Shore excursions
Trips to Kamari beach
- Private Best of Santorini with Lunch 7 hours 15 minutes
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group
Kamari beach
Kamari is the longest beach on Santorini, a long stretch of black pebbles and shingle with restaurants and bars lining the sand. It is a good place for a swim and a slow afternoon by the water.
About Kamari beach
Kamari sits on the east coast of Santorini, where a long beach runs from the foot of Mesa Vouno mountain toward Monolithos. The sand is black, but most of it is pebbles and shingle, which makes it the longest beach on the island.
A visit here is mostly about the beach itself, with tavernas and bars along the front and a seafood lunch by the water. Ancient Thera sits on the hill above the town, and a regular water taxi runs round the headland to the neighboring beach at Perissa.
- About 8 km from the capital Fira
- About 400m Mesa Vouno, the second highest peak
What you can do at Kamari beach
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Trips that go to Kamari beach
Booked with our partner Shore Excursions Group. Prices are per person.
Private Best of Santorini with Lunch
Goes to Fira, Oia, Kamari beach
Getting there, cost and time
Taxis and buses reach Kamari from the port area.
Buggy rental is paid for on site.
Good to know
- Walking between Kamari and Perissa is difficult, because a steep hill lies between them. Use the water taxi or a taxi instead.
- Beaches here are usually visited on your own, since taxis and buses reach Kamari from the port area.
Near Kamari beach
Ancient Thera
Ancient Thera is a Classical-era hilltop site on Mesa Vouno, between Kamari and Perissa. Visitors come for the ruins, the history and wide views over the island.
Panagia Katefiani
Panagia Katefiani is a small chapel built into the hillside above Perissa on Santorini. Visitors come to see the church and the cave with a fountain behind its presbytery.
Perissa Beach
Perissa Beach is a long stretch of black sand and pebble on the eastern side of Santorini, lined with bars, hotels and restaurants. It is the main beach of the village of Perissa.
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: Kamari, Wikipedia · Perissa, Santorini, Wikipedia · Kamari, Wikivoyage · Perissa, Wikivoyage · Santorini, Wikivoyage
Photo: 陳奕妤, CC BY-SA 4.0