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

Croatia - 2021

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

30th August 2021 - 6th September 2021

£3,585 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

6th September 2021 - 13th September 2021

£3,585 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

13th September 2021 - 20th September 2021

£3,585 per person

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

20th September 2021 - 27th September 2021

£3,585 per person

Croatia A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

27th September 2021 - 4th October 2021

£3,465 per person

Croatia - 2022

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

16th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£3,495 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

23rd May 2022 - 30th May 2022

£3,495 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

30th May 2022 - 6th June 2022

£3,585 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

6th June 2022 - 13th June 2022

£3,585 per person

Croatia Cruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

12th September 2022 - 19th September 2022

£3,585 per person

Croatia Walking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

19th September 2022 - 26th September 2022

£3,585 per person

Croatia A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

26th September 2022 - 3rd October 2022

£3,495 per person

Greece - 2021

Greece Cruising the South-East Aegean

5th September 2021 - 12th September 2021

£2,875 per person

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

12th September 2021 - 26th September 2021

£4,525 per person

Greece Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

19th September 2021 - 26th September 2021

£2,875 per person

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

26th September 2021 - 10th October 2021

£4,350 per person

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

7th October 2021 - 19th October 2021

£3,975 per person

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

14th October 2021 - 28th October 2021

£4,435 per person

Greece - 2022

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

6th April 2022 - 19th April 2022

£4,195 per person

Greece Easter in Athens

18th April 2022 - 25th April 2022

£2,985 per person

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

27th April 2022 - 10th May 2022

£4,225 per person

Greece Exploring the Peloponnese

28th April 2022 - 12th May 2022

£4,465 per person

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

15th May 2022 - 29th May 2022

£4,395 per person

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

29th May 2022 - 12th June 2022

£4,495 per person

Greece Cruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

29th May 2022 - 5th June 2022

£2,895 per person

Greece Exploring Macedonia

7th June 2022 - 18th June 2022

£4,060 per person

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

28th August 2022 - 11th September 2022

£4,595 per person

Greece Cruising to the Cyclades

11th September 2022 - 25th September 2022

£4,595 per person

Greece Exploring Macedonia

20th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£4,075 per person

Greece Cruising the Dodecanese

25th September 2022 - 9th October 2022

£4,495 per person

Greece Exploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

5th October 2022 - 18th October 2022

£4,225 per person

Ireland - 2022

Ireland Exploring Ireland: The Heart of The Emerald Isle

24th June 2022 - 5th July 2022

£4,850 per person

Italy - 2021

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person

Italy Exploring Rome

9th October 2021 - 14th October 2021

£2,725 per person

Italy - 2022

Sicily Exploring Sicily

19th April 2022 - 2nd May 2022

£4,995 per person

Sicily Exploring Sicily

10th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£4,980 per person

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

24th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£3,745 per person

Sicily - 2021

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

25th September 2021 - 2nd October 2021

£3,595 per person

Sicily - 2022

Sicily Exploring Sicily

19th April 2022 - 2nd May 2022

£4,995 per person

Sicily Exploring Sicily

10th May 2022 - 23rd May 2022

£4,980 per person

Sicily A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

24th September 2022 - 1st October 2022

£3,745 per person

Turkey - 2021

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

11th September 2021 - 25th September 2021

£4,295 per person

Turkey Cruising to Ephesus

12th September 2021 - 19th September 2021

£2,495 per person

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Aegean to Mediterranean

26th September 2021 - 3rd October 2021

£2,495 per person

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

3rd October 2021 - 17th October 2021

£4,295 per person

Turkey - 2022

Turkey Walking and Cruising Western Lycia

15th May 2022 - 22nd May 2022

£2,535 per person

Turkey A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

22nd May 2022 - 29th May 2022

£2,535 per person

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

22nd May 2022 - 5th June 2022

£4,335 per person

Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean

5th June 2022 - 12th June 2022

£2,535 per person

Turkey Cruising to Ephesus

5th June 2022 - 12th June 2022

£2,535 per person

Turkey Cruising the Lycian Shore

3rd September 2022 - 17th September 2022

£4,375 per person

Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

2nd October 2022 - 16th October 2022

£4,375 per person

UK - 2021

UK Walking Hadrian's Wall

10th August 2021 - 17th August 2021

£2,915 per person

UK - 2022

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

12th June 2022 - 19th June 2022

£3,075 per person

UK Exploring Wessex: From Neolithic Avebury to Georgian Bath

3rd July 2022 - 9th July 2022

£2,945 per person

UK Exploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

18th July 2022 - 24th July 2022

£2,750 per person

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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Testimonials

A wonderful way to learn about a country you are visiting. A well thought out itinerary which provided an informative and enjoyable experience no matter how much you already knew about the history and archaeology of these beautiful islands. Heinrich and Maria were knowledgeable and personable and, quite frankly, delightful people! Peter Sommer Travels obviously take care in ensuring those who lead their tours are top notch. Excellent.

Jacqueline Trad, NSW, Australia Cruising the Dodecanese

An excellent trip and grateful thanks to Heinrich, Nota and Cem who all worked very hard to make it a wonderful experience for us all. We had excellent meals on board the gulet, and some wonderful meals onshore in little local tavernas which were lovely.

David Mansfield, London, UK Cruising to the Cyclades