George Pagkakis

George
Pagkakis

Storyteller  ·  Cultural Landscapes  ·  Sustainable Tourism

24
Multi-day Tours
20+
Day Tours
500+
Guests
4+
Seasons

All-round storyteller with a background in Environmental Science and Global Environmental History. Spent several seasons leading tours across the Greek islands — walking people through landscapes, sharing their histories, and making places feel alive. Looking to continue that work in new settings, with new landscapes and the communities that call them home.

Tour Leader
S-Cape Partners Greece
Sep 2022 – Oct 2025
Led tours on behalf of two UK travel companies, covering Evia, the Greek islands, and the Peloponnese. Trips ranged from 8 to 13 days, with groups of 10 to 22 people. Handled everything from daily logistics and safety to sharing the unique stories behind the places visited.
HF HolidaysOn Foot on the Island of Evia
Explore!Highlights of the Greek Islands · Peloponnese Explorer
Tour Leader & Nature Guide
Evia Adventure Tours
May 2022 – Oct 2025 · Seasonal · concurrent with S-Cape
Over four summer seasons, led around 20 single-day hiking trips across Evia, Greece's second largest island. Each trip combined walking in nature with the local history, traditions, and stories of the places passed through. During the off-season, helped with trail clearing, upkeep, and planning new routes.
Co-Skipper
Assisted on around 20 day sailing tours aboard a 43ft sailboat — helping with navigation, mooring, and sail handling, and making sure guests felt safe and looked after throughout.
Earlier Experience  — museum education, national parks, and the field before guiding became the focus
Collections Intern – Photogrammetry & New Technologies
National Museums of World Culture
Mar – Jun 2019 · Sweden
Helped scan and create 3D digital models of historical objects from the museum's collection, made available to the public online.
Field Ecologist – Population Monitoring
Het Nationale Park De Hoge Veluwe
Mar – Jun 2013 · Netherlands
Research into how visitor activity within a national park affected local bird populations. Joined weekly field checks with the park's nature team and learned how the park managed its land and wildlife day to day.
Museum Pedagogue & Field Assistant
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Jul – Aug 2012 · Greece
Helped run the museum's educational programme and led walking tours at the Petrified Forest of Sigri. Joined the archaeology team in the field to photograph ongoing excavations.