Islandhopping More than a Holiday - since 1998 Islandhopping is your specialist for Bike & Boat, MTB & Boat, Road Bike & Boat, e-Bike & Boat active holidays as well as Multi-Adventure Cruises. Our programme also includes Hotel & Bike and MTB & Hotel tour itineraries.
It all began in Croatia It all started in Croatia with two students, a creative idea, and 60 adventurous Islandhopping-testers. The year was 1998. At the time, the company founder, Klaus Schenk, was unaware of the number of people who would fall in love with the travel concept in question. Due to the overwhelming success of the idea, the programme began to grow the following year with the addition of a trip through southern Dalmatia. With the project proving to be so promising, it made sense to give it a brand. A travel concept that leads to addiction What started out as two bicycle tours has grown, in the last 25 years, to our current total of 250 tours a year with over 6000 guests from all around the world. The years have gone by quickly as we have worked tirelessly on developing our travel offers, perfecting them to the point that we have received the ‘Sonntag Aktuell’ newspaper tourism prize twice along the way. Off to foreign shores - Islandhopping today Starting out as a trekking bike specialist in Croatia, Islandhopping has since developed into a versatile and specialist provider of bike & boat trips on various seas. Today, we offer trekking bike, e-bike, MTB, road bike racing cruises and family-friendly adventure tours in locations around the Mediterranean, Scotland, Denmark and even Vietnam. Our program also includes a selection of hotel and bike tours in South Africa, Albania and Greece. SWEET & SALTY The new motto moving forward is Sweet and Salty! In 2024, Islandhopping merges with Boat Bike Tours. The Dutch tour operator also specializes in boat and bike tours, but their focus is primarily on rivers and inland seas. The fusion creates a tour operator with two strong brands, branches in the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia and the United States, over 25,000 guests per year and more than 60 trips in 10 countries, which are operated on 38 unique ships. How it all began… A Story of Success Islandhopping today Fusion with Boat Bike Tours
Behind the scenes at Islandhopping How are the tours developed? Find out more about our work as you take a peek behind the curtains at Islandhopping. From the booking to the tour. Read the Blog Post
Our Team Side by Side to Success The driving force behind Islandhopping is the supportive team around the managing director, Jacob Ketel. Fourteen motivated employees in the Islandhopping HQ in Constance and many tourguides in our travel destinations make up the incredible team behind the brand. In addition to our employees, we have also worked closely with 16 ship owners and their trusted crew for many years. Our subsidiary companies, Cycle Croatia, Cycle Greece, and Cycle Turkey take care of the logistics and the exceptional service in the respective travel destinations. Our competent tour guides are incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to the languages and cultures of our travel destinations. Their skills in first aid, cultural presentations, and bike mechanics are refreshed annually during a multi-day company seminar. They each have their own wonderful personality, ever livening up the tour experience and making lasting memories for our guests to take home.
Office Team Constance All Team Members Close Jacob Ketel Managing Director & B2B Sales close Jacob Ketel Jacob joined our office team at the end of 2013 after having spent a summer season accompanying our guests as a tour guide in Croatia. Since then he has found his passion in representing the Islandhopping products to guests and business partners around the world and in coordinating the internal processes of the company in Constance, Germany. At the start of 2021, Jacob began a new chapter at Islandhopping as company director and hopes to support the company in its success for many years to come. Phone: +49-(0)7531-36186124 Tobias Lohmann Marketingmanager, Design & Media Communication close Tobias Lohmann Tobias is the source of ideas, concept developer, photographer, videographer and photo editor for our diverse marketing activities. He led the development of our website and was instrumental in implementing our new corporate design. He also bears responsibility for the visibility of our website on the web and the appearance of our company in general. If his schedule allows it, he also likes to swap his office chair for a bike saddle with a sea view, because traveling is his second passion. Phone: +49-(0)7531-36186139 Catharina Flämig Marketing & Tour Guiding close Catharina Flämig Catharina has been associated with Islandhopping since 2005. She was part of our office team until 2022 and managed the marketing department for many years. Since 2023, she has dedicated herself full-time to our Greek partner company Cycle Greece, but she continues to support or marketing team as a freelancer. She specialises in writing a wide variety of texts for our print products, websites, and social media as well as managing content for our multilingual online presence and coordinating public relations. Karin Vetter Bookkeeping close Karin Vetter Karin has been taking care of our bookkeeping for many years. She keeps an overview of our revenue and expenses, handles our travel expenses reports, and keeps in touch with the financial accounting department, in so doing providing us support and keeping our