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Peter Sommer Travels Traveller Reviews
Reviews of Peter Sommer Travels
Education with a twist - great food and wine and wonderful tour guides
Touring Crete was magical. Wonderful weather, interesting places to stay, knowledgeable guides who took care of everything. The food and wine just kept coming with Maria explaining everything. The places of interest we visited were explained thoroughly and Heinrich brought history alive for us.
Touring Crete was magical. Wonderful weather, interesting places to stay, knowledgeable guides who took care of everything. The food and wine just kept coming with Maria explaining everything. The places of interest we visited were explained thoroughly and Heinrich brought history alive for us.
Rating for tour operator:Very professional with a personal touch. Nothing left to chance and everything ran like clockwork.
A superb week exploring Rome
We had a grand week: this was my first visit to Rome, and it was wonderful. We had a tour manager, an expert guide and a local guide to take us round & show us the sites. The hotel (in Trastevere) was excellent, full of character, quiet & secluded, yet a very short walk from bustling streets full of bars & restaurants, and not much further from the Ponte Sisto and central Rome. The itinerary was a great mix - awe-inspiring Imperial sites, ...
We had a grand week: this was my first visit to Rome, and it was wonderful. We had a tour manager, an expert guide and a local guide to take us round & show us the sites. The hotel (in Trastevere) was excellent, full of character, quiet & secluded, yet a very short walk from bustling streets full of bars & restaurants, and not much further from the Ponte Sisto and central Rome. The itinerary was a great mix - awe-inspiring Imperial sites, and some more recent buildings, all presented in context with details of their long stories, some truly superb museums, and some more day-to-day places, such as Ostia, all drawn together to provide a fascinating mosaic of Rome. We visited good restaurants, where we were guided & encouraged to sample local specialities - cacio e pepe and saltimbocca were especially fine. There was free time for us to see some essential sites independently (eg the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps), and there was guidance on how to use the free time we had - my favourite of my personal visits was the Villa Borghese. All in all a great week. I'm now slightly annoyed with myself for not visiting Rome before, and I will go back soon!
Rating for tour operator:Peter Sommer Travel are a provider who take small groups on holidays that are primarily based on seeing archaeology, but also look to ensure that you enjoy a place as much as possible: you always stay in hotels with character, and eat the finest of local foods. I have now taken 14 holidays with them.
An Unforgettable Holiday Walking & Cruising The Lycian Shore - We Ate, Sailed, Swam, Walked, and Learned!
Our excellent archaeology, history and local culture guides, Peter and Cem, were extremely knowledgable, well prepared, energetic, entertaining, understanding and flexible. They, as well as the cruise crew of four, took care of our every need in a very professional manner to ensure we had a safe and enjoyable time.
Our excellent archaeology, history and local culture guides, Peter and Cem, were extremely knowledgable, well prepared, energetic, entertaining, understanding and flexible. They, as well as the cruise crew of four, took care of our every need in a very professional manner to ensure we had a safe and enjoyable time.
Rating for tour operator:Peter Sommer Travels is a very experienced company and it shows as everything involved with the delivery of this tour was well planned and organized.
WALKING AND CRUISING THE CARIAN COAST
As an Individual traveler I Boarded a Gullet In marmaras and met the remainder of the group. We sailed around the Carian ismus to Bodrum. Each day accompanied by a very knowledgble guide an Archeologist who had excavated some of the sites we walked to visit Greeko/Roman sites and some villages abandoned by their inhabitants circa 1920. The captain and crew of the Gullet was excellent and very entertaining. The food on the Gullet was excellent ...
As an Individual traveler I Boarded a Gullet In marmaras and met the remainder of the group. We sailed around the Carian ismus to Bodrum. Each day accompanied by a very knowledgble guide an Archeologist who had excavated some of the sites we walked to visit Greeko/Roman sites and some villages abandoned by their inhabitants circa 1920. The captain and crew of the Gullet was excellent and very entertaining. The food on the Gullet was excellent and a perfect introduction to Turkish food. Highly recommended .
