Santorini’s cliffside village with white buildings, blue domes and a glowing sunset over the Aegean Sea.

Santorini, Greece

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Things to do in Santorini

Santorini looks unreal until your shoes hit the cobblestones and the caldera wind messes up your hair. Whitewashed villages perch on lava cliffs, blue domes glare at the sun and the Aegean keeps photobombing. Ancient Akrotiri adds the plot twist, wineries add the pour. You come for views, you stay because it feels like someone built a city-sized balcony over the sea just for you.

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  • Santorini’s Oia village with bright blue-domed churches and whitewashed buildings

    Wander through Oia’s cliffside charm where whitewashed walls and blue-domed churches overlook the endless Aegean.

  • Excavated ruins of Akrotiri on Santorini with large clay storage jars scattered among stone walls and rubble.

    Step into the lost city of Akrotiri where ancient jars still guard the secrets of everyday life.

  • Close-up of Santorini grapevines growing in a basket-like shape close to volcanic soil, designed to protect the plants from wind and heat.

    Discover Santorini’s secret to world-class wine with vines trained low to the rocky ground.

  • Wide view of Kamari Beach in Santorini with rows of straw umbrellas and lounge chairs on dark volcanic pebbles beside calm blue water.

    Stroll along Kamari Beach where black volcanic pebbles meet the sparkling Aegean Sea.

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Santorini shore excursions to explore in Greece

Santorini hands you the greatest hits and dares you to keep up. Pick your adventure, grab your hat and let the island show off.

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  • Two glasses of wine on a terrace overlooking Santorini’s whitewashed houses with blue domes and pastel facades under a clear sky.

    Ultimate Santorini

    Seven hours of peak Santorini. Walk Akrotiri’s excavation and hear how a Bronze Age city went quiet for 3,500 years. Stroll Oia’s cliff lanes and pause for those blue domes. Sample Assyrtiko at a vineyard, climb to Pyrgos for all-direction views, swing by Kamari’s black sand and finish in Fira for caldera gazing before gliding to the tender by cable car.

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  • Sunset view of Oia in Santorini with whitewashed houses, traditional windmills, and crowds gathered along the cliffside overlooking the sea.

    Oia, Fira, Winery & Pre Historic Museum

    Start with Oia’s photogenic lanes, then crest Pyrgos for a hilltop look at the whole island. Taste at a volcanic-soil winery and refuel with a Greek lunch. Check the caldera viewpoint and Kamari’s dramatic shore, then explore the Prehistoric Museum in Fira to connect artifacts with Akrotiri’s story. End at the cable car if you want extra time in town.

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  • White catamaran gliding through the turquoise waters of Santorini’s caldera with rugged volcanic islands and distant cliffs in the background.

    Exclusive Caldera by Catamaran

    Sail the flooded crater like a local with a boat. Slide past rust-red cliffs and sugar-white villages, drop anchor near Nea Kameni for a swim where the water shifts color, then trace the lighthouse at Akrotiri while your captain dishes out caldera lore. Disembark in Fira for free time and a cable car ride back to sea level.

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  • Excavated ruins of Akrotiri on Santorini showing stone walls, doorways, and clay storage jars arranged in a partially preserved room.

    Ancient Akrotiri & Santorini Island

    Walk the roofed site of Akrotiri with a guide who makes the ash layers and streets feel vivid. Roll up to Pyrgos for vantage points and quiet chapels, then continue to Fira for shopping, cafés and that cliff-edge promenade. Keep the motorcoach or split off to linger longer and descend later by cable car.

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  • Outdoor table set with Greek dishes including olives, tomato bruschetta, and a salad with feta cheese, with a view of boats docked in a blue bay.

    Oia Village, Wine Tasting & Cooking

    Oia gives you the cliff scenes, then a local winery pours Santorini’s signature whites. Head to Akrotiri area for a cooking demo where tomatoes, capers and island herbs do the heavy lifting. Lunch is the proof. Option to remain in Fira afterward for a slow browse before the cable car back to the tender.

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  • Curving coastal road in Santorini hugging a cliffside, overlooking steep volcanic slopes and the Aegean Sea with cruise ships in the distance.

    Easy Island Drive

    Sit back while the island does the work. Crest Pyrgos for photo stops, pull up to a caldera overlook that explains why everyone talks about “the view,” admire Agios Nektarios’ striking exterior and check Kamari’s black sands. End in Fira with the choice to stay and ride the cable car or return directly to the tender pier.

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  • Tourists walking along winding trails on Santorini’s volcanic island, with red and black rocky terrain overlooking the blue Aegean Sea and distant cliffs.

    Cruise & Hike to Santorini Volcano

    Boat to Nea Kameni and climb the cinder trail to steam vents and crater rims. Sulfur in the air, lava underfoot, caldera spread out like a map. Cool down back on board with a swim stop near the hot springs, where mineral water paints the sea bronze. Fierce, stark and wildly photogenic.

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  • Woman in a hat riding a gray horse with a red saddle pad on the beach as the sun sets over the Aegean Sea.

    Horse-back Riding Adventure & Swim

    Saddle up on sure-footed horses and follow dusty trails over wind-carved dunes to Eros Beach. Black sands, sculpted cliffs, the Aegean doing its best impression of liquid glass. Take a dip, snack, then transfer to Fira for free time and the cable car finale. Beginner friendly with helmets and island pace.

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Experience the Skala pier on your next cruise

Mediterranean and European cruises to Santorini anchor in the caldera and tender you to Skala Pier below Fira. You’ll choose your ascent: the cable car up to Fira, the footpath or pre-booked tours that whisk you to Oia, wineries and viewpoints. Cafés, shops and that cliff-edge skyline sit minutes away, making this an easy launch point for island-wide exploring.

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Discover Santorini on your next cruise

Santorini is theater. Clifftop towns face an ancient crater, boats trace the rim and sunsets turn the island into a standing ovation. Archaeology at Akrotiri, tastings at volcanic vineyards, swims over lava shelves — the island keeps raising the stakes. Princess makes it smooth to jump between myth, geology and mezze, then slip back to a ship where the only decision left is what to have for dessert.

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Vertical view of Santorini’s cliffside village with white buildings, blue-domed churches, and the deep blue Aegean Sea under a bright sky.

Take in Santorini’s iconic view of whitewashed churches crowned with striking blue domes above the caldera.

Bright red doorway framed with pink bougainvillea flowers opening to a stone patio with a view of the blue Aegean Sea and distant cliffs.

Walk through beautiful paths draped in bougainvillea to a dazzling Santorini sea view.

Ships sailing to Santorini

Settle into sea-day comfort, then step into caldera drama. These ships pair balcony mornings with cliffside afternoons and return you to cocktails under the Aegean sky.

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Enchanted Princess

Enchanted Princess®

Wake to blue-on-blue views, drift to The Sanctuary for quiet time and circle back for inventive dining after a day of cable cars, domes and black sand.

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Sun Princess

Sun Princess®

Sleek spaces, sweeping sightlines and fresh dining concepts set the tone for island days that start with crater cruises and end with stargazing on deck.

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