Kimkim Trip Reviews for Chile

Great location, nice rooms

This was arranged by us, but our driver was fabulous. We also did a wine tour of Santa Rita. Jo was amazing!

Maria was an incredibly knowledgeable guide and she made the experience special for us

We had a nice driver arranged by Kim Kim. We had arranged our own accommodations- Hotel Vinnhaus was fabulous! We did not like the original hotel suggested by Thaiss. You should add this hotel to your list of options. It was boutique and special and we loved it there.

This was our favorite day of the entire trip. Our driver, Jorge, and our amazing guide Daniel made the experience for us. The hike was breathtaking, we loved everything about it. The provided lunch was delicious- lunch with a view!! Daniel was very knowledgeable and pointed out many facts and animals for us. It felt like we were hiking alongside a friend. His happiness and love for his work was effervescent. We had so much fun on the drive back to Puerto Natales with Jorge and Daniel stopping for animal sitings. They even brought a hat we left in the car back to the hotel for us. This was a top notch tour and honestly, it made our trip!! I would highly recommend this to anyone of reasonable fitness and ability. I am so happy to have seen the base of Torres del Paine!

This hotel is comfortable and clean. It is located in Vitacura, which is a very high-end mainly residential and commercial neighborhood in Santiago. There are very good restaurants and shopping nearby. You are, however, quite far away from the old historic parts of the city, and there is no convenient subway line to the Vitacura neighborhood, making you reliant on the bus system, taxis, or a private car. If you are looking to be close to the old city, this might not be the accomodation you want, but if the new district and the nightlife and restaurants are what you are looking for, this is a very good choice. The staff were friendly and able to understand my poor Spanish!

Actually, we would take another visit to Pirque just to stay at this hotel. It has a large internal garden, beautiful walking areas, clean and comfortable rooms, and a very good restaurant. We only were here for one night but in the future I might change that. It's close to the wineries of Concha y Toro and Santa Rita.

A real treat of a hotel in Colchuagua Valley, near to several wineries and with a lovely garden area. The restaurant was amazing. While it did get chilly at night - the rooms have extremely high ceilings - the heated bathroom floor and the thick covers were fine.

This was really one of the highlights of our trip, to be brought into someone's home and be cooked a local meal and learn how to make common traditional dishes. We always enjoy experiencing real native food and this was a very good choice.

Santa Rita winery This is the second largest winery in Chile with a very large tour, and there are many different facets of the tour that has different appeals to different people. The tour itself goes through the very extensive gardens which are very attractive. It includes a look at the chapel and the former home which is now a boutique hotel. Admission to the former home is restricted to people who are spending the night at the hotel. The tour then includes a look at the cellar, the cellar facilities and has a brief historical video of the famous cellar that hid the 120 patriots of Bernardo O'Higgins, the Chilean independence leader. The winery has a very large restaurant which is excellent. The wine store is extensive. There is also a museum which we did not go into. This tour could easily take one hour to complete with tasting, not including the museum or any food in the restaurant. Although this is a long tour and a large area to walk around, I do think it is a very good tour and was one of the best traditional winery tours we took. Concha y Toro This is the largest winery in Chile, one of the largest in the entire world, and it is the most visited. The area is immense. It is very, very crowded and often over-crowded in many places with so many visitors. The winery has spent a lot of money building a new wine experience tour and frankly, I am not sure that it is really worth it. There is an enormous amount of educational, and then what I would refer to as infotainment with the legend of Don Melchior and the Casillero del Diablo as the featured attraction. It was very over the top and seemed very Disney-fied to us. Perhaps some tourists would appreciate this, but we did not find it added anything to our experience. I would also say that at Concha y Toro, there were many employees, but none of the employees we met had worked at the winery for a full year - almost everyone was six months or less, whereas most other wineries had guides who had been employed for many years. As such, the new guides often seemed a little confused or overwhelmed at times. I’m not certain if this is simply because it’s so big, but I would be hesitant to send anyone on this tour without first alerting them to the size and the type of experience that they were going to get.

