Kimkim Trip Reviews for Argentina

Amazing trip in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, which materialised after 5 years dreaming about it.
Perfect organisation, beyond what I was dreaming for. Small groups for excursions, our 4 guides where all amazing, knowledgeable, friendly, caring, making us feeling welcomed and privileged. A lot of small and so precious attentions, like making us arrive first in Ushuaia national park to get the beach with post office just for ourselves. We realised the chance we had when we left the place 20 minutes later, full of tourist's buses…
Perito Moreno and Esmeralda Lagoon are magic places, and each time we had all the free time we needed to enjoy the spectacular nature.

We come back from Argentina in loved with the country and its kindness.

Special thanks to Virginia and then Emilce who accompanied us on building the program and making it happening. The trip was originally planned in 2020 and postponed because Covid19. Kimkim team kept in touch all the way long and made a wonderful job allowing us to reschedule and rebuild when finally possible again for us in 2024.

We had some great guides and drivers. We were lucky because in Mendoza we had the same driving for all our trips (can’t remember her name) - she was an excellent driver. Then in Santiago our driver was Orlando - he was wonderful! Very friendly and had lots of information about the town.
The day trips in Salta were too long - they were about 10-12 hours which is too long to be sitting in a bus which is why we canceled our third bus trip.
The hotel in Salta does not have an elevator and there was no hot water in our room on the last night and morning. We didn’t talk to reception about it due to language problems.
The tour Gabriel for the walking tour of Salta was not that great, plus it was supposed to be 3 1/2 hours but it was only for one hour (which did work out better as we had been walking around Salta for most of the day).
All of the wineries that you booked for us were really great, we had some great wine and great food.
It was great being meet at the airport with a driver, that made everything so much simpler/nicer.
We will definitely use your company again and recommended you to lots of people that we met during the trip.
For the Iguazú falls - the boat ride that you booked for use was canceled so we ended up taking a jet ski boat ride, we highly recommend this ride as it is amazing - they take you under the water falls (they provide dry bags for all personal items).

Travel Review: A Magical Journey Through Argentina

This long overdue heartfelt review is long overdue, as we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our incredible hosts. From start to finish, the customer service, scheduling, and meticulous attention to detail provided by our travel coordinator (Ana), guide (Flor), and driver (Mhervin) were nothing short of outstanding.

Upon our arrival in Buenos Aires, we were warmly welcomed by our guide, Flo, and Mhervin, who would look after us throughout our entire adventure. Their expertise and friendliness instantly made us feel at home in this vibrant city.

One of the highlights of our trip was the Tango lessons and dinner show. The experience was simply fabulous! We were immersed in the passion and artistry of Tango, enjoying every moment of its rich pageantry. It was a true celebration of Argentine culture that we’ll cherish forever.

Another unforgettable experience was our personal cooking class with Chef Paula at El Federal. What a delight it was to journey through the four regions of Argentina via its culinary offerings! Chef Paula was an exceptional instructor, guiding us through the preparation of traditional dishes. The joy of savoring our own creations was the cherry on top of a wonderful evening enjoying the food and our wonderful host.

A special thank you to Ana, our fantastic tour coordinator, for suggesting and scheduling these incredible experiences. She truly knows how to curate the perfect itinerary!

Flo, our guide, further enriched our trip with insightful walks and recommendations for dining at some of the best local spots. Our visit to La Bamba de Areco was particularly enchanting, with its tranquil ranch setting, stunning landscapes, and the opportunity to connect with horses and locals and horse whisperer.

Ana also arranged a magnificent excursion to El Calafate, where we marveled at the breathtaking Perito Moreno Glacier on the Blue Safari. The overnight stay at Los Ponchos Hotel Boutique was fabulous, with comfortable accommodations and delicious food that made our stay even more special.

We cannot thank Ana enough for the flawless air and ground connections she arranged for us, ensuring a seamless journey from Buenos Aires to El Calafate and back.

For anyone considering a fantastic holiday in Argentina, we wholeheartedly recommend utilizing KimKim and asking for Ana, Flo, and Mhervin. They are a dream team, and we can’t wait to return and experience more of Argentina— with our wonderful guides by our side!

Travel Review: A Magical Journey Through Argentina

This heartfelt review is long overdue, as we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our incredible hosts. From start to finish, the customer service, scheduling, and meticulous attention to detail provided by our travel coordinator (Ana), guide (Flor), and driver (Mhervin) were nothing short of outstanding.