operations running smoothly. Phone: +49-(0)7531-36186131 Nicole Hauck Executive Assistant close Nicole Hauck Nicole has been supporting our team in Konstanz since September 2024. She studied tourism and geography in Trier and then found her adopted home on beautiful Lake Constance and her passion in tourism. She particularly loves the active vacation industry, in which she brings years of prior experience that she can now share with our team. At Islandhopping, she is mainly responsible for office organization and actively supports our management. Nicole's Dutch roots ensure that she loves to spend her free time on and around the water and on her bike. Martin Lübke Bookings & Tour Guiding close Martin Lübke Martin has been part of the Islandhopping team since 2003. He works in our bookings department and is always happy to advise our guests over the phone and per e-mail. He also takes care of transfers for our guests and is responsible for the product management for our tours in Northern Europe and Vietnam. He knows almost all the tours on our program, working as a tour guide for part of the year. As he loves the northern region, he mainly travels in Scotland, Denmark, and at the Baltic Sea. Phone: +49-(0)7531-361860 Sandra Dileo Bookings close Sandra Dileo Sandra joined our team as part of the bookings department in May of 2019. She is always happy to advise our guests over the phone and via e-mail on all questions and queries regarding individual bookings. Sandra’s has extensive knowledge of all our tours with a special expertise in Albania. She also supports our accountant, Karin, in controlling incoming payments. Even when she is on holiday, Sandra doesn’t stay in the deckchair for long. She loves to travel a country with only a rucksack on her back and to explore new cities and islands every few days – so she fits perfectly into our Islandhopping team! Phone: +49-(0)7531-361860 Maddalena Bruschetti Bookings & Tour Guiding close Maddalena Bruschetti Maddalena has supported our booking department since 2017. She is always happy to advise our guests about our various Islandhopping tours by phone and per e-mail. Croatia and Italy are her specialties. For many years, she has been active as an Islandhopping guide in both countries. She is therefore very familiar with the tours in these beautiful countries and can answer your questions about our ships and routes with real insider knowledge. Phone: +49-(0)7531-361860 Jana Rong Bookings close Jana Rong Jana joined our Booking Department in October 2022. She is happy to answer all questions from our island hopping vacationers and partners by phone or email. From 2016-2017, she lived in Cairns, Australia where she worked in a Travel Agency. Around this time she also traveled through Thailand, New Zealand and Singapore. In April 2023 Jana was able to spend a week on the Magellan in Croatia on her first island hopping tour and she was thrilled! ‘The combination of ship & bike is simply ingenious! You get to know many places / islands in a short time all the while staying fit. This concept also avoids guests having to constantly re-pack their suitcases.’ Jana is of the opinion that you can never travel enough and it is never too late. Phone: +49-(0)7531-361860 Dijana Langer Customer Consultant close Dijana Langer Dijana has been part of the Islandhopping team since 2003 and has specialised in taking care of our charter groups for many years. She is responsible for answering all full charter enquiries, preparing the corresponding offers, clarifying the customised route and program wishes with the clients, and keeping in touch with our local staff and guides to ensure these special trips run smoothly. Additionally, she supports our booking department answering e-mails and taking bookings from guests. Phone: +49-(0)7531-361860 Pierce Cassidy Documentation, Translation, Marketing close Pierce Cassidy Pierce joined our Marketing Department in May 2023. He helps us to keep all important information about island hopping up to date on the internet and in the travel documents. He has always loved the travel and hospitality industry as shown by his years of experience working in Sales and Marketing for various luxury hotel brands in Canada and Europe. Before joining Islandhopping, he had no idea that this concept of bike and boat tours existed: ‘On my first trip in Turkey, I instantly realized why guests fall in love with the concept. It is a truly unique way to explore and, in my opinion, the perfect combination of biking, exploring, swimming and time on board the ship. The concept really is one of a kind.’ Jana Harms Content Online-Marketing close Jana Harms Jana has been supporting our Marketing Department in Konstanz since March 2024. However, her connection to Islandhopping goes back much further! As a dual student in Outdoor and Tourism Management, she experienced work as a Tour Operator in our company from 2019. In 2022, she worked as a tour guide on our ships in Croatia for the first time and enjoyed the experience so much that she returned in 2023. In her free time, Jana prefers to cycle with a tent and camping stove in her luggage. She is particularly fond of Scandinavia with its endless forests, pristine lakes and picturesque archipelago islands. There is hardly anything more fulfilling for her than setting up her tent right by the water after a long day of biking and enjoying the evening in the peaceful natural surroundings. Max Bachmann Working Student & Reservations close Max Bachmann Max joined our office team in Konstanz in October 2023. He