Kimkim Trip Reviews

This was a trip of a lifetime. Everything was as we expected. The hotels were as described and matched what was important to me: location and cleanliness being high on my list, as well as reasonable cost. Our group all came from different directions so there was lots of airport pick ups and we appreciated that. The biking routes were fantastic with many picturesque views of the sea. I loved visiting the olive oil museum and had a fabulous lunch there. Another highlight was the lunch on Mljet. My favorite island was Korcula. Our guide, Borna , was great. Always waiting for us at strategic points and always making sure we had water and snacks. Plus he had a great sense humor and great music. He made it fun. He solved problems like when the navigation app was not working and when our day was threatened by rain. Overall the planning and service was great. I’d love to do another adventure with them.

Highlights include the Pintxos food tour, excellent guide and good food. We both liked Ainsa and the Pyrenees where we had a wonderful hike. The city walking tours were good we got to see a lot of Porto and Lisbon. The recommendations for the small towns like Aveiro which had cool Art Nouveau architecture were really interesting, Overall the lodging locations were ideal and the breakfasts were really good.

Hotel Reviews

MeraPrime Gold Design Hotel

Lisbon

Great location

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Costa D’Oiro Ambiance Village

8600-544

Far from everything and the bathroom was just a walled section a bit strange but there was access to a pool.

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Évora Olive Hotel

Évora

This to me was the best hotel great location, great food, just a wonderful hotel.

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Hotel Oslo Coimbra

Coimbra

Great breakfast and good location.

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Casa dos Lóios by Shiadu

Porto

Great location just very small and a very tight elevator.

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Unique

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El Rincón de Usana Zona Zero

Usana

Quite unique and very hospitable host with kitchen and hot tub just a bit far from Ainsa.

Authenticity & Character

Unique

Location

A little far from downtown

Staff

Very hospitable

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Sercotel Codina

San Sebastian

The staff was really nice great breakfasts.

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Location

A bit far from the beach

Staff

Just very friendly

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Hotel Miró

Bilbao

Great location

Authenticity & Character

Clean comfortable

Location

Close to museum

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Activity Reviews

Explore Lisbon with a Local

Lisbon

The guide was a bit tough to hear and I found the your a bit to heavy on the dates and facts but he knew a lot.

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Secret Porto: Hidden Alleys and Stories

Porto

Well done

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Boat ride

San Sebastian Pintxo Experience

San Sebastián

Excellent, fun, and tasty, great group of people.

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Incredibly well organized and hassle free, 4 cities, 4 hotels and 4 flights, guides were knowledgeable, itineraries included a wide range of sites and activities.

Hotel Reviews

Na Nirand Romantic Boutique Resort

Lovely hotel on the river, good location, easy walk to night market and restaurants.

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standard room comfortable but a bit cramped.

Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort

Bangkok

Large sprawling resort property, beautiful grounds, huge breakfast buffet, very cool lobby bar

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Location

took the shuttle boat to city center for lunch one day, very cool.

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rooms a bit dated but very clean and comfortable

Treeline Urban Resort

Siem Reap

This was the nicest hotel on our trip, gorgeous property, huge room, great staff.

Authenticity & Character

Location

easy walk to center of town.

Staff

very gracious

Cleanliness & Comfort

upgraded room, huge

Fusion Suites Sai Gon

Really nice hotel, excellent location, busy street but quite after 9pm, solid breakfast, excellent staff

Authenticity & Character

this is not a big fancy western style hotel, like the rest of HCMC it just really works hard.

Location

several nice restaurants in the surrounding couple of blocks, not too far from the main sites.

Staff

they obviously want to make your stay special

Cleanliness & Comfort

small but functional fitness center (but borderline A/C)

Activity Reviews

Romantic Dinner on the Manohra River Cruise!

Bangkok

Lovely dinner cruise on the river

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Exploring the floating villages of Cambodia

Siem Reap

Floating village interesting , see another side of Cambodia. Handiworks shop not a tourist trap, beautiful items.

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Hidden temples in the Angkor Wat

Siem Reap

Very impressive , receiving blessing from monk was meaningful

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

guide was really able to show the differences between the various sites which can start to look the same.

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Welcome to Siem Reap!

Cambodia

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The Temples, Tradition and Cultural Traces of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

interesting sites although a lot of driving around HCMC

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Famous Cu Chi Tunnels and Trace of the Vietnam War!

