Exploring the Peloponnese Traveller Reviews

Our guides, Nota and Michael, made ruins and artwork come to life with superb storytelling that placed events and people in context so we could imagine ourselves competing in the ancient Olympics, training for military duty in Sparta and living in medieval castles. They introduced us to gorgeous scenery, Greek wine and local food, including goat in parchment paper.

The deep experience of Peter Sommer Travels is evident in every tour detail, from choosing perfect restaurants and hotels, to timing our arrival at popular sites to avoid peak crowds and employing a skilled bus driver to navigate narrow roads. Our guides answered myriad questions with knowledge and patience. They cared about each traveler personally. I hope to be able to take another Peter Sommer tour soon.

"Exploring the Peloponnese" was an extraordinary tour in every respect and sets a high bar for the way we will seek to travel from now on. It was a truly immersive, in-depth learning experience that was edifying and intellectually stimulating, while also fun, convivial, scenically magnificent, and quite satisfying to the tastebuds. It was our first Peter Sommer tour, and now we are absolutely hooked!

Peter Sommer is a first rate tour operator. There is no commercialism or swag or stops made to sell you things -- just a comprehensive, focused, and substantive tour designed to illuminate the history and art of the region and to make it all enjoyable, fun, and authentic. Our two guides, Nota and Michael, were outstanding in their brilliance, their expertise, and their ability to impart their passion for the art and history to all of us, making it come alive. They did it with a smile, with warmth, and with great senses of humor. They have the organization of the tour down to a science, and we truly appreciated that our days were ordered to avoid the crowds. There was also a kind of suspense building progression built into the itinerary; the narrative is all tied together in dramatic conclusion. Alas, we were sad to reach the end, even after fifteen very full days of touring. The Peloponnese is a lovely and fascinating region of Greece, with so much to see and experience.

This trip exceeded our expectations! It was a sheer pleasure to tour the Peloponnese in its springtime glory in the company of our enthusiastic, knowledgeable and charismatic guides Michael and Nota who brought history, archaeology and culture to life with such verve.

This was our sixth trip with Peter Sommer Travels both on gulets and on the road in Turkey, Greece, Italy and Croatia. Each tour is carefully crafted, with great detail given to all aspects of each trip to maximise the enjoyment of the whole experience for each participant, encompassing archaeology, history, local culture, gastronomy and always consideration of personal comforts. Accompanying expert guides greatly enhance the enjoyment of each trip, expanding the knowledge of each participant. We have had travellers in other tour groups come up to us asking the name of our travel company as they felt we were having a far superior experience. These tours offer a total immersion in place and time. We plan to return for more!

My first tour with Peter Sommer Travels. I have done many guided tours with other companies but this one was the best and exceeded expectation. It won't be my last trip with them.. Every aspect was first rate - the very comprehensive itinerary, the superb planning, the attention to detail, the guides, the accomodation, not only the food itself but the stunning locations of some of the restaurants, the thoughtful coffee and comfort stops along the way and a comfortable bus with a very capable driver. who made you feel very safe even on quite precarious roads.

The two guides were very special and really made the trip for me. We were very fortunate to have an archaeologist and a historian both with extensive knowledge and who gave very engaging presentations wherever we were. They were also delightful company and fun to be with. They both worked extremely hard to satisfy the group's needs and demands and this was done with much grace and patience.

This was our first time on an organized tour and it was far more than we expected. Everything was very well organized, not just logistically, but also in terms of explaining and visiting sites around an area with a long and complicated history. We learned so much! The hotels and bus were comfortable and the food was fabulous. We did not have a single mediocre meal. Very enjoyable. We are already considering another trip with this operator.

The tour guides Michael and Nota were so knowledgeable, explaining everything and telling stories about each site we visited. They were very personable and considerate of every participant and all our individual needs. Couldn't have asked for better guides to spend 2 weeks with.

A fourteen day coach tour of the best archaeological sites in this famous area of Greece. The tour was led by a very experienced archaeologist and a social historian who gave us detailed descriptions of the history of each site and its importance in Ancient Greece. The accommodation was excellent and the food amazing.

We have always found Peter Sommer Travel and their expert staff a pleasure to travel with. This explains why this tour of the Peloponnese was our eighth time with them in Greece, Turkey and Italy.

A stimulating tour through some of Greece's most famous, beautiful sights. Learned much, but also greatly enjoyed the collegial approach of the operators, who gladly took questions, provided detailed answers to many questions. Add to that the incredible food and lodging. A tour for the ancient history enthusiast!

Both were supremely expert and engaging.

My wife and I took the Peter Sommer May 2024 Peloponnese tour. Best tour we ever had. The 2 guides were the most knowledgeable subject matter experts we ever encountered. The itinerary was excellent while the attention to the organizational details was simply outstanding. We plan to take many more Peter Sommer tours.

Outstanding attention to ALL organizational details -- pre tour and during tour.

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.