Andy Levine

He knew he wanted to launch his own specialized bicycle vacation concept to take bike touring to the next level.  Each trip would add experiences that would increase each client’s knowledge, enjoyment, and awareness of the beauty in life. 

“Europe has everything…perfect biking roads, charming hotels, great restaurants…it’s a bikers’ paradise. You can spend all day winding through vineyards and the most picturesque villages, learning about the culture and lifestyle, and opening your mind to new things,” Andy says. “There is nothing like exercising your body and exercising your intellect at the same time."

And so, DuVine Adventures was created in Andy’s kitchen with a web site, a glass of wine, and a passion for adventure. The first trip had just two people from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. who he led through Burgundy, France. After that the phones never stopped ringing. More than 14 years later, with multiple trips, guides, and locations, Andy’s dream has become a very successful reality.

On each DuVine trip, the guides aim to “knock the socks off of the meaning of vacation,” and help each guest bring a little of the spirit of vacation back to their every day life. “The mission has been and always will be to blow our clients away and exceed every expectation,” says Andy with total conviction.  "You only live once!"

Andy lives for surprises, the spontaneity of life, and bringing smiles and laughs to everyone.  He loves nothing more than watching guests find joy at a new experience or adventure. His true passion is to raise people to a new level of life.

“Andy’s enthusiasm is contagious!” says DuVine guide Katie Mascaro “He brings a childlike delight and wonder to every experience, and lifts the mood of everyone around him.”  Andy does not like to hear from his guides that the trip is simply going fine; he expects to hear that "everyone loves it!"  Andy believes in living life in the front seat, with his eyes open to each new possibility. He wants to provide every client with an experience that is entirely fresh, enriching, and inspiring. “Every client is the most important client” he explains with devotion, “ I have too much pride to let anyone down.”

“The travel business is the entertainment business. The open road is a theater, the DuVine Adventures trip is a six-day show with several acts that incorporate a bit of a love story, a drama, lots of good healthy excitement, and always memories that last a lifetime!” Andy’s primary goal is to look after his guests and make sure they have fun. When they leave, their spirits are lifted. “I got into this business because I enjoy seeing people loving life” Andy says “and that will never change, it will only get stronger.”

Andy is proud to represent DuVine Adventures and the bike tour industry through his role as “ambassador” for France on the International Advisory Board of Air France and Atout France, as well as Advisory Board Member for the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit hosted by the Adventure Travel Trade Association.