Two guests at the bow of our private fishing boat as it enters a caldera cove below a white chapel, Santorini

Welcome to Santorini Fishing Tours

Santorini fishing tours with licensed local captains

Santorini Fishing Tours arranges private fishing trips from Ammoudi Bay below Oia and a shared traditional boat trip from Vlychada. The private morning and sunset trips cost €850 for five hours or €700 for three, covering up to four guests, with extra guests €80 each; the traditional trip costs €160 per person with lunch. Request to book online.

  • Licensed local captains
  • 2027 season prices published
  • March to November

Why book with us

Licensed and insured

All our captains hold Greek professional captain licences, and every boat is licensed and insured for passenger charter.

Prices you can see

Every 2027 season price is published on this site. A partial deposit confirms your booking; we email the deposit details once the captain has confirmed your date.

A fair weather policy

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before departure. If our captain cancels because of weather or sea state, you receive a full refund of your deposit or a free rebooking.

Four ways to fish

Choose your day on the water

Three private charters on our 10 m sport-fishing boat from Ammoudi Bay, and one shared trip on a 12 m traditional wooden boat from Vlychada.

Which suits you

Private boat or shared traditional trip?

A private charter

The sport-fishing boat and its captain are yours. €850 for the five-hour trips and €700 for three hours, each covering up to 4 guests; extra guests €80 each, up to 8 on board. Morning departures from Ammoudi Bay at 09:00, three-hour trips at 09:00 or 15:00, the afternoon five-hour trip timed to end a little after sunset; the tuna charter runs seven hours from 07:00 at €1,400, extra anglers €100 each.

  • Trolling and jigging with the captain's rods, three anglers at a time
  • Swim and snorkel stops along the caldera
  • Snacks, water, soft drinks, coffee, beer and local wine, and your catch grilled on board
Private morning trip

The semi-private traditional trip

€160 per person on a traditional wooden fishing boat from Vlychada, up to 12 guests, departing 10:00 or 15:30. You sail to the nets set earlier in the day, help haul them if you like, swim at the volcano and eat the catch cooked on board with Santorini dishes.

  • Net fishing with the boat's winch, lines and rods on board
  • Fish lunch with traditional dishes, soft drinks, wine and beer
  • WC, shower and towels on board
Traditional fishing trip
Two guests sunbathing on the bow as our boat cruises along the Santorini caldera

What to expect

The day, not the fish

Santorini's waters give a mixed bag: sea bream, sea bass, barracuda and grouper near the reefs, tuna offshore in season. Some days the box fills, some days the swim stops steal the show. We tell you honestly what the month allows, keep the gear ready and the drinks cold, and cook what you catch.

Trips run March to November, daily, weather permitting; the traditional Vlychada trip runs April to October. Children of all ages are welcome on our boats, with life jackets on board, and you do not need to have fished before.

Fishing in Santorini: season and species

When to fish

What the season brings

Our trips run March to November. Months are the usual windows, not a promise.

Season by species
SpeciesMonths
Tuna, including bluefinMay–Septembermain offshore target; the tuna charter runs May to September
SwordfishJune–September
GrouperApril–October
Calamari and squidOctober–Marchwithin our season mainly October

Also caught through the season, without a fixed month: sea bass, barracuda, sea bream.

The tuna charter is timed for the offshore months; the traditional trip works the nets all season.

Read the fishing guide

How booking works

Send the booking form

Choose a trip and send its booking form with your date and group size. We reply by email, 08:00–22:00 Greek time, every day.

We check with the captain

A partial deposit confirms your booking; we email the deposit details once the captain has confirmed your date. Free cancellation up to 48 hours before departure.

Meet at the quay

We meet at the quay in Ammoudi Bay, or at Fira old port by arrangement; the traditional trip leaves from Vlychada fishing shelter. The exact spot and the boat's name are sent by email the day before, and on WhatsApp if you gave us a number. Transfers to and from the port are not included. Our transfer partner SantoriniTaxi.com can arrange them.

Non-fishers in your group?

Compare a fishing trip with a catamaran cruise, or combine the two in one day: fishing trip or catamaran in Santorini?

Curious who takes you out? Read about our captains and boats, and the questions guests ask most.

Ready when you are

Check a date with us

Private charters from €700 per boat, the traditional trip at €160 per person. We reply 08:00–22:00 Greek time, every day.

Prices Request to book