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No, you have to book the arrival and departure for your SUP Flotilla trip from THE SUP WEEK yourself.
If you would like to travel to the SUP Flotilla trip by plane, we recommend Split Airport.
Alternatively, you can of course also travel to Split by car, bus or train – you decide which route is best for you.
On the island hopping – SUP trip in Türkiye, all guests are accommodated in double, twin or alternatively triple cabins on the upper or lower deck of our ship, the MS LOVE BOAT.
All cabins have air conditioning and a private bathroom with shower and toilet.
On our island hopping – SUP trip in Türkiye, there is a strict maximum number of participants that offers each participant of the trip enough space and comfort on board; in the case of the MS LOVE BOAT, this is 28 guests.
All you need for the yoga classes during our island hopping trips is your personal sportswear.
We are happy to provide you with a yoga mat to borrow free of charge.
Our yoga coaches offer both sunrise and sunset yoga sessions on the sun deck of your ship or in powerful places on land.
You can also take part in our SUP yoga courses in quiet bays.
All courses are an offer for us only and are included in the cruise price.
The yoga classes on our Island Hopping Trips are suitable for all skill levels, so no yoga experience is required to take part.
Our professional yoga coaches will show you the right poses for beginners and also for advanced yogis matching your personal level, course of motion and how you feel on the particular day.
We offer high-quality iSUPs as rental SUP equipment on our Island Hopping and SUP Flotilla trips. The rental fee per week is € 89,- or € 99,- per board, paddle and leash.
You can reserve your SUP rental equipment directly when you book your trip or at the latest 30 days before the start of your trip.
You are also welcome to take your own iSUP on your trip if you prefer. In this case, please also bring a paddle and a leash.
If you would like to paddle along on our SUP fari tours on our Island Hopping trips, we will lend you a professional GPS tracking system for your personal tracking and safety (this must be booked in addition, as it is not included in the tour price; participants can also share a device and take turns on the tours).
In addition, the following personal equipment is mandatory for the Island Hopping trips if you would like to take part in our SUP fari tours:
– Rental-Restube-buoy with suspender belt
– Certified life jacket
– Waterproof cell phone case with strap
– Drinking bottle with mounting option
– Waterproof duffel bag (drybag)
– Board leash (if you bring your own iSUP)
The lengths of our SUP fari tours vary and also depend on our route. We are usually on the tour for about 3 hours, including breaks. It is not decided until the morning whether we will paddle along the coast of an island, from bay to bay or from one island to the next. It depends on the current wind and weather conditions, so we can always choose the best route for our SUP fari tours.
Our SUP coaches and a safety speedboat accompany you on the SUP fari tours so that you can enjoy this special paddling experience to the full.
Yes, our SUP fari tours are more suitable for advanced paddlers, so paddling experience is definitely an advantage. Accompanied by our SUP coaches and our safety speedboat and equipped with a GPS tracking device, you are always safe and well looked after on our tours.
The Island Hopping trips in Türkiye start and end in Bodrum town. The port can be reached from Bodrum airport by cab or public bus.
On the Island Hopping SUP & Yoga Trip in Croatia, all guests are accommodated in double, twin or triple cabins on the upper deck or alternatively on the lower deck of our ship, the OTAC NIKOLA.
All cabins have air conditioning and a private bathroom with shower and WC.
The minimum number of participants for our SUP Flotilla trips is 16 guests.
No, no SUP or sailing skills are required for the SUP Flotilla trips.
Our skipper will take care of the sailing and our SUP coach will be happy to teach you how to paddle in a quiet bay.
Yes, individual bookings are possible for our SUP Flotilla trips.
Are you traveling unaccompanied, but don’t mind sharing a cabin with a guest of the same sex? Then book a twin cabin anyway and save the surcharge for single use.
Our SUP Flotilla trips can accommodate between 6 and 9 guests on a sailing yacht. All guests are accommodated in double cabins.
Of course, there is also a skipper on board who will be happy to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about sailing. And then there’s a SUP coach who accompanies you on the SUP tours and is also happy to offer SUP beginner courses or technical trainings in quiet bays.
Paddling experience – just like sailing experience – is of course not a must in order to take part in a SUP Flotilla trip.
