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Santorini Hikes & Walking Tours
- DIY Santorini Walking Tour: You don’t need to do an organized tour to enjoy the great walks in Santorini. The best hike in Santorini is the caldera path from Fira to Oia. And for that you just need to get to the caldera and start walking. (Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli, and Oia all make fine starting points for the caldera hike.) For non-caldera villages (Emporio, Pyrgos, Megalochori) the best spots to explore are usually pretty obvious: just go to those towns and start to wander – you can never get too lost.
- The Fira-Oia Walking Tour is the best walking tour for the Fira to Oia hike. Once again, you don’t need to do a tour, but doing so will provide interesting info and insight.
The 3 Best Santorini Walking Tours
Walking along the Santorini caldera and the island’s cliffside villages is a highlight of visiting Santorini.
- Fira-Oia Walking Tour – The walk between Oia and Fira is amazing and this tour makes it better. (3 to 5 hours)
- Santorini Food & Walking Tour – Start in Firostefani and walk downhill to Fira with at least 7 stops for great food, local beer, wine, raki, Santorini cheeses, cold cuts, olive oil, bakery treats, and traditional sweets. (4 hours)
- Fira to Oia Hike – The walk from Fira to Oia (or Oia to Fira) is easy to do on your own. Follow my tips and it’s a great DIY hike along the caldera.
- Tip: Do the caldera walk before doing a caldera boat tour. It’s fun to see the route you walked along the caldera from the sea below.
Santorini Walking Tour (Video)
A little taste of the beauty that is found along the caldera walk.
Santorini Dave was started in 2011 when I posted a short guide to visiting Santorini with kids. Now, my site publishes regularly updated guides to 
Hi Dave, I have just watched your video for the Fira- Oia hike, looks to me very straight forward and exciting. My two lads and I are visiting Santorini from Belfast, UK on 31st August to 5th of September. We will be staying in Fira. We have plans to do the hike and i want to play the video during the day of hiking for us not to be lost or be guided properly. However, i have the fear that i might not get a good signal from the mobile phone. Is there any way you can send me thru email … the well guided word for word of the correct directions from start to finish with this 5hour Fira to Oia hike? I considered your thoughts about those confusing routes that might mislead us along the hiking way.
I would appreciate any help and tips from you. Looking forward to hear. Thank you.
Sincerely Yours,
Janette Ancog
The path’s route is pretty straightforward. And this isn’t the Alps, if you take a wrong turn you’re just in the wrong part of a village, not lost in the middle of nowhere. My video is on YouTube as well, and you should be able to save or download it from there. Good luck.
Hi, we are coming to Santorini in November and are very keen to hike Fira to Oia hike, or other hikes. We are from Canada and are keen hikers. Would love to book a guided hike if you are booking November, likely Nov. 10-12? We are in process.
Not keen on doing much touristy, but would love to see the countryside
Thanks for any input.
-Judy
Hi Judy. I don’t do tours myself but the links above should have availability for November.
Where is the best place to walk in Pyrgos, Santorini? Is Pyrgos worth a visit?
Yes, Pyrgos is a great village to explore on foot. Take the bus from Fira and get off in the center of town. From the restaurants around the main square start walking up towards the castle and church (you’ll see it up the hill and can’t miss it). There are a few different routes along twisted alleys but they all get you to the same place. Along the way, Cava Alta restaurant has great food (my favorite restaurant in Pyrgos) and Franco’s cafe/bar has great views.