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thank you what's going on everybody welcome back to Island Hopper TV and today we're going
to explore the volcanic island of Santorini right here in the Greek Island in this guide we show you
24 things to consider doing while visiting one of the most popular islands in the world first
up we're going to start here at red sand beach there's not many beaches on this volcanic island
but there is some unique beaches black sand white sand and this red sand swimming here is nice and
relaxing because the water is actually clear in some areas and also very gentle waves for the most
part now there are times when the waves do get pumping but usually it's a very relaxing place
they have umbrellas and day chairs to Lounge on also now right next to the red sand beach
is the white sand beach that I was telling you about you can see this caliche white dirt that
actually has created a white sand beach literally now with the white sand beach you should probably
take a boat tour to get here to these umbrellas and this beach with the red sand beach you can
actually walk there the white sand beach not so easy to walk to you are going to need to
take a boat and on that same boat tour you can actually go to the black sand beach also known
as Mesa pagada Beach the thing about this beach you can actually drive to here if you don't mind
a little hike down but I would say do the boat tour go to the Red Sand the white sand and the
black sand beach they pick you up and take you to each Beach on that boat tour so it is worth
it next up let's talk about swimming and Aquatic activities while in Santorini if you do want to do
swimming in Santorini I recommend just going out on a boat tour now let's talk about getting views
of the Caldera this one here is called the Caldera View Bar right next to the Caldera View Resort but
all across Santorini you're going to get views of this Caldera we were here in the morning just as
it was opening and there was no one here but you come back at night for a Sunset and you'll see
there's a lot of people right here taking in one of those famous Santorini Sunset and if you wanted
to go to this exact spot you would go towards the southwest side of the island and next up speaking
of sunsets let's go to the Northwest side of the island to the town called IA this Old Village
has actually turned into one of the Premier destinations right here in Santorini between IA
and Thera these are the two main areas that people go shop shopping but this one here is considered
the best place to get one of those world famous sunsets with those Blue Roof white churches
while exploring IA you'll find restaurants and cafes with views overlooking the Caldera it
really is carved into the mountainsides and you can actually go down to the bottom where they
do have a marina but getting down there is quite the Trek it's not for everybody so just staying
up on the top of the Caldera walking around doing some shopping enjoying the whitewash buildings and
seeing the churches also many of the hotels are up here that have those jacuzzis that Overlook
the water the thing I will say is in the daytime in the summer it can get very hot at this location
so make sure you pick some hotel that has shade and if you do plan to stay here in IA for the
whole day it can get a bit boring so try and book some activities to do on tours around the island
from this location because you don't want to just stay here for three days straight without even
leaving IA or you can actually rent a car and do a full Island Tour on your own so I rented a car
they can be a bit expensive anywhere between 150 dollars to 250 dollars per day plus insurance but
it's a great way to get around without having to ride the bus or taking a tour because then you are
your own tour guide watching a video like this helps you plan your own adventure also you can
rent a moped now a moped is going to be a lot more affordable and you can get around some of the more
slick areas that have traffic congestion so that's the benefit of a moped but you may be exposed to
the Sun and other elements like dust or even rain and this includes the idea of also renting an ATV
now an ATV is like a moped but you can actually go off-roading a bit easier I'm not going to
recommend doing too much off-roading because you need to talk to your you need to talk to
the rental company to see if you can even take it off road but an ATV obviously being an all-terrain
vehicle is perfect for that in one of these places you can take the moped the ATV or the car
is to another Beach like Kamari beach now Kamari Beach is actually probably considered the best
Beach area also we will be showing you Parisa and it's going to be between those two when
it comes to the beach areas but Kamari has more infrastructure hotels and restaurants
if you do decide to stay at Kamari Beach I would recommend one or two days you don't want to spend
too much time down here because you want to get up there on top of the Caldera at some point I'm just
saying this beach is literally within five to ten minutes of the airport by the way also be sure to
check the description below because we have time stamps to bounce around to each location next up
let's talk about the road to ancient era the old name for Santorini is pharah or Thera depending
on how you want to say it but this up here on top of the hill is where the ancient city exists but
