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Peter Sommer Travels

Peter Sommer Travels

The ancient theatre at Miletus in Turkey

7-time winner of AITO's Tour Operator of the Year award. Received the Gold award in 2023, 2018 and 2016 and the Silver award in 2024, 2020, 2019 and 2017.

We design inspirational trips of a lifetime: stimulating & enlightening expert-led tours, relaxing & beautiful gulet cruises. Our escorted tours in Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Turkey and the UK and will take you to some of the world’s best preserved ancient sites, from Greek and Roman times & beyond. We offer a range of archaeological tours, food tours, family tours and walking tours - a wide range of cultural holidays...

7-time winner of AITO's Tour Operator of the Year award. Received the Gold award in 2023, 2018 and 2016 and the Silver award in 2024, 2020, 2019 and 2017.

We design inspirational trips of a lifetime: stimulating & enlightening expert-led tours, relaxing & beautiful gulet cruises. Our escorted tours in Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Turkey and the UK and will take you to some of the world’s best preserved ancient sites, from Greek and Roman times & beyond. We offer a range of archaeological tours, food tours, family tours and walking tours - a wide range of cultural holidays.

Take a gulet cruise along the turquoise coast of Turkey, through the Greek Islands, along Croatia's Dalmatian coast or along the shore of Montenegro, and enjoy total relaxation, beautiful food, and superb swimming - the perfect vacation. Or explore some of the finest archaeological and cultural sites in the world on land, such as our regional tours Exploring Crete, Exploring Sicily, or In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great in Turkey. We also have fascinating city tours such as our Exploring Istanbul tour, Exploring Athens or Exploring Rome.

Alongside our scheduled tours we also create tailor-made private tours, including expert-led gulet charters and escorted land based cultural tours.

Reviews of Peter Sommer Travels

Exploring Crete by M&L, 12 Dec 2024
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The Exploring Crete tour was absolutely fantastic. Our guides, Paul and Maria, made every place we visited so interesting ... read more

Exploring Crete by Macwalker, 10 Dec 2024
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A great holiday full of fascinating stories and history about the island provided by two excellent and knowledgeable guides... read more

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Exploring Crete by M&L, 12 Dec 2024
Traveller rating:

The Exploring Crete tour was absolutely fantastic. Our guides, Paul and Maria, made every place we visited so interesting ... read more

Exploring Crete by Macwalker, 10 Dec 2024
Traveller rating:

A great holiday full of fascinating stories and history about the island provided by two excellent and knowledgeable guides... read more

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Cruising the Dodecanese

A spectacular expert-led gulet cruise from the famous island of Samos south through the entire Dodecanese ...

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Walking & Cruising Western Lycia

This is a dream trip for walkers and sailors alike, with fabulous swims and stunning archaeology thrown in ...

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Cruising the Cyclades

A unique opportunity to explore the islands of the Cyclades aboard a Greek gulet with a maximum of just 12 guests...

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Cruising the Lycian Shore

An expert-led archaeological and cultural gulet cruise exploring the virtually untouched coastline of ancient ...

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A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise

Rated One of ‘The World’s Tastiest Cruises’ - The Sunday Times (UK) An expert-led gulet cruise exploring ...

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Cruising the Carian Coast - M2A

An expert-led archaeological and cultural gulet cruise along the stunning turquoise coast of Turkey including ...

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SEARCH HOLIDAYS WITH PETER SOMMER TRAVELS

Croatia

We strive to offer the finest escorted tours, sailing vacations, and cultural holidays in Croatia. Although Croatia has a long tradition and much expertise as a ...

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Greece

Greece is a land irrevocably connected in our imagination with the glories of the ancient world: the magnificent temples of Delphi and Olympia; the military might of ...

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Ireland

For years, it has been our dream to offer tours in Ireland - and we are thrilled to see that dream become reality. In recent years, the Peter Sommer Travels approach ...

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Italy

Having created tours in Turkey and Greece for many years, we are delighted to have created a series of expert-led Italy tours that have received rave reviews. We ...

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Montenegro

Peter Sommer Travels’ first itinerary in Montenegro, a country known for its sparkling waters, atmospheric mountains and multi-layered history. Cruising aboard a gulet ...

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Turkey

Whether you have a love of ancient history, delicious food, exploring new cultures or even just walking amongst some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world, ...

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UK

Our new tours in the UK are the result of several years of intense work by our dedicated in-house team of archaeologists and historians. Although Peter Sommer Travels ...

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