Skip Cable Car! Santorini Shore Excursion with Boat Transfers

From EUR 69

4.83

58 reviews

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Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Discover the wonders of Santorini without wasting time in long lines with our revolutionary tour, ideal for cruise ship passengers. As soon as you come off your ship's tender, our private boat whisks you away from the crowded port, allowing you to skip the infamous Santorini Cable Car, offering stunning views of the Aegean Sea and Caldera. Once ashore, a comfortable air-conditioned bus awaits to take you on a journey of Santorini's gems.

From Finikia's tranquil beauty and famous blue dome to Oia's vibrant market, our knowledgeable local guide ensures a memorable trip. If time permits, you'll explore the highest point at Prophet Ilias with its old monastery and immerse in the traditional architecture of Megalochori.

At the end you'll visit Perivolos' Black Beach and marvel at Santorini's unique wine grape cultivation. This tour provides a seamless sea-to-land transfer, letting you truly engage with Santorini's charm. For the return journey to the ship, we'll use the boat again.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Modern, comfortable, air-conditioned minibus

Full refund if your ship cannot dock

Transfers by our Private Boat to bypass the Cable Car

Free time for fast meal & souvenir shopping (duration is subject to traffic and ship docking times)

Guaranteed return to ship on time

Professional local English-speaking tour guide

Port pickup and dropoff

24/7 Customer support, assistance with other arrangements and tours

One complimentary bottle of water per person

Gratuities are welcome if you enjoy your tour. We recommend 10% for guides, and 5% for bus drivers

Food and drinks

Options

Skip The Cable Car Tour Ticket

Shared Tour: This is a ticket for a tour shared with other passengers.
Private Boat Transfers: This tour uses private boat transfers to and from Athinios Port, after you disembark from your ship's tender.

Private tour&shared boat rides

Skip the cable car!: Private guided tour and shared boat transfers from the Old Port to the Athinios Port and back - bypass the cable car!
Private tour&shared boat rides: The boat transfers are shared with other guests. The private tour starts at Athinios Port where you meet your guide & driver.
Duration: 5 hours: The tour is 4-5-hour long, depending on the traffic at the port. Our main priority is to get you back to the port on time.

Shared boat transfer only

No guided tour included: This option does not include a tour or a guide, only boat transfers.
Only transfer to Athinios Port: Please note this option does not include a guided tour and only a shared transfer from the Old to the Athinios Port by boat.
Drop off location: Please note your drop-off location is at the Athinios port where you will need to take a taxi to transfer to Fira Town.

Reviews

4.83

58 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Well worth it! So enjoyable and professional.
Summer B,
Dec 7, 2024
- Viator
5.00
This was such a great experience. Super professional and we were able to explore quite a bit. Only would have preferred a little more time in Oia. But the entire part of skipping that horrific cable car line....worth EVERY penny!
Santorini - your dream vacation destination!
Sherry G,
Oct 24, 2024
- Viator
5.00
My favorite memory was looking out to the Aegean Sea! What a spectacular view from a hill we were standing on. The blue domed rooftops are beautiful. The shopping and food choices were very nice. We skipped the cable car and/or donkey ride:) Our tour guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable of the island. My friend and I had a wonderful snack and beverage overlooking the most beautiful spot.
Poorly planned.
Michelle S,
Oct 24, 2024
- Viator
3.00
There was a lot of confusion at our pick- up point. Finally we got on a ferry to take us around the island to the buses. We had insisted that my husband sit in the front of our bus. The message was attached to our ticket record. Not only wasn’t there a reserved seat but the bus was short a seat. We were then put on a second bus. We did get a front seat but now we had to wait for a second ferry to arrive with additional passengers. The tour was very lame. The tour guide was great however we didn’t go in any facilities. We stopped for a picture of a blue church but couldn’t go in. We had an hour for shopping and and hour for lunch on our own. This tour was more expensive than any of the excursions I took from Celebrity and the other excursions included food and drinks. This tour didn’t include anything except the ferry and bus. When we got off our bus and waited for a ferry, there were many ferries coming and going. However it took over 45 minutes for the ‘right’ ferry arrive to take us back to our cruise ship tender location. Way too much time with waiting on buses and ferries.
Nice to skip the crazy cable car lines
Denise,
Oct 23, 2024
- Viator
5.00
The tour itself was pretty decent. It went by quick unfortunately we had a bunch of rude people on our tour that was self-centered and we had a hard time getting photos because they were entitled and wouldn’t take their pictures and move so the rest of us could take photos. I asked our tour guide to help facilitate this, but I’m not sure if they didn’t understand or didn’t care because it didn’t happen.. the tour was pretty quick, but we hit the highlights and it was nice to skip the crazy cable car line that was probably 500 people deep. We had time in Port about an hour before our tour started so we were able to walk around and grab a snack. All in all I would recommend this tour if you wanna skip the cable cars and not abuse the poor donkeys would be nice if the tour guides facilitated everyone getting photos instead of just a few entitled and selfish people.
Great cruise excursion that skipped the cable car in Santorini
Kimberly W,
Oct 22, 2024
- Viator
5.00
We enjoyed the tour very much. Only disappointment was the short amount of time at the black beach as it seemed to have good shopping and restaurants