Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews

A week of life on board, being wonderfully well looked after by a great crew and an expert tour manager. Swimming and cruising in beautifully clear seas, interspersed with delicious meals. Archeological walks with a real enthusiast made each day different and were interesting and expert.

Everything was very well organised and we had a superb tour manager and expert guide.

Relaxing but educational archealogical tour. . Fabulous food, it was all genuine Turkish. The swimming was superb. Each site was different and we came away with a real appreciation and understanding of the ancients. Throughly enjoyed the entire experience.

Everything ran smoothly. Nothing was too much trouble. The information given on site was interesting . Great sense of humour and patience. Both guide and assistant were really helpful when we faced challenging walks up some sites.

The 10 cabin gullet sail boat with 15 guests was roomy and comfortable, interesting and friendly people to socialise with, great food, and daily land excursions to amazing archeological sites with a true expert guide. We have already booked another trip with Peter Sommer’s company for next year, this time travelling through the south eastern Greece Islands. Whether you like swimming in warm crystal clear water, stimulating conversation with interesting people, walking through amazing sites occupied by various civilisations that lived between 1,800BC to 500AD, or all the above, then this is for you.

We were well looked after by the operator, from being collected from the hotel, to drop off at the airport at the end of the holiday. Our comfort and safety was top priority, and from the information shared by our archeological guide he proved himself to be beyond doubt an expert in his field.

The cruise was all we hoped it would be - a lovely cruise along the Turkish coast in a gorgeous gulet, with visits to archaeological sites that would have been difficult for us to see any other way. And all in the excellent company of a small group of like-minded fellow passengers from around the world. Perhaps best of all was the leadership and knowledge of Olivier, our amazing and enthusiastic archaeologist, supported by Ugur, the Tour Manager. We all learned so much from them - not just about the history of the region, but also about the culture, politics and daily life in modern Turkey. It was an enriching experience that we will not forget.

Before the holiday, the tour operator was helpful in responding to our questions about logistics. This was particularly important to us since the cruise was just one part of an extended holiday, and we were planning to continue through other parts of eastern and western Europe. There was one minor glitch when our Bodrum airport pickup arrangements fell down, but that was sorted with a phone call and out of hours support from UK and from the local Tour Manager. During the one week cruise we were well supported by the full time presence of Ugur, our Tour Manager, constantly alert to any concerns or preferences that any of the passengers may have - he even turned up with fresh figs from his home town when we stopped there.

Cruise on a gulet along the Lycian coast

very attentive to the requests of clients

My wife, Regina and our friends Marina, Ricardo and Silvia and myself spent a very enjoyable week on the gulet Sun World IX, cruising the Carian Coast. We learned a lot about the events and personalities in the Carian region cerca 400 BC, in an entertaining manner, from our expert archeologist, Olivier Henry, who is in charge of the excavations at the nearby Carian site of Labraunda. We particularly enjoyed visiting Kaunus and Knidos. Our experience on board our gullet was also excellent, including the well-appointed cabins, the choice of anchorages, sailing when possible, good food and services, thanks to the efforts of our captain Tayfun, cook Mustafa and crew members Cumali, Kadir and Koray. And, finally, everything ran very smoothly due to the impeccable organization of the logistics by our tour manager, Cem Yucesoy. A big thank you to all of you from all of us!

Everthing ran very smoothly, from our booking with Julie Sibley in the UK, to the logistics in Turkey with our tour manager Cem Yucesoy.

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Most enjoyable; visited beautiful locations, with great food and accomodation; a great group of fellow travellers

great personalised service superb, knowledgable guides excellent organisation

A wonderful experience. Excellent expert guide who made the sites come alive with his detailed knowledge and great communication skills. The local tour manager was very efficient and considerate, and happy to explain Turkish customs and way of life. The gûlet was beautiful with a fantastic crew, and the food was absolutely amazing

Well managed booking, good communication before holiday, good information. We got the impression that they cared about their clients and wanted them to enjoy the holiday.

This was our first holiday with Peter Sommers Travels, I really enjoyed it a lot the weather was good the gulet was very spacious and the food varied and tasty. our guides Heindrich and Maria both enthusiastic and informative.perfect! We were very well looked after and had some great travel mates, Perfect !!

I found Peter Sommer Travel Well organised informative and extremely helpful

The history,, the accommodation, the food, and the staff were all superior to my expectations. We sailed, swam and ate our way through a significant part of mans history.

Peter Sommer provided everything necessary to give us a superior experience, Cem the leader and Olivier the historical guide were both charming and knowledgeable. The captain ran a good boat and the vessel itself was superior.