The lengths of our SUP tours during our SUP Flotilla trips vary and depend on our sailing route and, of course, the current weather conditions. However, the focus is not on the distance, but on the enjoyment during the tour – stops for cappuccino, cocktail or other delicacies are planned regularly! Our SUP coach will accompany you on the water so that you can enjoy this special paddling experience to the full.
No, our SUP tours on the SUP Flotilla trips are also suitable for paddlers with little paddling experience. We mainly anchor in quite bays or on coastal areas between the islands that are acutally suitable to try stand up paddling easily. Our SUP coach accompanies you on all tours and is, of course, happy to offer assistance if required.
If you’re a beginner paddler, that’s no problem either; the calm bays where we anchor every day are the perfect place to be taught by our SUP coach how to paddle step by step. The coach will be happy to give you an individual SUP course and show you everything you need to know about the board and paddle.
On our Island Hopping SUP & Yoga trip in Croatia, there is a strict maximum number of participants to ensure that everyone on the trip has enough space and comfort on board; in the case of the OTAC NIKOLA, this is 27 guests.
Yes, and you have two options to choose from if you are traveling alone on one of our Island Hopping – SUP trips:
1. You can book a bed in a twin cabin at the normal cabin price per person. In this case, you may be sharing the cabin with a same-sex stranger.
2. The second option is to book a bed in a double or twin cabin for single use, an additional surcharge will be applicable. You can find the corresponding surcharges under the menu item “Booking” on our website. In this case, we guarantee that you will have the cabin all to yourself during your Island Hopping trip.
Breakfast, lunch and three dinners are included daily in the price of THE SUP WEEK Island Hopping trips.
The remaining four evenings during our Island Hopping trip we will be moored in the harbor of a city where you can then go out to eat in a restaurant of your choice – the choice of restaurants and bars is large, so there should be something to suit everyone’s taste! These evenings ashore are not included in the travel price.
Please bring the following equipment if you would like to take part in our SUP fari tours:
– Certified life jacket
– Waterproof cell phone case with strap
– Drinking bottle with mounting option
– Waterproof duffel bag
– Boardleash (if you bring your own iSUP)
You are welcome to bring your own SUP board to your THE SUP WEEK trip; however, only inflatable boards (iSUPs) are allowed on our trips.
If you decide to bring your own board, please also bring your own paddle and a board leash. We will then store your equipment with our rental boards on board of our boat for you.
Alternatively, you can also hire a SUP board from us; the hire fee is € 89.00 or € 99.00 for the whole week. In this case we will provide you with an iSUP incl. paddle and board leash, so you don’t have to worry about anything here. You can let us know directly when booking or at a later date if you would like to rent a SUP board from us. You will then receive the rental board on arrival on board.
Yes, we offer various travel and cancellation insurances that will give you the necessary safety in order to book your trip. You can find the various options, including the relevant conditions, on the respective booking page for your trip.
Our insurance partner is Europäische Reiseversicherung.
Basically, there are no restrictions on the luggage you can bring on our THE SUP WEEK trips.
However, you should bear in mind that the storage space in the cabins is limited and that there are no storage rooms or similar on the boats. That’s why it’s best to avoid suitcases (especially hard-cover suitcases are completely out of place here) and rather bring a duffel or flexible travel bag.
Please also keep in mind that our trips require more casual clothing and that you certainly don’t need to bring evening wear.
Before departure, we also send out a packing list to all guests so that you can get an overview of the recommended clothing and other useful items for your luggage.
You can easily book a ticket for the respective THE SUP WEEK trip you would like to take part in on our website via the “Booking” menu item.
After you have filled out the booking form and sent it to us, you will receive a booking confirmation and all further information by e-mail.
Catering on THE SUP WEEK Island Hopping trips is provided by the boat’s crew. The kitchen staff prepare a high-quality and varied selection of local dishes for us.
The service on board varies depending on the boat, but the offer is generous and varied on all boats – so nothing is left to be desired!
Our Island Hopping Trips @ THE SUP WEEK are no classic sport trips where it’s all about exercise and sport – all boats have large sun decks where you can easily relax all day if you feel like it! The entire sports program is, of course, not mandatory, but only an offer from us; those who prefer to go for a walk on land or sit together with friends until late at night and watch the sea will get their money’s worth at THE SUP WEEK as well.
Your fitness level and yoga ability don’t play a role in whether our Island Hopping trips are for you or not!