This was a very unique experience. The owners of this relatively young label are eccentric and have a property that reflects their eccentricities. Part of the tour involves a car tour up the side of the mountain over which much of the production can be seen and photographs can be taken of the main building. We found this tour guide to be the best of all of our tour guides she was very good about engaging with my wife, whereas most of the tour guides looked and spoke to me and did not speak to my wife directly during much of the tasting. The winery is a little different from others in the owner's eccentricities, but it is a very pleasant experience and one we certainly see it as a "must" stop in Colchuaga Valley. We did not eat at the restaurant, which originally we were planning on doing (we were SO full from breakfast), so I cannot give a report on the restaurant. It looked wonderful overall.

This tour includes a horseback buggy, which can be a little shaky and jolting for older passengers. Climbing into the buggy can be a challenge for people who are mobility impaired. The tour goes around the Vineyards to the main winery and then back to the main area for tasting. We enjoyed the tour and tastings. We did not stop at the restaurant, but it was absolutely PACKED with people who seemed to be greatly enjoying their meals. There was a large space outside for children to run around and play safely.

I have to confess that we did not do the private city tour. We were exhausted from our flight to Chile and did not have the strength to take the tour. The guide did come back the next day to tour with us for the food tour, and she was very kind and accommodative.

The tour is not very large - the wine shop to the fields to the production facility to the cellars is a very short walk. If you are mobility impaired this is a good choice as there will not be a lot of walking. The owner's collection of classic cars is included in the experience, which makes a nice addition.

The very high slopes at this vineyard meant that we did not have a horse or car tour around the wineries like we did with the others. The tour was still quite enjoyable. We also found that this winery is a bit more experimental in the way that they approach and make wine. It's a young winery with interesting new techniques and it is very different from Montes, Viu Manent, or Santa Rita.

My tour guide William spoke very good English and was very knowledgeable about the history of Santiago

Hada private English tour. Very enjoyable

Very informative and enjoyable tour of Buenos Aires. Small group of 5 was enjoyable.

Tango show was very enjoyable and highly recommend it.

Good location, breakfast and clean rooms. There is a bit outdated and needing attentinon to in the rooms and hallways. Unfortunately the beds were really soft and not comfortable.

Excellent location and quietly placed away from town. Clean, updated, and good beds. Good breakfast and great restaurant.

Good and quiet location. Easy 15 minute walk to downtown. Clean.

Excellent trip and we had such a great time! Victor, our guide was the best. He was fun, friendly, and super informative. We loved Valparaiso and had an exceptional winter day there. Our lunch was fabulous and we had an ocean view from the restaurant. The vineyard we stopped at was gorgeous and we had a lovely tasting and tour. Highly recommended:)

Our guide from the airport and to the ski resort, Josefina, was great. She was so helpful with suggestions and helped us get settled.

We LOVED Cerro Castor! Absolutely one of the most beautiful ski destinations we've ever been to. The resort was fabulous and low key at the same time. Our driver directed us to the best spot for ski rentals as we never would have known it was there.

Probably the highlight our my trip! Stunning scenery and the glacier was magnificent! Highly recommended as long as visibility is good. Our guide Nikolas was excellent and was very helpful with a few suggestions for other excursions in town.

Great time with Melina, our guide. She was super sweet and fun. We appreciated her taking extra time with us as my Spanish lacks. Dinner was lovely and the setting was excellent.

I highly recommend this trek! We spent lots of time up close to the glacier getting great vantage points and pictures. The blues of the glacier seemed to change with each angle or alteration of sunlight. The glacier is amazing from the distance, but nothing compares to seeing it up close.

We had a blast snowboarding up at Valle Nevado but we recommend getting rentals in Santiago as the resort was packed. Our driver, Orlando made this suggestion and we greatly appreciated it. He went out of his way to accommodate us and he was EXCELLENT! We appreciated getting him both days we went up the mountain.

