Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews

This was a wonderful tour at a perfect time of the year. Well chosen sites, hotels and restaurants with an outstanding local tour guide, Lucia Iocano and ancient history expert Tony Spaworth. We had some special treats including the archaeological museum of Aidone where I learned something about stolen and returned ancient artifacts. Our guide on Mount Etna provided an excellent introduction to volcanoes. A good introduction to the importance of history to the politics and culture of today. My fellow travelers were interesting and helpful and i learned something from each of the. The size of the tour - just 12 guests - was helpful in this regard.

The tour was very well organized and excellently staffed including the bus driver and vehicle. The visits were well planned in site and length and the hotels interesting and well located. Our guides were dedicated to providing us with an outstanding introduction to Sicily and to a safe trip for all.

Peter Sommers tour of Peloponnesus, May 2018, a place I always wanted to see. I had trouble finding a tour that covered all the places there that I wanted to see. This trip did everything I wanted, and more, and the trip leaders were both knowledgeable, helpful and well-organized. It was a strenuous trip, I'm a "young" 89 but they were very considerate and helpful for me, and I didn't have any problems with the rough terrain and streets.

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A Peter Sommers tour of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, which turned out to be outstanding in scope, tour-guide expertise, cuisine and tour logistics. A trip of a lifetime.

Professional in arranging the trip, and the tour guides were outstanding in knowledge, professionalism and organization. This was our first tour with Peter Sommers. We have had several trips with another tour operator, Road Scholar, and can say that, given our experience, Peter Sommers was excellent.

This outstanding tour gave us an extensive insight into Sicily's ancient world, brought to life for us by our two excellent guides. We were also delighted to see so much of the island's beautiful countryside, with Spring meadows full of wild flowers being an unlooked for bonus. Our accommodation was of a consistent, very high, standard and we enjoyed gourmet eating throughout. This has been our best tour experience to date.

Peter Sommer Travels far exceeded our, already high, expectations. The carefully thought-out programme was very well organised, with great attention to detail and, particularly, to the comfort both of the group as a whole and each traveller as a individual.

Peter Sommer's "Exploring the Peloponnese" tour was a fantastic introduction to an area richer in history and culture than a (typically) mainland focused view of Greece might suggest. It conveyed a real sense of the depth of history here, of the high cultures that were attained, and often lost, and of the conflicts which swept this area. Beyond that, it was beautiful, often even stunning, and far more varied than one might imagine, from the sun bleached Mani Peninsula to foggy Arcadia. The people were uniformly friendly, welcoming and gracious, and always helpful.

The guides were excellent. Disentangling the very often complicated history and evolution of some of the sites---Mycenaean right up through the Ottoman era---required an in depth knowledge; importantly, when archaeology or history have failed to provide a clear understanding of "events" the guides did not try to paper over that fact. They are clearly passionate about their work both as guides and scientists. As guests of Peter Sommers we were virtually care free. The quality of the food, the accommodations, and the transportation all exceeded our expectations. I have never been on such a tour before, but will certainly be looking to joining another in the future.

A wonderful first visit to Crete, guided by experts as part of a small group (10 guests) to visit key sites throughout the island. Superb accommodation, meals and company. No reservations in recommending this holiday.

Peter Sommer Travels arranges the most interesting and attractive tours. Clients are treated like family members and no effort is spared to make everything as good as it can possibly be.

The 'Exploring Sicily' tour took in all the significant archaeological sites in way that was well organised, hassle free, and provided value for money. It was truly the tour of a lifetime.

The operator and staff were extremely professional and provided a wonderful experience.

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I found Crete to be very interesting enhanced by the two guides. I especially enjoyed the culinary aspects. Our guides were interesting, engaging, and fun!

Peter Sommer offers terrific value for the money. Easy planning. Some of the best guides. True professionals in every way.

It would be hard to imagine a better combination of fascinating insights into the ancient world of Sicily, excellent guides, luxurious accommodation and gourmet dining. This has been our best tour experience to date.

Peter Sommer Travels far exceeded our expectations in both the content and organisation of our tour.

We spent 12 lovely days exploring Crete, the Minoan civilization, it’s rich Roman, Venetian, Turkish, and Greek history. We enjoyed the beauty of the island and the food was fantastic.

This was our first tour with Peter Sommer but we hope it is not our last. We were a group of 10 with two fantastic guides, two of the best we have ever experienced.