is studying Outdoor Tourism Management at the Lake Konstanz Campus and is completing the practical part of this exciting course with us. But even before he started his program, tourism was anything but a foreign concept for Max: he trained as a travel agent in his hometown of Leipzig and then worked as a bicycle guide in the cruise industry. This makes him a perfect fit for our team and he can now get a taste of all areas of Islandhopping’s business as part of his training. Max's motto is: "One backpack is enough for traveling!" He loves backpacking and is a real globetrotter. He particularly enjoyed the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Herbert Krummenauer Interim CFO close Herbert Krummenauer Herbert has been our business consultant, number cruncher and excel geek since 2011. As an external employee he keeps an eye on all our finances, ensures that the evaluations and balance sheets are prepared correctly, and that we operate economically. To this end, he maintains active contact with all company departments and is happy to contribute his insights to quality management and on optimising tour operations. Phone: +49-(0)7531-36186132
Islandhopping Tour Guides All Tour Guides Close Kristofor Štokić Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite island hopping tour:Kvarner Bay, because of the perfect mix of culture, cycling and wild beauty My favourite activities besides biking:Fishing, fitness training, concerts & couch surfing What I enjoy most about my job as a tour guide:I love showing people from different corners of the world the country and people of Croatia (by Bike & Boat). It is the best way to explore a country. Most of the time you can find me in...(counry where I am most active as a tour guide):Croatia When I am not busy island hopping, I am ....Plumber What do I do in winter?That's when I am at home, on the island of Rab My favourite movie:Adam's apples My favourite album:The Jam - Setting Sons I speak the following languages:Croatian, German, English I belong to the island hopping team since:2011 Ana Pucic Tour Guide Croatia close Mirta Nikolić Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Island hopping tour is …South Dalmatia Favourite activities aside from cycling:Cycling is my great passion, but I also love hiking. The main thing is that I am active! What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Meeting new people, cycling, spending time outdoors. You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy "lslandhopping" I would be …Definitely a bike guide in inland Croatia where I live. What do I do in winter? I cycle a lot throughout the whole year. It is my passion and way of life. My all-time favourite movie: I don't have any. I don't like to spend time in front of the TV. My all-time favourite album: I like to listen to techno, e.g. Sven Vath, Marco Carola, Stacey Pullen I speak the following languages: Croatian and English I have been a tour guide for lslandhopping since: 2022 Tara Grubišić Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…National Parks of Dalmatia Plus Favourite activities aside from cycling:Aerial silk and hula hoop, drawing, and learning Japenese What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Having the possibility to learn so much from every person I encounter You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Learning digital art What do I do in winter?I travel, again! My all-time favourite movie:Spirited Away My all-time favourite album:Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowel I speak the following languages:Croatian, Italian, and English! I am learning Japanese and German. I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:April 2022 Luka Sarić Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…South Dalmatia MTB Special Favourite activities aside from cycling:Climbing, jiu-jitsu, snowboarding, slacklining What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Meeting interesting people from all around the world You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Doing all my other favourite activities :) What do I do in winter?I’m a snowboarding instructor, I coach jiu-jitsu and travel My all-time favourite movie:It’s too hard to choose only one but I can give a favourite genre: Fantasy and adventure My all-time favourite album:Thievery Corporation - The Richest Man In Babylon I speak the following languages:Croatian, English, German, Spanish I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2022 Mario Lešnik Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…Kvarner Bay MTB Special and South Dalmatia MTB Special Favourite activities aside from cycling:Mountain biking including building and maintaining trails What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Meeting new people and cycling You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...A dental technician What do I do in winter?In winter I cycle, play PC games, and spend time with my family. My all-time favourite movie:Maratonci trče počasni krug My all-time favourite album:Oliver Dragojević – Vjeruj u ljubav I speak the following languages:Croatian, English and I am working on German. I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2022 Ivan Botić Tour Guide Croatia close My favorite Islandhopping tour is …My favorite Islandhopping tour is in Croatia. The South Dalmatia tour is my favorite one, but the other tours are also great Favorite activities aside from cycling:In my free time I like to stay active and do all kinds of sports and outdoor activities