Ho Chi Minh City

required for any American visiting, get a very different perspective on the war.

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Kimkim surpassed any of my expectations. They are not only curated a custom program for us, they were open to ideas, and they were flexible. The guides, our driver, the staff were all professional and friendly. It was so evident that their goal was for us to have the best vacation ever. I will only travel with Kimkim in the future thank you thank you thank you, Kimkim.

Liz Karen was great in helping us plan our trip. She was patient and thorough throughout the process. She was open to feedback and adjustments in the schedule and got it to what was feasible for us.

Hotel Reviews

Casa Andina Premium Puno

Puno

Great experience here, no issues. Right on the lake and very quiet

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Jardines de Uyuni

Uyuni

Really great hotel. My only issue was that the bed was a full sized bed which was small for the two of us.

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Hotel Presidente

La Paz

The hotel was okay. We faced the the Main Street so it was very loud. The window was single-paned so even when we closed it, you could hear everything happening on the street. We were supposed to stay here two nights but we found a different hotel instead.

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El Mapi by Inkaterra

Cusco

This hotel was also fine. Nothing exceptional about the room itself. The bed was comfortable and room was clean.

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Casa Andina Premium Cusco

Cusco

Very nice hotel, clean, beautiful and great location

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Dazzler Miraflores by Wyndham

Lima

This hotel was fine. Nothing exceptional, needs some updates but the bed was comfortable, the room was spacious and quiet.

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It’s just kind of tired

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Activity Reviews

Shared Uros & Taquile Floating Islands tour

Puno

Very interesting

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Shared Uyuni Salt Flats tour

Uyuni

Incredible. This is was one of the coolest places I’ve ever seen.

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All of it

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Briefing about your future tour/trek

Peru

N/A we decided to skip this and take a rest day

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Private Half-Day Walking Tour: Sacsayhuaman, Cusco City & San Pedro Market

Cusco

It was really a good walking tour, we learned a lot during this tour.

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No

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Explore Machu Picchu & Return to Cusco (Private Guided tour in Machu Picchu)

Peru

Our guide, Jacqueline, was great. She arrived early and got us there early and ahead of the crowds. Very knowledgeable

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Private tour to The Sacred Valley: Salt mines, Terraces & Pachamanca

Peru

Overall a good tour. Our guide, Juan De La Cruz, was good as was our driver. The only thing we didn’t like about this was the stop in Chincherra. This felt like a total tourist and we felt pressured to buy something (which we did). Didn’t love it

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Urban Kitchen Experience

Lima

We loved this experience. A fabulous experience and very fun.

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Guides were all great, especially day 2 guide.
Hotels were fantastic especially Cerulean and the best was the Thousand
Winnie was very helpful and responsive
Train station in Osaka is not easy to maneuver for tourists but railway staff was very helpful.

Hotel Reviews

Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower

Osaka

Nice hotel but very busy and crowded

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The Thousand Kyoto

Kyoto

Loved this hotel.best one we stayed in.

Authenticity & Character

Quiet and classy

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Staff

Friendly and hel-ful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Bed and bathroom were very comfortable

Hakone Kowakien TEN-YU

Hakone

The hotel is very chic and free bubbly and ice cream are great. The in room bath and outdoor decor were great. The restaurant was not good.

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Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, A Pan Pacific Partner Hotel

Great staff, breakfast and amenities. Loved this hotel

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Beds and bathroom

Activity Reviews

Transfer from Kyoto to Osaka via Nara

Japan

We loved Nara

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Full Day Kyoto City Tour with Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Fushimi Inari-Taisha

Kyoto

The rain made our tour difficult but overall great

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Half Day Arashiyama Cycling Experience

Kyoto

This was by far the very best tour during our entire trip. We loved the experience, the route and the sites. Our guide was the best and made the experience enjoyable and fun.

Quality of Experience

The guide and experience

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Cycling was fun and the best way to see the bamboo grove and rice fields

Kimono Tea Ceremony at Kyoto Maikoya

Kyoto

Very touristy

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Took expensive uber

Lake Ashinoko Tour with Mt. Fuji Views

Japan

Bad weather and no views

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Transport was great

Full Day Tokyo City Tour

Tokyo

Excellent guide

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She was warm and friendly

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Tokyo Night Foodie Tour in Shinjuku

Tokyo

Mayu our guide was the best. She was informative, friendly and fun. This was one of our favorite tours.

