SHORE EXCURSIONS · BY REGION
The best days ashore.
The 15 most popular greek isles & aegean shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
A 4-hour Mykonos cruise shore excursion with port pickup, a guided highlight loop, photo stops, beaches, and a town walk ending at the waterfront.
Most Popular“Our tour guide, Andrea was fantastic and gave us a thorough tour of the beautiful island of Mykonos. Enjoyed the lighthouse, beach and old town walking tour. Recommended Sakis which was a great place to eat.”
Half-day guided tour from Kusadasi Port to Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, with entry options and skip-the-line help.
“Volga was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and made sure everyone was taken care of. Super interesting tour. Highly recommended.”
A 5-hour Corfu cruise shore trip combining Paleokastritsa Beach views and Corfu Town wandering, with audioguides and lots of free time.
“Awesome tour, took us to the main parts and perfect mix of free time. Highly recommend. Thank you.”
Private VIP Ephesus shore excursion from Kusadasi with lunch, all entrance fees, a customizable guide, and on-time port return.
“Our tour guide Ganja (Rose) was absolutely amazing! She made us all feel like we were part of her family all the while being so informative on everything. If I was to ever do another tour I would request her again hands down.”
A 4–5 hour Santorini small-group shore excursion with air-conditioned comfort, classic villages, and black-sand beach timing for cruise days.
“The tour was well organised with lots to see and well explained by our tour guides. An amazing day spent in Santorini.”
Cruise-ship Mykonos shore tour with terminal pickup: Armenistis Lighthouse, Kalafatis Beach, Ano Mera, and Old Town windmills.
“Andrea our guide was amazing, providing a lot of information and insights into the area.”
Skip Santorini’s cable car with cruise-day boat transfers, Oia, Megalochori, Perivolos black beach, and blue-dome views.
“Very well run! Saw a lot and enjoyed our free time. Learned a ton about Santorini! Our guide Eliza (I may have her name wrong) and driver were excellent!”
A private, all-included Ephesus tour from Kusadasi with terrace houses, Temple of Artemis, and Turkish lunch, plus port pickup and fees covered.
“Nejdet was a wonderful tour guide. He was knowledgeable and took us through Ephesus, explained everything about the history of the ruins. The Terrace Houses and Library were our favorite parts of the walking tour. Afterwards we had a delicious Turkish lunch at a rug weaving place where we saw a demonstration of two kinds…”
From Argostoli: Melissani Lake caves, Drogarati stalactites, Myrtos Beach, Robola wine tasting, and Antisamos swim time.
“Our guide Dino was terrific and very informative. Driver did a great job as well. I would not change a thing about the day.”
A smooth Kusadasi day trip to Ephesus plus Virgin Mary’s House and St. John’s Basilica, with guided context and lunch included.
“Tour group of eight which was excellent, and Top our tour guide was terrific, throughly enjoyed the day”
Corfu cruise-port highlights in 4.5 hours: Paleokastritsa beach swim, Kanoni views, kumquat factory stops, and Old Town walking.
“Visited Paleokastitsa monastery perched on a hilltop. Amazing view. Had a 1 hr stop at the beautiful Paleokastitsa beach with sandy beach and crystal clear water. Another photo stop and ended tour at Old Town for souvenir shopping”
Cruise-port day trip packs Lindos, ceramics, and Rhodes Old Town into 7 hours, with air-conditioned comfort and optional Acropolis.
“Our guide was wonderful. Made sure it was comfortable and we were cared for. It was a great tour giving options along the way, shade I the heat, great history and fun!”
Mykonos by cruise ship in 4 hours: small-group views, a lighthouse stop, and a guided walk through Little Venice and Paraportiani.
“Very knowledgeable, flexible, kind and professional. Our entire family loved the entire excursion. We have kids (8 and 10 y.o). Georgia made sure to include kids interest and held their interest the entire time. Highly recommend!!”
Acropolis highlights with a guide, south-slope entry to dodge crowds, plus Syntagma Metro Museum and Plaka free time from Piraeus.
“Great experience very knowledgeable tour guide and the taxi driver "G" was just as great!”
Cruise-only Ephesus private tour from Kusadasi with port pickup, AC vehicle, Ancient City, Meryemana, and free Temple of Artemis.
“We had a tour with Burak and he was AMAZING! He was super knowledgeable, relaxed and just an all around interesting person. He created the perfect itinerary for our group of 4 and we learned so much! I can't imagine doing Ephesus by ourselves, there is so much history. Burak made it such a special…”
Every coast a ship calls at, and the best of every port day.
