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

Croatia - 2019

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaA Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£3,395 per person

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£3,395 per person

Greece - 2019

GreeceCruising the Aegean: A Family Adventure

27th July 2019 - 3rd August 2019

£2,895 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£2,845 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

31st August 2019 - 14th September 2019

£4,450 per person

GreeceCruising the Dodecanese

21st September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£4,250 per person

GreeceWalking and Cruising the Dodecanese

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£2,845 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

10th October 2019 - 22nd October 2019

£3,895 per person

Greece - 2020

GreeceEaster in Athens

13th April 2020 - 20th April 2020

£2,895 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

23rd April 2020 - 5th May 2020

£3,935 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

1st May 2020 - 13th May 2020

£3,965 per person

GreeceExploring the Peloponnese

7th May 2020 - 21st May 2020

£4,375 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

23rd May 2020 - 6th June 2020

£4,295 per person

GreeceExploring Macedonia

9th June 2020 - 20th June 2020

£3,995 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

29th August 2020 - 12th September 2020

£4,495 per person

GreeceCruising the Dodecanese

19th September 2020 - 3rd October 2020

£4,295 per person

Italy - 2019

ItalyCruising the Amalfi Coast

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£3,795 per person

ItalyCruising the Amalfi Coast

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£3,795 per person

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,695 per person

ItalyExploring Rome

12th October 2019 - 17th October 2019

£2,695 per person

Italy - 2020

ItalyExploring Rome

31st March 2020 - 5th April 2020

£2,795 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

19th April 2020 - 2nd May 2020

£4,795 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

17th May 2020 - 30th May 2020

£4,825 per person

Sicily - 2019

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,695 per person

Sicily - 2020

SicilyExploring Sicily

19th April 2020 - 2nd May 2020

£4,795 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

17th May 2020 - 30th May 2020

£4,825 per person

Turkey - 2019

TurkeyFrom Halicarnassus to Ephesus

24th August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£tbc per person

TurkeyCruising the Lycian Shore

31st August 2019 - 14th September 2019

£4,075 per person

TurkeyCruising to Ephesus

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£2,395 per person

TurkeyCruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£2,395 per person

TurkeyWalking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

28th September 2019 - 12th October 2019

£4,075 per person

UK - 2019

UKExploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

14th July 2019 - 20th July 2019

£2,695 per person

UK - 2020

UKExploring Hadrian's Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

1st June 2020 - 8th June 2020

£2,875 per person

UKExploring Wessex: From Neolithic Avebury to Georgian Bath

28th June 2020 - 4th July 2020

£2,895 per person

UKExploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

11th July 2020 - 17th July 2020

£2,695 per person

UKWalking Hadrian's Wall

11th August 2020 - 18th August 2020

£2,875 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

This was our third Peter Sommer Travel experience. The itineraries offered appear to attract like-minded guests who although of differing nationalities and backgrounds share similar interests. The tours are structured for small groups and are lead by academic tour leaders who are extremely well versed in their subjects and have a caring social disposition towards their guests. The hotels, restaurants and travel arrangements are well researched and are appropriate to the needs of the guests. Peter Sommer Travels perfectly answers to the rhetoric of the Ultimate Questions "Would you Recommend?" and "Would you use their services again?" The answer to both questions being a resounding Yes!

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

Adventure, learning, gourmet dining, and the experience of beauty. Our two weeks aboard the Aegean Clipper made this Greek island vacation one of the best times we ever had. There is interest and beauty in every direction on these islands and at sea. Each meal was a delight and a wonder. Our guides narration was great throughout, at turns thoughtful and funny. Both guides were approachable, well organized, and plainly concerned that we get the most from our experience. So many events stand out, hiking in the hills on Naxos, the ancient cathedrals, swimming in the blue water, museums full of the most ancient works. We loved it. Excellent.

Doug Carey, Ohio, USA Cruising to the Cyclades