the road is crazy the views and the way that it switches back and forth as it winds up to the
top of ancient Thera is quite impressive you can also hike it but it's probably easier to drive it
as you can see it actually has a view looking down at Kamari Beach actually next up let's talk about
taking a cruise whether it is a Sunset Cruise or a big cruise on one of those Mediterranean
cruise ships definitely among the top things to do in Santorini also just taking a boat
tour we talked about this on a catamaran or a speedboat one of these boats that just takes
you out onto the water like a fishing boat any way you can get out there some locals even ride
these Binkies these small boats and they'll take you around fishing for octopus also they have a
water taxi that will take you from Parisa Beach all the way to Kamari Beach if that's something
you're interested in and when you're at Parisa or Kamari you can rent a Jet Ski riding a jet ski
out on the Mediterranean is certainly a top thing to do if you haven't already done so the price to
rent a Jet Ski can be a bit High we're talking around over a hundred dollars for 30 minutes
so if that's not quite your cup of tea consider renting a kayak you can do a single seater or a
two-seater obviously if you do a two-seater it's safer because there's two people and it might be
more affordable for you they also do kayak tours where you can go with a guide and a room which
might be fun also they have other water sports you can go out on these inner tubes a Banana Boat they
also take you around doing some paragliding at times so plenty of things to do on the water at
these beaches next up let's talk about fira this is my favorite town to actually hang out because
of its central location right above the Caldera I found this to be the most fun place to be if
you're looking for nightlife and entertainment they also have high-end shops like Gucci or Rolex
so this is where you can do your luxury shopping I also like to eat lunch here they have local
wine cocktails beers Burgers local seafood all of that right here and some art galleries now
when it comes time for the sunset of course you're going to get a great view this is actually where
the cruise ships bring their passengers and their guests up you can actually ask them if you can get
a donkey which will help you on your way up going down isn't so difficult but coming up is really a
challenge they also have a cable car which makes it all so much easier if you can find a hotel here
it's going to be more expensive than other places but again you're paying for the location but also
you're going to get more crowds if crowds aren't your thing you may want to go around to some of
the other areas around the island by the way guys in the description below I will put a link to the
Mykonos and the Santorini full travel guys so click those as we continue to show you around
we also went to Knox and Milos on this journey and people have asked me which one I think is the best
island all around and I honestly like EOS Island Perros or noxos Santorini is a bit too touristic
at this point and Mykonos is the same way but if you like party and nightlife with a lot of people
these are your spots and we've already talked about shopping in general but let's really zoom
in here on the shopping pair dice that is known as Santorini so you can get classic art you can get
Modern Art you can get silver jewelry antiques leather goods come from here really a shopping
Paradise in my opinion so do try and save some room in your suitcase I personally picked up
some beach gear here I also picked up some linen shirts and some jewelry while I was here I needed
a full brim hat because the sun is very bright in the summertime so on top of doing yourself a favor
and picking up some souvenirs from Santorini you're also helping the local Artisans and the
shop owners which help keep Santorini afloat right next up let's actually talk about Parisa
Beach I talked about Kamari and Parisa having the water taxi but Parisa is going to be a little bit
more laid back it's kind of coming into its Zone though it is an up and coming area on the island
of Santorini you can also swim here it is a Long Beach black sand beach at that so you're going to
have that volcanic sand and some Pebbles but the water is clear once you get out there it's not
very murky which is a good thing also you can get many of those water sport activities from
this actual Beach it is a bit further towards the south west side of the island bit tucked away from
everything else but it's far enough away from the airport you won't have any of that noise pollution
if you do choose to stay out here I personally stayed at a hotel very near this area where I
could walk to this beach I did find that there was also a bus that will take you out here if
you need to but like I said it's further away from everything and if bacon in that Mediterranean sun
isn't quite your cup of tea why don't you consider taking a donkey ride down the Caldera now I would
say that this might be difficult for some people who are heavy I wouldn't recommend doing that to a
donkey but this seems to be a tradition and people who do it they like to keep up the tradition so
it is still a thing I didn't personally ride the donkey but I saw many other people doing it so
it seems like something people do here I would just say be nice to the donkey who's going to
take you up and down the Caldera this particular area where the donkeys are is at Farah down by the