You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be …"Just” hopping. Mostly I like to spend my time in the good company of friends and family in the wonderful city of Split in Croatia What do I do in winter?In wintertime, I enjoy all the things that winter has to offer, although I am more of a summer person My all-time favorite movie:I like old Hollywood classics I speak the following languages:Croatian, English, German, Spanish I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2014 Srđan Štambuk Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…While all of our tours offer something unique, the ‘Pearls of Dalmatia’ capture the essence of the Dalmatian coast best for me and are my absolute favourite. Favourite activities aside from cycling:I love mountaineering, running and diving. What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Seeing the amazement on our guests' faces when they discover the Dalmatian coast is the best part of guiding for me. You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Probably on a mountain with my friends, enjoying a good meal and telling stories. What do I do in winter?I am travelling after summer and exploring exotic regions of our beautiful planet. My all-time favourite movie:Le grand bleu. 1988 My all-time favourite album:Lateralus (2001) "Tool" I speak the following languages:English, Croatian I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2023 Dora Valovičić Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…South Dalmatia Favourite activities aside from cycling:Yoga, spending time in nature, cooking What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:The beautiful scenery that surrounds me every day, being able to meet interesting people and showing them the most amazing parts of my country. You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Croatia If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Teaching yoga What do I do in winter?Rest and travel. My all-time favourite movie:Pulp Fiction My all-time favourite album:No favs, so many I speak the following languages:Croatian, English, and German I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2016-2019 and again since 2022 Ivan Domović Tour Guide Croatia close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…South Dalmatia MTB Special Favourite activities aside from cycling:I have many favorite activities, but Motorcycle riding…endurooo, cycling are my best. What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:To meet new people, to ride bikes and I really enjoy and appreciate the beautiful views. You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):On the Croatian coast of Adriatic sea. If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Somewhere else to do something else, because I have many interests. What do I do in winter?I love to travel, to rest in my hometown and to do bunch of other activities…never bored. My all-time favourite movie:My favorite movie is "Snatch" My all-time favourite album:Too many of them to pick just one, not fair. I speak the following languages:Croatian, English I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2023 Catharina Flämig Destination Manager Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …The Ionian Islands, because of the spectacular nature, Caribbean blue sea, and fantastic beaches. Besides this, I also love spotting the turtles, seals, and dolphins that live there, and of course one of the top highlights is our visit to Ithaca, home of the legendary Odysseus Favourite activities aside from cycling:Swimming, laughing, telling stories of the Greek mythology What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:– the familiar atmosphere with the guests, to be active amongst nature– being close to the sea– to arouse curiosity for Greece in others and to show the country from a perspective that solo travelers rarely get to see You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Greece or in our office in Constance If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be …I can’t imagine doing anything else, to be honest! What do I do in winter?I work in our main office in Constance and I’m responsible for marketing, tour guide training and supporting our sponsors My all-time favourite movie:Monty Python’s Life of Brian My all-time favourite album:Charis Alexiou – Orizontes I speak the following languages:German, English, Greek I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:I’ve been part of the team since September 2005 Panagiota Potamianou Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…So far, I have only been on the Peloponnese and Saronic Gulf tour, and I really like it! Favourite activities aside from cycling:Climbing, swimming, hiking. What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Travelling as well as encouraging and experiencing our guests’ appreciation for the beauty of my home country. You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Greece. If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Teaching and translating. What do I do in winter?I teach children and translate literature. My all-time favourite movie:I have many favourite films! My all-time favourite album:I like listening to classical music and opera. I speak the following languages:Greek, English, German, Spanish and I am currently learning Swedish. I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2023 Marylu Tsiouma Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…Ionian Islands, because of its unique beauty. Favourite activities aside from cycling:Nature, yoga and any