0 to travel to different islands or from one island to another in an area when on holiday:
1 a trip between different islands or from one island to another in an area:
They begin their travels around Britain at its northern-most tip on Shetland, then island hop south to the Orkneys.
In order to island hop, you must get to grips with the timetable irregularities of the local ferries.
There is a string of pine-clad islands on which it's possible to island-hop up the coast.
You've island-hopped the Caribbean—where to next?
This two-week route is as much a driving trip as an island-hop.