Escorted Tours in Europe & Asia

We specialise in small group expert-led archaeological and cultural tours (max 10-18 people) in six different countries: Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and the UK. Our tours comprise of land-based trips as well as gulet cruises in different parts of the Mediterranean aboard traditional Turkish gulets. Below is our current schedule of escorted tours and gulet cruises. Many of our cultural adventures book up many months in advance, so we recommend booking your places early!

A long established tour operator (Peter led his first historical Turkey tour in 1996), we have assembled a team of leading experts and specialists to lead our cultural holidays and archaeological tours. We offer a wide range of escorted tours in Europe and Asia typically from the spring through the autumn: from adventure family holidays to gastronomic tours and walking vacations.

In addition to our scheduled trips (below), we also design bespoke private tours on land as well as gulet charters. If one of our escorted tours is full or there is a particular itinerary you’d like us to create, or you have any questions about our escorted holidays or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Average rating 5 out of 5 from 500 reviews for Escorted Tours in Europe & Asia, according to AITO reviews.

Croatia - 2021

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

17th May 2021 - 24th May 2021

£3,465 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

24th May 2021 - 31st May 2021

£3,465 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

31st May 2021 - 7th June 2021

£3,585 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

7th June 2021 - 14th June 2021

£3,585 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

6th September 2021 - 13th September 2021

£3,585 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

13th September 2021 - 20th September 2021

£3,585 per person

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

20th September 2021 - 27th September 2021

£3,585 per person

CroatiaA Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

27th September 2021 - 4th October 2021

£3,465 per person

Greece - 2021

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

14th April 2021 - 26th April 2021

£3,975 per person

GreeceEaster in Athens

26th April 2021 - 3rd May 2021

£2,925 per person

GreeceExploring the Peloponnese

6th May 2021 - 20th May 2021

£4,425 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

6th May 2021 - 18th May 2021

£3,995 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

23rd May 2021 - 30th May 2021

£2,875 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

23rd May 2021 - 6th June 2021

£4,335 per person

GreeceExploring Macedonia

8th June 2021 - 19th June 2021

£4,035 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: A Family Adventure

24th July 2021 - 31st July 2021

£2,895 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

29th August 2021 - 12th September 2021

£4,525 per person

GreeceCruising the South-East Aegean

5th September 2021 - 12th September 2021

£2,875 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

12th September 2021 - 26th September 2021

£4,525 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

19th September 2021 - 26th September 2021

£2,875 per person

GreeceCruising the Dodecanese

26th September 2021 - 10th October 2021

£4,350 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

7th October 2021 - 19th October 2021

£3,975 per person

GreeceExploring the Peloponnese

14th October 2021 - 28th October 2021

£4,435 per person

Italy - 2021

SicilyExploring Sicily

18th April 2021 - 1st May 2021

£4,825 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

9th May 2021 - 22nd May 2021

£4,855 per person

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person

ItalyExploring Rome

9th October 2021 - 14th October 2021

£tbc per person

Sicily - 2021

SicilyExploring Sicily

18th April 2021 - 1st May 2021

£4,825 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

9th May 2021 - 22nd May 2021

£4,855 per person

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person

Turkey - 2021

TurkeyWalking and Cruising Western Lycia

16th May 2021 - 23rd May 2021

£2,495 per person

TurkeyCruising the Lycian Shore

23rd May 2021 - 6th June 2021

£4,295 per person

TurkeyCruising to Ephesus

23rd May 2021 - 30th May 2021

£2,495 per person

TurkeyA Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

30th May 2021 - 6th June 2021

£2,495 per person

TurkeyCruising the Lycian Shore

11th September 2021 - 25th September 2021

£4,295 per person

TurkeyCruising to Ephesus

12th September 2021 - 19th September 2021

£2,495 per person

TurkeyCruising the Carian Coast - from Aegean to Mediterranean

26th September 2021 - 3rd October 2021

£2,495 per person

TurkeyWalking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

3rd October 2021 - 17th October 2021

£4,295 per person

UK - 2021

UKExploring Hadrian's Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

5th June 2021 - 12th June 2021

£2,915 per person

UKExploring Wessex: From Neolithic Avebury to Georgian Bath

3rd July 2021 - 9th July 2021

£2,925 per person

UKExploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

17th July 2021 - 23rd July 2021

£2,735 per person

UKWalking Hadrian's Wall

10th August 2021 - 17th August 2021

£2,915 per person

Other Escorted Tour Itineraries

We change our guided archaeological tours and gulet cruising itineraries on an annual basis. Below, you can see examples of other trips we have offered previously. If there is a particular escorted holiday you would like to do, get in touch! One of our team of expert archaeologist tour leaders will be delighted to accompany you.

We also create tailor-made archaeological tours for small groups. If you would like to explore one of our destinations in the company of an archaeologist or historian, we’ll be delighted to work with you to develop an escorted tour that fits your wishes.

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Testimonials

Exploring Ireland - steeped in history, incredible scenery and fabulous food! Seamlessly organized with academic guides who knew how to impart knowledge without ever being patronizing. They combined humour, patience and professionalism in equal parts. Well done, Peter Sommer Travels, for the third time!

Stephanie, Gauteng, South Africa Exploring Ireland: The Heart of The Emerald Isle

I loved this tour of Athens - though I have visited the city before I have never done so in the company of such knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides as Nota and Heinrich , who brought alive for me the huge and varied history of the capital and its surrounding area. This was my first Peter Sommer Travels' tour and I have already started planning my next - the standards in all areas are very high and the quality of the tour overall would be very hard to beat.

Gail Pitty, County Durham, UK Exploring Athens: Archaeology, Culture and Food