holistic approach to wellbeing, and traveling. What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:The change, the constant challenge, the contact with people, the experiences, and the travel. You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide): Greece. If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...Travelling. What do I do in winter? I travel and keep up with my life interests and goals. My all-time favourite movie:Natural Born Killers My all-time favourite album:The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd I speak the following languages:English, Greek, average German, some French, some Spanish. I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:April 2023 Dionysios Chaikalis Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …Cyclades and Saronic Gulf Favourite activities aside from cycling:Hiking, football and sports in general What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:I particularly enjoy providing our guests an insight to the Greek lifestyle and showing them the places that I love and being able to share the history of my country with them. You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Greece If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be...Busy doing things which make me happy and enjoying life. What do I do in winter?Studying and working at a family business. My all-time favourite movie:Shutter Island. My all-time favourite album:The Dog and the Future by Agar Agar. I speak the following languages:Greek, English I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2022 Isabell Weschka Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …Unfortunately, I don’t know all of the tours yet, but that is certainly my goal! I love the tour through the Ionian Sea for many reasons but particularly because Corfu feels like home. Favourite activities aside from cycling:Making music, hiking, reading, and beekeeping.. What I enjoy most about my job as a guide: I love being on the road, meeting many new and exciting people, and sharing my love for the country and its people. You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Greece, at least at the moment. If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be...An instructor at bee workshops, a German teacher, and a musician. What do I do in winter? All the lovely things I do in the summer, just with a bit more time. My all-time favourite movie: Many!! Mostly, I love cinema and small arthouse productions. My all-time favourite album: Maybe Radiohead “In Rainbows” – but again there are many others. I speak the following languages: German, Greek, English I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since: Spring 2022 Chrysa Papanikolaou Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…I don’t know all the tours yet, so far the Peloponnese and Saronic Gulf tour is my favorite, because of the small picturesque islands and the bike rides among the traditional villages! Favourite activities aside from cycling:Traveling around the world, meeting new people from different countries, outdoor activities (hiking around Greek mountains, rafting), photography and videography, I love to read books! What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:To share my love and knowledge about Greece, to learn more about the visitors and their origins, to teach Greek words, dance and our culinary habits! You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):In GREECE! If I weren’t busy at “Islandhopping” I would be ...A tour leader somewhere in Greece or in Iceland, because is my favorite place after Greece! To be a Leader is not only my job, it is my passion! What do I do in winter?During the winter I have more time to travel to various places around Europe, to teach German and to spend time with friends and family! My all-time favourite movie:If I can say just one movie, then ‘’One day’’ is one of them. A romance and a love story between two young people. My all-time favourite album: I don’t have an all-time favorite album, but let’s say a mix of Hollow Coves songs. I speak the following languages:Greek, English, German, a little bit of Russian I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:December 2023 Dionysios Katsiopis Tour Guide Greece close My favorite Islandhopping tour is …My favorite tour so far is the one from Corfu to Athens which goes through the Corinth Canal Favorite activities aside from cycling:I like hiking, skiing, climbing, swimming, reading, listening to music, going to the cinema and travelling What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:What I love about this job is having the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and to help them to discover new places You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):Greece If I weren’t busy „Islandhopping“ I would be …An unsuccessful lawyer, otherwise a normal person What do I do in winter?I relax My all-time favorite movie:The Salt of the Earth I speak the following languages:Greek, English, German I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2018 Alexandros Kappis Tour Guide Greece close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …It’s hard to say. Probably the Ionian Islands Favourite activity other than cycling:Skiing and snowboarding, all outdoor sports, travelling What I enjoy most about my job as a tour guide:Meeting wonderful, interesting people from all around the world while taking them to the most beautiful places in Greece You will find me mostly in … (country where I am most active as a tour guide):Greece What do I