Rating for tour operator:Peter Sommer were very easy to contact and maintained contact at all times. Instructions were clear and all arrangements met.
Walking and Cruising the Lycian Way in South West Turkey
Total comfort on 12 guest Gulet in South West Turkey. A really well planned holiday, with a mix of walking parts of the Lycian Way with time to enjoy swimming in turquoise sea, sunbathe and be indulged with delicious food. Our leader, an historian and archaeologist made the history of the places we visited come alive. The captain and crew looked after our every need and the minivan lifts and pickups went like clockwork. It was a lot of fun.
Total comfort on 12 guest Gulet in South West Turkey. A really well planned holiday, with a mix of walking parts of the Lycian Way with time to enjoy swimming in turquoise sea, sunbathe and be indulged with delicious food. Our leader, an historian and archaeologist made the history of the places we visited come alive. The captain and crew looked after our every need and the minivan lifts and pickups went like clockwork. It was a lot of fun.
Rating for tour operator:We had not travelled with Peter Sommer Travels before. We were very impressed and would not hesitate to travel with them again.
Crete Archaeology, Food and Nature
A comprehensive tour of Crete taking in most of the significant archaeological sites along with daily gourmet meals featuring Cretan specialities and two wine tastings.
A comprehensive tour of Crete taking in most of the significant archaeological sites along with daily gourmet meals featuring Cretan specialities and two wine tastings.
Rating for tour operator:Everything worked seamlessly, the itinerary was well thought through and the guides were experts in their fields and excellent communicators.
Stimulating yet relaxing
It was a gulet tour of the Dalmatian Coast and Islands with a historian and local guide. Although this was Peter Sommer's inaugural tour of this area it was well planned and our every need taken care of. There was a perfect mix of cultural visits and information with time for relaxation, walking and swimming. The historian and guides catered for all levels of previous knowledge and we learnt so much in an entertaining way. In addition the ...
It was a gulet tour of the Dalmatian Coast and Islands with a historian and local guide. Although this was Peter Sommer's inaugural tour of this area it was well planned and our every need taken care of. There was a perfect mix of cultural visits and information with time for relaxation, walking and swimming. The historian and guides catered for all levels of previous knowledge and we learnt so much in an entertaining way. In addition the crew were very attentive and a mine of local information.
Rating for tour operator:Very experienced in historical tours and I'm sure this holiday's success depended on that experience. Plenty of useful information ahead of time and a straightforward booking process.
Relax and Learn
I found the whole trip to be most enjoyable. The fellow guests were delightful, the crew was great, the food very good and most of all the two guides were knowledgeable in every thing we saw. The most important thing was we got to learn a thing or two but also relax and have fun...
I found the whole trip to be most enjoyable. The fellow guests were delightful, the crew was great, the food very good and most of all the two guides were knowledgeable in every thing we saw. The most important thing was we got to learn a thing or two but also relax and have fun...
Rating for tour operator:They gave us all the information we needed before we got on the boat and took care of every thing we needed while we were on the trip... What more could a person ask for...
Cruising the South-East Aegean
Every aspect of this tour was the best that could be expected. The boat that was chartered, the crew of the boat, the guides and the islands that we visited. WE could not ask for more.
Every aspect of this tour was the best that could be expected. The boat that was chartered, the crew of the boat, the guides and the islands that we visited. WE could not ask for more.
Rating for tour operator:The tour operator provided all the information we needed before the trip and kept us up to date on the political situation before our trip. Peter Sommer Travel could not have been better.
Fabulous Gulet Trip and Hike
Hiked to ancient Lycian ruins using the gulet as a home base. The gulet was luxurious. The food delicious.
Hiked to ancient Lycian ruins using the gulet as a home base. The gulet was luxurious. The food delicious.
Rating for tour operator:Well coordinated and planned. It was an excellent trip! Will take more with this firm.