Quality of Experience

Amazing food

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Sushi and meat

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We Took an uber

Croatia was absolutely beautiful. We stayed first in Zadar and had a lovely sailing boat tour through some of the islands and visited Plitvice Lakes National Park. This is a must!! The next stop was Split, which was gorgeous. We spent a couple of nights on Hvar. This was great, less crowded and easier to get around. We finished the trip in Dubrovnik. We had a wonderful time wandering around the old town and walking along the wall. Spectacular views!
Accommodations were excellent throughout the trip!! Tamara was wonderful to work with.

Using KimKim's amazing service really deepened our experience in Iceland. The pretrip planning was fun and the app created for us just before the trip had everything we needed, even links to All Trails hikes, our confirmation numbers for hotels, tours, and activities, details about each activity, and a suggested order to minimized the driving! We took a three week trip Sept-October 2025 and went clockwise around the country. This enabled us to see remote areas in the West Fjords before they closed for the season as well as to get to the "Golden Circle" after most tourists had left. We took several tours--an informative and very fun jeep tour in West Fjords with Dr. Gisli Margislason, a Northern Lights tour out of Isafjordur with Gudmundur Valdimarsson-- he really taught us how to see and photograph the lights--we saw them a total of 6 nights--the first time with him! Kari Timsson took us on a glacier hike in Skaftafell--He made sure the trip was fun and safe for everyone. Dagur Larusson gave delicious and very fun food tour of Reykjavik. (He is also starting food tours in Akureyri!). Each of these guides were warm, outstanding, fun, knowledgeable and accommodating to the needs of everyone in the group. All of the geo thermal hot springs we visited were great (Hussafell Canyon Baths--great guide for this one too, Forest Lagoon Pool, Myvatn Nature Baths, and Sky Lagoon). The trip was so much fun and KimKim was great to work and created a flawless trip for us!

We had an unforgettable trip to Athens-Milos-Santorini the last two weeks of September planned by Angela. Everything was seamless and perfect: transportation quality vehicles-great drivers- and easy; beautiful hotels with delicious bountiful breakfasts included and comfortable beds; excursions were fabulous with awesome knowledgeable guides. Weather was perfect and minimal crowds. All restaurants had fabulous food and cocktails. Our favorite island was Milos and favorite excursion the catamaran cruise around Milos.

Activity Reviews

Catamaran Sunset Cruise 2025

Santorini

Beautiful sites and great boat. Angela arranged for the premium package which got us on the boat first and staff catered to us. The staff was young and glued to their phones.

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Panoramic Tour 2025

Santorini

Again having a private guide and driver was great. All sites were great.

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Reservation at Oia Gefsis (no meal included - only a reserved table)

Greece

Angela reserved perfect table outside for us at the right time. Sadly there was not an epic sunset because of the clouds. The meal was great but the most expensive one we had on the trip. I think it would be great if you stay in Oia but for us meal plus transportation cost wasn’t really worth it.

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Confusion with payment

Private round transfer anywhere in Santorini

Santorini

All drivers were great and vehicles comfortable

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Best of Milos half-day tour

Greece

Nice to have a guide and driver for just our group. Spent the right amount of time for us and listened to cater to us.

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Guide and beauty of the island

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HD tour to Kleftiko

Greece

Friendly staff and hugged the shore—great cooks too

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Captain and shipmate!

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Friendly

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Great ship

Athens Highlights Mythology Tour

Greece

Maria was extremely knowledgeable and kind. We learned so much and enjoyed the pace

Quality of Experience

having a extremely knowledgeable guide

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Maria

Lucie and Slimane from Kim Kim planned a fantastic trip for our family to Aix-En-Provence. The companies that they connected us to were all top-notch. The guides from A la Francais couldn't have been better. We spent 4 days with Adrien and 1 day with Greg. They were passionate about the experiences they provided to us, were well versed in history and regional information and were kind and accommodating throughout.

Our cooking class with Emmy who runs La Cuisine De Leki was magical. Her intent is not to have a technical cooking class, but to let you experience what it's like to be invited to a French home for a home cooked meal with friends or family, and she certainly succeeded.

