Kimkim Trip Reviews for Croatia

We had a magical trip and are so grateful to Antonia and Sara. Each tour and excursion was absolutely perfect and we truly fell in love with the country! Thank you!

KimKim connected me with a local Croatian company and I couldn’t be more pleased. I corresponded by email/chat and Robi created a custom trip for me and my husband that exceeded our expectations and fit into our budget. It was the perfect blend of self-guided which we wanted and some guided days with Robi. Robi was always available and patient with my questions. Updated us daily with details about next day itinerary. We actually enjoyed our three days guided by Robi the best. We had two days of cycling and one day of hiking with him. He treated us like family and let us choose exactly what we wanted, being flexible according to the weather and our needs/desires. He also was a lot of fun to be with and shared our love of the outdoors and beautiful places. Because he is a true local, he knew all the best places to go and how to avoid crowds which we fully appreciated. It was hard to say goodbye! We highly recommend KimKim and Robi!

Our family had a wonderful trip to Croatia. It is such a beautiful and interesting country. Our guide Bruno was excellent.
He helped us organize the itinerary, which included both history and nature. While we were in the country, he was in touch with us every day to see how we were doing and to advise us about the schedule for the next day. We were able to modify some parts of our schedule as required, which was very helpful. We would highly recommend this trip and our guide!

This trip was one for the books! Words cannot even describe how great Croatia was. Bruno - what a guy! he did an amazing job catering the trip to exactly what we wanted - he was on overall amazing guide. He checked in with us every single day and that really reassured us in navigating a new country. Mario/Matej were so kind, we spent the day with Mario and I really felt like he was a friend of mine. The cooking class and walking tour in Split were experiences we will never forget. All in all - this was a perfectly planned trip. The airline lost our bags on the way in and Bruno even helped us track them down! I am still in awe of how great this trip was.

My wife and I just returned from a self drive trip to Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia. We worked with Nikola and could not have had a more pleasant experience. He crafted our trip exactly to our interests. He is super patient, because I made many changes along the way. He is from Croatia, and is an expert. During our trip he kept up with me everyday via WhatsApp and was available to us the entire way. He responded promptly via WhatsApp to the few questions I had along the way. His choice of hotels were fantastic, and the order in which he booked our trip provided for the most time in each city. ‘Also, he sent me an APP for my phone prior to departure which detailed our trip, and sights along the drive that we could stop to visit if we wanted. It covered every detail, even how to park at each hotel. We literally felt as if he were with us the entire trip. Having his help immediately along the way, if needed, was priceless. We do not like group tours, so this option is the best for us. This is our 3rd KimKim trip, and I no longer try to plan independent trips myself anymore. I will only use KimKim as they vet out local agencies who are superb in their product. ‘Thank you Nikola. We will speak again when we return to the Balkans.

Loved, loved, loved the trip Marija planned for us. We felt well taken care of each step of the way. Marija arranged for transportation and tours in Hvar and Split and through the Peljesac Pennisula and Cavtat. The hotels she selected were charming and centrally located so we could easily walk to restaurants and local attractions. She arranged a birthday dinner for my husband in Hvar, and the restaurant treated us like a queen and king. We so enjoyed biking around the back side of the island of Hvar where we were free to explore in an unhurried way yet always having local support just a phone call away.

All of our drivers and tour guides were also well versed in the history of this wonderful country -- especially Ivana who showered us with history and antidotes of Split and all of Croatia. Ivana was a powerhouse of knowledge, energy, and enthusiasm for her country.

Marija planned the perfect holiday for us -- especially given that we had just spent the previous seven days in busy Dubrovnik with our family. Her thoughtful selections of food, tours, and transportation times allowed us to relax as well as take in the best that these areas offer. Thank you, Marija!

Hotel Review

Piazza Heritage Hotel

Split

Comfortable and beautiful hotel centrally located in Split. Highly recommend.

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So helpful and kind.

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Beautiful hotel.

Activity Reviews

Private transfer from Split to Cavtat via the Pelješac Peninsula, with a stop for wine tasting

Croatia

Wonderful winery. Met some great people from Norway there.

Private Walking Tour of Split

Split

OMGosh! Ivana was amazing! She brought the history of Split to life in an energetic and enthusiastic way. I had been to Split before yet I learned so much more from Ivana than from any of my other guides. Great recommendations for dinner, too.

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Trip to Croatia was amazing. Equally amazing was working with Robi! He was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, responsive and seemed genuinely invested in our experience in Croatia being as fun and positive as possible. Also, his assistance with connecting us with guide Antea was wonderful. She was a terrific guide; filled with great knowledge of the history of Croatia and was fun and engaging.

