Gastronomic Gulet Cruise Croatia Traveller Reviews

We loved the entire trip. The gulet and crew, the shore visits to farms and wineries and restaurants and the salt pans and the cooking school and swimming off the boat morning and evening, and most especially our guide Mislav.

Competent, cheerful, extremely well informed, adaptable, knowledgeable, personable - I would love to do another cruise under his guidance.

We had explored Trieste, Slovenia and much of Croatia before embarking on our week's holiday at Slano. We were blessed with excellent weather and fellow travellers we found sympathetic. Our crew were attentive, professional and the catering was first class - they did everything to make our cruise enjoyable. Lots of opportunities to swim from the gulet and our gastronomic excursions were both educational and delicious.

We came across Peter Sommer when we were looking to explore the Lycian coast and have found his tour very well thought through, which led us to tour Northern Greece and Macedonia with his company - another huge success. He helped us find guides for add ons to our Croatian trip - in Athens and this year a substantial top and tail to our organised tour through Robert Bralic's Ventula Travel - both excellent references which worked beautifully

This was the best vacation I’ve ever had. Everything was great

The gullet operator and crew were great. Very proffes

The gulet cruise was phenomenal and I will go on one again! The crew and tour operator were the best! I learned so much from the inland tours and the interaction with other guests of the cruise. One highlight was visiting an oyster harvesting operation on a floating barge. Now I understand why oysters are so expensive and will love them even more!

Mislav was very personable and knowledgeable. His background and passion for archeology was infectious!

My wife, Lisa, and I love to eat, drink and travel. She came across your Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia, and having experience a wonderful trip on a small boat in the Galapagos, I thought this was a splendid idea. We, well really she, drew up an itinerary that included a couple of days in Dubrovnik then boarding your cruise on the 16th of September. On arriving and meeting our guide Mislav, we were informed that there was a change in the boat we’d be sailing. I thought, “Uh oh!”. Is this possibly a dark cloud. The answer was an outstanding NO! Not only was the boat in great shape, but the crew did their job seamlessly and efficiently. (I am sure that Capitan Luka saved us from a few rocky, as in the boat rocking, nights.) Just a small aside. The other travelers were a very interesting small group of people. They all shared our interests and we really enjoyed their company. It was a small group, just nine of us, but we were certainly wined, dined, and toured in pleasant company Everything on the trip was perfect...a word not strong enough as a measure. Mislav was a fountain of information, all the hosts and proprietors were informative and well spoken, and transportations connections were well timed, the classes were fun and educational, and. of course, Croatia and the Adriatic are magnificent! Thanks for our WONDERFUL trip! We’ll be looking for other Peter Sommer trips in the future. We recommend Peter and his associates for your travel.

A very knowlegeable and personal guide. We learned an extensive amount from pre-history through the Roman Empire up to today.

Peter Sommer Travels' Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia far exceed the expectations my husband and I had in every way. Every stop on the itinerary was exceptional and carried our seamlessly; and these stops were balanced with plenty of time to relax onboard the gulet for swimming in the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic. The tour guide -- an archeologist by training -- was not only extremely knowledgeable but also one of the nicest people I've ever met; and every member of the crew was skilled, helpful, and caring. The chef fed us with delicious and healthful food, and made adjustments for a few travelers who had special dietary needs. An altogether unforgettable trip.

The team at Peter Sommer Travels curated a fantastic set of experiences for us and brought together a fantastic guide and excellent crew who worked well together, making us feel well cared for and safe at all times.

We spent a week sailing from Split to Dubrovnik on a small sailing vessel - 12 guests max - stopping each day at one of the islands to experience their unique food and wine. The wine of these islands are often only grown there and were excellent. The restaurants were family owned and the meals 5 course- the food was local, wonderful and unique. Each day the tour was delightful and varied. The first day we experienced a cooking class in Split. We bought, prepared and ate our meal. A wonderful way to meet the other guests.

Peter Sommer Travels is located in the UK. Peter is a real person who personally visits and vets all the locations of the cruise. The result is a high quality and unique experience.

A gulet is the only way to visit the islands of the Dalmatian coast. What more can one say about gulet travel than our eleven guests, the guide/host/sommelier, and the crew of four...talk about personalized service. Unpack once and spend your nights anchored in secluded coves with swimming and kayaking before dinner...or before breakfast if that appeals. Meals aboard the Croatia gulet were a gastronomical feat and treat in themselves...accompanied by exceptional local wines selected and described by our incomparable guide and host, Filip Budic. Filip was our land host as well and led us to locations not on typical tours...eating oysters and mussels aboard a floating restaurant nestled among aquatic oyster farms; cheeses, wines and olive oils at local establishments he selected for their accessibility and quality in relaxing and comfortable settings; and, when not dining on the gulet, meals at local favorite establishments with the usual selection of Croatian appetizers and entrees but always a few "you have to try this" specialties. Five-star treatment on a fully equipped and staffed vessel capable of the smallest ports and remote coves! GO!

This was our fifth tour with Peter Sommer Travels. We continually return to their offerings because we know the tours are ALWAYS superbly led and organized, and an exceptional value for the money. We know that our guide(s) will be not only experts on local culture, food, and historical and archeological sites, but have led many tours successfully, and have the kind of personalities that ensure they sync very well with each and every guest. Peter Sommer has evolved to offer an extensive array of land and gulet tours across Europe/Asia, but with attention to his personal sweet spot of Turkey. Peter Sommer Travels is our "go to" travel company without question!! In fact, we are booked for Crete in April/May 2020!

As a somewhat overly cautious single traveller, I had been keeping an eye on the reviews for Peter Somers travels for some time before committing to a tour with them. Everything I was reading/researching was gushing with compliments. It was only after finally committing to do a culinary gulet tour in Croatia that I got firsthand experience as to why that was so. I had the opportunity to sail the Croatian coast for 8 days on one of the most beautifully maintained sailboats, with an extremely attentive staff, a beautiful room, on-board meals to die for, and daily excursions with the most enthusiastic guide to explore the local foods and wines of the region. With a great group of fellow travellers, I couldn’t ask for more!

From the professional and very personal way I was treated in the booking process with the main office, to the fact that every single detail of our tour was so well thought out and balanced between amazingly unique experiences and relaxing time on the boat, it was all I could have hoped for in terms of value/high level of professionalism/service for the cost. Having been travelling the world for over 25 years and relying often on the services of small tour operators, never have I experienced one with the same extremely high level of service as Peter Somers in every facet of what they do. I only hope that I get the chance to do more tours with them in the future.