Lucie and Slimane made this happen over months of planning with my Mom, with frequent changes and updates, but their patience and knowledge certainly turned this into a memorable trip.

This was a fabulous trip. Smooth with no issues the entire time. The Kimkim team were amazing to work with and very communicative. They worked with me to make sure we was were to see everything we wanted, in the time and budget we gave them to work with. Seamless transition from one location to the other with no issues. Daily reminders of the plan for the next day and answered any questions we had while traveling. It gave my husband and I peace of mind while traveling in a foreign country knowing that we had them in our pocket if we had any issues (which we never did).
I would absolutely use Kimkim again, in fact, we are looking to go to Thailand in 2027 and have started working on an itinerary with them currently.
Thank you Kimkim for the memories of a lifetime.

We found KimKim online and I reached out and Adam set up a meeting to discuss what we were looking for in our Girl's Trip to Portugal. Everything he planned was perfect! From the drivers to the accommodations. Everything was wonderful. We loved every part of what he planned and the description was spot on. The trip was beyond our expectations and I cannot wait to use KimKim again for another destination. I felt that I was fully prepared for the trip and every driver was communicative and always punctual.

Hotel Reviews

Otília Apartamentos

Lisbon

Perfect location. Walk up to the 6th floor was not great, but it was part of the experience

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Cascade Wellness Resort

Lagos

Great location and restaurant was wonderful!

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Casa de São Domingos

Peso da Régua

Beautiful! Breakfast was amazing and the location was close to town.

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Walking distance to town and breakfast was amazing.

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Activity Reviews

Sintra Secret's & Cascais Shores – Pena, Regaleira & Cascais

Lisbon

Great guide and tour

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Fado Walk, Show & Dinner

Lisbon

Guide was unprofessional.

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Ponta da Piedade by Boat Excursion

Lagos (Algarve)

BEST GUIDES EVER!!! And a perfect day and easy to find.

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Private Lamego Day Trip

Portugal

Perfect guide and tour! Packed us wine and a picnic!

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Private Half-Day Douro DOC & Vinho Verde Wine Tasting

Portugal

OUTSTANDING!!! Great vineyards and loved the combination of both.

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Awesome

Douro Valley Hike

Portugal

Our guide was perfect. He was fluent in English and taught us about the culture.

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AMAZING!!!

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AMAZING!!!

First, I want to say that this is our fourth trip with Kim Kim. Kim Kim is an amazing travel service We have never been disappointed but every trip has far surpassed out expectation.

The same is true for our trip to Greece. We spent 10 days splitting the time between Athens, Naxos (a trip to Mykonos), and Santorini. The accommodations were amazing with the most beautiful view and locations. The transports were on time. The private tours were informative with knowledgeable our guides. Siena put together an amazing itinerary.

We again came home with not one complaint. Everything was perfect. Thank you Kim Kim for another wonderful trip. Siena, you know your stuff. Thank you,

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the team at Original Travels for being so responsive and patient throughout the planning process. Your guidance and attention to detail helped us organize a truly wonderful honeymoon experience in Morocco, and we’re so grateful for your help from start to finish.

A major highlight of our trip was the incredible fortune we had in being paired with Soufiane as our driver. He quickly became a friend and made every part of our journey easier, safer, and more enjoyable. His professionalism, kindness, and insight into Moroccan culture brought great peace of mind and added so much to the experience. We truly cannot express how great he was — a genuine part of what made our trip special.

Marrakesh:
We really enjoyed our time in Marrakesh. Riad Elegancia was beautiful, comfortable and welcoming, with wonderful staff who decorated our room for our honeymoon which was a very nice surprise. We especially have to thank the evening attendant who gave us perfect dinner recommendations. Highlights included our hammam experience at La Mason Arabe and the sunrise hot air balloon ride — both unforgettable. We also loved exploring the square in the evening, surrounded by music, lights, and energy. The guided tour was informative, and wandering the Medina both with and without a guide gave us a great feel for the city.

Ouarzazate:
The drive through the Atlas Mountains was a memorable adventure on its own. When we arrived, an unexpected rain storm changed our plans a bit, so we skipped the movie studio and instead relaxed at the hotel. The staff went above and beyond by decorating our room for our honeymoon, a very thoughtful touch, and a beautiful hotel.

