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Duration: from 4 hours to 8 hours

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Why you’ll love this…

Mesa Gonia – Santorini's oldest village

Explore the winding streets of Pyrgos

Sample local wines

Amazing views in Oia and a chance to see the sunset

What we expect

Some of Santorini's best sights are lined up in this afternoon trip which includes the ancient village of Mesa Gonia, Pyrgos at the highest point on the island and beautiful Oia – one of the most photographed places in Greece.

First up is Mesa Gonia. This tiny village is the oldest on the island and is surrounded by vineyards. From there, you'll drive to Pyrgos, Santorini's former capital. This pretty place is all sugar-cube houses, neo-classical mansions and narrow lanes twisting up to a Venetian castle, which offers up fabulous island views.

Afterwards, you'll get to sample some local wines in...

What's included

✔Wine tasting
✔Guide
✔Transport

What to remember

Other refreshments are not included

Pick-ups are available from selected hotels in the following resorts:
- Agia Paraskevi
- Akrotiri
- Firostefani
- Foinikia
- Imerovigli
- Kamari
- Karterados
- Megalochori
- Messaria
- Monolithos
- Oia
- Perissa
- Perivolos
- Pyrgos
- San Antonio
- Santorini Port
- Santorini Town (Fira)
- Vlychada

Bring money for extras or gratuities

Bring a hat

Bring suitable footwear

Admissions not included

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Reviews

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Based on 116 reviews from verified customers

All ratings (116)

Excellent (65)

56%

Great (39)

34%

Average (11)

Poor (0)

Bad (1)

Carol S

October 2025

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Excellent

We both really enjoyed the tour. Our guide was Kim and she was excellent. Extremely informative and helpful, she also gave us a tip on a great place to see the sunset. We took her advice and had some fantastic food and drink with lovely staff and fantastic view of the sunset.

Davie

Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Nothing

Jo

September 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Really enjoyable, well organised, informative, Kim was an excellent guide.

Mark

Traveled as As a couple

Average

We enjoyed the wine tasting, Maggie was very informative about the history of the island and gave good advice tavernas and restaurants.

Avril B

Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Great

Good trip. Plenty of free time in oia. Too much really unless you had a meal there. The wine was nice but note it wasn’t a vineyard just a distribution point. A good afternoon and evening out. Plenty of stunning views and we felt we saw the north of Santorini. Especially after climbing the steps up to the castle.

Maxine

Traveled as With family - 46 years old

Tour delayed by 30 mins, no explanation given, temporary bus to first location had no air conditioning, very oppressive,, felt nauseous and trip rushed trying to make the time up. First activity was the wine making which we did not enjoy due to feeling sick after the very hot journey. Expected better from a Tui trip

Jenny

August 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 35 years old

Big coach with good air con was nice, enjoyed seeing and hearing some of the islands history, exploring some of the old streets was good, liked there were options if you didn’t feel up to a climb up a hill, you could instead explore the shops and cafes in the village , the sunset in oia was the best , took the tour guide advice and got a prime spot in one of the tavernas overlooking the sunset, with cocktails and great food , highly recommend!

Katie

Traveled as As a couple - 10 years old

Really enjoyed the length of the tour, great that we could do so much in the afternoon/evening. The time spent in each area felt like enough and our guide was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Alison

July 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 34 years old

Maggie was very informative and a great tour guide.

Tony Hudson

June 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 21 years old

Poor

We where picked up almost 40 minutes late by a taxi then dropped off to a tour that had already begun so we missed seeing the first stop. We where then put on a coach and driven back to part of the island we where staying at so a one hour round trip on transport for no reason. Just a poor trip from start to finish I was surprised we where not offered a refund on the trip as we didn’t got a good experience at all

Graeme & Jacqui

October 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Debbie

Not very much to see on the tour, left at the final stop to wait for sunset pictures far too long , trip not value for the money charged

Tony2sheds

September 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Would have been good to spend more time in Oia rather than have the abandoned village tour.