Upon our arrival in Buenos Aires, we were warmly welcomed by our guide, Flo, and Mhervin, who would look after us throughout our entire adventure. Their expertise and friendliness instantly made us feel at home in this vibrant city.

One of the highlights of our trip was the Tango lessons and dinner show. The experience was simply fabulous! We were immersed in the passion and artistry of Tango, enjoying every moment of its rich pageantry. It was a true celebration of Argentine culture that we’ll cherish forever.

Another unforgettable experience was our personal cooking class with Chef Paula at El Federal. What a delight it was to journey through the four regions of Argentina via its culinary offerings! Chef Paula was an exceptional instructor, guiding us through the preparation of traditional dishes. The joy of savoring our own creations was the cherry on top of a wonderful evening enjoying the food and our wonderful host.

A special thank you to Ana, our fantastic tour coordinator, for suggesting and scheduling these incredible experiences. She truly knows how to curate the perfect itinerary!

Flor, our guide, further enriched our trip with insightful walks and recommendations for dining at some of the best local spots. Our visit to La Bamba de Areco was particularly enchanting, with its tranquil ranch setting, stunning landscapes, and the opportunity to connect with horses and locals and horse whisperer.

Ana also arranged a magnificent excursion to El Calafate, where we marveled at the breathtaking Perito Moreno Glacier on the Blue Safari. The overnight stay at Los Ponchos Hotel Boutique was fabulous, with comfortable accommodations and delicious food that made our stay even more special.

We cannot thank Ana enough for the flawless air and ground connections she arranged for us, ensuring a seamless journey from Buenos Aires to El Calafate and back.

For anyone considering a fantastic holiday in Argentina, we wholeheartedly recommend utilizing KimKim and asking for Ana, Flor, and Mhervin. They are a dream team, and we can’t wait to return and experience more of Argentina— with our wonderful guides by our side!

Thank you once again for an unforgettable journey! We will cherish our time and return!

Agustina and Joaquin kept me up to date daily with pick up times for our various trips and organised our boarding passes for internal flights to Mendoza from BA and return. Very organised and super helpful. Definitely recommend KimKim and the Argentina team.

Activity Reviews

Aconcagua Experience

Mendoza

Great day out in the Andes. Great photo opportunities, amazing views.

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Day Trip to the Pampas & Estancia Lunch

Buenos Aires

Not too far from the city and beautiful ranch with amazing food and friendly tour guide.

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The boat trip to Higgins National Park, and the bus tour through Torres Del Paine National Parks were amazing. We were blessed with great weather and a very good local guide, Daniella (on the TDP trip.) The pristine natural beauty of these parks is a sight to behold!

Hotel Review

Altiplanico Sur Hotel

Puerto Natales

Great Service! Excellent food options in the restaurant. Amazing view of the bay from our ocean facing room.

Authenticity & Character

The postcard picture window with unobstructed view of the bay. Comfortable common areas gor sitting around with friends sipping hot tea!

Location

Serenity, away from the crowds.

Staff

Helpful, and easy to communicate with.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Room fixtures are dated, but bed was comfortable. Good bathroom with shower stall and towel warmer.

Activity Reviews

Torres del Paine National Park (Full-Day Group Tour)

Argentina

Wonderful day-long trip. Very scenic, populated with llama-like deers. Took plenty of pictures with many stops along the way. Good lunch with soup, entree, and dessert. Good local guide, Daniella who made the trip enjoyable and comfortable.

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Boat Tour to Bernardo O Higgins National Park, Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers

Puerto Natales

Comfortable boat ride. Great views of waterfalls and glacier. Hearty lunch of barbecued chicken and lamb. An overall great experience!

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Erin was responsive and helped plan our trip given the limited amount of time we planned to spend in Puerto Natales. We were a group of four (2 couples).
Erin and Nara responded promptly to our questions and requests that we raised during the trip planning stage.
The Hotel Altiplanico Sur was a great choice as the views from our room were amazing. We were there for three (3) nights. Hotel was a short driving distance away from downtown as well as the airport. The included breakfast was good. Each night we dined at the Hotel and the food was well prepared and delicious. The Hotel staff including the front desk was friendly and courteous.
The full day catamaran boat tour to Bernardo Higgins NP, Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers was amazing. It included a delicious BBQ lunch which exceeded our expectation.
The full day group tour to Torres del Paine NP was great with amazing views. The tour guide was friendly, helpful and courteous. The stop at Milodon Cave was quite interesting! The included buffet lunch at the park restaurant was good. The Airport/ Hotel/Airport transfers were on time with courteous drivers.
In summary, we had a great time and recommend Erin and her team for planning a trip to the Patagonia!

