Our Guides
Matej Malovrh
As the Founder and Owner of Adriatic Moto Tours, Matej started the company as a way to combine his passion for riding motorcycles with a desire to share the beauty of his homeland with other people. At a time when the countries of the former Yugoslavia were just opening their doors to tourism, Matej invited people to experience the exhilaration of riding the Julian Alps and the Adriatic Coast with him.
Matej has a degree in Marketing from the University of Ljubljana and has been riding motorcycles for 15 years. He has been guiding tours since the company’s inception six years ago, and is likely to be in the lead of your tour. His personal dedication to quality and customer service, as well as his vast knowledge and years of experience, will help ensure that you have the best motorcycle vacation possible.
Rozle Verhovc
Rozle came to Adriatic Moto Tours after seven years of experience in the travel and tourism industry, leading tours mostly to destinations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Rozle speaks most of the Slavia languages, German, and is fluent in English, and loves to meet and spend time with new people from all over the world. He is extremely enthusiastic that his guests have the best vacation possible, and does this by ensuring the rides are challenging, the sights are fantastic, and the food and wine is good at the end of the day.
Rozle’s favorite tour is Beautiful Balkans, where he can show off the wonders of his native and neighboring Balkan lands and eat his favorite foods, including cevapcici and lamb. When he isn’t guiding, Rozle enjoys skiing in the Julian Alps and scuba divingin all over the world
Blaz Zganjar
Blaz is an avid life-long motorcycle enthusiast, having begun riding at the age of seven. Since then, his life has revolved around all-things motorcycle. He is contributing editor for Motosvet, the largest Slovenian motorcycle news and information web portal. He also tests and races motorcycles, and was the winner of one of the catagories in the Slovenian SuperMoto last year. He has an excellent working knowledge of motorcycle mechanics and is in charge of purchasing and maintaining our motorcycle fleet. His favorite motorcycle is a Triumph Speed Triple.
You’re likely to meet Blaz if you book a self-guided tour or rental motorcycle from us. He’ll get you comfortable with your new bike, and as a native Slovenian, give you a few ideas on where to ride and what to see.
Klemen Novak
Klemen comes to us with ten years of guiding experience in Central Europe. A native Slovenian, Klemen spent several years in the US during his youth and speaks excellent English. He also, incidently, speaks Mandarin. He has a keen understanding of the history and culture of Central Europe. And he’s our food connoisseur, ensuring that our guests get the best restaurants our destinations have to offer.
When Klemen is not guiding, he’s an avid sports fan, especially of foot ball and hockey.
Dejan Planko
Dejan has many years of experience riding motorcycles, having begun riding from a very young age. He also has many years of guiding experience, having guided motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists alike on vacations all over Central and Southern Europe. His favorite country to visit is Italy, where he can enjoy the art and architecture, as well as ride the beautiful Tuscan landscape and coastal curves of Sardinia. He speaks fluent Italian.
When Dejan is not guiding, he enjoys spending time with his family and working on architectural and landscape design projects as owner of his own business. You are most likely to meet Dejan on a tour of the Dolomites in Italy and Adriatic Coast.
Ovčakova 12
1211 Ljubljana - Šmartno
SLOVENIA, EU
Tel: +386 41 332 418 / GMT + 1h
Fax: +386 590 21 684
Skype: Smtours-Matej
Email: nbufkAtnupvst/dpn