AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESS

THE TELEGRAPH
Turkey 2007 by Fred Mawer
27 January 2007

"Good choice of land and boat based archaeological tours of the country, most of them led by Peter himself"

The Australian Financial Review
Feb 23 2007
"Archaeological Adventures: There's no antidote to modern life quite like discovering ancient civilisations, and if you want four in one place, head for Turkey. BBC TV historical documentary-maker Peter Sommer leads guided tours through relics of the Greek, Roman, Ottoman, and Byzantine empires, many on his beautiful gulet Almira."

THE TRAVEL MAGAZINE
Autumn/Winter 2006

"Perhaps you are fed up with terra firma? If so then join Peter Sommer on a cultural sailing adventure around the Turkish Lycian coast"

MAIL ON SUNDAY
Marjorie Yue picks out some of the hottest new tour tickets around May 2005

"An unusual Turkish tour has been put together by Peter Sommer Travels, combining a glorious gulet cruise along the Lycian Shore with wonderful walking on the Lycian Way, the country's first long-distance footpath of ancient trails and mule roads. Remote and breathtaking sites such as the lost city of Phellos and the wild Apollonia are among the highlights on this original itinerary."

THE TIMES
Guide to Turkey
12 February 2005

"holidays at sea don't have to be all about swimming and sunbathing. Peter Sommer Travels, specialises in archaeological tours". Annabelle Thorpe chose to highlight our then new Walking and Sailing the Lycian Shore trip"

THE INDEPENDENT
Ancient Ruins: 10 great sites on the Med
18 June 2006

Robert Nurden's no. 5 was Ephesus, and to see it he chose our From Halicarnassus to Ephesus trip "a luxury 15-day archaeological tour along the west coast of Turkey in a gulet"

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Turkey the essentials
11 February 2006

Fred Mawer included our land and gulet based archaeological tours in this feature, with our In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great highlighted.

WANDERLUST
Departures 'Best of the Rest'
February 2006 Issue 77

Our In the footsteps of Alexander the Great trip - "Peter Sommer's epic archaeological voyage" - was selected in this feature on 'the trips we can't wait to take, from the pick of this month's brochures'.

THE GOOD HOLIDAY GUIDE
Sept/Oct 2006
27 January 2007

"This issue takes on an almost historical theme. From our own country's vibrant history, to archaeological adventures in Turkey.Peter Sommer tells us of ancient civilisations and his interesting adventures"