Should YOU Visit Santorini, Greece - Watch Before You Visit! 

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Never, ever use the donkeys, either for riding or for luggage carriage. In many parts of the world Donkeys have always been used for the transportation of people and goods and many are cruelly overworked, often in poor conditions like extremely hot weather. A lot of the time it is not even through necessity but just to keep tourists happy. The Santorini Donkeys are no different.

Love Santorini, been three times. Always stayed at Kamari beach. Loads of walking and great food. Buses are great. never seen the need to hire a car. Fira is OK very very short doses, due to the crowds. The sheer beauty of the island has to be seen to be believed. The walk from Oia to Fira is a must. Of course you also have the fantastic beer brewed on the island.

Another great video Tim. It absolutely breaks my heart seeing those awful steep steps that the poor donkeys have to go up and down, just awful!

Tim, please research what "the money shot" actually means before using that phrase again 😂

To me this seems like stressful, unreasonably expensive and just annoying to be there :D Thank you for showing us around.

I’m so thankful for my Aunt choosing a destination wedding in Santorini. I’ve been to five countries and Greece is by far my favorite. While a lot of my love for the trip was due to the wedding being amazing and having an incredible hotel but the island is still so incredible and stunning. Anyone thinking of going be prepared for lots of stairs and very similar stores. Santorini is almost entirely restaurants, tourist clothes stores (mostly being Santorini or evil eye shirts) and jewelry. I stayed at the Athina suits in Fira and I would suggest if you stay in Thira to most definitely visit Oia. The beaches are nice but for all the Americans they are not like our beaches. The beaches in Kamari are either all rocks or a black sand like beach. The sand is rockier but easier to clean off. An incredible island for sure and a must see in everyone’s lifetime

Tim you should have gone to the akrotiri archeological site. Its amazing. Its the cycladic pompei but even more fascinating as it was the bronze age town believed to inspire altantis.

Great video. I went to Santorini for a couplre of weeks in 1982. No airport then so boat from Athens. No cable cars either so donkey up the cliff side. Hence no cruise ship business. It was cheap as chips. A meal for two was about 6 or 7 quid. The Black Beach ( Parissa ) was a nude beach back then. Tourist were also allowed to visit the excavations at Akrotiri. Spent my 28th birthday at a place called The Moon Bar in Thira with my then girlfriend dancing to The Rolling Stones with some crazy U.S students and drunk Scottish rugby players. Your video brought back some happy memories but I wouldn't go back. Couldn't afford it!

Lovely place but way too many tourists when we visited. We had wall-to-wall visitors and you could hardly get down the streets. Everyone was stopping and gawking and blocking the way.

This was brilliant Tim! I’m heading to Santorini for a week in September next year. As Beautiful as it looks, I think I’m going to cut back to 3 nights and find a quieter (and cheaper) place for my last 4 nights 👍

I loved Santorini but I agree it's not real Greece. There are so many other stunning islands without the footfall. I went in September and it was still busy but not as busy as I imagine July would be. Although it's the disneyland of Greece, of course I'd go back there. It's just stunning. And the water there is so clear. Oh gosh now I want to book a trip there again...sigh... Great video, Tim.

Thanks Tim for the tour that took me back to our holiday a number of years ago now. Basically it all seems much the same. We had a hire car which was exciting in Itself trying to negotiate the narrow streets and steep hills. We stayed at Imeroviglion and often walked the coast path to Thira. We didn’t use the cable car but walked every one of the over 300 steps up and down. We enjoyed it but it was still quite busy in September and it does seem to have got very expensive!

Unfortunately the treatment of the donkey taxis in Santorini is absolutely horrendous. They live short painfilled lives without basic care carrying tourists, often overweight up the 500 plus from the ports of Fira and Oia. When they're too broken to be of use anymore, they're run over cliffs to their deaths by their owners.

Teaching us history, never knew where Atlantis used to be and seeing where the volcano had been you can see it is very plausible to have been there as nothing would remain after. The amount of videos you did over there, you have been a very busy boy! Always entertaining.

Thank you for mentioning the donkeys! A massive bane of Greece and why I've never wanted to visit.

Thank you for showing us the true beauty that Santorini has to offer. Shows that it's not all about the white washed cliff views

I'm heading to Fira at the end of September. Hope its less crowded then. Loving the Santorini videos so far.

Oh no..to many people, glad i watched video..

I've stayed in Fira and Perissa. Perissa is a lovely resort and we walked over the hill to Kamari one afternoon for an adventure. When I stayed in Fira I did a bus tour where we went to Oia for sunset and also visited the abandoned village that was ruined after the last earthquake. I also did a sunset cruise on a small ship which was amazing. It looks a lot more busy than both occasions when I/we visited. If I went again I would definitely stay in Perissa again as it's just a short taxi ride to Oia and Fira.