Couldn't recommend both of them enough. Thank you Robi for helping us have a memorable time in your beautiful country!
Sheri

I am just returning from a ten day trip to Croatia with nine amazing women and a top notch tour leader, Antonia.
Antonia listened to all our wishes for this journey and went over and above to make sure we each had something from our list on our trip. She provided us with private transfer to and from the airport . Our accommodations at the Boutique Hotels were all beautiful, the restaurants she had made reservations at were wonderful and included local dishes that were so yummy! We traveled in a spacious, comfortable, clean, air conditioned private vehicle that transported us down the coast from Zagreb to Dubrovnik. We had a private walking tour with another of Antonia's guides through the enchanting Plitvice Lakes National Park region with its' glassy emerald green lakes. From there we traveled to Split where we had a private walking tour, tasted local wines and took a ferry catamaran to the Croation island of Hvar where we toured the island with yet another wonderful guide who also shared with us his family-owned vineyard. We sipped on wine from his vineyard and delighted in his wonderful lavendar oils his family makes. The next day we traveled to Ston where we stopped and had lunch, then to Dubrovnik. Each stop we were given private tours that included history and stories of this beautiful country. Each of our guides were filled with wonderful stories and memories that and included history of their country that they shared with great pride. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend using Kimkim for any trip you may want to make and especially Antonia and her guides. They were professional and tuned in and committed to providing you with the best experience for your personal trip!

Activity Reviews

Hvar Day Trip from Split

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

spectacular! magical

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great guides. engaging fun

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driver was awesome, guides were consistently wonderful. great stories very personable

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Antonia was great, very helpful with planning, clear details and suggestions, and following up so we could stay on track. All of our drivers and helpers were early or on time and very nice. The vehicles were comfortable and clean.

We enjoyed all our tours, the guides were well informed and enthusiastic

Rachael with our wine and dinner tour was energetic and lots of fun; Tara at the Plitvice Park tour was lovely and passionate about her area. And Grgo in Hvar was wonderful describing his area in such a personal way.
The final night’s Kameni Dvoraki cooking class and dinner was incredible. Beautiful family, so warm and interesting. Highly recommend it!
We all had a wonderful time in such a beautiful and friendly country 🩷

This was our second trip with Kimkim, and it could not have been better. Antonia created an itinerary for the four of us that was exactly what we asked for. Our guides were local, warm, friendly, and passionate about their home land. Grgo in Hvar, Rachael on our Lumbada wine tour, Nike on our Konavle culinary experience, Tara in Plitvice Lakes and Phillip and Marko on our boat tour from Trogir to Hvar added so much to our experiences. We learned so much. All of our drivers were friendly and always on time. Croatia is a stunningly beautiful country with warm, friendly people and we loved it.
I have noticed a few reviews mentioning that you can put a trip together on your own for less. That might be true, but for us, the tours, guides, hotel bookings, dinner reservations, and drivers that Antonia arranged for us were well worth the price. Antonia checked in with us daily to make sure that everything was okay. We will not hesitate to use Kimkim again.

Big thank you to Ivan and Sarah for organizing this trip to Dubrovnik for us. Communication with them was amazing and it made it easy to come up with our ideal trip. All the guides and drivers were knowledgeable and friendly. It was just a perfect trip!

Hotel Review

Hotel Porto

Dubrovnik

Good Location. Only 25min walk to the old town. Room were large and spacious and breakfast amazing.

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Close to public transit to the old city and only a 25min walk.

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Private Boating Excursion to the Elaphiti Islands

Dubrovnik

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Visit a family farm for an authentic Croatian meal + visit small town of Cavtat

Croatia

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Antonia was amazing , I have travelled a lot over the years and have never felt so well taken care and spoiled in every way . From the first day meet for our welcome dinner to every day after , Antonia calmly managed all our individual needs, diets , wish list, challenges , to make sure we each had a magical trip . Her love of Croatia shined through and the local tour guides she introduced us to were outstanding in every way. It was a trip of a lifetime that I will always remember with gratitude thanks to Antonia’s attention to detail and kindness and patience shown daily. And who gets up a 4am to see us off and wants to know when we have arrived safely home ? Above and beyond all expectations . I would highly recommend Antonia to anyone traveling to Croatia looking for a unique and individual experience . Thank you Antonia, you are a precious gem . It was a blessing to spend a week together .

