Wine and food
Cooking Class and Tasting Experience
Hands-on Greek cooking, then eat what you make — a proper food culture afternoon.
A hands-on cooking class with tasting of the dishes you prepare — moderate activity reflecting standing kitchen time and short transfers to the venue.
Instruction covers traditional Greek dishes adapted to local Santorini ingredients where available.
The class format fills most of the five hours — plan this as your main afternoon activity.
Dietary needs should be flagged at booking; kitchen setups vary.
Highlights
- Hands-on cooking instruction
- Eat the dishes you prepare
- Five-hour immersive food culture format
- Distinct from drive-by sightseeing tours
What a good tour includes
- Cooking class
- Ingredients
- Meal/tasting (per supplier)
- Transportation if listed
Getting there from the cruise port
Santorini cruise ships typically anchor in the caldera rather than berth alongside a town pier. Most passengers reach shore by tender — commonly to the Old Port (Skala) beneath Fira, though some operators and larger ship deployments use Athinios commercial port with coach transfers to designated meeting points instead. Arrangements vary by ship and tour, so confirm your exact pickup and drop-off from your booking confirmation before sailing day, not from a generic port map. From the Old Port, the cable car to cliff-top Fira is the usual option, but on multi-ship days the queue can consume a meaningful slice of a short call. A steep walking path of roughly 600 steps also links the port to Fira; it is exposed, often hot in summer, and not suitable for all passengers. Donkeys have a long history on this route but are not a recommended modern choice given welfare concerns, crowding and better alternatives — treat them as historic context only. Excursions may meet at the Old Port, Athinios, Fira or other confirmed points depending on the product. Plan every day backwards from your ship's stated all-aboard time, not its published departure, and build in tender and transfer buffer on busy days.
Tips for cruise passengers
- Wear comfortable clothes you do not mind getting splashed
- Not compatible with a same-day Oia-heavy tour unless your ship stays very late
- Confirm venue location for transfer timing
Typically not included
- Extra wine purchases
- Recipes or take-home items unless listed
- Village touring
Check dates and availability
Live pricing and departure times are confirmed on our excursion partner's booking page. We may earn a commission from qualifying bookings at no extra cost to you.
Operated by Shore Excursions Group · Product eusncooktasteexp. We do not operate this tour ourselves.
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Cooking Class and Tasting Experience — FAQs
vs food and wine tasting tour?▼
This is participatory cooking. The afternoon tasting tour is sample-focused without a full class.
Skill level required?▼
Designed for general audiences; confirm with operator if you need accessibility accommodations in the kitchen.
Cancellation?▼
Confirm cancellation, refund and return-to-ship terms on the partner booking page before you pay. Shore Excursions Group typically markets return-to-ship protections on eligible tours, but wording and eligibility vary by product — treat any guarantee as per partner terms, not as a promise from this site.