Exploring the Peloponnese Traveller Reviews

My husband and I took a wonderful tour of the Peloponnesian peninsula in October of 2023. Every aspect of the tour was well done - the itinerary, the choice of archaeological and historical sites, the amazingly knowledgeable guides, the accommodation, the delicious food, and the plentiful wine. We also found our fellow tour members to be very well-traveled, with interesting stories of their own. We could not have asked for a better experience!

I had the misfortune to become ill about half way through the tour. The tour guides helped to arrange for a safe accommodation for my recuperation, convenient transportation to the accommodation, kept tabs on me during the entirety of the time I was away from the tour, and enabled me to rejoin the tour once I recovered. Afterwards, the tour operators were extremely helpful when I needed to submit documentation for my successful travel insurance claim for the missed portion of the tour. We subsequently enjoyed another terrific Peter Sommer tour, this time of Athens and environs, and have recently signed up for our third tour with them.

Two-week tour with Peter Sommer Travels of the Peloponnese region of Greece, with an emphasis on historical, archeological and artistically significant sites. Plus excellent tour guides, great food and wine, and congenial travel companions.

The guides were very knowledgeable, interesting, and attentive to the group's interests and needs.

This trip was fantastic . Everything was arranged with precision and always with each customer being catered to with personal attention to their specific needs . The guides Michael and Nota were beyond wonderful . Their intellect , their enthusiasm , their humor , their organizational skills all exceeded anything you could ask for . In fact you didn’t need to ask because the usually anticipated your need before you knew you might have one. . The hotels were lovely and the food wonderful . The itinerary was stuffed full with wonderful things to see and do and there was so much to learn and it was taught to us with such enthusiasm and engagement.

Peter Sommer does small tours with highly educated , Phd , master level , guides who are true experts in their fields who bring the history alive with their knowledge and enthusiasm . Peter Sommer wants you to feel and experience your trip and soak in your surroundings and they go above and beyond to make sure you do .

This was a remarkably well-organized two-week tour of the principal historical sites in the Peloponnese accompanied by two indefatigable and very knowledgeable guides. Such a tour, or anything approaching it in depth and breadth (including the accomodations), would have been impossible to arrange on one's own and was by far the best tour of any sort that I've encountered.

The tour operator, Peter Sommer Travels, has obviously invested a great deal of time, ingenuity and experience in the preparation and execution of this tour--all as evidenced by the results. The scheduling and transportation were flawless, the accomodations and meals were superb, and the two guides leading the tour were unparalleled in their knowledge of the area and its history, their enthusiasim for sharing this knowledge, and their cheerful endeavor to satisfy any and all requests or concerns of our group. In summary, it is quite difficult to imagine how this tour might have been improved.

The itinerary took us to all the unmissable sites in the Pelopponese and the Mani and to some wonderful places that are quite off the beaten track. Our guides were most knowledgeable and entertaining and made this two weeks very special. The food and wine were generous and very well chosen, the best of Greece.

This was my first tour with Peter Sommer and will not be my last. The company went out of its way to make the experience as enjoyable as possible and certainly succeeded.

When I first considered taking the Peter Sommers Tour Exploring the Peloponnese, I wondered whether the Peloponnese had two weeks to offer. How wrong I was. The PS tour guides were thoroughly conversant in the history, culture and cuisine of the Peloponnese, indeed of all the ancient and medieval worlds we touch. They also were patients, welcomed questions, made sure that we were well looked after the entire two weeks, from opening get-acquainted party to last dinner. As for the places we visited, everything from the Bronze Age palaces to medieval fortifications to wonderful restaurants and wine tastings. I enjoyed a wide range of cultural experiences.

The itinerary and guides for Exploring the Peloponnese were top drawer in every way imaginable, from the selection of the historical sites and the delicious restaurant meals. Our tour's guides were scholars i their fields and conversant on every aspect of Peloponnesian history and culture. Further, they bent over backwards to ensure the comfort of every single member of our group. Thoroughly competent, thoroughly professional, thoroughly friendly and kind.

I did a 14 day holiday 'Exploring the Peloponnese'

Peter Sommer provided us with 2 truly excellent guides. Their information was so good and their organisational skills, re: food and hotels, beyond praise. Our coach was comfortable and the driver was brilliant

A fascinating itinerary, extremely knowledgable and attentive guides, very well put together practical arrangements, comfortable accommodation and travel, excellent eating and a great group of like minded guests - all the ingredients for an outstanding holiday.

Very good communication, responsive and easy to engage with, very attentive, knowledgeable and helpful guides on tour, a well thought out itinerary which informed and educated as well as entertained, excellent practical arrangements - a really good experience all round.

An absolutely amazing 2 week journey of the archeological history of the Peloponnese, including Sparta, ancient Olympia, Mycenae, the monestary of Agios Ioannis Prodromos built high into the cliffs of the Arcadia mountains, Monemvasia and many other UNESCO world heritage sights. The entire itinerary was so well planned & we were all so well cared for. I have already recommended this trip to several friends.

Our tour guides, Heinrich Hall and Nota Karamaouna, are both archeologist & content experts. Both are warm, thoughtful & generous with their time, energy and immense knowledge.

An outstanding two weeks in the Peloponnese! Classical, Byzantine and more modern historical sites plus coastal, mountainous and rural scenery. Wonderful meals in superb company. Guides who not only complemented each other in their different styles and areas of expertise, but who were also thoughtful and entertaining hosts. This was our first Peter Sommer holiday and we have already booked our next one.

Organisation was impeccable: professional and personal at the same time.