SAILING THE LYCIAN SHORE - A TURKISH ODYSSEY BROCHURE

Peter Sommer Travels - is a specialist tour operator offering archaeological cruises and land based tours for small groups around the ancient sites of Turkey. An archaeologist as well as a TV Producer/Director who has worked on many landmark historical documentaries for British and American television, such as In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (BBC/PBS), Peter Sommer has been organising and leading archaeological cruises in Turkey and Britain since 1996.

One week cruise special
We have a few places remaining on this exceptional one week cruise of Lycia, running May 22-29th for £1,095/$1,995.

This tour explores the virtually untouched western and central coastline of the ancient region of Lycia. Behind the soaring Taurus mountains an extraordinary culture and a fiercely independent people developed. Their funerary architecture, unlike anything else in the world, still litters their once prosperous ports. We step back in time, to see how these towns evolved from Greek, Roman and Byzantine times to the present day. Their location, history, and state of preservation make for some of the most fascinating sites of antiquity.

Sail in Luxurious Fashion
Southwest Turkey offers the most spectacular cruising in the Mediterranean, scenically beautiful with a rich legacy of ancient wonders. Craggy coves and pine-clad mountains rising sheer from the water offer a stunning backdrop as we sail Homer's ‘wine dark sea'.

Sailing aboard the gulet Almira is simply the best way to explore the maritime civilisation of the Lycians. We can reach otherwise inaccessible places in relaxing & stylish fashion without the need to constantly pack and change hotels. Every day there are plenty of opportunities to swim in the crystal waters of the Turquoise coast, or to windsurf, kayak, or go for a hike. We have the chance to snorkel over sunken harbours, and climb rocky fastnesses for unrivalled vistas. From mighty theatres to churches floored with mosaics, each site is an archaeological adventure, part of a historical puzzle that reveals a remarkable story of human civilisation.