Santorini Sunset Yoga & Hiking Retreat: 5 Nights in Oia with Coastal Walks and Caldera Cruise

The retreat runs Sunday to Friday (arrival 3pm, departure 10:30am), with dates in May and October 2027. Day one is arrivals and check-in, a 4:30pm vinyasa class and guided meditation, a 6pm opening circle, dinner at 7pm, and sunset on the terrace at 8:30pm.

Days two to five follow a rhythm: 7:30am vinyasa yoga and meditation, 9am breakfast, then either a group excursion or free time. The excursions include the coastal walk from Oia to Fira along the Caldera rim, the sunset dinner cruise (with the volcano hike, the hot springs swim and dinner aboard), and the winery visit for the five-course food and wine pairing. On two of those afternoons there's a 5pm yin yoga and guided meditation session. Dinner is at 7pm. Day six is a 7:30am vinyasa class and the closing circle, breakfast at 9am, and check-out at 10:30am.

Sally Mitchell is an E-RYT 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher, a certified massage therapist, Reiki practitioner, ChiRunning and ChiWalking instructor and integrative nutrition health coach. She has taught yoga since 2010 and run retreats since 2014. Her morning classes are vinyasa flow for all levels — movement linked to breath, with modifications and options given, and the chance to work on backbends, arm balances and inversions if you want. The yin and restorative evening sessions hold seated and supine postures for longer, and yoga nidra is used for guided meditation.

The hotel sits in the heart of Oia, a few minutes' walk from shops, restaurants and viewpoints, and has an outdoor pool and the sunset terrace used for practice. Oia is built on a hill with staircases at the hotel and steps around town — the porter helps with luggage. Santorini airport (JTR) is 18 km away, about a 30 minutes drive; you can also fly into Athens and take the ferry (roughly five hours) then a 30-minute transfer.

What separates this from a generic Greek island yoga week is the specific combination: a hotel in Oia rather than a quieter corner of the island, the Caldera coastal hike, the evening boat trip with volcano hike and hot springs swim, and the winery food-and-wine pairing — all built into the price and scheduled around the yoga rather than bolted on.

What's included

- 5 nights accommodation (single, double, triple or quadruple occupancy) - Daily yoga classes for all levels (vinyasa flow, yin, yoga nidra) - Guided meditations on the outdoor sunset terrace - Traditional Greek buffet breakfast daily - 3 group dinners at local restaurants - 1 dinner aboard the sunset cruise - 1 dinner at a local winery with 5-course wine tasting and food pairing - Afternoon/evening sunset cruise on the Aegean Sea - Volcano hike and swim in volcanic hot springs - Coastal walk/hike along the Caldera rim - Use of hotel outdoor pool and sunset terraces

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfers (approx. €45 per person, or €12 per person for 5+ people) - Lunches - Travel insurance - Massages and spa treatments - Additional excursions not in the retreat itinerary - Tips and personal expenses