Santorini
30 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Three Bells of Fira
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Imerovigli (pass by)
Oia
1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Pyrgos Kallistis (pass by)
Megalochori - Traditional Village
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Perissa Black Sand Beach
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Fira (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Fully private experience: Only your party participates, with no waiting for other tour guests.
- Cruise ships do not dock at Santorini’s Old Port. Your ship will arrange its own tender service to bring passengers ashore. Your meeting point is reached only after you have boarded your ship’s tender and arrived at the Old Port.
- Your cruise ship’s tender between the ship and Fira Old Port is operated by the cruise line and is not included in this experience.
- If your tender is delayed, the private water taxi can normally wait 30–45 minutes, subject to port and safe operating conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-116498P11
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Insta-worthy tour guarantees stunning photo opportunities at multiple stops away from crowds.
- Fully private Santorini shore excursion reserved only for your party.
- Flexible route shaped around cruise traffic, interests and pace. Return-to-ship timing plan.
- Optional one-way or round-trip water taxi service option to bypass the public cable car route.
- Comfortable private vehicle and knowledgeable local guide.
- Lunch, snacks and additional drinks.
- Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (10€ pp).
- Entrance fees at optional visits (Wineries & Museums).
- Services not specifically included in the selected booking option.
The minimum age to participate is 9..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Santorini Private Shore Excursion with Water Taxi Options is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Santorini Private Shore Excursion with Water Taxi Options will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Insta-worthy tour guarantees stunning photo opportunities at multiple stops away from crowds
- Fully private Santorini shore excursion reserved only for your party
- Flexible route shaped around cruise traffic, interests and pace. Return-to-ship timing plan
- Optional one-way or round-trip water taxi service option to bypass the public cable car route
- Comfortable private vehicle and knowledgeable local guide
- Lunch, snacks and additional drinks
- Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (10€ pp)
- Entrance fees at optional visits (Wineries & Museums)
- Services not specifically included in the selected booking option
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Fully private experience: Only your party participates, with no waiting for other tour guests.
- Cruise ships do not dock at Santorini’s Old Port. Your ship will arrange its own tender service to bring passengers ashore. Your meeting point is reached only after you have boarded your ship’s tender and arrived at the Old Port.
- Your cruise ship’s tender between the ship and Fira Old Port is operated by the cruise line and is not included in this experience.
- If your tender is delayed, the private water taxi can normally wait 30–45 minutes, subject to port and safe operating conditions.