do in winter?I ski, mountain bike, and take part in a Greek Folklore course My favourite movie:Lista de espera (Waiting List) I speak the following languages:Greek, English, Spanish I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2019 Thomas Harbeke Allrounder close My favorite Islandhopping tour is…Tuscany Tour Favorite activities aside from cycling:More cycling, cooking, brewing beer, wine tasting, outdoor activities, and even more cycling What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Joy is contagious. I love it when I manage to infect all the guests with happiness by the end of the week You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):In Italy and Denmark If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be …A copywriter, conceptual designer, brand strategist What do I do in winter?Snowboarding and I eat Fondue My all-time favorite movie:Mad Men I speak the following languages:"Schwiizerdüütsch"/Swiss-German, English, German, French I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2017 Ali Sonay Destination Manager Turkey close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …Lycian and Carian Coast, because you get culture, history, and a beautiful landscape all at the same time Favourite activities aside from cycling:Diving, diving, diving What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Getting to know new cultures and exploring the countries from their lesser-known sides You will most likely find me in … (Country where I am most active as a guide):On the Turkish coast and in the Greek Aegean If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be ...A dive instructor, professional diver What do I do in winter?I’m a professional diver and look after a little farm My all-time favourite movie:Forrest Gump My all-time favourite album:Buddha bar I speak the following languages:Turkish, German, English I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2002 Tobias Lohmann Allrounder close My favourite Islandhopping tour is …Hard to say, there are so many. In Turkey I love the unspoiled and the heartwarming friendliness of the locals. Here I like the tour along the Lycian coast the most. In Greece it’s the convivial atmosphere in the small fishing villages that inspires me again and again Favourite activities:Mountainbiking, filming, making music, hiking, sailing What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:The combination of culture, nature, and exercise is simply where I feel most in my element! And what’s better than sharing the insider tips that we have gathered over the years with other people? Learned from life:Beauty can’t be searched for, but only found. And: That which is foreign to us reveals more about ourselves than about the country visited If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be …A documentary filmmaker What do I do in winter?As an integrated part of our office team I work on our image films, keep the website updated, and organize exhibition appearances My favourite books:Siddartha, Gantenbein I speak the following languages:German, English, Spanish I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2004 - 2007, 2011 until today Martin Lübke Tour Guide Scotland close My favourite Islandhopping tour is…Scotland, because it combines so many of the things that I love: Glowing colours, plenty of nature, friendly people, castle ruins, bagpipes, pubs, and from time to time a good whisky Favourite activities aside from cycling:City trips, football (passively), listening to music What I enjoy most about my job as a guide:Showing the hidden gems to our guests and sharing the stories I love with them, and most of all seeing that they too love it all just as much as I do! You will most likely find me in … (country where I am most active as a guide):Scotland and all the other northern destinations that we will hopefully offer very soon If I weren’t busy "Islandhopping" I would be ...Some say a weatherman. But I think, in the end, that would be too much physics for me. I'm pretty sure I would be connected to tourism somehow What do I do in winter?I work in the Islandhopping office in Constance and go skiing every now and then My all-time favourite movie:Hard to name just one: Ghost Dog with Forest Whitaker My all-time favourite album:Hard to answer again: Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour, The Wall by Pink Floyd, Greatest Hits by Queen and Seventh son of a seventh son by Iron Maiden … just to name a few I speak the following languages:German, English, Latin I have been a tour guide for Islandhopping since:2003
Here's what the press has to say... Thanks to our many years of success, we can look back on great media exposure both nationally and internationally. Below you will find a handful of selected articles.
Boating New Zealand 2024 Boat, bike & beyond (in Croatia) View Publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Juli 2019 Cycling in Norway View Publication My Bike Magazin 2019 Midsomer on the Lofoten Islands View Publication WOM 2020 Bici e Barca. Tuscany MTB View Publication An Bord. January 2020 Cycling Cruise in Istria View Publication My Bike Magazin 2020 The Advantages of Islandhopping View Publication SoloBici 2016 Islandhopping entre Islas View Publication Cycle Stories 2015 Islandhopping for Mountainbikers View Publication Bike 2018 Aegean Trails - MTB in Greece View Publication Mountain Bike UK 2016 MTB in Turkey View Publication Adventure Cyclist 2015 Island Paradise Croatia View Publication Canadian Cycling 2014 Dalmatia by Bike & Boat View Publication