Trips to Hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Shore excursions
Trips to Hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
- Santorini Volcano and Hot Springs $82 a person · 3 hours
- Volcano, Hot Springs and Thirassia $80 a person · 6 hours
- Private Group Volcano, Hot Springs, and Winery 4 hours
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group
Hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Warm sulfur-water springs in the sea around Palea and Nea Kameni, the small volcanic isles inside Santorini's caldera. You swim in natural pools, not in a spa building.
About the hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
The warm springs lie around Palea and Nea Kameni, two small isles that rose from the sea after the volcano's eruption of 1570. The water is dark and reddish, colored by sulfur, iron and manganese, and warm rather than hot. The springs are natural and sit in the bay of Agios Nikolaos.
A visit is a boat trip out of Fira bay. Once the boat anchors, you swim in the warm water for about 30 minutes, and many people smear on the mud. Bring an old swimsuit and a spare, because the sulfur smell clings. From Nea Kameni, walkers can climb toward the smoking crater.
- 1570 Year of the eruption that formed the isles
- 30 to 35 degrees Celsius Water temperature, warm rather than hot
- About 30 minutes Time spent swimming at the bay
What you can do at the hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Trips that go to Hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group. Prices are per person.
Santorini Volcano and Hot Springs
Volcano, Hot Springs and Thirassia
Private Group Volcano, Hot Springs, and Winery
Getting there, cost and time
Boats leave from Fira bay, and the springs lie near Nea Kameni, about 20 minutes by boat.
Paid for as a boat trip that includes the swim at the springs.
About 30 minutes in the water.
Good to know
- Wear an old swimsuit and bring a spare, since the sulfur smell is hard to wash out of swimwear.
- Light-colored swimsuits can be stained by the sulfur and iron in the water, so avoid them.
- The water is warm rather than hot, at about 30 to 35 degrees Celsius.
- Vents on Nea Kameni are seen from a safe distance; scientists monitor the underwater activity and the springs are safe to visit.
Near the hot springs of Palea and Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni
Nea Kameni is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet in the flooded Santorini caldera. Visitors land at a jetty and climb rocky slopes to look into the smoking crater.
Santorini Cable Car
A three-minute cable car ride up the caldera cliffs from the Old Port to Fira, the island's capital. The car gives wide views of the sea and the whitewashed houses above.
Fira to Oia caldera trail
A walking route along the caldera rim from Fira to Oia, mixing cobbled village alleys with gravel and cliff paths. It takes in the caldera views the island is known for.
Fira
Fira is the capital of Santorini, a white town of cobblestone streets stacked on the caldera rim. Shops, tavernas, hotels and cafes line the lanes, and most visitors come up from the old port.
Sailings that stop in Santorini
873 sailings on 19 cruise lines call here in the next twelve months. Totals are for two guests, taxes included.
Explora II
Viking Libra
Celestyal Discovery
Sources: Santorini, Wikivoyage
Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 4.0