Guy Barlow

Fantastic trip with great guide and driver . Pickup was 20 minutes late so wasn’t the best of starts but really enjoyed the tour/trip well worth the money

Stuart Marsh

Traveled as As a couple - 23 years old

Me and my wife enjoyed this tour as we found it a good way to see different parts of the Island and learn some history regaring the Island.

The itinerary was varied and interesting. The guide was excellent- informative, friendly and helpful. She also recommended a restaurant we ate at in Oia, which was excellent

Watkinsons

August 2024

Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Thouroughly enjoyed the trip . Kim was excellent and George the bus driver was very kind and helpful. We took oyr disabled daughter and we managed to gef her roynd most of the placez in the wheelchair .

Manny

Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Tour guide was very informative and friendly,

Carol

Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

We enjoyed all the places we went our guide kim was lovely an very knowledgable we learnt alot about the island and its people .we had plenty of time in each area an wasn't rushed .

MD

Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Alan from Bridgend

July 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Our tour guide, Kim, really made this experience for us, her knowledge and ability to make it interesting and informative was wonderful. The trip itself covered a lot of ground in such a short time giving us a very good basis for further exploration. The vineyard tasting was ok, but expected to be able to tour the vineyard which was not the case, we also found the wine offered for sale very overpriced.

Phil

The guide, Susanna, was really informative. The time in Oia was a little tight, with the bus leaving straight after sunset to avoid the crowds.

Suzanne

A good tour of the island to see areas we would not have visited without the tour. Just beware of the walking up steep inclines and steps in the heat of the afternoon. So good shoes, a hat and water! Tip for Oia grab yourself a table in a bar overlooking the coast line and blue domes rather than battle the tourist queues!

The Hoffmanns

June 2024

We thought the guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. The tour itself in terms of locations was nice, and we particularly enjoyed Pyrgos. Oia was insane - glad we've done it, but definitely do not need to go back. We thought the wine tasting was the weakest part (hardly any wine!) and a bit of a rip-off: in wine tastings we've done in Porto and elsewhere they were far more generous with their tastings.

Anonymous

It was a very beautiful experience because i allways said that is not really all about spending a holiday in Santorini,is more about the experience that Santorini offers to you,so with that said we enjoyed the tour and also the tour guide was nice giving us some history information about Santorini

Rose Wilkins

Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Really enjoyed the tour, our tour guide was really knowledgeable and kept us well informed. The only disappointment was the wine tasting as it would have been nice to see how it is made.

Sarah

Traveled as As a couple - 22 years old

Luiza

Traveled as With family - 43 years old

Amazing trip get to see lovely places especially Oia, had 2 hours free time to explore, Savvas our tour guide was so nice and friendly, my daughter had left her EarPods at the wine testing venue and he has gone there to get it back, very grateful for this, thank you

Wendy Panton

May 2024

Traveled as With family - 33 years old

BigSis45

Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

We enjoyed the wine tasting and Pyrgos. The ghost village was ok but doesn’t really really like a ‘ghost’ village anymore as many of the properties are occupied and we evidenced the church being painted! Oia is extremely expensive. If the tour departed later, then we could have experienced the sunset from the castle but we didn’t have time to walk back from there to the coach for its departure. The guide did however recommend an ideal spot albeit in an expensive local bar.

Sandra S

Traveled as With family - 55 years old

Overall a good tour, thought that the visit to the ghost village was underwhelming .

Jane

October 2023

Traveled as With family - 39 years old

The most important point to make is that my son was attacked by a large resident dog at Mesa Gonia, absolutely terrifying for him and us his parents, my husband sustained bruising to his arm whilst trying to remove the dog from our sons back. This dog was resident, charging from an open door, it didn’t back off after being removed instead barring its teeth at me. I am extremely worried for future tourists and did try to contact TUI on our return but no available email, no one answering phone ???

