Santorini Volcano Sunset Cruise with Dinner from Old Port

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Free cancellation

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Duration6h 5m

GroupUp to 130

LanguagesEN · EL +2

PickupAt your hotel

Volcano, hot springs and sunset: the full arc of Santorini in six hours

A 6-hour sailing cruise from Santorini's old port visits the active volcano at Nea Kameni, the thermal springs at Palea Kameni, and the island of Thirasia, with dinner and wine on board and views of the sunset from the water. The boat departs from the old port in Ornos (accessible by cable car, on foot, or by donkey); a separate option includes hotel pickup from elsewhere on the island. A professional guide in English, Spanish, French or Greek leads the volcano walk; the thermal springs are open for swimming.

6h 5m

Step-by-step itinerary

Santorini Volcano Cruise and Dinner

Board boat at old port
Cruise to Nea Kameni volcano
Walk volcano ridge with guide
Explore volcanic island for 1.5 hours
Swim at Palea Kameni hot springs
Sail to Thirasia Island
Enjoy dinner on board near Thirasia
Watch sunset near Oia village

The Experience

The day starts at the old port in Ornos, a steep descent from the clifftop town—most travelers take the cable car down (3 minutes, 6€ per way), though the 587 steps and local donkeys are options for those who want them. Your guide meets you at the tiny port tucked under the cave houses and gets everyone oriented on the boat before departure.

Twenty minutes of sailing brings you to Nea Kameni, the active volcanic island. If you want a guided walk to the crater rim—where the guide explains the geology and history of the volcano—that's a 5€ entrance fee per person; you'll spend about 1.5 hours there. Next is Palea Kameni, where you stop for 30 minutes near Agios Nicholaos' beach and its famous thermal springs. The water is warm and mixed with sulfur, iron and minerals from the volcano; it's shallow enough to wade in, though strong swimmers can go deeper. The minerals are said to help with rheumatism and arthritis, and the experience itself is unlike anything else in the Aegean.

As the afternoon moves toward evening, the boat anchors near Thirasia and dinner is served on board—a Greek buffet of chicken fillet with vegetables, meatballs in tomato sauce, rice, tzatziki, Greek salad, grilled vegetables, bread, seasonal fruit and halva, with wine included. The real finale is the sail back toward Oia as the sun sets. The boat positions itself close enough to the village that you watch the light turn the caldera and the white buildings gold before dark falls. This is the moment the whole day builds toward.

What’s included

Professional guide in your choice of language.
visit to Nea Kameni volcano and Palea Kameni thermal springs.
dinner on board with Greek buffet and wine.
sailing views of the caldera and sunset near Oia.
hotel pickup and return (if the transfer option is selected).

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Let's Book Travel

Is this one for you?Book with transfers if you're arriving without a rental car or prefer not to navigate the steep old port on your own; book without transfers if you're staying near Ornos and want to head straight to the port. Either way, the 6-hour span means you can fit this into an afternoon without losing a full day, and the dinner on board means you're not eating separately afterward.