Cruising to Ephesus Traveller Reviews

This was my second gulet tour with Peter Sommer Travels and it met all expectations and more. Sailing on a gulet is one of the best ways to visit the many and wonderful ancient sites of western Turkey. Peter was our guide and his enthusiasm and encyclopaedic knowledge made the trip an enthralling and memorable experience. The crew were all very professional, pleasant and helpful and our chef produced the most delicious meals. We were able to swim before breakfast and after a hot day visiting one of the sights in the turquoise waters of a well chosen bay, or just totally relax on the beautiful boat. In all, a really super week.

Very professional and well organised.

Cruising on a gulet in Turkey with an expert guide on board to lead you at the ancient sites visited, bringing their histoy and stories to life. Time to relax on board, to swim, snorkel, paddleboard, kyak or even float on a pink flamingo in the clear waters of the Aegean sea. Delicious meals prepared with fresh local ingredients, meals shared together around a table on the aft deck. This has to be the best way to visit these ancient sites, some well known, some not so, all remarkable.

Very well organised, great attention to detail ensuring the enjoyement of all of the group.

Hours of cruising along the turquoise coast of Turkey interspersed with guided tours of unforgettable archeological sites. The highlight was Ephesus but others along the way were important in their own right. Our expert guides contributed a wealth of knowledge and personal insights.

Peter Sommer Travels provides a 5 star experience. My travel companions were experienced travelers and shared my interest in learning about ancient history and culture. Our guides exceeded our expectations.

We were 6 girlfriends who sat sail on a 'Peter Sommers Travel' gullet trip on the 2nd June 2024 from Bodrum, Turkey. A wonderful voyage following the Bodrum peninsula with stops at ancient sites to learn about the powerful history going back thousands of years. What made it absolutely perfect was Peter Sommer's talks about the sites we visited, he really made history come alive. Plus that in between we could swim and sunbathe - a perfect combination!

Very organised, professional and accommodating. The knowledge from both our guides and their helpfulness made it one of my best holidays.

Wonderful combination of guided visits, excellent food and cruising along beautiful coastline.

Peter Sommer attend to every detail

A relaxed cruise between Bodrum and Ephesus, with trips ashore to look at the many well-preserved remains of ancient Greek and Roman cities, with their theatres and temples. All this interspersed with stops in remote anchorages with crystal-clear water inviting one to have a swim.

Peter Sommers provided us with a knowledgeable tour guide and went to some trouble to help us with arrangements for our onward journey.

Very well organized. Professional staff, knowledgeable, friendly, connected. Food was excellent, boat was it top condition. The historical itinerary was fascinating! The pace was perfect. Time enough to appreciate the historical sites and time enough to relax and enjoy the sailing, swimming, great conversations with our guides, the crew and our interesting fellow guests.

Could not have been any better organized or any more professional. A terrific experience.

We were so well looked after on the gulet. The crew were helpful and served delicious meals. The trips ashore to see the sights were well organised and informative with our enthusiastic Tour guide. The Classics guide was very interesting and thoughtful. It had been very hot week and the swimming was a lovely bonus.

Details sent to us were informative and the office were very helpful

I knew that Peter Sommer's tours have attracted excellent reviews but the experience more than matched my high expectations. Each day was a delightful blend of cruising along the beautiful Turkish coast, fascinating excursions to visit amazing ancient sites, swimming in sheltered bays and long evenings around the table with excellent food, wine and new found friends. Everything was arranged at a relaxed and comfortable pace. Our trips ashore visited a series of increasingly spectacular ancient cities which were brought to life by our enthusiastic and very knowledgeable expert guide. It was a perfect holiday and many thanks must go to the crew of our lovely boat, our hardworking chef, our entertaining local guide Suleyman and our expert guide Dr. Michael. Having recently suffered a bereavement I had hoped that this cruise would lift my spirits. In fact, for me, it turned out to be a life affirming experience.

Peter Sommer tours have an excellent reputation and this tour was exceptional. The experience for me and my shipmates was a very relaxing, comfortable and entertaining tour but what was hidden from us was all the organisation and logistics that must be necessary to achieve this seamless and faultless performance. Peter Sommer have honed their their craft in delivering memorable holidays with exceptional results.

We were in a group of 9 on a Turkish gulet, cruising from Bodrum to Kudasasi and back, visiting Ephesus and other archaeological sites along the coast. We were very well looked after by the boat crew and our two guides, one local and the other a university academic. It was a wonderful trip.

The operator made all the local arrangements faultlessly. Every detail had been addressed to ensure our comfort and enjoyment. The choice of sites for our visits was good, and the balance between visits ashore and opportunities to swim from the boat was perfect. The group members were very congenial people with similar interests to ourselves. The tour operator had managed this well.