Exploring the Peloponnese Traveller Reviews

The idea was to explore the ancient archeological sites of this historic part of Greece and educate the guests about the spread of Civilisation, Ideas and Culture dating back to 2000 BCE. The Tour leaders traveled pre-trip to all the sites to select the "best" and then proceed to seamlessly "connect the dots" and provide insight into ancient Greece. I learnt an enormous amount. Further, all aspects of the tour : bus, food, accomodation and interaction with guests were diligently attended to. Bravo to Nota and Heinrich our Tour archeology leaders.

Peter Sommer is a family operation and every aspect of our tour was choreographed with the customer in mind. I called Peter (he in the UK, I in the USA) multiple times and he was unfailingly courteous and helpful. There were 12 other guests on our tour and not one had a bad thing to say about the Company or our tour leaders.

A wonderful trip! We feel so lucky to have traveled with our two excellent guides to fantastic and varied sites, and, with our small touring group size, it all made for a terrific experience. Great food and wine and companionship in addition to learning from our knowledgeable guides about this fascinating area.

A great tour itinerary and we were constantly impressed with the care given to every detail. Heinrich and Nota are special human beings in addition to their ability to impart their knowledge and excitement. They made every aspect of travel in this time of Covid a pleasure. Well done all.

During an extensive exploration of the peninsula we were treated to Bronze Age and Classical ruins, Byzantine churches, Frankish forts, still-functioning monasteries, highlights at a number of museums, and beautiful scenery, all in the company of excellent guides. Heinrich and Nota were super-knowledgeable and fun; it is hard to imagine a better way to experience the Peloponnese, or Greece for that matter. Very highly recommended!

The folks at Peter Sommer Travels were excellent-attentive and great at communicating during these stressful times. Every aspect of the tour was executed flawlessly. We look forward to traveling with PST again...and again!

Twelve travelers and two expert guides spent two weeks visiting the Peloponnese peninsula seeing such legendary sites as Mycenae, Olympia, and Pylos. The itinerary was well-planned, little time was wasted, food was fine and plentiful. The guides were knowledgeable, attentive, flexible, and funny. I would recommend this tour to anyone with an interest in Greek history.

The Peter Sommer company did an excellent job. We had signed up to take this tour in spring of 2020 but Covid cancelled that. They were very helpful in arranging for us to revise our plans. There were no surprises in terms of cost; we paid what we had agreed, no add-ons or extras. Everyone from office staff to guides to the driver performed their parts impeccably.

The trip was fantastic- well planned, fascinating, and fun. The focus was archaeology, our obsession, but there was time for natural beauty, great food and a little wandering.

Heinrich and Nota are both archaeologists, so they could help us understand what we were seeing. And they are both fun, organized and have a great sense of humor.

A14 day mini-bus tour of the archaeological & historic sites of the Peloponnese led by 2 archaeologists/historians. Very well planned and organised with good choice of hotels and restaurants. Tour was made by the excellence in every respect of the two guides, one German archaeologist who has lived and worked in Greece for many years, and one Greek historian specialising in the Byzantine period. Very nice and able people

Peter Sommer Travels is a small UK firm that specialises in cultural tours in the Eastern Mediterranean

Fabulous trip around the Peloponnese with high qualified guides

Every aspect was perfect from planning, communication, hotels, meals and expertise of the guides

2 week miniI-bus tour of the Peloponnese historic sites led by 2 excellent archeologist/historian guides. Good choice of hotels & restaurants & great attention to detail to make the trip the obvious success that it was

Peter Sommers Travel is a small UK travel company specilaisingin cultural historic tours in the eastern Mediterranean

From our guides' comprehensive elucidation of ancient times and sites that were visited to current day culture, especially modern Greek cuisine, this tour was a beautifully curated experience.

Peter Sommer Travels is a distinguished company that has years of extensive experience in the Mediterranean. The sites that were selected were many and varied. One really felt that the guides and the company had a real personal interest in ensuring that we enjoyed and appreciated what we experienced.

We knew before we left home that this would be good tour, as we had toured with Heinrich Hall in the past. And, sure enough, he showed us a great many things, in a useful order. The choices of sites were a compromise of too-easy and too-hard, physically, so everyone was happy with the amount of climbing around on the ruins that we did.. Foods available in the offered restaurants were absolutely wonderful; And the hotel choices for the program were incomparable to what we would have found on our own! We have already signed up for another Peter Sommer tour, our sixth(?), for 2020, also in Greece.

Peter Sommer Tours, specializing in historically and archaeologically significant sites in what we Americans call "Europe". Tour guides are truly experts in the sites studied, and often the designers of new tours.