Derbyshiregal

Traveled as As a couple - 24 years old

We had a brilliant trip, with an extra stop at the 'ghost' village. Our rep Kim was very helpful and knowledgeable. The wine tasting was brilliant too. Unfortunately Oia was a bit disappointing as the sunset vanished behind clouds but other than that we enjoyed our trip.

Eric

September 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 58 years old

Karen

Traveled as With friends - 41 years old

So glad we did this excursion, it was beautiful and great value , the wine tasting was in a amazing venue the views were breathtaking, I would love to do this trip again , it made our holiday so special, Santorini is a special place , and this a trip you must do ,

Amanda Tyler

Excellent value for money. Kim was very knowledgable. Just advise people to take a drink with them as a lot of walking in hot weather. Really enjoyed.

SharonB

August 2023

We enjoyed the tour of the island but felt some of the experience was a little rushed and fairly challenging in the heat for older and less physically able travellers. We loved the Santos wine tasting experience and the free time in Oia which is definitely a ‘must see’ when visiting Santorini

John and family

Traveled as With family

Guide very good, OIA and wine tasting good. The rest not do much.

Shirley

Traveled as With family - 31 years old

Ollie, our guide, was amazing. She was so informative about the island and the places we visited. She also had a very good sense of humour and made our excursion really enjoyable. More time spent at the winery would be great. Give time to have a coffee and enjoy the fabulous views. Less time in Oía. Three hours was just too much in 32° heat and it was very very busy. The sunset was stunning though & we watched it from a bar/restaurant that was recommended (it’s expensive though.)

Grandad 72

Every one was so friendly and helpful, we really did enjoy our holiday. Thank you.

Colin cook

Traveled as With friends

It would have been better to have more time in Pyrgos as we were run up to the top then straight back down in 35”degrees of heat,time for a drink or snack would have been better.The stop at the ghost town everybody said it was a waste of time as they’re were people living there and nothing to see the time saved could have been used at Pyrgos.The wine tasting was excellent and also Oia

Frank

Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Enjoyable afternoon and evening out. Particularly enjoyed the wine tasting and the free time to explore Oia. Natalie the guide was very knowledgeable of the island. Our trip started and finished at Perissa Beach and the trip was about 8 and a half hours long so be prepared for a long day.

Loftus

Traveled as As a couple - 13 years old

When we arrived at Pyrgos the guide told us to leave our belongings as we would only be staying an hour. When we returned to the coach, they had swapped the coach and left our bag with all our money behind. We had to walk very far in the heat which wasn’t advertised on the trip info and many older people were struggling

Traveled as With family - 40 years old

Enjoyed learning about the history of each of the places visited. Bus on time but we weren't on the list that the guide had despite having booked the previous morning. Coach back delayed as we were assured that we had to return by 8.35 and coach would leave at 8.45. This was not the case and we had to wait over half hour to sort out issue re missing passengers. Would also be useful to have map of spots to view sunset rather than just a general direction.

Dave

July 2023

Great day really informative good mixture of guided and free time

Pam & Stuart

Traveled as As a couple - 53 years old

Great way of seeing Santorrini hot spots. The ghost village was very interesting. Yanis our guide was very informative and clear speaking and showed us a cafe to watch the sunset away from the crowds - which was excellent.

Traveled as As a couple - 14 years old

Tour guide was friendly and informative. Good variety of activities. Limited time at Pyrgos to explore.

Michelle

Tour guide was very knowledgeable and humerus. She adapted the tour to meet the needs of the group

Fiona

June 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 25 years old

Very enjoyable trip. Kim was our guide and she was extremely knowledgeable about the local history, which was fascinating. I am so pleased we did this trip as now have a better understanding of the history and architecture around the island. Visit to Pyrgos was lovely. Actually preferred it to the famous Oia, and would not of gone there without this excursion. Wine tasting was nice for something a bit different and broke the day up nicely. Excellent value for money, would highly recommend ??

