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Tour Brochure

Tour Brochure

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TESTIMONIALS

“Peter Sommer Travels provided us an unparalleled opportunity to explore turkey from ancient to modern times. The tremendous beauty of the natural setting combined with the knowledge and expertise of the guide made for an unforgettable adventure! The Almira’s accommodations and elegance – including the sumptuous meals and opportunities to swim or explore on kayak or windsurf - made a relaxing and reviving base, too. We will never forget this trip… And are already planning another one!”

Beth Dusinberre, Colorado, USA

“We had the most beautiful, best kept gulet in Turkey, without question. The Almira is splendid, her exterior and interior both. Our cabins were sparkling clean and well outfitted. The deck had ample space for reading and sunning. And we also loved the galley where we could watch all the food being prepared.”

Libby Cryer, Connecticut, USA

Examples of our Gulets in Turkey

Examples of our Gulets in Italy

Turkey gulet charters

Private Gulet Charters

In addition to our scheduled escorted tours and gulet cruises, we also offer Turkey gulet charters, using high quality traditional Turkish gulets for private groups in Turkey, Greece and Italy.

Expert-led

We specialise in expert-led gulet charters. You can choose a gulet trip just like one of our scheduled escorted tours, with the opportunity to explore the ancient sites of Greece, Italy or Turkey. We create gulet charters to order - your own tailormade cruise (including airport transfers, entrance fees, transport to sites, food etc. - virtually everything) escorted by one of our expert guides and specialists. They will bring the region’s culture and history vividly to life and also ensure everything runs smoothly so you can relax and enjoy the experience completely.

Without a guide

As well as our expert-led gulet charters we also offer standard charters for those who are simply looking to relax, swim, soak up the sun and explore on their own.

Turkish gulets large or small

Turkish gulet moored off beach
 

All the gulets we use have been hand-crafted in Turkey. Gulet charters can be arranged for couples or small parties looking to charter a boat with just a few cabins, or for much larger groups looking to charter a gulet with up to a maximum of 12 cabins.

Chartering the Almira

The beautiful 8-cabin gulet Almira which we use for many of our scheduled escorted cruises is also available for private charter. For full details see: Our Turkish Gulets

Crewed yacht charter

We do not offer bare boat charter. All the gulets we work with are fully crewed, with a captain and cook, and additional deck hands depending on the size of the boat. All you need to do is lie back, gaze at the horizon, and relax.

The Sailing Season

gulet Turkey view from prow
 

We offer gulets for charter from April until the end of October. Please bear in mind that charter prices differ significantly between the low season, spring and October, and high summer - August is the most expensive, followed by July, September and June.

Cruising in Turkey, Greece, or Italy

As well as the sheer pleasure of being onboard a gulet, there is so much you can do as you cruise upon the Mediterranean, should you wish to do more than just relax. If you are interested in chartering a gulet, do please get in touch. We’ll be delighted to help.

If you would like to know more about taking a gulet cruise in Turkey, Italy, or the Greek islands you can read one of Peter’s recent travel articles Sailing through History.

Find out what it’s like on a gulet holiday - see our page about Gulet Cruises.