Published on Oct, 2019
Poulus is a great guide and driver for the private custom tour we had as a family of 5 adults and 2 kids. The tour was supposed to start at 9:00 am but since we arrived in Santorini at 8 am, he graciously was very flexible with time and picked us up at the airport at 8:30 am.
Since we didn't know what to visit in the span of 5 hours in Santorini, he made recommendations and asked us which areas we wanted to see and if it was feasible for the span of time we had him with us.
He recommended we start at Oia, since it's an area where tourists flock to from the cruise ships, so going there in the morning was a better choice since it gets too crowded in the middle of the day.
His knowledge of Santorini is superb since he grew up in the area. For him learning English just for the last 4 years is admirable, he can express himself well and answered our questions with ease.
He showed us a lot in Santorini, even extending it a bit to compensate for our lunch. He took us to see a lot of places in the span of 5 hours, from Oia, to the chapel of Nektarios, to Megalochori, then to the lighthouse, red beach, black beach and finally to Fira where we watched the sunset and took the bus to the airport through his recommendation. Per person the fare in the bus is 1.50 Euro. It was a fantastic 5 hour tour.
I recommend his services. I like his philosophy, "my time, my rule." When we were trying to say we have to make our time worthwhile and skip lunch but he graciously had us go to lunch and even had the kids go swim and try the black beach while waiting for our food for lunch. he continues to say, "enjoy your stay in Santorini, don't worry about time." He is a superb host and driver.