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Peter Sommer Travels

Peter Sommer Travels

The ancient theatre at Miletus in Turkey

8-time winner of AITO's Tour Operator of the Year award. Received the Gold award in 2025, 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 ...

8-time winner of AITO's Tour Operator of the Year award. Received the Gold award in 2025, 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 SuzyF , 18 May 2025
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This was a return to Crete as it’s such a beautiful place. We leant so much more of the history and archeological richness ... read more

Easter in Athens by Bex, 30 Apr 2025
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A week in Athens, joining in the extraordinary celebrations, visiting Ancient sites and Byzantine churches and a day on ... read more

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Exploring Crete by SuzyF , 18 May 2025
Traveller rating:

This was a return to Crete as it’s such a beautiful place. We leant so much more of the history and archeological richness ... read more

Easter in Athens by Bex, 30 Apr 2025
Traveller rating:

A week in Athens, joining in the extraordinary celebrations, visiting Ancient sites and Byzantine churches and a day on ... read more

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From Kos to Patmos

The Dodecanese islands are perhaps the most ethereally beautiful part of the Aegean. Set in a sparkling topaz-...

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Exploring Sicily

An expert-led archaeological, cultural and gastronomic tour of Sicily with Peter Sommer Travels.

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Cruising to Ephesus

A classic cruise that takes in a series of Turkey’s most important and interesting archaeological sites, ...

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Exploring Wessex

Wessex: close to our home base, and close to our hearts. We invite you to join us and see why - in this tour ...

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From Split to Dubrovnik

Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik is a spectacular tour, offering the same combination ...

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A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

“Embark on the Gastronomic Tour of Sicily for a mouth-watering vacation”. USA Today An expert-led tour ...

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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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