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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 505 reviews for Escorted Tours in Europe & Asia, according to AITO reviews.

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Escorted Tours

Croatia - 2022

walking holiday croatia

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

16th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£3,495 per person
dalmatia cruise croatia

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

23rd May 2022 - 30th May 2022

£3,495 per person
dubrovnik cruise croatia

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

30th May 2022 - 6th June 2022

£3,585 per person
sibenik zadar cruise croatia

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

6th June 2022 - 13th June 2022

£3,585 per person
dalmatia cruise croatia

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

12th September 2022 - 19th September 2022

£3,585 per person
walking holiday croatia

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

19th September 2022 - 26th September 2022

£3,585 per person
food tour croatia

Croatia A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

26th September 2022 - 3rd October 2022

£3,495 per person

Greece - 2021

crete tour greece

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

7th October 2021 - 19th October 2021

£3,975 per person
peloponnese tour greece

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

14th October 2021 - 28th October 2021

£4,435 per person

Greece - 2022

crete tour greece

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

6th April 2022 - 19th April 2022

£4,195 per person
athens greek easter

Greece Easter in Athens

18th April 2022 - 25th April 2022

£2,985 per person
crete tour greece

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

27th April 2022 - 10th May 2022

£4,225 per person
peloponnese tour greece

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

28th April 2022 - 12th May 2022

£4,465 per person
cyclades cruise greece

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

15th May 2022 - 29th May 2022

£4,395 per person
dodecanese cruise greece

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

29th May 2022 - 12th June 2022

£4,495 per person
aegean cruise greece

Greece Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

29th May 2022 - 5th June 2022

£2,895 per person
macedonia greece

Greece Exploring Macedonia

7th June 2022 - 18th June 2022

£4,060 per person
cyclades cruise greece

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

28th August 2022 - 11th September 2022

£4,595 per person
cyclades cruise greece

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

11th September 2022 - 25th September 2022

£4,595 per person
aegean cruise greece

Greece Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

11th September 2022 - 18th September 2022

£2,925 per person
macedonia greece

Greece Exploring Macedonia

20th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£4,075 per person
dodecanese cruise greece

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

25th September 2022 - 9th October 2022

£4,495 per person
crete tour greece

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

5th October 2022 - 18th October 2022

£4,225 per person
peloponnese tour greece

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

13th October 2022 - 27th October 2022

£4,485 per person

Ireland - 2022

exploring ireland tour

Ireland Exploring Ireland: The Heart of The Emerald Isle

24th June 2022 - 5th July 2022

£4,850 per person

Italy - 2021

gastronomic sicily tour

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person
exploring rome tour italy

Italy Exploring Rome

9th October 2021 - 14th October 2021

£2,725 per person

Italy - 2022

exploring sicily tour

Sicily Exploring Sicily

19th April 2022 - 2nd May 2022

£4,995 per person
exploring sicily tour

Sicily Exploring Sicily

10th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£4,980 per person
gastronomic sicily tour

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

24th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£3,745 per person

Sicily - 2021

gastronomic sicily tour

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person

Sicily - 2022

exploring sicily tour

Sicily Exploring Sicily

19th April 2022 - 2nd May 2022

£4,995 per person
exploring sicily tour

Sicily Exploring Sicily

10th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£4,980 per person
gastronomic sicily tour

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

24th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£3,745 per person

Turkey - 2021

carian coast cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Aegean to Mediterranean

26th September 2021 - 3rd October 2021

£2,495 per person
walking lycian way turkey

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

3rd October 2021 - 17th October 2021

£4,295 per person

Turkey - 2022

walking west lycia turkey

Turkey Walking and Cruising Western Lycia

15th May 2022 - 22nd May 2022

£2,535 per person
food tour turkey

Turkey A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

22nd May 2022 - 29th May 2022

£2,535 per person
lycia gulet trip turkey

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

22nd May 2022 - 5th June 2022

£4,335 per person
carian cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean

5th June 2022 - 12th June 2022

£2,535 per person
ephesus cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising to Ephesus

5th June 2022 - 12th June 2022

£2,535 per person
lycia gulet trip turkey

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

3rd September 2022 - 17th September 2022

£4,375 per person
ephesus cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising to Ephesus

11th September 2022 - 18th September 2022

£2,550 per person
western lycia cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising Western Lycia

18th September 2022 - 25th September 2022

£2,550 per person
carian coast cruise turkey

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Aegean to Mediterranean

18th September 2022 - 25th September 2022

£2,550 per person
walking lycian way turkey

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

2nd October 2022 - 16th October 2022

£4,375 per person

UK - 2022

hadrians wall tour england

UK Exploring Hadrian's Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

12th June 2022 - 19th June 2022

£3,075 per person
exploring wessex england

UK Exploring Wessex: From Neolithic Avebury to Georgian Bath

3rd July 2022 - 9th July 2022

£2,945 per person
wales exploring

UK Exploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

18th July 2022 - 24th July 2022

£2,750 per person
walking hadrians wall

UK Walking Hadrian's Wall

9th August 2022 - 16th August 2022

£3,095 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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Croatia

2022

Greece

20212022

Ireland

2022

Italy

20212022

Sicily

20212022

Turkey

20212022

UK

2022

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Testimonials

Peter Sommer Travels is a small tour operator that provides an intimate cultural and historical perspective on the places visited. The guides are all highly qualified archaeologists who are able to recreate vividly the past from the ruins before you. We have learned so much on each trip. It's like attending a week of lectures at the Smithsonian (Washington, D.C.) or a university but in the fresh air with the places before you.

Jordana Wilson, Washington DC, USA

My experience, a week-long tour of Athens, was superb. We saw not only the usual tourist sites, but several that were certainly off the beaten track. The visits to the National Archaeological Museum and the Acropolis Museum, as well as several smaller ones, were fascinating. Museums can be overwhelming, but our guides pointed out the most significant items and explained their context and meaning. The organization of the tour and the accommodations were excellent and the meals, superb. Our 2 guides, both archaeologists, were enormously knowledgeable, did a wonderful job of sharing their knowledge, and were charming companions, as well.

Carol Clausen, USA Exploring Athens: Archaeology, Culture and Food

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