cruise arrival area next up let's talk about food because we know that you're going to be doing that
two to three times per day at a restaurant and boy do they got some great food I hope you like
Greek salads that's all I'll say but meat eaters have no fear they've got lamb they've got chicken
they've got local fresh caught squid and octopus they've got Lobster they've got red snapper white
Snapper so many different fish varieties out here Seafood really is a thing I also hope you like
wine and calamari Greek yogurt is popular many different flat Breads and there's a specialty dish
it is called slovaki that comes primarily from the Greek Islands some people would call it Kebab but
they call it slovaki this area of the Greek Islands has won some Gastronomy Awards also
there are Michelin award restaurants around here that you'll want to familiarize yourself with
you're going to be looking at a lot of olive oil natural rock salt some exotic eggs even grapes and
everything that goes along with grapes like wine of course but also consider there's going to be
sandwiches and pastries but don't forget to try some baklava while you're here and a little bit
of Greek ice cream never really hurt anybody next up let's talk about Acro teary one of the ancient
civilizations here on Santorini akriteria is actually well preserved and they believe that
it's been covered in volcanic dust and that's what helped preserve it this prehistoric City actually
is dated back to the Bronze Age but the good news is when you come here it is fully indoors
there is an admission charge it's 12 if you're not from the EU but if you are an EU citizen
then it is six dollars this is a really cool archaeological site because they still have pots
and other forms of artifacts readily available right here on location now we touched on the
cable car earlier but let's talk about it more specifically it is about six dollars per person
each way you can get group tickets and children are three dollars the ride itself takes about
three minutes to get from the ocean to the top of the Caldera and if all these activities seem like
too much simply relax and hang out at the resort all day now just make sure that the resort that
you pick has a restaurant nearby shade with umbrellas also within your price range and
public transportation nearby if you're gonna rent a car that's going to make it easier to
be farther away from the towns but pools are big you want a pool now depending on the time
of year whether it's peak season or not I've seen hotels ranging anywhere from 65 dollars
a night for a resort with a pool all the way on up to over a thousand dollars a night so it can
be pretty expensive here on Santorini and as we continue to show you guys around Santorini here
I want to remind you to watch those other videos in the description because we have Mykonos Milos
noxos and Perros all down below so watch those videos next up we're going to take you over to a
pistachio Grill not many things grow on Santorini but the things that do are olives pistachios and
grapes and another thing you can do is go to the glitzy windmill this is a great place to get a
view of the sunset assuming you can find room because it does get incredibly busy at Sunset down
here the truth is there's not much you can do at the windmill other than watch the sunset and take
a picture with the windmill because it's iconic it's like a landmark and when it comes to the sun
there's sun rises which are special but there's also going to be sunsets and this is really why
people come to the islands here and consider themselves sun worshipers because Sun worshiping
really does happen here for me because of the crowds I'm not so into it sunsets come and go you
can also see them from other areas even though it is considered an epic moment look at these crowds
I mean do you want to deal with this coming in and out standing there shoulder to shoulder with
people worshiping the Sun as it goes down if that's the case then you want to be at Premier
locations but really anywhere in IA you're going to be able to get a sunset or a sunrise as long
as you're up high enough now when it comes to experiencing the nightlife in Santorini
it depends on if you're in IA or if you're in Farah for the most part it's going to be dining
out going out for wine and drinks till about eight or nine and also doing a little bit of shopping
around the boutiques and the art galleries no real parties or dance clubs to speak of they do
have some but that's not really why people are coming here it's more of a Honeymooners Island
and you will realize that very quickly but if bar and more of that party Vibe is your thing
consider going down to Kamari or Parisa next up is going to other Islands this is a big thing
that's why I've been telling you guys to check the links below because when you come to Santorini it
doesn't mean that you have to stay on Santorini the whole time you can do some island hopping some
other islands like EOS are only a half hour to 45 minutes away by ferry boat so you can make a day
trip to EOS a whole nother Island from Santorini so my main message to you guys is when you come
to Santorini consider doing more than one Island while here that way you can see maybe Mykonos or
noxos as well as Santorini you don't have to just do seven days in Santorini anyways guys
thanks for watching watch some more of these other videos right here is Mykonos and Milos [Music]