Darren Dovey

Guide supplied good factual info without the need to pad it out with irrelevant info.

SB88

Traveled as With friends - 34 years old

Oia is a beautiful place HOWEVER the crowds are ridiculous. It spoils the experience. You can’t get anywhere near the point shown in the media or TUI photos. There are people crawling everywhere. Which is such a shame because the tour of the villages and the visit to the winery are excellent. Kim the guide is lovely and very informative- she even showed us a spot in OIA where we did actually see the sunset so big thankyou for to her for that. But visiting OIA - go early to avoid the madness.

KP1972

We went to several villages over the course of the afternoon. I’m not usually interested in history but I found the history of Santorini fascinating. The guide - Kim was excellent and it was really good value for money.

Cath

Fab day Guide was very knowledgeable Wasn’t too keen on the wine tasting experience

Mark H

October 2022

Traveled as Alone - 40 years old

This is a great trip if you want to see everything on the island. The guide kept us all well informed as we travelled from one place to another and there was plenty of time to enjoy the views when we stopped. The wine tasting was a real experience and the views were amazing, I would defo recommend it.

Haley Kelly

Kim was a great guide, full of really interesting information, the wine tasting was great and overall the tour is great value for money

Martyn twinberrow

Not good value for money

Stephanie

Great way to see the island. Loved the wine tasting, bought a bottle of the white wine and it was lovely. Interesting to go to Oia and good amount of time to walk about, have a drink and catch the sunset. You’re the coach a lot but how else are you going to get to places! Recommended.

Brian Seadon

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

The tour was let down by the poor quality of the guide. It was a large group, and she continually started talking before the majority of the group were within hearing distance. e.g. people were taking photos of sites when we hadn't a clue what they were. She also talked whilst walking along which is not good practice. On the Pyrgos visit she should have known, and been able to convey, exactly how many steps there are to the castle so that people with mobility issues can make informed decisions.

Gill and Russ

September 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Enjoyed every minute of the Simply Santorini tour. Our guide Kim was excellent, she gave us so much interesting information from the formation of the island and its history, its culture and traditions to current day life. We enjoyed everywhere we visited and the tour was well organised. To get the most out of Pyrgos and Oia you would need more time but the tour gave a good taste of these fascinating villages to whet your appetite for future visits.

Peter

Traveled as As a couple - 59 years old

I particularly enjoyed the visits to Mesa Gonia, Pyrgos and Oia, though I thought the sunset "experience" at Oia was bit over-rated. The visit to the Santos Winery was a nice interlude with a chance to sit down other than on the coach and taste some wine. Kim, the guide was very informative. The only downside was the amount of time spent on the coach which couldn't be avoided I suppose.

Sandra

We enjoyed the tour, but we should have been warned that there was a lot of walking up steps and very uneven surfaces before we booked this tour. The guide was friendly and helpful.

Melanie judd

Traveled as With friends - 28 years old

The tour guide was so lovely and informative

Scarlet

Traveled as As a couple - 57 years old

Very good information from the guide and enjoyed the sunset.Too long in the bus.

Very enjoyable trip. All the places we visited were interesting, the guide (Kim) was excellent, giving lots of useful information as we went round the island. The free bottles of water were a nice touch. Overall, a really good afternoon/evening.

Mrs H

Traveled as As a couple - 27 years old

Kim our tour guide was wonderful. Very informative and interest and well spoken. The tour was perfect. 7 hours and 3 places visited. I thought Mesa Gonia was less of a nice place to visit out of the 3 places on the day, but wine tasting was lovely with wonderful views over the caldera, and the sunset trip to Oia was perfect. The coach was jammed with approx 50 people and I thought it was going to be a smaller group event, but nonetheless it was still a great day out and good value for money.