Hotel Review

Altiplanico Sur Hotel

Puerto Natales

Excellent location and views from the room. Friendly Hotel staff

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Short (10 min) drive to downtown as well as the Airport

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Overall, a great place to stay !

Activity Reviews

Torres del Paine National Park (Full-Day Group Tour)

Argentina

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Boat Tour to Bernardo O Higgins National Park, Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers

Puerto Natales

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This was the first time trying Kim Kim. Throughout they were so approachable, accessible and flexible to our needs in the tour to Argentina.
The trip itinerary was modified so many times, but they have been as patient and detailed every single time. Aappreciate Jimena and Hugh for their flexibility and professionalism.

The guidance provided by Nacho on how to navigate the Iguazu National park was spot on.
The boat/ship tour in El Calafate took us so close to the glacier and kept us there for sufficient duration for everyone to take some amazing pictures from every direction.
Andres, the cheerful tour guide in Usuaia, pampered us with chocolates. Something I was not expecting at all, and it showed how much they cared about the tourists.

Hugh also came to meet us on the last day, a very kind gesture, and guided us more on exploring Buenos Aires shopping areas and I finally got the one souvenir at the right price that I had been looking for, one fifth the price of what I was getting in some other shops.

The trip was AMAZING! Kristy did such a great job organizing absolutely EVERYTHING! Loved having the private drivers always on time, checking us into our flights, and boarding passes sent directly to the phone made ease of travel with carry-on only a breeze. The excursions were great and we met so many great guides from Ricardo Paez who was personable and extremely well-versed in the history, landscape, and focal points of Mendoza, to Tessa, who unfortunately was under the weather but still made the Wine Tour fun, to our lovely Iquaza Falls guide - Amanda!! She was an absolute doll. would highly recommend kimkim for anyone wanting everything planned out exactly to their taste and style of travel and will certainly use this service again. A special thanks to Kristy for being so on top of everything and readily accessible if we needed anything. She was on her A-game!!

Our trip was so great. Was my first time using Kim Kim and it was seamless. We had daily contact and issues resolved quickly when they did come up. Kristy was great and easy to work with as we altered things on the trip.
I would for sure use them again.

Better than expected.No compliance price was a little bit high, but it was still worth

Hotel Review

Marqués De Tojo Hotel

Purmamarca

What's my least favorite stop and hotel. Rather rustic and not much to do in the city

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Activity Reviews

Lima: City Tour + Visit to Larco Museum 🕍

Argentina

This was okay but not my favorite

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Cusco: City Tour + Nearby Archaeological Centre

Cusco

Good excursion good guide

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 Visit to the sacred city of machu picchu⛰️ - private

Sacred Valley

Excellent what's excursion, good coverage good food good transport

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From Cusco Airport to Sacred Valley: On the road, visit to local markets in Pisac 🧶🌼🚗 - Private

Argentina

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Travel through the heights 2 days - 2nd Day Purmamarca to Salta🏜️

Argentina

A bit long but still informative. Salt mine great

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Travel through the heights 2 days - 1st day Salta to Purmamarca🏜️

Argentina

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This was quite a long excursion, salt flats and historic pre Inka site was wonderful

Uco Valley Experience - PRIVATE

Mendoza

Excellent excursion good food nice wine

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Full day tour to Vineyards: Wine and Olive - Private

Mendoza

Excellent excursion great food nice winery

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Tango Show and Dinner at Café De Los Angelitos

Buenos Aires

Least favorite excursion. Could have done without this

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Food was good but that's all

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No guide

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Tigre Delta Excursion - Private

Buenos Aires

Very pleased with this excursion

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"Asado Experience"

Buenos Aires

Very nice and authentic

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Half day City Tour - Private service with English speaking guide

Buenos Aires

Excellent guide very flexible

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The trip was great from start to finish.
Favorite part was Day 4: Big Ice trek.
Least favorite and actually did not match the description was Day 3. There was no guide, just a driver that dropped the group off in one place and drove us back.
Overall though, it ended with a high.
People are passionate, friendly and helpful.

Hotel Review

Hosteria El Puma

El Chalten

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Activity Review

Laguna de los Tres Trek

El Chaltén

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This trip took a year to plan, though that time Lorena was so patient and communicated very well. The itinerary that she made for me was tweaked for my liking. Everything was to the T from pick up, tour, hotel, bus. The hotel that she picked was great. Lorena did an excellent job and her team was great.I was going to this trip knowing it's going to be a good trip but it exceeded my expectations it was great!!