Desert Camp:
The desert camp experience was incredible and unique. The accommodations were very comfortable for the setting, and the food and evening entertainment were excellent. Our only issue was a lack of clear communication from the camp about what to expect from the day tour with them. This tour overall was our least favorite activity of the trip. We were looking forward to spending time with a Berber family and learning about their culture, but our guide clearly did not want us to engage with the local people and it was obvious when he told the women who approached us (at two different camps) not to talk to us. We were prepared to leave some money for them (as was recommended), but we never got the opportunity. For the next stop, we were interested in listening to the local African music, but once we got there, it felt incredibly exploitative. It didn't seem like the musicians ever had a break and the managers (we think?) were clearly pushing them to be more lively. I would love to support this community, but I really encourage anyone with some power to look out for these men and make this a less exploitative experience. Lastly, we were left at a very empty hotel for several hours with limited options. When we arrived at the hotel, it was dark, no one was there except for two sleeping attendants, and our guide said, "OK, you hang out here now, I'll be back in 5 hours. And if you want to swim, pay them 100 Mad (which we did because there was nothing else to do)", and then walked away leaving us standing there confused and uneasy. Our guide also said he had to get back to the camp for work as it was a very busy time with lots of guests, stranding us. The only reason we even had our bathing suits was because the night before we overheard the couple next to us at dinner be told to bring theirs, so we packed one just in case. We never discussed this with our guide (he actually told us not to worry about the tour the night before during the music portion when we asked what the plan was) and if it was up to us, we would not have gone to a pool, at all.

However, we greatly appreciated how quickly Original Travels stepped in when we contacted them and helped arranged an ATV excursion — which turned out to be one of the highlights of the desert portion of our trip and we highly recommend. When we got dropped off to go back to the camp, I could discern a conversation that our driver had with the owner and our guide about this and our guide was not truthful when he said we were the ones who asked to go to the pool early. As stated above, we had never talked with him about it and it was clearly untrue with how fast we tried to find another activity. It also felt uncomfortable for us to be left at a pool when it's clear many villages do not have water in nor around the desert. It seemed a bit unethical and like a really bad thing to do as a visitor to the country. I would not recommend this tour to anyone going to Merzouga.

Outside of this tour; however, we did really enjoy our desert experience. We also want to highlight the kindness shown by the camp in preparing a special honeymoon cake for us our first night that we were able to share with the other guests. They very much went above and beyond in celebrating our honeymoon with a special song and dance and we truly appreciated these gestures and the kindness shown by employees of the camp and the other guests. This cake and music surprise was definitely a trip highlight.

Fez:
Fez was one of our favorite stops. The Riad and its location inside the old city were fantastic, the breakfast at the Riad was delicious, and our guided tour here was the best of the trip. We took our guide’s advice and avoided the Medina at night, but loved exploring it during the day. The city’s energy and authenticity left a lasting impression.

Rabat:
Our stop in Rabat was a great way to break up the drive north, and we were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed seeing Morocco’s coastal side.

Casablanca:
While Casablanca offered fewer tourist sites, we enjoyed our time there, especially visiting the Hassan II Mosque and walking the boardwalk. It was a relaxing way to end our journey. The Mosque is incredible and our dinner, recommended by Souf, was delicious and fun.

Finally, we want to thank Original Travels and Soufiane again for their assistance when our return flight was unexpectedly canceled. Your swift help rearranging our stay near the airport and ensuring we were taken care of right up to our departure was deeply appreciated.

Overall, our honeymoon in Morocco was an unforgettable experience — filled with beauty, culture, warmth, and adventure. We would happily recommend Original Travels and Soufiane to anyone considering exploring Morocco.

The trip overall was incredible! It was so easy to navigate so many things, and would have been incredibly challenging to coordinate ourselves. We would use KimKim again.

Activity Review

Urban Kitchen Experience

Lima

Patrick and his assistant were incredible, welcoming, and honestly it was some of the best food we ate on our entire trip!