Traveller

Kim was excellent, friendly knowledgeable

M L

August 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

I think, the the price should be upped and provide every guest with a bottle of water from the cafe of the first village. The owner was stood desperately waiting for trade, but because Tui exaggerated that refreshments were not provided most people took their own. Had we’d known we would have bought from the cafe in the village. Why would the villagers have tourists in their village unless it was going to provide revenue for them? Tui should say refreshments can be bought in visiting villages.

Matthew

Traveled as As a couple - 31 years old

The trip and its content were great but the size of the group was way to big. We were on a double decker coach full of tourists which made it very difficult to follow and hear the guide.

Taft

Traveled as With family - 30 years old

We were very sceptical with all the press coverage about cancellation of flights and delays. We had no issues in our departure and arrivals. Santorini was lovely, very relaxed. Hotel was very good and looked after us well. The only issue we have had is someone around the pool had a barking cough, I’m convinced they had covid and after a few days of being home I tested positive for covid although it could have been picked up in the airport or anywhere.

Jonathan Rowell

Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Great guide, smooth - not boring and well organised and seeing some amazing sights ??

Kyle

Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

A really good tour with lots of information and amazing sites to see.

Liam

Traveled as As a couple - 11 years old

Kim was a very informative guide. Had some great facts and information about the island, as well as advice about where to go and what to do at each destination. Great way of seeing Oia too if you don’t want to fight with the rest of Santorini for buses/taxis! Would recommend.

Patsy

Our tour guide, Kim, shared interesting facts and stories about Santorini and areas we visited. Wine testing was really amazing - I would highly recommend to everyone who likes wine & beautiful views.

Jane, Uk

Traveled as As a couple - 29 years old

Our tour guide was brilliant. Really knowledgable and with a good sense of humour. We really enjoyed Meso Gonia, Pyrgos, and the wine tasting. We thought Oia was a bit overrated - crazily busy and we’ve seen better sunsets.

Sassylass

July 2022

Traveled as With family - 47 years old

Really interesting trip, however sunset was overrated. Dont go into the bar which was recommended to watch sunset. Very expensive, just stand in the street outside it which was very quiet.

Tracy Price

Harebell

It was a very long day as we were 2nd pick up & 2nd from last drop off. Itinerary said church entrance included but never went in any churches. Good day out though.

Brooke

Deggsy

Just not for me, the info prior to booking said nothing about walking on pretty poor surfaces and with older family members it just wasn’t practical for them to go on the trip.

Rob Hawkins

Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

This trip was a great way to visit some of the beautiful sites around Santorini. The guide Kim, was really helpful and knowledgeable about the local area and traditions, and made the trip really engaging.

Macro

Traveled as With friends - 37 years old

We liked the sites and the knowledge and the comfortable transport. We disliked waiting so long to be picked up .. particularly as so hot coach 25 minutes late and we were there 10 minutes early

Tina and Ellie

Kim. Our guide was very knowledgable about the tour and the island in general.

Robo

Great trip but was spoiled by the coach trip back as it was far too long ie 1.5 hours due to the amount of drop off’s

Yee

Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Truly amazing experience. So informative and helpful thanks to the great guide we had. She gave us very good information that helped us avoid the crowds and other bits we don’t know about on our trip. Would recommend to go just before peak season.

Billy

Kim the was excellent very clearly spoken and her knowledge was fantastic

Bethan

June 2022

Loved it the guide was first class and very very informative. It was well organised and couldn't fault it.

CJ

Kim, our guide was first class She had excellent knowledge and knew the insider tips which paid off for us, particularly on the visit to Oia. Good transport and everything on time

Kirsty

Traveled as Alone - 30 years old

pick up drop off disaster.20 min late pick up,On bus there we were told Kamari drop would 9.30 perissa 9.45.When leaving oia rep advised we were being taken off & put on a different.Bus we were sent to,not tui,was full & had to wait approx 20 minutes for people to be taken off. Bus then stopped at several locations despite being told it was straight to Kamari, ended up hour later home than originally advised!

