Private Boat Tour Santorini

A private boat tour Santorini visitors can book on GetYourGuide means a catamaran with a crew, a meal and an open bar, just for your group. I found three, listed at $129, $943 and $1,122, all for five hours. The listings do not say whether those prices are per person or per boat, and that is the first thing I’d check. My comparison of boat tours in Santorini covers the shared trips as well. Prices are in US dollars from the listings, checked in October 2026, and booking links are affiliate links. I haven’t been on board any of these catamarans.

My pick: the SantoriniYachtingClub private catamaran at $129, rated 4.9 from 181 reviews, as the best private value on the evidence I have. It starts at Ammoudi Bay below Oia, visits Thirassia and the hot springs, and includes a BBQ with an open bar. For a splurge with a crew and everything included, I’d look at Sail Away at $943, with 5.0 from 212 reviews.

SantoriniYachtingClub

Private Catamaran Cruise with BBQ Meal and Drinks

• ★ 4.9 (181 reviews)
• 5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: My private pick: from Ammoudi Bay, BBQ, open bar, snorkeling gear and a paddleboard, $129, 4.9 from 181 reviews.

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Private Yacht Tour Santorini

A private yacht tour Santorini search usually ends at a catamaran, which is also the usual private boat tour Santorini listing, because that is what the platform lists. None of the three boats is called a yacht in the listing, although the company names include Yachting. Caldera Yachting’s all-inclusive private catamaran is the top of the range at $1,122, with 4.9 from 33 reviews. The listing says you can arrange a day or a sunset cruise, and the price includes hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned van, a welcome drink, lunch or dinner with special diets on request, an open bar, snorkeling gear, towels, beach stops and tips.

With only 33 reviews, this private boat tour in Santorini has the least evidence of the three. The stops are Thera for pickup, Vlychada Marina, Red Beach, White Beach, the Palea Kameni hot springs, the volcano, Thirassia and the caldera itself, and the van ride is listed at 30 minutes. I’d treat it as a celebration option and read the latest reviews first.

CALDERA YACHTING

All-Inclusive Private Catamaran Experience

• ★ 4.9 (33 reviews)
• 5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The all-inclusive splurge: van transfers, open bar, lunch or dinner and tips included, $1,122, 4.9 from 33 reviews.

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Private Boat Trip Santorini

A private boat trip Santorini style gives you control of the pace. Sail Away’s catamaran costs $943 and includes a captain and one crew member, a sailor and hostess. The meal is prepared on board: seafood, Greek butter beans with red sauce, dolmades and salad, followed by seasonal fruit or dessert and snacks. Vegetarian meals are available on request. Wine from local wineries, beer and soft drinks come with it. Fuel, taxes, port fees and insurance coverage for guests are listed as included.

On this private boat trip in Santorini the route begins at Vlychada Marina and passes Red Beach, White Beach, the Akrotiri lighthouse, Aspronisi, Palea Kameni and the Nea Kameni hot springs, with the beach stops listed as five-minute photo stops. If swimming at the beaches matters to you, ask the captain to adapt the stops. Wikipedia describes Nea Kameni as the youngest island of the caldera, formed from 1707, on its Santorini article. Sail Away has 5.0 from 212 reviews, the most evidence of the three.

Sail Away - Santorini Catamaran Sailing

Private Catamaran Cruise with Food & Drinks

• ★ 5.0 (212 reviews)
• 5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Crewed private catamaran with a seafood meal and local wine, $943, a perfect 5.0 from 212 reviews.

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Private Boat Tours in Santorini

A private boat tour Santorini operators sell varies most in where it begins. SantoriniYachtingClub starts from Ammoudi Bay, which is the small harbor below Oia. In a straight line it is about 15 km from Vlychada Marina on my place data, where Sail Away starts. That changes what you see first. From Ammoudi you head for Thirassia, described in the listing as a fishermen’s island with a view of Manolas village, then the hot springs and the white cliffs at Aspronissi. White Beach, Mesa Pigadia and Red Beach are sailed past upon arrangement with the captain, and the boat returns to Ammoudi Bay.

The SantoriniYachtingClub meal is a welcome drink, traditional Greek appetizers, a BBQ with pork chops, chicken fillet, kebab or a vegetarian menu (vegan on request), an open bar with local wine, beer, ouzo and soft drinks, a fruit platter and a traditional dessert. Tips are not included. The hot spring and caves are described as ‘hidden caves and coasts only accessible by boat’, which is how the listing puts it.

Private Boat Hire Santorini

Private boat hire Santorini searches can mean two things, and neither is a bus-style private boat tour Santorini sells to strangers: a crewed private charter, as above, or a boat you drive yourself. For self-drive, the only listings in my data are two small boats without a licence, at $337 and $281, covered on my page on boat rental in Santorini. They are much smaller than a catamaran, with a 30 hp engine on the one whose specification is given, so they are not a substitute for the caldera trips here.

Hiring a crew for a private boat tour Santorini style has a clear benefit: you don’t navigate. The Sail Away listing lists a captain and crew, and the other two describe a guide who prepares your meal. That also means you can ask for the route you want. I’d write to the operator before booking and ask where you can swim, how long the stops are and whether the price covers the entire group.

Private Yacht Santorini and Private Boat Charter Santorini

A private yacht Santorini booking and a private boat charter Santorini booking are the same thing in my data, and both are a private boat tour Santorini hosts run as a catamaran charter: a catamaran charter with a crew. The shared catamarans are cheaper, from $67, and they are compared on my catamaran tour page. The private ones suit a group that wants its own music, its own timing and no strangers.

If you want a sunset, the Caldera Yachting listing says it can be arranged. I calculated sunset from the island’s coordinates at about 17:04 in December, 20:16 in May, 20:37 in June and 18:43 in October, mid-month. Ask the operator for the departure time that brings you back to the caldera for the sunset, and see my sunset cruise page for the table of all months. If snorkeling is your priority, see the snorkeling page and my guide to sailing in Santorini for the sailboat choices.

Compared: Three Private Catamarans

Tour	Operator	Price	Duration	Boat	Rating	Cancellation
Private Catamaran Cruise with BBQ Meal and Drinks	SantoriniYachtingClub	$129	5 hours	Private catamaran	4.9 (181)	Free up to 24 hours
Private Catamaran Cruise with Food and Drinks	Sail Away	$943	5 hours	Private catamaran, captain and crew	5.0 (212)	Free up to 24 hours
All-Inclusive Private Catamaran Experience	Caldera Yachting	$1,122	5 hours	Private catamaran	4.9 (33)	Free up to 24 hours

How I’d Choose a Private Boat Tour in Santorini

Here is the short version.

1. Ask what the price covers. Any private boat tour Santorini lists should say the group size. The $129, $943 and $1,122 prices are shown without a group size in the listings.
2. Pick the start. Ammoudi Bay for Thirassia and the caldera first, Vlychada Marina for the south coast first.
3. Weigh the evidence. Sail Away has 212 reviews and Santorini Yachting Club 181, against 33 for Caldera Yachting.
4. Check the extras. Caldera Yachting includes tips, SantoriniYachtingClub does not, and Sail Away includes fuel and port fees.
5. Choose the time. On a private boat tour in Santorini a day cruise is more relaxed, and a sunset needs an agreed departure.

All three private boat tours in Santorini offer free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. For other ways onto the water, go back to my comparison of boat tours in Santorini, or start from the home page. Everything on this private boat tour Santorini page is from the listings, so recheck the details before you pay.