Santorini Private Tour: Wine Tasting Oia Profitis Ilias Perissa

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Duration5h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Walk Oia's whitewashed streets and taste volcanic wines, then stand at the island's highest point.

A 5-hour private guided tour of Santorini takes you through Oia, up to the Monastery of Profitis Ilias above Pyrgos village, to a traditional winery for wine tasting with local cheese, and down to Perissa Beach on the Aegean. Your guide picks you up from your hotel, airport, or cruise port and handles the route; you choose between a 9:30am daytime departure or a 15:30 sunset one. The tour suits all fitness levels and includes mineral water and soft drinks.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Santorini's highlights and wine

Visit charming town of Oia
Enjoy views at Mt. Prophet Elias
Wine-tasting at local vineyard
Drive through or relax at Perissa Beach
Learn about Santorini and see caldera views

The Experience

Oia sits at the top of the itinerary—the town itself is the draw, with its narrow lanes framed by blue domes and the caldera dropping away beyond them. Your private guide leads you through the streets and points out the angles most travelers miss, then you move on to Mt. Prophet Elias, the island's highest peak, where the Monastery of Profitis Ilias stands. The views from there sweep across the whole island and down to the Aegean.

The winery stop is where the day shifts. You taste volcanic wines—grown in the mineral-rich soil that gives Santorini its reputation—paired with a local cheese platter. The wines are the thing here; the operator calls it a traditional winery, and the tasting is built into the tour price. Afterward, you drive to Perissa Beach, the black volcanic sand that runs along the eastern shore. It's a different Santorini from the cliff towns: quieter, less crowded, and the sand itself is the landmark—dark and fine, a result of the island's volcanic past.

Pickup happens from your hotel, the airport, or if you're on a cruise, the top of the cable car at the port. The guide will be holding a sheet with your name. The whole thing runs five hours, which is tight enough to fit the highlights without the day feeling rushed, but long enough to actually stand in each place instead of just passing through. You pick your departure time at checkout—either the 9:30am start or the 15:30 sunset tour—and the route stays the same either way.

What’s included

Private guided tour with an English-speaking guide.
pickup and drop-off from your hotel, airport, or cruise port.
wine tasting at a traditional volcanic winery.
local cheese platter.
mineral water and soft drinks throughout the day.
access to Oia, the Monastery of Profitis Ilias, and Perissa Beach.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Santorini Day Tours

Is this one for you?Book the 9:30am departure if you want the full day to unfold without rushing, or choose 15:30 if you'd rather see the island in golden light and end near sunset. Either way, a private guide means the pace is yours—you linger in Oia's lanes as long as the views hold you, and the winery stop isn't a quick photo stop but time to actually taste and talk.