Top 10 Aktivitäten auf Santorini 2026

Top 10 Aktivitäten auf Santorini 2026

March 15, 2026 12 min

Santorini ist nicht nur ein Reiseziel, es ist eine sensorische Überflutung. Nach 25 Jahren haben wir die 10 Must-Dos zusammengestellt.

1. Sonnenuntergang, Aber Nicht Wo Alle Anderen Sind

Der Sonnenuntergang in Oia ist legendär. Aber das Schloss ist Stunden vorher überfüllt. Probieren Sie Imerovigli stattdessen.

Noch besser: Genießen Sie den Sonnenuntergang vom Deck eines Katamarans mit einem Glas lokalem Wein.

2. Fliegen Sie mit dem Hubschrauber Über die Caldera

Ein Hubschrauberflug enthüllt die volle dramatische Caldera, der Krater, die Klippen, das endlose Blau.

Flüge von 10 bis 60 Minuten, für Paare, Familien und private Charters.

3. Vulkanische Weine in Weltklasse-Weingütern Verkosten

Das vulkanische Terroir erzeugt außergewöhnliche Weine, vor allem das frische Assyrtiko und den bernsteinfarbenen Vinsanto.

Unsere Weintouren besuchen 2-3 Weingüter mit englischsprachigen Guides. Ab €100/Person.

4. Die Caldera per Katamaran Erkunden

BBQ, offene Bar, Schwimmen an abgelegenen Stränden, der beste Weg, die Caldera zu erleben.

Sonnenuntergangs-Kreuzfahrten sind besonders magisch. Gemeinsame und private Optionen ab €100/Person.

5. Die Dörfer Erkunden, Oia, Fira, Pyrgos & Mehr

Jedes Dorf hat seinen eigenen Charakter. Oia ist glamourös, Fira lebhaft, Imerovigli luxuriös, Pyrgos authentisch.

6. Vulkanische Strände, Rot, Schwarz & Weiß

Vergessen Sie goldenen Sand. Red Beach, Kamari, Perissa, Vlychada, jeder einzigartig.

Unsere Katamarankreuzfahrten stoppen an Stränden, die nur vom Wasser aus erreichbar sind.

7. Lost Atlantis Museum Besuchen

In Megalochori, 700m² interaktive Ausstellungen, 9D-Kino, Hologramme. Erwachsene €15, Kinder €10.

8. Das Antike Akrotiri Entdecken

Die minoische Siedlung wurde um 1600 v.Chr. verschüttet und bewahrt eine komplette bronzezeitliche Stadt.

9. Lokale Küche Probieren

Fava, Tomatokeftedes, weiße Aubergine, frische Meeresfrüchte. Jede Mahlzeit ist ein Erlebnis.

10. Privat-Transfer Buchen

Englischsprachige Fahrer, klimatisierte Fahrzeuge, Festpreise ab €30. Wir fahren, Sie genießen.

Reiseplanung

Beste Zeit: Mai-Juni oder September-Oktober. Mindestens 2 Wochen vorher buchen.

Fährtickets benötigt? Fahrpläne und Buchung auf discovercyclades.gr.

Multi-Insel-Trip geplant? Den kompletten Guide finden Sie im Cyclades Travel Guide.

What to do in Santorini by how long you have

The island is only 18 km end to end, but the roads are slow, the villages are stacked on a cliff and almost every bus route runs through Fira. What you can realistically fit in is smaller than the map suggests.

One day (a cruise stop): the caldera villages and one viewpoint. Oia, Imerovigli and Fira, with the cable-car queue costed into both ends. Do not attempt to add Akrotiri as well — you will spend the day in the vehicle.

Two days: add the water. A catamaran cruise across the caldera on day two, which is the only vantage point where the scale of the volcanic collapse actually registers, plus swim stops at Red and White Beach and the hot springs.

Three days: add the south. Akrotiri's Bronze Age excavation, the Red Beach viewpoint, Pyrgos, and a winery afternoon. Three nights is the practical minimum to see the island properly.

Four or five days: the same, unhurried, with room for a weather day and the Fira-to-Oia hike. This is the sweet spot.

What is genuinely overrated

Worth saying, since almost nobody writing about Santorini will. The donkey rides up the old port steps carry real animal welfare problems and the cable car exists specifically to replace them. The beaches are dramatic but the sand is black volcanic grit that gets too hot to walk on and the swimming is unremarkable — if beaches are your priority, Naxos or Mykonos suit better. Red Beach is spectacular from the viewpoint above and cramped, pebbly and rockfall-prone once you are on it.

And Oia at sunset is genuinely worth seeing once, but in August it is several thousand people compressed onto a narrow walkway, with people arriving ninety minutes early to hold a position. The same sunset from Imerovigli, Pyrgos or a boat is the same sun with a fraction of the crowd.

When to do what

Timing decides more here than choice of activity. The caldera villages are a different place before 10:00 — Oia's lanes hold a handful of people and cats at 08:30 and are impassable at 19:00. Akrotiri and the Lost Atlantis museum are both roofed and shaded, which makes them the sane options in the middle of an August afternoon when everything outdoors is punishing.

Cruise days change the island. When two or three ships are anchored in the caldera, Fira and Oia absorb several thousand extra people between roughly 10:00 and 17:00. If your hotel can tell you the ship schedule, plan the quiet south of the island for those days.

Santorini questions

What is the number one thing to do in Santorini?
Get out onto the caldera by boat. Standing on the rim you cannot see the thing you are standing on; from the middle of the flooded crater the 300-metre striped cliff and the scale of the collapse finally register. Everything else is a variation on looking at that cliff from above.
How many days do you need in Santorini?
Three nights is the practical minimum to cover the caldera villages, the south of the island and one trip on the water. Four or five is comfortable and absorbs a weather day. Two nights means choosing what to skip.
What can you do in Santorini for free?
The Fira-to-Oia caldera rim hike, the Skaros Rock path from Imerovigli, every public sunset viewpoint, wandering Pyrgos and Megalochori, and the beaches themselves. The island's best single experience — the 10 km rim walk — costs nothing.
Is Santorini worth visiting?
Yes, with the right expectations. It is a spectacular volcanic landscape with excellent wine and genuinely important archaeology. It is not a beach destination, it is expensive, it involves a great many steps, and in July and August the famous spots are extremely crowded. Shoulder season transforms it.
What should you not do in Santorini?
Ride the donkeys up the old port steps — the welfare conditions have drawn sustained criticism and the cable car exists to replace the practice. Beyond that: do not plan a beach holiday here, do not arrive without pre-booked transport, and do not go to Oia for sunset in August without a plan for getting out afterwards.
What is there to do in Santorini when it rains?
Akrotiri's excavation is roofed, the Lost Atlantis Experience in Megalochori is indoors, and the wineries all have covered tasting rooms. Rain is rare between May and September but the same three are also the best options for escaping midsummer afternoon heat.
Can you see Santorini in one day?
You can see the caldera villages — Fira, Imerovigli and Oia — in a day, which is what most cruise passengers do. You cannot also fit in Akrotiri, a winery and a boat trip. Pick the north or the south, not both.

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