This was a great trip. Our guides were great and very knowledgeable. Our drivers were always on time. Hotel selection was great.

Activity Reviews

Culinary tour of Buenos Aires city

Buenos Aires

Loved this part of our trip! Our guide took us all over the city and we got to try so many different this of local foods!! Highly recommend!

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Boat trip to Victoria Island and the Arrayanes forest, Premium deck

Bariloche

This was the least interesting part of our trip. The lake is beautiful, but can be seen by hiking. This long boat trip takes you to Victoria Island, which was just an island with large redwood trees from California . This may be exciting for an older traveler, but took all afternoon just to see a park w trees. Would not recommend this. Use your time hiking, not on a boat ride.

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The people were great

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Tour of Bariloche city with a visit to Campanario Hill

Bariloche

Martin was an excellent tour guide! He was very patient and very knowledgeable. Always on time, early actually. Would highly recommend him!

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Our guide Martin was the best

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Tour of Buenos Aires city

Buenos Aires

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. She took us to many parts of the city all on one day

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Flor did an incredible job making our ideas reality! She managed to get everything we asked for plus more! From Buenos Aries to Mendoza to Iguazu Falls to Ushuaia! All in our 11 day frame! We got as much of the diverse Argentina as we could possibly get! These trips are the once a year time I get to see my bestie so thank you so much Flor for everything you do/did for us! For anyone who gets a chance to work with this amazing person you can rest easy knowing she will do her best to get you exactly what you ask for! Flor was very tentative, responsive, gave great advice and wonderful options. Any questions we had she answered right away! On top of that, we had amazing guides, tours and drivers! We learned so much about the history at each place we went! Saw amazing tango dancers, ate delicious food, drank fantastic wine and had so many write home about experiences! Thank you Flor for an amazing time!!

Francesca did a great job of being available via phone or text during our vacation if we had any questions or wanted to make itinerary changes on the fly.

We had 2 guides fantastic. Rodolpho for the IGuazu leg, very knowledgeable about the area and made the trip much easier especially for border crossing with Brazil which can be a big pain.
Rodolpho was friendly and very focus on making our trip unforgettable.
For the second leg, Maria Eugenia was our guide and driver for 10 days. Such a nice lady, when we finished the trip we had the feeling to leave a friend.

We had a wonderful trip, and the planning process was easy and seamless. Camila was terrific in answering all my questions quickly and providing lots of guidance--I always felt supported throughout the planning! During the trip, everything went so smoothly. I especially want to mention our superb guide in Mendoza, Natalia. She was extraordinary.

Wonderful trip, hotels selected were all of great quality, especially the Boutique hotel in Cachi.
Both guides ( Iguazu + Salta) were very knowledgeable, kind and could speak good English.
Camila was always responding very quickly to all my enquiries.
A fantastic family trip !
Many thanks

Hotel Reviews

Villa Vicuña Boutique Hotel

Cafayate

Nice rooms and charming hotel, close from the main square

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Colores de Purmamarca

Purmamarca

We had 2 rooms and living room + kitchen upstairs ! Beautiful view on the mountains. Great staff and every night you are invited to some traditional music and glass of wine.

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Toilets very smelly and showers tubs were leaking

El Cortijo Hotel Boutique

Cachí

Charming, beautiful hotel, great service and you can also enjoy fantastic massage ! Loved it !!

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Design Suites Salta

Salta

The best part of this modern style hotel is its location.

Authenticity & Character

Modern style. Huge bedroom but very small bedroom. You need to ask plug adaptor at the lobby since no plug is suitable for European travellers

Location

One block away from the main square and cathedral

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

No duvet on double bed; only small blanket

La Reserva Virgin Lodge de Selva by DON

Puerto Iguazú

Rooms were ok but not as nice as the photos from the website. It seems they are the ones from the new building. Basic comfort and restaurant was so-so. Since the hotel is isolated in the forest, no choice but to stay in the hôtel for dinner

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Activity Reviews

Tour of the City - Discovering Salta's Hidden Treasures

Salta

Was interesting but too short ( only museum and Saint Francisco church) ; could have added one more museum…

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Salinas Grandes Bike Ride & Picnic

Argentina

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We really enjoyed our experience in El Calafate and enjoyed all the excursions Paolo booked for us. All the transfers and communication was on time and courteous. I can’t wait for Kim Kim to plan my next vacation.

We had a wonderful experience with our tour and Emilia was wonderful helping and suggesting ideas on the way. Argentina is a beautiful country, lots to see and experience.
Emilia made arrangements to meet us, which was very kind.