Great video Tim, thank you 😊 👍 As I'm not a fan of crowds or hot weather I would give it a miss at this time of year, but I bet it would be worth a trip in spring or autumn. The views and the churches are lovely, thank you for showing them to us 😊

Love the place, came across on Royal Caribbean cruise, ship. Amazing view's, friendly people, !! Terrific cable cars, well worth a visit, tobthis jewel of the Mediterranean.

Very good and informative video, I especially like that you're showing the actual crowd in July...we are going to Greece in 10 days from now for 2 weeks, and will stay 4 nights in Imerovigli, I was able to book in Oia, but had a sort of panic attack with the thought of crowds standing in front of our Airbnb which has a view of the caldera that I canceled it, maybe I shouldn't have...but I'm sure wherever we stay there it would be awesome. Thanks for this video!

I thought the whole island was stunning. I’ve been to a few Greek islands haven’t been to Santorini Perhaps you should wear a hat if you get headaches

You may have seen instagram photos. 🙄🙄🙄

The villages look beautiful but all those people and the heat would make it miserable. Stunning scenery. Those poor donkeys.

I'm really looking forward to seeing this Tim! I've loved Santorini so far so this will be very interesting to compare to your earlier vlogs on Santorini.

Excellent video of a very beautiful island. We have holidayed there twice, staying on both occasions in Kamari, on the eastern side of Santorini. It's a nice resort with a good, long beach and buses to Fira from there were quite frequent and about a 20 minute journey, as I remember. A table at a restaurant in Oia to view the sunset was ridiculously expensive but we would love to go to Santorini again.

If I want to be comfortable in the Greek sun I don't wear black clothing.

Hi Tim, I went to Santorini on a day trip from Crete about 20 years ago and typically like most tourists I only visited Thera, so it was nice to see what else there is on the island. Your video encourages me to spend a few days there and explore Santorini properly including the archaeological site of Akrotiri, however I am not sure that I would now be able to manage some of those steep walks so maybe your video is all I will get to see who knows. As always a great video.

Looks nice but a bit too much of a tourist trap, all the people would get on my nerves.

9D , hammocks , flip flop rock climbing this vlog had it all 👍

Great channel, you have inspired me to travel and start capturing these beautiful places 🙌👌

I'm lucky to have been to Santorini five times but it was a few years ago, before prices got crazy expensive. I've stayed in Fira and Kamari and once visited on a cruise. My son got married at the Santos winery and then we had a meal booked in Fira at a beautiful restaurant facing the caldera where we had a great view of the sunset. We've always hired a car and I've seen most of the island including all those little tucked away villages. I absolutely love Santorini, my favourite place on earth.

The walk between Fira and Oia is lovely and free. If you don't want to do the full walk you can take a public bus from Fira anyway to about half way if I remember correctly. Worth visiting the archelogical remains too. Beaches are in south of island, cliffs are in north. There's an outdoor cinema somewhere in south of island. Sailing into the caldrea in the evening gives you a feel of sailing into the lost land of Atlantis; that was my most magical experience of the island.

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Struth it was as busy as Venice, no thank you. Too many tourists

I can remember when Kamari and Perrisa were the main draw, with some venturing as far as Fira for the odd few hours. Oia was so so quiet and tranquil that you could literally hear a pin drop. How it's all changed! Time moves on. Still a great place, but to me, it's lost some of it's magic along the way

Great video Tim, put together well. Santorini is on my visiting list for 2024, but I won`t venture too far `cos there are definitely too many tourists !!!!!!!!!!!!

hey tim i saw james bond pierce brosnan today and i was thinking about you..cos you look identical ..therfore i laugh when i see you blogging instead of being an actor with your looks..and apperance am sure gabby will agree with me.. and that black and white outifts looks great on you on a sunny day..

Amazing place nice your and vid

Santorini is worth visiting once, also worth exploring the island which can be done in a day. Ps. I’d love to see you review a cruise 😀😀😊

I've been there three times in my life, in the early and late 90s and 10 years later. Unforgettable panoramic view, my dream destination...

WWMTim, you are living the dreams of many peeps. Keep up the good work. 👍 Thank you for sharing your high quality adventures. 😮

A victim of it's own success. I liked Santorini when I first visited 15+ years ago. I've been back a few times through the years and it's completely lost it's appeal for me. What felt very 'Greek' and a bit 'exclusive', doesn't have that feel any longer. The island suffers from over-tourism, Fira is an absolute nightmare when the big cruise ships are all in at once. Someone on the island decided it was a good idea to allow McDonalds to open up in Fira. And in the resorts of Kamari and Perissa you see signs for 'English breakfast served here'... 'SKY Sports available'. Totally ruined it for me I'm afraid. Much better islands in the Cyclades that just need a little more effort to get to, but are well worth that extra effort.

