Peter Sommer Travels are six-time winners of the Tour Operator of the Year Award and 2024 marks their 22nd anniversary
In 1994, Peter Sommer walked 2,000 miles from Troy across Turkey, retracing the route of Alexander the Great and in the process fell deeply in love with travel. A British archaeologist and documentary filmmaker, he started to create and lead historical tours in 1996 and set up Peter Sommer Travels in 2022. Now celebrating their 22nd birthday, Peter, his wife Elin and his team continue to organise unique cultural and archaeological tours and gulet cruising holidays, escorted by the finest experts.
Since the creation of the UK’s prestigious Tour Operator of the Year Awards in 2015, they have won three Gold Awards in 2023, 2018 and 2016 and three Silver awards 2020, 2019 and 2017. They won their most recent Gold Award just three weeks ago! So, you know you are guaranteed the finest small group tours and gulet cruises.
Peter Sommer Travels offers a range of different themed trips: archaeological, gastronomic, walking and family. They specialise in six different countries: Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and the UK. They are the world’s leading specialist in cultural gulet cruises: take a gulet cruise along the turquoise coast of Turkey, through the Greek Islands or along Croatia’s Dalmatian coast and enjoy archaeological and cultural adventures, total relaxation, beautiful food, and superb swimming.
Or you can choose to travel with Peter Sommer Travels and explore some of the finest archaeological and cultural sites in the world on land, on one of their regional tours such as Exploring Ireland, Sicily or Crete. You might be tempted by one of their foodie tours, in Croatia, Italy or Turkey, or by one of their city tours such as Easter in Athens, Exploring Athens or Exploring Rome. If you’d prefer to stay in the UK, you can travel with experts and discover the wonders of Hadrian’s Wall, Wessex or Wales.
Alongside a wide range of scheduled trips, Peter Sommer Travels also create bespoke expert-led private trips or gulet charters, just for you. Their tailor-made trips are renowned for their carefully crafted itineraries and the superlative knowledge and skills of the guides who lead them.
Peter Sommer Travels are a trusted and longstanding member of ABTA, AITO and a number of other travel industry bodies. They offer cultural vacations and holidays with a professional and above all personal touch. A small family run company, they take pride in their individual approach, treating customers as guests with extra special care – before, during and after a tour.
All of Peter Sommer Travels’ small group tours are led by experts, archaeologists and historians, noted for their enthusiasm, knowledge and communication skills. Their trips have small numbers of like-minded guests: some of their trips have a maximum of just 10 guests, others 12 or 14 and there are never more than 18 guests, always travelling in an easy-going informal style.
If you would like to know what Peter Sommer Travels’ small group tours are like, see what their guests say about our trips – they have received more than 700 completely independent reviews spanning the last 8 years – currently 714 ‘Excellent’ and 4 ‘Good’ ratings.
Find out more about their inspirational trips of a lifetime – call 01600 888220 or visit www.petersommer.com