The hotel was great - we stayed at the Ritz Carlton. It's an older property, but the service is what you would expect of that caliber of hotel.

Great tour. The cable car part of the tour was awesome.

We had 2 older people in our group. The hike that was described as a gentle stroll was wet, full of rocks and too strenuous for them. The location was beautiful. The lunch stop was terrible

Great vineyard!!

Loved Valaparaiso. Great town and we really enjoyed walking around, hearing the history and shopping.

It would be helpful to provide more info about the terrain in advance. We had noted that we had senior citizens in our group and the terrain was not as described.

I only give it a 4 out of five because the rooms that were booked did not exist. Alternatives were given and all worked out fine. Also: Hotel 3 Puntas Valle Nevado had the only night time bar/lounge and the noise was constant - however if the men were in the age group - all would have been fine and they learned to live with it.

We hoped to hear and learn more about local history from our guide.

What a wonderful, relaxing experience. Lunch was surprisingly good.

Absolutely lovely little hotel, super friendly people, and unbelievably convenient location.

My wife and I don't require fancy hotels, just at least a queen size bed and ensuite bathroom. This was just right. It is out of the city proper so you'll need to Uber to town (easy and inexpensive). The hotel restaurant and bar are fine, too.

Great location for seeing some of the nicer parts of Santiago. Uber to restaurants and museums are plentiful and not expensive. Rooms and bathrooms are compact. Fine for us who prefer to spend on food rather than lodging. But if you have a lot of toiletries, a little tricky.

A very interesting off the main square hotel. You'll need to walk for twenty or so minutes to get to the town square and the restaurants. (Most of the streets are dirt.) Rooms lack AC so they can get warm by day. No problem with nights or fans. Nice pool area to spend the daytime hours when not out enjoying the desert. Beer and beverages available. Lots of great local markets nearby.

Great if you want walking distant access to the airport. Excellent breakfast buffet.

Nice hotels in the Center town. Thank you for the lovely owner Vincente, who was always attentive to my needs.

Amazing experience in the desert. Well worth seeing the beautiful stars.

Amazing experience to see the geysers. Gives you a different perspective of Chile.

Beautiful variety of things to see on this excursion

Amazing sunset excursion into the valley. It was beautiful, taking photographs as the sun went down and having pisco sours while doing it

Bidasoa is absolutely beautiful and a wonderful stay. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

This was a highlight and a key reason for our trip. Ivi was super enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I would give this the highest recommendation. The snacks and drink were wonderful. And the photos we received were very special. Whoever thought of that, chef's kiss!! The information brought us into the Inca and Indigenous thinking, which was great our entire time in Atacama.

This was an absolutely wonderful day. Vicente, our guide picked us up very early -- totally worth it! We saw the sunrise with a delicious breakfast and a big "welcome" to the sun. We heard the roosters, dogs and the town wake up below us before we went to the Valley of the Moon to experience the most beautiful, dramatic landscape. Vicente was really wonderful -- explaining everything -- and we knew we were with someone who loved his job and ensuring that visitors understand how special the Atacama Desert is! We went for the tasting and were able to walk around the garden and eat pomegranate from the tree. We felt the hospitality and completely comfortable!

Absolutely lovely! The first time that altitude was an issue, but it was well-worth the visit! Happy to learn about the traditional weaving and contribute to the beautiful work of the community.

This was a great chance to see where residents of Santiago go for a break! Many of my friends talked about going as a family or when they were children. We had a wonderful day!

We enjoyed this activity despite the day being overcast. It was also a Monday, so many cultural places were closed. However, we appreciated going through the city and getting a sense of the neighborhoods.

I was so happy we did this to get into the mountains, but it's not for everyone. It was beautiful and although I was getting carsick, experiencing the curves was something I won't forget! The horses were great and steady, but it was a little nerve-wracking to move through the mountains with no paths that we could see. Our guide was perfectly confident, so I just didn't look down and followed him. The views were incredible!