I randomly came across your videos and I really enjoy them. I have subscribed 👍. Well done for not using the donkeys for your luggage and that goes for anyone else. Carry your own. Safe travelling, Gail Czech Republic ❤️

Hi Tim, this is a lovely place. Thanks for showing us around. Love to stay there sometime. Thanks for sharing your videos 👍

bruh this place is beautiful wtf am i doing wit my life

We come to Perissa in just over a week. While Oia and Fira look stunning the crowds etc would put me off. We are looking forward to our boho beach vibe, but will go to the Atlantis museum after seeing your video

So glad you looked into fhe historical context of Santorini ,you made it very interesting far more to Santorini than meets the eye,the restaurant you visited is were i had my wedding reception,cant belive it you stayed in the same hotel and visit the same restaurant,bit to expensive for me now with 2 ankle biters at my heels.Great video brought back some good memories for the wife and me

Hiya Tim. Great video. So many beautiful islands in Greece. Liked. Shared. Happy Thursday

We went on a Agean cruise back in 2016..remember the ship dropping anchor and we had to get a a small boat to Fira. We couldnt be bothered to walk up the steps so got the cablecar to the top..lol...the queue wasnt like that though...jesus !

Tim u need to get excess insurance - £30 a year

Love your videos always si much content in them

they need to bring back "wish you were here" and get you to present it lol

That place looks amazing, but very pricey altho that pool tho well both pools, lovely hotels you get what you pay for Tim, you do get to go to some awesome places in the work you do, what a job, 😮😮😮 but you so good at what you do its worth following, walking , finding, Tim 😊

I ought to hurry up and go, in a few years' from now those steps will be impossible to negotiate! Looks great, busy and expensive but great. It's been on my bucket list for some yars, having seen your video I now realise a stop over on a cruise would not be long enough to properly appreciate the place. There is no way I would ride the donkeys, I have seen too many negative comments about how they are treated.

Very beautiful! I imagine myself there and can dream 😍walking with my hubby. I really love the 3 different beaches as well. Quite impressive!

Personally if you are going to the Cyclades group of islands I'd recommend Naxos over Santorini any day - much cheaper, less crowded, just as beautiful, sandy beaches, quaint streets, amazing restaurants. Only slight downside is no international airport so you need to fly to Mykonos or Santorini and get on a short ferry trip.

Being in the tourist part of santorini its very expensive so is eating if you go at little bit bk you can eat cheap with the locals also theyre are some cute villages you can stay in on a budget amazing place amazing people ❤❤❤

Heard many stories of atlantis very interesting they are. What a beautiful place, santorini is.

Really enjoyed that. Extremely pretty but very busy. Definitely off peak would be best. Thanks Tim

Pretty place. My colleagues married there and I think it might have been at that wedding venue by the looks of the pics. Thanks for bringing this experience to our screens. Such a great presentation as always

Santorini has become a cliche.

Wow, what an amazing video, thank you for sharing. This is absolutely beautiful. Regards all the way from South Africa!

Another superb video Tim. It does look lovely in Santorini, as does all of Greece. But I can’t help but feel it’s not “proper Greece”. I don’t think anyone associates Greece with being expensive (definitely not me anyway) and I personally feel Greece has a lot better islands than Santorini. None the less it does look a really nice place. My girlfriend is so adamant to go but I’m of the opinion places like Rhodes, Cephalonia, Corfu, Crete etc are so much better. I’m not really a fan of black beaches either. I would defo visit Santorini but via the cheap option. The hotel you stayed in the other night that was £60 looked a lot more like a Greek holiday. Keep up the good work!

Wow that view from the bar and the restaurant was beautiful! 🥰! Looks like a nice place but think I would have to go out of season when it’s not so peoply! 🤣 Thanks again for another great, informative video Tim! You content is always spot on!

I love Santorini , Greece, iam half Greek , I was there 2 yrs ago, I love it )) thanks❤

It looks beautiful but sadly not very accessible with all the steps

I got the best views from the rail of a ship. No crowd, no stress, no worries and a drink in my hand at all times. Really appreciate Tim’s hard work though. 😊

Somebody get this man some proper walking shoes 🥲🤣🤣

Great video man love your perspective of the world!

Loving your channel! You've saved me a fortune on fights and hotels and I don't even need to rub any sun lotion in sitting here! 👍

Are you able to share the hire car company please? Thanks

Just an FYI: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and paracetamol (Panadol) are the same pain-relieving medication.