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

Loved this tour, perfect timing 2nd day with nature for grounding and fresh air after a long travel day before

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Antonia is outstanding!
The most organized tour with excellent attention to detail and careful thought to activities and local tours. Every hotel, driver and tour guide went above and beyond. Antonia gave us incredible insight into the overall culture while her local tour guides - Jake in Plitvike, Ivana in Split, Grgr in Hvar and Ivan in Dubrovnik - provided fascinating insights in history, local culture and challenges of present and future. The included meals were outstanding, giving us flavors of the regions, from veal and fish in Zagreb to Vila Velebita in Korenica to a seaside restaurant in Ston. As a nature lover, the tour of Plitvike and expedition to Hvar were my highlights. Our guide in Hvar went above and beyond in coordinating a lunch with fresh caught fish stew and then wine and homemade cookies and citrus wines at his family's home. The generosity of spirit was felt in each interaction.
I would highly recommend Alivia Travel run by Antonia. The most accommodating, friendly, kind tour guide I could have ever wished for. Thank you for the memories and all the experinces I am still processsing.

Hotel Reviews

Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik Hotel

Dubrovnik

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Time Boutique Hotel

Split

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Hotel Dubrovnik

Zagreb

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Hvar Day Trip from Split

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

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Antonia was outstanding! From the way of communicating, to taking care of every detail, to taking care of needs of each of our traveler’s needs . Everybody was happy with the organized tours, the exceptional guides. Just highly recommend Antonia and her crew

Our experience was exceptional. From beginning to end. It was clear, right from the start that Anna Maria had paid very close attention to details. Our first day we toured Zagreb with Doro, brilliant. Her knowledge of the city was detailed and she had many personal stories that made our experience even better! From Zagreb, we drove, we were driven, we ferried and we flew. Along the way we stayed in amazing hotels, had incredible guides and ate some of the best food I’ve ever had. Croatia is a beautiful country with friendly people. I loved it.

Our Zagreb, Croatia native consultant, Anna-Maria, was intelligent, friendly, helpful, thorough, patient and always willing to answer questions concerning our trip through Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Bosnia.
We felt very prepared for our trip, as our consultant Anna-Maria was a great travel consultant—a local who was knowledgeable of the counties we wanted to visit.
Communication with her was top notch prior to the trip and during! She designed a great itinerary and the booking process was seamless!
We were so happy with our accommodations, tour guides, rental car, and appreciated all of her suggested activities during our first trip to these countries. We stayed in some lovely hotels, very conveniently located and that provided some very nice breakfasts. Her itinerary allowed us the flexibility of visiting sights along the way, or taking diversions and exploring areas. The itinerary was filled with plenty of activities to do, but with time to rest. The activities she scheduled were well planned and timed. We did not feel rushed at anytime as she insured we had a good balance between activities and free time. Her Itinerary provided such beauty and diversity around every turn. Anna-Maria and all the tour guides she booked at each location were extremely helpful and prompt at answering our emails/texts and providing us with answers to any of our questions.
Our trip was a success from the moment we arrived. We did not have one issue at all with our time in these countries. Our trip was educational, fun and memorable.
We will definitely be using KimKim in the future for any travel they offer to other various locations that interest us.

Bruno was always responsive. He altered the plan with my feedback and I’m not sure how the trip could have been better. We loved hiking in the national parks. Memorable was the dinner where we picked out our fish from the 8 that were available from that day’s catch. Delicious and local.

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Leaving Istria, visit Hum and arrival to Plitvice lakes

Croatia

Fantastic. That is all.

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This has been a memorable trip in Croatia Dalmatian Islands. I contracted KimKim because of all the agencies I called, Nikola was responsive, profesional, listened to what I wished & he made it all happen with amazing guides and drivers. Split/Hvar/Brac/Vis/Korcula/Dubrovnik
All have their charm, and it’s people. Picturesque coastline, forest, vineyards, history, architecture, beaches, cuisine. There is so much that I will have to return for more.

Hotel Reviews

Heritage Villa Nobile

Dubrovnik

Exellent Boutique Hotel only 8 or 9 rooms. Large rooms, comfortable bedding. Ivana was very hospitable

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Boutique Hotel

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Walking distance to everything in Dubrovnik

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Ivana was very Hospitable

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Hotel Korcula

Korčula

Exellent location beautiful Hotel

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Many famous people have stayed here.

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Hotel Osam - Adults Only

Supetar

Everything was great as the restaurant. Comfortable bedding. Classy Hotel

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Vis

This is a simple studio with everything you need. Comfortable and a great location. The Host Monika was charming

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Simple as is beautiful Vis

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Walking everywhere Monika’s hospitality

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Yes, quaint, clean, comfortable

Heritage Hotel Santa Lucia

Split

Location was excellent. Elegant, Clean, super comfortable bedding.

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Activity Reviews

Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

The walking tour was informative. Ivan’s is an archeologist so was very knowledgeable & a great story teller of century’s back. Never thought so many people would be there in April, but it was Easter weekend. We went up on the Cable car great views had Lunch at Panorama Restaurant overlooking Dubrovnik. Fantastic day in Dubrovnik.