Clean, friendly staff, good food. Very helpful

Kind, clean. Didn't have AC when we were there, supposedly because of the electric use through the town. Overall, clean, and very nice. It is a short walk to downtown, which also meant it was quiet at night, but also that you have to walk into town.

close to the beach for walking, clean and kind staff.

Had a lovely view of the ocean. Our AC didn't work, they did provide fans, but not fix the ac. It is close to a few sights to see. Easy access for uber to get just about anywhere. Staff was nice, room was clean. It is an older hotel.

Great location, not far from the boardwalk. Easy walking to get to other parts of town, or to get an uber. Clean, good food, provided any help needed.

Easy access to things around town. Nice owners and very helpful. Clean rooms, and good food.

This hotel is outside of town, which means you need to walk a ways or get an uber, but easy access. Because it is outside of town, amazing views and it is pretty quiet. Staff is kind, food it good.

Going to the top of the volcano and learning about this history of the island. It has incredible views of the island.,

The Lagunas were interesting but we couldn't get really close to the flamingos. Seeing the flats was interesting. The most amazing part for me was the capricorn longitudinal line and the inca trail, and beautiful landscape of the mountains.

Our guide was kind and knowledgable.

We had a great experience learning about the southern hemisphere sky and seeing the constellations and even planets.

This was pretty cool. The landscape is so diverse. The weather was cold, hot, and windy. so come prepared with layers, hat, sunscreen.

This was amazing. The Cobre was amazing. The Mano del Desierto was cool. We also had an astrologic viewing at this location - and that was AMAZING. Pictures can even capture the sight of the milky way over the desert in the dark. Our guides were amazing, so generous and kind. One of our favorite parts of our trip.

Vina de Mar is lovely. Valparaiso is so interesting. Can spend more time in the town, if you wanted to. Our guides were amazing. And even helped with purchasing souvenirs , so helpful.

The tour was interesting and learned a lot about the original islanders and how the island and the statues came to be. I felt the quarry was the most interesting about how the statues were created and moved. It is interesting to see this part of history.

This was a private tour for us. Our Guide was so knowledgeable. I wish that I had done more research on this park as there is so much more to see. We were able to have some small hikes with our guide, which was lovely as they were off the beaten path and not as many tourist around. The views were amazing. We were there in the fall season, so it was getting cold, but so lovely. We so lots of wildlife, and had the freedom to stop and look as desired.

This pretty cool. On a boat to get up close to the glacier on the lake. It was cold. So glad we had the appropriate gear to keeps hands and feel warm. Boat was full, so you have to be patient to get the pictures from the good spots.

This was one of the things I especially wanted to do. Chile has a lot of other countries observatories in it because of how clear the sky is and the topography is perfect for it. Boy was I not disappointed being able to see the most stars i'll probably ever see with the naked eye. The guide was very informative and gave very cool descriptions and explanations of the various nebulas and stars we were seeing. It was really cool seeing Jupiter as well with its red stripes!

Never done a hot air balloon but seeing it as an option I had to try it. Even with having a bit of a love/hate relationship with heights it was an unbelievable experience. For anyone wondering the basket is very secure and solid feeling if you have any fear and it even has seats you can sit down in if you don't want to stand. The views and descriptions were very informative and the guide even let us control the fire for a little bit!

If you are in Santiago this is one of the things you have to do. The views to and from the location itself are breath taking, let alone that you can see them while sitting in a a relaxing hot spring. There are seven pools with varying temperatures so you don't need to worry about any of them being too hot or cold.

Truly beautiful hotel with a laid-back luxury vibe. It has a cozy garden where you can spend evenings with a glass of wine. Rooms are comfortable and staff is friendly and responsive. A real gem of a place.

The best overall experience we had in TDP

Carla was an amazing guide