Shore Excursion from Santorini port: Oia Village & Fira Town

Overview

If you’re a cruise-ship passenger:
You will disembark in Santorini by tender boats arriving only at the old port of Fira, Gialos.

Steps to follow in order to attend your private excursion:

• Take a tender boat from your cruise ship (we highly recommend you to take the 1^st tender boat in order to avoid the queue for the cable car)
• Once ashore, go to the cable car
• Pay a ticket of 10 Euros per person (one way), the ride lasts only 3min but the queue sometimes is huge.
• Exit the cable car building.

Our guide or driver will be holding pick up sign with your name on it, outside of the building.
**Individual travelers disembark at the old port of Fira not at Athinios port.
Please do not get confused.

Meet with your escort or guide at the Old Port of Fira (the locals call it Scala) and take the tender boat to go to Athinios port where your coach will be waiting for you.

After getting on your luxury A/C bus you will be driven along the rocky sides of the Caldera and pass through many traditional villages in order to reach the unique village of Oia, with its typically Cycladic architecture and its houses resembling ”bird nests” tucked away into the dramatic cliff-side. Accompanied by your guide or escort, you will walk in the village along cobble-stoned streets whilst you can marvel the wonderful panoramic views admiring the traditional architecture. Enjoy your free time either wandering through many art galleries available or perhaps relaxing over a cup of coffee.

At the specified place and time, you meet your escort and take your way back to Fira town, the picturesque capital of the island, built on the Caldera rim. Visit the town and walk with the guide pointing out the highlights. Then enjoy the town at your own leisure and return to the small pier of Scala by cable car, where the vessel’s tenders will take you back to the ship.

Highlights

• Scala port
• Athinios port
• Cyclades
• Caldera
• Oia Village
• Fira town
• Cable car

Additional Info

• Bring sun protection (sun cream, hat, sunglasses); temperatures can reach over 86°F (30°C) during summer.
• Low heeled comfortable shoes are recommended due to some uneven and slippery paths.
• Last minute reservations: We do accept reservations up to 24 hrs prior the tour. Full payment for the trip is required upon the confirmation of the reservations. All the last minute reservations are non-refundable.
• Lower rates for larger groups (20+pax) available upon request!

COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES 

At GeoTravel our highest priorities are compliance, environmental protection, health, safety and well-being of our staff and clients.

Our staff and partners are informed and trained in accordance with the guidelines set by Greece’s public health organization (EODY) to meticulously maintain the last hygiene protocols and cleaning procedures.

Our staff always uses personal protective equipment (face masks, shields and optional gloves) and the temperature is monitored daily to ensure a safe travel experience for our clients.

All our vehicles are regularly sanitized and all seats, armrest, sidewalls, overhead bins are intensively cleaned and disinfected between use.

In addition, hand sanitizers are available to travelers and staff before entering the office or the vehicle.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a whisper audio system (for an extra charge) is recommended to be used by all the travelers and the staff in order to keep social distance guidelines.

Terms & Conditions

Amendments
Geo Travel reserves the right to accomplish any amendments on regular shore excursions’, one day tours’ programs & timings and also abort a specific program/timing during the season. For any previous booked tour/timings which have been cancelled, a new tour program or timing will be suggested as a replacement. If the replacement does not satisfy you, you will be granted with a full refund.

Any scheduled tour or visit, in case of delay due to bad weather, damage of the vehicle used for transportation or any other reason is postponed to the next few days, and if this is not possible it is permanently canceled and no claim is made against the office for compensation as the reason of the cancellation is “force majeure”.

 It is emphasized that the travel agency is not able to anticipate or control circumstances that are foreign to its sphere of influence and may lead to the cancellation of the trip or damages due to non-performance or faulty performance of the agreed travel services.

Typical examples of such cases are: strikes, accidents, diseases, epidemics-pandemics, organic disturbances due to local conditions, altitude, climate, due to meals not included in the itinerary or due to insufficient hygiene conditions due to external factors, external factors, injuries, wars or terrorist acts, airstrikes, earthquakes, weather conditions, fires, epidemics, toxic infections and any other emergency or «force majeure». In the above cases, the travel agency is not responsible for repairing any damage caused by them.

Insurance
Our clients are covered by the professional indemnity insurance of our office as well as from the bus transfer insurance which is obligatory in Greece. Our buses are fully insured. Concerning the rest of the tour, if the clients wish to be covered by commercial general liability, it is upon request and a matter upon negotiation with our clients with an extra cost.

Cancellations

In case of cancellation due to withdrawal the following cancellation policy is acceptable:
7 days prior service:                    pay 50% on the total
3 days prior service:                    pay 75% on the total
24 hrs and less prior service:     pay 100% total

Notes

1/ In all above cases, bank expenses that occur for the refund will be deducted from the payment.

2/ For large groups (15 people or more), some expenses, due to their nature, (example: restaurants, prepaid entrance fees) might not be refundable, if the cancellation comes within 4 days before service, whatever the cancellation reason is.

3/ by reserving one of our services you agree with the above terms.