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I don't think could add much more than what my travel partner had to say. Most importantly was what made the trip, and that was Faissal Badreddine!! We can't imagine having done this without him. Absolutely beyond expectations. He introduced us to many great people and places, made food suggestions . He clearly went out of his way to make sure we were happy, safe. The food tour, Ait Benhaddou, hot air ballon ride. All icing on the cake. We had many guides and I am not sure I can remember them all but Mohamed was great, lots of fun on the food tour, encouraging us to try everything, even the snail soup! It was good. Sharif was also a great guide and shared his knowledge of Fez. Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis, Chefchaouen, all amazing and grateful to have seen them all. Faissel even arranged a guide, Omar, to take us on a hike at Akchour. Great hike, good to be out of the car for a bit. So many amazing experiences. The medinas sounded like they could be a scary place, (I don't like knowing I may get lost), but we managed to navigate them, only getting lost once. We never felt unsafe. Faissel checked on us all the time when he was not with us, making sure we didn't need anything. All in all the trip was beyond any expectations I had. Beautiful country and people. Thank you Ali and Said

Our arrival in Portugal was seamless. Picked up at the airport by Jose and taken to the beautiful PortoBay Flores. Wehad a great evening walking tour with Andre. He was very knowledgable and shared much history with us. I must say I wasn't expecting all those hills! That said, I conquered. The trip to the Duoro Valley with wine tasting and lunch was spectacular. Philip made the day. Clearly he has a passion for this area and he shared that with us. I loved the family story behind the Quinta Do Roncao! Such love and warmth shared with us from Eunice, vineyard owner. Such a full and memorable day. The next day we were off to Lisbon. We were picked up by our driver, Albano. At our request, he was happy to make an unexpected quick detour to Obidos. We were so grateful. Such a beautiful place and we were thrilled to have had the opportunity to visit. In Lisbon we were taken to the Hotel Britania Art Deco. Yet another gorgeous, comfortable , welcoming place. Our tuk tuk tour with Catarina was a great way to get around and get the lay of then land. In the evening Pedro took us to enjoy dinner with Fado experience. Very enjoyable. Finally we had a fabulously full day in Sintra and Cascais. Nuno, so very passionate about the Pena Palace and its history and regailed us with so many stories of the past.He even managed to get us a visit at the Chalet of the Condessa d' Elda. Such an unusual and beautiful place and well worth the long walk from the palace. What can I say about the Initiation Well?? Certainly a site not to be missed, but very crowded. Though it was crowded the line did move along fairly quickly. So many experiences here in Portugal and I am sure I probably forgot some people or places. I'm exhausted!! The only thing I would have changed would have been taking 2 days in Sintra. We could have spent so much more time exploring that area. Guess we will have to come back. Thank you Adam for all your help and for keeping track of us while we were traveling.

This trip was incredible! The accomodations at the Exeter were nice and what we needed for the trip. The Blue Lagoon experience and water massage was wonderful. My wife fell asleep she was so relaxed. The Southern coast trip was fun. With the change in who was running that excursion we werent expectiong to experience walking on the glacier which was a wonderful surprise. My wife loved the horseback riding and food walk. The food was incredible. Sadly we didnt see the northern lights but that was still my favorite part of the trip. The golden circle tour was fun. We enjoyed getting to hike a bit and see the kesid crater and the geysers. The last day was my favorite overall. The guide was awesome, animated and fun. The cliffs, lava tunnel and mountains were incredible to see with the low hanging clouds even in the rain. Really gave you the idea of how the vikings believed some of the things they did. Overall an incredible experience.

Hotel Review

Exeter Hotel by Keahotels

Reykjavík

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Modern aeacthetic

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Right near everything

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Activity Reviews

Snæfellsnes Day Trip

Reykjavík

Everything about this one was amazing.

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Fantastic. Super friendly and engaging

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Golden Circle Day Trip

Reykjavík

Wonderdul trip. Enjoyed the more laid back feel.

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Northern Lights & Stargazing

Reykjavík

Beautiful night though it was super windy and disnt see anything.

