Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews

This Gulet trip was all we had hoped for! The Gulet and the crew were wonderful, food served by our chef Cengiz with local flavour was fabulous and the connections & walks were all smoothly executed. The sites and towns we visited were amazing and we stopped in many lovely coves for swims in the beautiful blue waters. Our guides, Peter himself, Jesper and Cem, were all so knowledgeable, personable and charming. Their interest and knowledge in the sites we visited, paired with their careful attention to details and the specific needs of their guests made it a perfect trip!

Was excellent. Every detail was attended to and everything went off without a hitch. Their extensive knowledge paired with their genuine enthusiasm and thoughtfulness made it a wonderful experience for the guests.

An excellent tour with a focus on archaeology, history, culture, plus fabulous regional and local food. The small group size is ideal for seeing a lot, and our guides took us to site both well-known and hidden, where we had exclusive access.

Peter Sommer Travels was always a pleasure to work with and travel with. The tour was well organized, staff and guides were very helpful and informative, and I knew I was in good hands the whole time.

Just back from a 7-day Carian gulet cruise with Peter Sommer Travel which exceeded my very high expectations. The food was outstanding, Peter and Gem are incredibly dedicated, intelligent and interesting. The gulet crew were impressive. The group of 12 people from 4 different countries pulled together well. And the places we visited were very memorable. Definitely want to take another gulet cruise with Peter Sommer Travel.

Superbly researched, planned, and executed. We knew what to expect and expectations were exceeded.

Amazing! That is the only way to describe the private gulet charter with friends and family arranged by Peter Sommer Travels. Our week aboard the Sultan A was very comfortable and we were so well cared for by it’s excellent crew! The food was outstanding and the chef was very accommodating for our vegan and vegetarians. Every meal was varied and delicious. Hard to say what the best part of the trip was but certainly at the top was the excellent addition of Olivier Henry as the archeology guide on our trip. His talks at the various archeological sites were always fascinating and held our attention for hours. Olivier really brought the ancient sites to life for us! And a special thanks should go to our local guide Cem. He made sure we were always happy and had whatever we needed. Whether starting or ending our day with a swim or sleeping under the stars on deck, and everything in between, our private charter on the Sultan A was an amazing trip. We hope to travel with another impressive team from Peter Sommer Travels in the future.

From the first contact with Peter Sommer Travels to stepping off the gulet at the end, Peter Sommer Travels provide a superior experience. Communication was easy and all our questions were answered prior to the trip. We were very grateful for the local guide, Cem, on our trip. He made everything go very smoothly for us.

we had a great time touring ruins and sailing around the Aegean.

He was great and very helpful!

7 day cruise of the Carian Coast with multiple stops at incredible archaeological sites.

Cem looked out for our every need, and Olivier made the history of the ancient world come alive.

After 2 weeks of travelling through Turkey, I spent the third and final week sailing the coast of Turkey with Peter Sommers, starting in Bodrum and ending in Gocek. Gorgeous scenery, fabulous food and wonderful company. A wonderful mix of archeology site visits, hikes, sailing, and local experiences and hospitality with incredible generous people that one would never encounter without the warm and genuine relationships that Peter and his team have developed over many years. I felt rested, relaxed, invigorated and humbled by the end of the trip. Would love to do a two week walking and sailing trip!

Peter, Cem and the Sultan A crew were simply the best! The trip was well organized and expertly led with thoughtful and unique off the beaten track excursions. Peter and Cem were professional, enthusiastic, engaging, yet humble, and very funny! They are a great team and continually demonstrated leadership, diplomacy, safety and flexibility. I so appreciated their combined wealth of knowledge and enthusiasum in sharing many different perspectives of Turkish history and culture. Gem clearly loves his home country and is so happy to share it with others, while Peters' respect, fondness and admiration for Turkey and it's people is very evident. Beautiful people and a beautiful country. I would highly recommend having a trip (or two) with Peter Sommers Travel at the top of one's "Bucket List".

Our group of 14 , plus a guide and assistant, spent 8 days exploring sites along Hadrian's Wall, walking along selectd stretches of the wall, and ivisiting Roman encampments and towns. During our visit we stayed at a charming inn situated in the ruins of a late medieval monastery, where we returned each evening to share a delicious dinner and to talk with each other and our guide about our day's activities .

Peter Sommer Tours: Exploring Hadruab's Wall

It was excellent! We spent a week sailing up and down the Turkish side of the Aegean Sea visiting various historical sites and ruins with our fabulous guides: Peter and Çem. Everything from the food to the lodging to the tours was perfectly crafted—I couldn’t have asked for a better holiday.

Peter and his team were incredibly friendly and capable. I had a blast traveling with them and getting to know them.

I signed up for the Hadrian’s wall tour at the suggestion of an old friend who had signed up with her husband and some colleagues, and without having any particular prior interest in the history of the Romans in Britain, but came away after a week with a real appreciation for the period thanks to Paul, our excellent guide and lecturer, and with a desire to learn more. It was an experience which I think was enjoyable and informative whether you arrived well read or not because in addition to what we learned, we stayed in a charming village in a very comfortable former monastery which boasted an excellent kitchen and were driven about the lovely countryside each day to a new venue in a spacious bus, which meant we only had to unpack once! the entire trip! The final thing I will add which I loved about the trip was that we didn’t encounter other large (or small) organized groups of tourists anywhere we went!

I got the sense that it was a very ‘hands on’ operation and that they were committed to seeing that everything ran smoothly and that each guest was looked after individually from arrival to departure. Before arrival we received the telephone numbers of our guide and his assistant and told to call them should we need any assistance. I always had the feeling that we were being well looked after!