Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews

Seven days of lovely cruising from Bodrum to Gocek on board a most comfortable and well appointed gulet. Each day provided a nice balance between the natural and cultural treasures this part of Turkey is known for. A trained archaeologist brought the vibrant area history to life and a local guide added color and commentary related to life as it exists today and also interpreted the wonderful culinary offerings offered up on board the gulet.

Peter Sommer travels did a superb job coordinating the trip both before and during the journey. The personal touch is what makes this company stand out.

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She was very active in taking care of the group and less active on archaeology, her field.

A14 day mini-bus tour of the archaeological & historic sites of the Peloponnese led by 2 archaeologists/historians. Very well planned and organised with good choice of hotels and restaurants. Tour was made by the excellence in every respect of the two guides, one German archaeologist who has lived and worked in Greece for many years, and one Greek historian specialising in the Byzantine period. Very nice and able people

Peter Sommer Travels is a small UK firm that specialises in cultural tours in the Eastern Mediterranean

Our experience in Crete began on 6 Oct and ended on 20 Oct. My wife and I soaked up our exploration of Crete through the windows of archaeology, nature, and cuisine. Our only regret was that we did not have more time to go into greater depth in our explorations. The topography was fascinating, especially in terms of how the ancient sites fit into what we were seeing in old and existing cities and strucutres. Of course, it was interesting to sample the cuisine for our meals from the east to west, as well as the north and south of Crete. The food was always very fresh and delectable. Of course, with our waking on the archaeological sites and in the cities kept us in good shape inspite of the great meals. We highly recommend this tour for those interested in ancient times and even to modern times. Our tour guides were excellent in explaining where we going and what we should learn at each site and then provided us with detailed info on what we just visited. They had special insight on the cuisine. We are very happy that we could take advantage of what Peter Sommer's team had to offer in this wonderful tour of Crete's archaeology, nature, and cuisine.

We had two guides. One was a trained archaeologist and the other was an expert in the ancient to the modern history of Crete. In addition, we had an excellent van driver who was amazing in taking us to sites withut any difficulty. This organization was put together by Peter Sommer's organization and operated without any problems. What more could we ask for.

Fabulous trip around the Peloponnese with high qualified guides

Every aspect was perfect from planning, communication, hotels, meals and expertise of the guides

2 week miniI-bus tour of the Peloponnese historic sites led by 2 excellent archeologist/historian guides. Good choice of hotels & restaurants & great attention to detail to make the trip the obvious success that it was

Peter Sommers Travel is a small UK travel company specilaisingin cultural historic tours in the eastern Mediterranean

This trip combined history, beautiful landscapes, hiking, and great food. It was an enriching experience that left me inspired. Traveling on the gulet was quite unique, and I would recommend it to anyone.

Peter and his team clearly love what they do. They all worked hard to make our experience enjoyable and combined the perfect amount of physical challenge and luxury. I felt safe traveling as a solo female in a new land. And I learned quite a lot about Turkey. I now have more appreciation for this country and its contributions around the world thanks to Peter and Çem's genuine love of sharing knowledge.

This gulet cruise proved to be the perfect holiday. It was extremely well organized and we were happy to find a comfortable cabin on our arrival in Bodrum. The cruise manager and guide were well informed and helpful; each excursion was interesting and well prepared. The meals were delicious and the company of the other guests was very agreeable.

From my first enquiry on the Peter Sommer website to the end of our holiday the service provided was perfect. We were given excellent personal advice as to which gulet cruise would suit us best. The transfers were on time and the luggage was taken care of most efficiently. The cruise Manager and Guide were very knowledgeable and attentive and together with a skillful and routined Captain and crew provided the framework for a perfect holiday. We would definitely travel again with Peter Sommer.

First time on a Gulet for us! The Gulet was beautiful and very comfortable. The crew was amazing. Philippe our guide was generous with him time and rapidly became part of the group (with whom we are still in contact). Philippe explained so much about the area — so very interesting. Food on the boat was amazing — and the crew took pains to ensure that all dietary needs were met! Wholeheartedly recommend this trip for any first time sailors!

So polite, and helpful. We had to rebook because of the pandemic. Peter Sommer and his assistant were available, accommodating and reasonable at all times. Highly recommend

Celebrating our 40 years together (and GETTING out after COVID precautions for 18 months in US) ...Trip ran from Sunday to Sunday, Sept 26-Oct 3, as i recall... Schedule was for boating from site to site, gong ashore, visiting the ancient sites, and return... plenty of time for swimming, etc.

two Tour folks, historian and 'facilitator'... Peter and "JEM'...never saw his name spelled, so...phonetically, that was it. Boat folks, Capt. three crew, COOK,(outstanding) all quite good, having experienced another 2 week Sommers tour, in 2017., and they were just as excellent. two tour folks both excellent at their jobs, convivial, however, the difficulties of the climbs involved, affected my wife, starting on Monday, worsened Tuesday by climbing to the Rhodian fortress... So, we stayed on boat next 3-4 days, avoiding any climbing or extended walking. Excellent book collection on board. I also found the sites...not that interesting, unlike the tour thru the Cyclades in 2017... which was breathtakingly EXCELLENT. If you continue this tour, I'd recommend it as "Strenuous" ...and only for Very pbysically fit folks... Otherwise, a 'well=oiled machine' that P.SommersTravels has, all elements of trip, under Tour's control, went very well, indeed. Just we frail human were not quite up to its opportunities... Overall, WE are both pleased and would highly recommend this Tour Operator..