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Ivana was a fabulous, funny storyteller

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Ston Oysters Experience & Wine Tasting

Croatia

Ston was an experience. First walked around the walled in town. Saw what the Croatians call their “ Great Walk of Croatia” large fort like structure. Later was taken by boat, to a floating barge where they had the oysters & mussels strung from the barge into the sea. Had a Lunch there. Very unique experience. We also visited a very elegant winery Milo. Their red wine was delicious.,Beautiful Day

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Korčula Bike - Food & Wine Tour

Korčula

This particular tour was done by car. Too windy for a bicycle ride. It was a great day with our guide in Korcula. Went to a Honey Bee producer Liberan & tasting. Learned much of the Bee word and delicious Honey. Visited a small family vineyard. Tasovac Winery their white wine was wonderful. They had a red one that was very good as well. Nice lunch with the family. Drove through picturesque coastline & beaches. Great day in Korcula

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Young couple doing what they love. Doing hard work to make a reality of their dream.

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Guides are all very knowledgeable

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I am happy we went by car. It would be to much for us in the wind by bicycle.

Guided Walking Tour of Korčula

Korčula

I almost backed away from Korcula. The wind & rain was pretty bad. Many ferries cancelled. Nikola made some changes & we made it & so happy We did. It is a favorite… despite the rain & wind our Guide for the city, Lea, was fabulous. Spirited, energetic. History on the walled city. It was Easter weekend, so they had processions the city was alive. Good meal at Biancura restaurant

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Lea was a fun guide as well as knowledgeable on the wall city

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Day of Exploring Brač Island

Croatia

Brac Hotel Osam was very elegant as is the town. Beautiful homes in the area. Visited Pucisca visited & learned about stone masonry. While there a stone roof was being repaired. Interesting never seen a stone roof…went to Vidora Gora (Very Windy) visibility was not good, but on a good day it must be breathtaking from up here to see Bol & Zlatni Rat Beach. The olive oil museum experience was fun! The lunch there was tasty.

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Never knew you could make liqueur from olive oil. Interesting…

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Hvar Day Trip from Split

Croatia

Hvar was a full Great Day. Visited Stari Grad, Veliko Grablje, Jelsa, Picturesque scenery throughout the island. Went to a small winery & Olive oil for tasting great time. Grgo took us for lunch to a family restaurant in Svirces for “Peca” typical Croatian meal. Lavender fields though not in season yet. Lovely day in Hvar

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Grgo is knowledgeable & has pride for his island

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Had the best “Peca” meal for lunch in Svirces

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Private Half-Day Island of Vis Tour

Vis Island

Vis Island is a quaint fishing village. It has much History from WWII and after this war. Tito’s dictatorship built military facility. The position of Vis island was a strategic place for defense. Ammunition stored, partisans stayed. Now there are lots of vineyards and fishing. Great dinner restaurant Pojoda. With our guide visited Vis town, Vislander Winery in Milna was beautiful with Great Wines. Jastogera restaurant was fun Lobster/seafood place in Komiza another beautiful town in Vis Island. Here you have the Blue Caves. Weather was bad so could not go (April)…

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Lots of History

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Guide/Driver very genuine & knowledgeable of all the island. Great Day in Vis island

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The Blue Jeep was the perfect vehicle to see all the island

Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

Ivana is a great story teller. Go back in time during the era. Is knowledgeable & hospitable

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Bruno was fantastic to work with . Having an in country contact on local time made a world of difference. He proactively reached out on a daily basis to check in, reconfirm plans for the following day, and when our flights leaving the country were canceled- he offered to help us if need be with additional arrangements! White glove service all the way!

Hotel Reviews

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Dubrovnik

Beautiful location on Adriatic - located a bit further outside the hustle of Dubrovnik Old town, but transportation easy in/out.

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Heritage Hotel Santa Lucia

Split

Beautiful location in main plaza outside old city walls. Great staff and restaurant/bar on site.

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Best Western Premier Hotel Astoria

Zagreb

Good location, spacious rooms, nice service

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Goodbye Dubrovnik

Croatia

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Private Guided Walking Tour of Dubrovnik Old Town

Dubrovnik

Our guide Kim was fantastic, she was a local living in the old city. Very knowledgeable and gave us many tips for restaurants and things to do outside of walking tour

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Pelješac penisula and Ston- triple atraction.

Split

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Split Walking Tour with a visit to Diocletian Palace

Split

Very knowledgeable guide who understood history and provided great information for local restaurants and things to see outside tour

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Ljubljana and Lake Bled (one Day Trip from Zagreb)

Zagreb

Our guide Mario was fantastic-great conversationalist.

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Zagreb - Arrival Day & Sightseeing

Zagreb

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As is usual with KimKim trips, everything went extremely well with my visit to Croatia.
My guide Robi was excellent with his itinerary planning to all the hotel and site visitations.
I enjoed every minute.