Cruising the Carian Coast - M2A Traveller Reviews

My holiday was in every way a surprise. I had expected warm seas, warmer sun, loads of food and wine and in between lovely dips in the Med the occasional historical trip. Well, we certainly got that. What I had not foreseen was the delightful new company we met who will be friends for life, the great range of architecture, archaeology and ancient history so effortlessly presented and explained by Peter Sommer. And just to add value and variety we had a splendid visit to a local winery followed by a delicious lunch. The boat was charming, the crew universally helpful and well informed, the arrangements to make each daily visit work properly were masterfully controlled by Cem, the unsung hero of the whole undertaking. And still time off for loafing, shopping, swimming, resting and of course loads of laughs amongst our fellow travellers. It was all much more exciting than I had thought it would be and I returned home aware that there is a lot about classical history I don’t know despite studying history at school. In fact I learned more in a week from Peter Sommer than I had managed in five years at school. So, next year we hope to go on another Peter Sommer holiday on a gulet on the Lycian coast. What’s not to like?

Peter Sommer Travels. They are a joy to deal with. The staff are efficient and friendly. Everything is well organised and well thought out. It makes the whole thing painless!

We spent a magical week cruising the Carian Coast : Mediterranean to Aegean with Peter Sommer as our guide. How lucky were we! The minute we got on board our charming gulet and went barefoot, we were in holiday mode. An hour later, we were swimming in a turquoise bay before welcome drinks and a sumptuous dinner with our fellow shipmates, with whom we quickly bonded. And so it continued all blissful week, with visits to ancient deserted sites, some virtually untouched, where Peter wove his magic, giving us vibrant glimpses into the past. While Cem provided the apricots and nuts and his wonderful company (and his behind the scenes expertise). We visited some stunning sites and learned so much. We dipped in the sea, we lazed, we read, we chatted, we walked and we ate. We marvelled. It will stay with us forever...these golden days on the gulet with our fun and interesting fellow travellers and Peter and Gem. All the while we were looked after superbly by our lovely crew, with Sharhan producing mouth-wateringly fresh and healthy great breakfasts, lunches and dinners, We didn't have to think about a thing. Everything was beautifully arranged for us. We learned a lot. We loved it so much. We didn't want to get off. We’ll do it again as soon as we can!

Peter Sommer Travel. We found Peter Sommer Travel to be very efficient, yet easy and friendly to deal with while booking etc. They’ve thought of everything! They looked after all our transfers and everything worked like clockwork. We can’t fault them. Our holiday itself was the best we’ve had and was a delightful surprise. We can’t wait to go back!

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We cruised the Carian Coast for a week in an outstanding gulet, well crewed with a cuisine to match. The places we visited were very well chosen and Peter Sommer was as usual a brilliant guide.

Peter Sommer whose unique gift is to be able to impart fascinating history and events in a way all can understand and relate to was, as usual outstanding. The company's whole organisation from initial contact right through to being deposited at my hotel in Bodrum at the end was flawless. I cannot rate this, my fourth trip with Peter Sommer Travels highly enough. I hope to go again!

Informative, relaxing and excellent boat, crew, food and wine.

Knowledgeable, engaging and hospitable. Gulet was spacious, crew were very attentive. Food exceptional and wines superb.

Joined with some old friends for 'Cruising the Carian Coast.' First experience for me of gulet life but it was all made so easy by Peter Sommer and his crew. Very comfortable life on board with excellent and plentiful food and drinks. The excursions led by Peter were so informative and educational - he is a wonderful and inspiring lecturer.

I was lucky in that Peter himself was 'my guide' and one could not have wished for better. Adminstratively the holiday was without criticism, everthing was on time and well organised.

Wonderful experience in southern Turkey with Peter Sommer. A hugely experienced and enthusiastic guide, tour leader and archaeologist who is able to impart so much information about the area and what is being examined. First class.

A seamless holiday throughout - even the flights were on time!

A wonderful tour of archeological sites along the stunning remote Carian coast based aboard a beautiful elegant comfortable wooden gulet. Our guide's enthusiasm and knowledge brought these ancient places to life and left us all wanting to explore more. We travelled along the coast mooring in remote coves where we could swim, kayak or just relax. The food was delicious. I honestly couldn't recommend this trip too highly and will be booking another Peter Sommer adventure next year.

Excellent in all respects from initial contact through booking ,transfers, general organisation. Easy to contact, efficient and friendly!

A wonderful historical journey through BC Mediterranean times which was well presented and balanced with other activities as we progress through the tour.

Top shelf. We are planning on another tour as soon as we can

This year we took a archeological holiday with Peter Sommers Tours . It was called Cruising the Carian Coast: Mediterranean to Aegean. We are very well travelled people and have a passion for history, food and culture . We often hire knowledgeable guides in every city or region we go to . We can hands down say that Peter Sommers tours were the most knowledgeable and enjoyable learning vacation we have ever been on . Peter our guide was an expert in the field and left us spell bound at every stage . We left wanting to know more! The tour was a perfect mix of archeology, beautiful site seeing in our gulet , wonderful food and lovely relaxing times swimming and exploring . We are already looking at dates to book another . I can’t say enough about Peter’s teaching style and how engaging it was . The tour allowed slower persons to participate but gave us options to see and do more if we would like Absolutely brilliant . Wish we could have jumped on the next boat and kept going

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