Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews

An exceptional itinerary of such an enticing part of the world that was expertly executed by the gulet staff and the Peter Sommer Travels guide! Very enjoyable.

I have done a number of gulet and land tours with the operator and each has been expertly planned and executed!

We were housed in lovely accommodation in beautiful countryside just south of Hadrian's Wall. Our guide, Paul, was a wonderfully knowledgeable and attentive companion who took us to all the key sites and arranged everything to run smoothly, despite temporary restrictions on access at some places. Food was delicious and varied. The fellow-travellers in our small group were congenial and interesting people. The combination of visits to the actual field sites and selected museums provided an overall understanding of the life of Roman legionaries at this wind-swept edge of empire. There was just enough walking, a passing brush with later periods of history and a tasting visit to a gin distillery to complete a memorable tour.

This was our fifth tour with Peter Sommer and the first we had undertaken within UK. As always, everything was thoughtfully arranged with all the information one needed available. As a small company, Peter Sommer Travels maintains a personal touch and the guides are of the highest quality with many years of professional knowledge and tour-leading experience. Coming out of the covid pandemic, there were doubts about the viability of this tour as some people had dropped out, but we were kept informed as decisions were made and we were delighted when Peter Sommer agreed to go ahead with the tour despite reduced numbers. We are very much looking forward to our next tour with Peter Sommer in 2023, which will also be led by Paul.

The trip was an ideal balance of meals and leisure on a gulet, with daytime hiking adventures to ruins and villages, frequently off the beaten path. Our tour guide, Peter Sommer, brought his knowledge and experience in Turkey to lead us through. The “local” (highly educated and professional) guide is a perfect partner with Peter and added more perspective on culture, language and food - and some entertaining stories. The small group size of 10 guests made for super comfortable dynamics around dining, communication, traveling about, etc. Organization was seamless in making a couple of itinerary adjustments due to weather and hiking conditions. Food was fresh and diverse, representing Turkey and Mediterranean diet. Plenty of time planned for swimming in lovely moorages.

Attention to detail is obvious in all aspects of booking and tour conduct. Deep knowledge of and passion for the culture, language and history made the experience an education as well as a vacation. Highly professional, while also casual and comfortable. Our dining table felt like a (good) family gathering every day.

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.

Excellent communication with the tour operator. Beautiful Turkish gulet with comfortable accommodation and a great chef. Wondrous Turkish sites visited. Fabulous weather.

Professional and highly competent. One feels that Peter Sommer and his colleagues genuinely want their customers to have the times of their lives.

A great experience with a small passenger group, filled with ancient Greek history, brilliantly explained by our resident archaeologists. The crew were very professional and attentive complimented by excellent food on board. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.

Very helpful and professional, with prompt communication.

This cruise embodied a perfect balance of relaxation, amazing scenery, culture, historical education and great varieties of cuisine. With only ten passengers, two archeologists as our tour guides and a small crew who were responsive to our every need, this trip definitely ticks all the boxes.

Very professional and organised. We were pleased that the original price was honoured from our 2019 booking.

It was a perfect combination of intellectual, aesthetic, sensual and physical experiences. The very knowledgeable guides who were with us throughout the trip brought the history and culture of the Aegean islands alive, the range of activities was excellent, the scenery was breathtaking, swimming in the Aegean was magical, and the boat was very comfortable.

We were incredibly well cared for! Logistics were smooth, transfers reliable, and EVERYTHING was included in the package cost, including not just meals, but generous amounts of wine.

From swimming in the perfect blue waters in quiet coves in the South Aegean to listening, wrapt, to our archeologist guides spin history into living tales, this was a magnificent trip! Our boat's captain was also an excellent chef and delighted us with beautifully prepared Turkish cuisine and other specialties. The crew took great care of us, and the atmosphere among guests on board was congenial and convivial.

Peter Sommers team thoughtfully prepared a wonderful itinerary and all the practical arrangements seamlessly. Excellent communication and very helpful throughout.

A highly organised and well planned cruise by a real archeological expert who clearly loves his subject along the Turkish Coast that took in extraordinary archeological sites liberally interspersed with downtime for swimming and good food. From the outstandingly clean, well run gulet with a very welcoming and friendly captain and crew and fed by an outstanding Turkish chef to our mentor and guide Peter Sommer who gave unstintingly of his unique knowledge and scholarship at all the very well chosen and planned walks of exploration and discovery. This is the third trip I have experienced with Peter Sommer Travels and all have been outstanding but this one surpasses them not least because of how very well it was planned and tuned to cater for all of us. From our well chosen nightly mooring places to the arrangements ashore and the people we met everything worked without a hitch and was part of the unique and fabulous experience.

Peter Sommer Travels are outstanding. Highly professional, very flexible, always ready to answer questions and utterly reliable in every way - from booking through travel arrangements, detailed organisation, standard of all personnel and outstanding expertise and scholarship invariably delivered on sites with verve, humour and knowledge. Peter's ability to finely judge his tour party's ability to 'keep up' and enjoy everywhere we went was outstanding. Everything we were promised in his brochure was more than just delivered - it was very much exceeded. I cannot rate this operator highly enough. I cannot wait to go again!