Snekkie started out really simply.
With friends.
A car.
A few cold drinks.
"Where do we eat now?"
Not the well-known tourist spots.
But the local spots everyone talks about through word of mouth.
The small sneks tucked away in a side street.
The truki pans where locals meet up after a night out.
The beach bars you'd only know about if someone took you there.
And that's exactly where we ran into the same problem:
the real island is hard to find.
Of course there are plenty of platforms for restaurants, reviews and tourist hotspots. But what was missing was a place where you could discover the island the way locals do.
Spontaneous.
Social.
On an adventure.
From stop to stop.
That's why we built Snekkie.
We believe the most beautiful places often aren't front and center.
They're hidden around a corner.
At the end of a beach road.
Or somewhere Google Maps doesn't automatically take you.
That's where Snekkie begins.
Built by locals.
Made for real island discovery.
— Rogier van Essen
Built with love for the island.

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