It was a very good travel day blog today of you chilling out visiting Santorini Greece for the holiday vibes tim

Absolutely love Greece ❤❤❤

I love your videoes tim there awsome iteresting and i love learning about new places i watch your videoes evey sing night

u got the expensive 'brand' for the headache pills - and u look like tourist, so of course u will be offered that. Greeks takes DEPON - it works like all the big name brands, but it costs 1,50e :-)

Love your videos, as usual, you're brilliant! Re: car hire excess, you can buy that in UK before leaving in holls and pay couple of pounds/day, look up hire car excess cover. Re: headache, you probably needed a hat and more water than paracetamol and ibuprofen 🤣 You are so funny! You are good. You are curious, nosey in a positive way, a bit naugty in a good way, please carry on and all this things most of us don't dare doing!!

Was just in Santarini and really did not enjoy it. Its like a barren rock with too many tourists. Everything is a gift shop. Also went to Naxos and liked it much much more. Beautiful beaches, more space, more tthings to do and see

I did Greek island hopping in the late 70s, I never got off the ferry at Santorini as I didn't like the idea of the poor donkeys carrying people & stuff up the hill. The cable car obviously does a lot of that now but sad to hear donkeys still being used. Spectacular to sail by though as I have many times. It's not on my bucket list, the Sporades are, would you take us there Tim? The Mama Mia islands haha. I'm glad I watched your video (I love them all anyway) as Im sure I don't want to go there now., it's beautiful as all islands are but way too busy for me. Surprised to find that you've not been to Corfu, pleasant out of season and very beautiful.

For me, I find Santorini too overrated and too crowded! I would rather explore other islands! Greece has about 6000 islands, only 227 are inhabited!

My friend was just in Greece on his ship as a merchant marine. It looks beautiful

I'm going to Santorini in October 2023 :) In the UK I now never carry cash and pay for everything via my smartphone, do you recommend that I take some cash with me or will I be just fine with my smartphone? I intend going to shops, restaurants, cafes, the usual thing :) Thanks ;)

Hi Tim ! Wow it's beautiful there. Bit to many people for me I'd have to go when it's a bit quieter. Loved the churches i always have a look in a church. Lovely to see you light a candle for someone ❤. I always light a candle for my loved one's that I have lost . Really enjoyed the vlogs thankyou for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx

Looks so over rated. Rubbish beeches and ridiculously expensive and busy. Not worth it.

Asides from the two small towns, I found Santorini to be a bit of a dive to be honest. It was quite clear the locals seemingly live on the breadline, and the poverty/wealth disparity was appalling to see. It's an island spoilt by tourism, instagrammers looking for their next photo op and most Greeks I met didn't seem to hold it with much high regard either. Apart from nice scenery here and there, it's completely overrated. The neighbouring Islands such as Ios were far more pleasant.

Best time to go is mid May not so hot and busy , lovely souvlaki Kaftoro sitting in the square eating souvlaki drinking a cold can of Mythos lager Greek brewed nothing better. I worked there for 23 years miss the island.

I stayed in Santorini in 2018 for 4 days in one of the top rated hotels, saw most of the island and it wasn't particularly busy either so if we should of been wowed we weren't, I just don't get the hype of the place. Nothing spectacular and 70% of it looking dirty or run down. For the amount of money it brings in the whole island should blow you away. 4 days were enough and I'll never go back.

I’m Greek And I would avoid our two biggest tourist traps There are so many more beautiful beaches in northern Greece Halkidiki

You sipping that drink was Classic! lol lol. Thanks a million for this vlog... Santorini is a dream for me to visit. However, with the look of things, reality, don't think it is best for me to visit due to arthritic knees :(

Thanks for the video love Greece and been to a few islands, would love to go to Santorini but the stories of the poor Donkey’s would put me off. The place is beautiful though.

Please please use the cable car and not the donkeys. It’s cruel and it’s animal abuse. Horrible abuse. I don’t understand how people can be so oblivious to animal suffering.

Just my opinion but I think I would go in the off-season (if there is one) and avoid all the horrendous crowds which for me, would really spoil my holiday.

No. The time to visit was before the cable car, and before the cruise ships blighted the island. Leave Santorini in peace. Stay away.

Working for the airlines gave me many opportunities to travel around the world. My favorite counties are Greece and Japan.

Greece is beautiful, has lovely people , however I went to Oia today and was very disgusted by the fact that they charge 1 euro to use the washroom. I spent thousands of dollars to travel to Greece and have to pay to go to the bathroom?! Simply disgusting.

Hiya Tim, looks very beautiful in Santorini. And like the black beach . It Would be amazing to visit. And love the little cave houses , Great views very beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip.👍

If it’s red beach you want, all you have to do is come to Prince Edward island Canada, as the whole island is red and we have cliffs and we have beaches and we have lobster.😋🇨🇦