Our yoga classes are suitable for everyone and our highly experienced yoga coaches will find the right exercises for beginners that suit your personal level, your exercise routine and your daily condition.
You don’t need any previous experience for our SUP yoga courses – neither in paddling nor in yoga! Our SUP yoga coach will give you all the important tips for yoga on the board so that you can enjoy your SUP yoga session in complete relaxation.
You have two options to choose from if you are travelling alone on an Island Hopping Trip:
1. you book a bed in a twin cabin on the lower deck at the normal cabin price per person. In this case, however, you may be sharing the cabin with a stranger of the same sex.
2. or you can book a bed in a twin cabin for single use, i.e. plus a surcharge. You can find the corresponding surcharges on our website under the respective travel page. In this case, we guarantee that you will have the cabin all to yourself during your trip.
The Island Hopping – SUP trips in Croatia start and end in Trogir. Split Airport is only about 10 minutes away by cab.
The following meals are included in the price of our SUP Flotilla trips:
7x breakfast, 5x lunch, 3x dinner
CABIN Booking:
Individual bookings are only possible if an entire cabin is booked on our sailing catamaran.
If you don’t (yet) have a travel partner, no problem – you are, of course, still very welcome and can book a double cabin for yourself. You are welcome to name another person who will travel with you up to two weeks before the trip starts.
YACHT Booking:
With this option, only the entire yacht or several yachts can be booked. There are 2 yacht sizes to choose from; you decide how many friends you want to share your private yacht with.
Your fitness level and paddling experience are not important when you decide whether the THE SUP WEEK trips are suitable for you or not. So even if you’re a SUP beginner, you’ve come to the right place!
Our highly experienced SUP coaches will be happy to give you SUP lessons in a quiet bay so that you can learn to paddle step by step and in a fantastic setting; they will be happy to give you tips and accompany you on your first paddle attempts.
And don’t forget that our trips are about much more than just paddling: you’ll take a boat trip through an impressive island world, explore beautiful port towns, sit in a beach bar with friends and watch the sun set over the sea…
And there is much more that awaits you during our trips; come along and experience it by yourself!
THE SUP WEEK trips are no classic sports trips that are all about exercise and sport. Every boat has (at least) one sun deck where you can easily relax on all day if you feel like it!
The entire sports program is, of course, voluntary and only an offer from our side; those who prefer to go for a walk on land or sit together with friends until late at night and watch the sea will get paid off as well. Each guest decides for himself how often he wants to join in what part of the daily sports program and how he wants to spend his vacation.
On board our yachts, our own chef spoils us with a delicious variety of freshly prepared dishes. And whether it’s sparkling cocktails or a fine glass of wine – our physical well-being is always well catered for during our trip.
Anyways, on some evenings we also moor in the port towns on the islands along our route and visit restaurants and bars there.
Our SUP Flotilla trips start and end in the Croatian city of Split (port in the greater Split area, max. 30 minutes by car from Split airport). We will announce the marina and the exact location where our sailing yachts will be waiting for us in good time before the start of the trip.
Yes, the minimum number of participants for our SUP & Sail trips CABIN is 6 people per sailing catamaran.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the trip up to 28 days before the trip starts. Payments made up to this date will be fully refunded immediately or a free of charge rebooking to another travel date will be offered.
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No, the arrival and departure for the Island Hopping trip of THE SUP WEEK should be booked by yourself.
For our island hopping trips in Turkey we recommend the airport Bodrum, for our island hopping trips in Croatia the airport Split.
Yes, the minimum number of participants for our Island Hopping trips varies from trip to trip or boat to boat.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the trip up to 28 days before the trip starts. Payments made up to this date will be fully refunded immediately or a free of charge rebooking to another travel date will be offered.
The GPS tracking device is obligatory and must be booked if you would like to take part in our SUP-Fari tours during our Island Hopping trips.
It’s all about your safety – thanks to the GPS tracking device, we can determine your exact location at any time during the tour and come tosupport you at any time if you need assistance; we always have our safety speedboat with its own skipper with us.
You can book a GPS tracking device directly with your booking, the rental fee is € 45.00. However, you can also decide to rent a device at a later date before the trip and simply let us know by e-mail.
If you don’t want to paddle on all SUP fari tours, you can of course also share a device with your travel partner; in this case, the two of you can rent just one device and then take turns paddling on the tours.