Steve R

The guide was excellent and i came away much more knowledgeable about Santorini. The visits to Pyrgos and Mesa Gonia were very enjoyable but Oia, which should have been the highlight, was a big disappointment. Just full of people from cruise ships. No room to move or explore. Spent most of the time in a restaurant recommended by the guide together with most of the other people on the tour! The Wine tasting was also very good.

Molly

Needed longer in Pygros

Excellent tour guide , stunning views . Winery guide could have given more information on winemaking process .

martin collins

The trip was great and the guide very knowledgeable, the thing I didn’t agree with is we were moved to another bus on leaving to supposedly save time but this bus was fully booked and then we had to wait for this to be sorted out which caused a stressful end of the evening, because of this I wouldn’t recommend

Angela , Martin , Jan & Simon

Traveled as With friends - 32 years old

Excellent Tui trip our guide was called Kim and she was excellent so knowledgeable and interesting she couldn’t do enough to help us. The little villages we visited were stunning and the views were to die for. The winery was interesting and having a nice glass of wine looking over the bay was just amazing , Oia was pretty and we had a lovely meal and drinks here before watching the sunset. Would totally recommend this Tui trip ??

Michael Haynes

The guide was very knowledgeable & helpful. Plenty of good advice & a good amount of free time in Oia.

Mandy

Traveled as With friends - 45 years old

Very good excursion but the swim to the thermal springs was a bit tougher than I thought and no one was keeping an eye to check if anyone was struggling. If anyone got into trouble no one would have known.

R flouders

The gide was so good the best I have been with

Very knowledgeable guide. Visited some of the highlight on the island.

Gail

Fantastic guide Kim made the day fun and interesting with lots of valuable local knowledge which definitely made the day special

Graham

May 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

The TUI assigned guide, Kim was very knowledgeable and engaging Plenty of free time at the end to wander around Oia and experience it for ourselves

Trish

It was great to experience the different areas of Santorini. It would have been better to have a little more time in Pyrgos as it felt like a rush to the top then back down again with little time to explore. There was plenty of time in Oia waiting for the sunset. The guide advised a different location than normal to view the sunset as it gets very busy in the main area. This was by the bus station so we were close by when it was time to leave.

Andrea

Traveled as Alone - 50 years old

Solotraveller

Traveled as Alone - 31 years old

Great trip. Knowledgeable guide. Great way to see a number of places on the island with some fabulous views. Santo Wines had tremendous views as did Pyrgos. If I could change one thing we'd have a little more time in Prygos and a little less in Oia.

Penny

Kim the guide was lovely Clearly spoken and very knowledgeable The trip included a few things we enjoyed including the wine tasting :-) We enjoyed each of the stops and it was nice that Kim gave us choices as what to do either climb 140 steps up then down or find a local cafe . Times were arranging for leaving each stop and were kept to

Linda snow

We had a fantastic trip,we loved seeing the traditional village,to the wine tasting ,thsn the beautiful oia

October 2021

The TUI app is very easy to use and navigate. The TUI service was amazing, I will definitely use them again. Thank you.

This trip was very interesting and enjoyable visiting Pyrgos village Santo Winery, the deserted village of Mesa Gornia destroyed by an earthquake in the 1950s. The highlight of the tour was Oia where we watched an unforgettable sunset. Our guide was very informative and helpful. A lovely day.

September 2021

It was much better having a TUI rep guide us along and talk about all aspects of the island. Her knowledge brought everything to life and I hope TUI don’t try to replace this with their APP

Very reasonable price. Amazing sights.

Interesting and informative tour of the island and its cultural history and what it produces now. Wine tour was also interesting. The views were good and the sunset was stunning in Oia.

August 2021

The Tour guide was so knowledgeable, we learnt a lot, and told us the best spots to watch the sunset and places to eat.

I couldn’t be more pleased and happy that I had the opportunity to see Santorini through the amazing guide Kim . Hopefully we will do it again . We had a wonderful time .