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Icelandic Food Walk

Reykjavík

Great food the whole time. Guide was unbelievably good. Super friendly and engaging

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Horses and Hot Springs

Iceland

My wifes favorite activity. Rained the way out sunny the way back. Got two experiences in one trip

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South Coast Day Trip

Reykjavík

Loved getting to hike on the glacier and alk the black sand beach!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Not very engaging

Transport

Blue Lagoon Premium Admission

Iceland

The trip was great. Justine set up every step of the way. We started with a list of sites we wanted to see in Italy and France and a time frame for the trip. She took it from there.
We nicknamed the trip "Trains, planes and automobiles". She booked every step of the way. The hotel rooms were all 1st class and in "safe" areas. The chauffer transfers were on time and more than just a ride. One example was the transfer from our hotel in Paris to the train station. The driver picked us up on time, loaded our luggage and drove us to the train station. When we arrived, she grabbed our luggage and walked us into the train station to our train platform. This was above and beyond.
Our guided tours in Italy and France were personal guided tours. Not a group of 20 or 30 people with headsets trying to follow a wandering guide. By personal, I mean we were the only people on the tour with the guide. Very personal and informative. We had a one-on-one informative tour on all of the tours.
The train travel was all booked as first class and the car rentals were top of the line vehicles. We were given clear instructions on where to pick up and where to drop off the rentals.
We were able to enjoy a personalized tour of each of the sites we had chosen and did not have to worry about the travel or overnight details.
We would highly recommend KimKim and Justine for an enjoyable, personalized, and carefree vacation.

The initial online planning process at KimKim.com is very user friendly and easy to navigate. I appreciate the photos and descriptions of the destinations. This was our second Kim Kim trip to Europe and we were very pleased with how it went. Sonia is a wonderful Italy specialist . Also , our concierge , Roberta was amazing . After an initial travel mistake on the part of my husband and I, she was kind and assisted us on
What’s app for the duration of our trip.
On our planning phone call, Sonia really listened to what we desired to do on our trip as well as how we like to travel. Our accommodations and tours were great. All of our transfers and the gentlemen who drove us were fantastic. They definitely made getting from point A to B easier and we saw many different cities.
As for our tours , I was impressed with Livtours and their product. Everyone from, Lara in Milan , Sara N. And Linda in Rome and Andy in Tivoli were awesome guides. All of them are so knowledgeable and a pleasure to be around. The Rome in Sidecar Vespa tour was also so much fun. Claudio and his team were awesome!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Carnival Palace

Venice

Beautiful hotel and Daniel assisted us with our transfer and water taxis. He gave us a great dinner recommendation and was a pleasure to spend time with.

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Great stuff and bartender

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Hotel Della Conciliazione

Rome

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HOTEL VILLA CAMPOMAGGIO Resort & SPA

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Palazzo Castri 1874

Florence

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Hotel Marina Piccola

Manarola

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Uptown Palace Milan

Milan

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Activity Reviews

Full day excursion to Lake Como from Milan (small group)

Italy

Unfortunately due to a travel mistake, ( my husband and I were at fault) we did not do this tour.

Milan Last Supper Tour with City Highlights & Duomo

Milan

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Venice Gondola Ride

Venice

Beautiful time of day to go 6pm at sunset! Great memory . Our gondolier spoke to everyone but us , lol( his coworkers )overall a great experience.

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Group orientation walking guided tour of Venice highlights (no inner visits)

Italy

A bit too large of a group ( a woman got lost on the tour) it was difficult hearing the guide, but it was still an overall good experience and intro to Venice.

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Small group tour of Tivoli

Rome

Beautiful,unique tour! Andy is an awesome guide

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Small Group tour of Colosseum underground, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum ( max 6 people)

Rome

Great tour a bit hard to hear a coliseum , would recommend the headsets to hear a bit better but Linda was a great guide.

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Small group tour of Vatican City , Sistine Chapel & saint Peter's Basilica

Rome

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Very busy , but overall great experience

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Small group tour of Vespa ride

Rome

Great drivers and Claudio was a fantastic guide and picture taker!

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Ferrari rental car for a day

Tuscany

The young man who dropped the car off was very professional and informative with good suggestions where to drive. My husband loved ( me too) his experience with the Ferrari.

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Private e-bike tour in the Tuscany Countryside with a cooking class experience, wine tasting and Tuscan lunch

Italy

Tuscany is beautiful and Sam was a great e-bike guide ! We enjoyed our cooking class/wine tasting at the Complicita winery! Our teacher was great ( her name escapes me ,sorry).

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1 hour with the David

Florence

Great tour , just a very crowded space, difficult to hear at times

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Hike the Villages of Cinque Terre

Italy

Our guide , Andrea was awesome at the Cinque Terre. He was very knowledgeable and considerate, taught us about using the train system and had good restaurant recommendations.

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