Kimkim Trip Reviews for Iceland

Our trip planned by Othman was absolutely exceptional. From the very start, he took the time to really listen to what we wanted and tailored everything perfectly to suit us. He was always quick to respond with thoughtful, helpful suggestions and creative ideas that showed how much he understood our preferences.

Despite the 7hr time difference, communication was seamless. Othman was consistently reliable, on time with every detail, and made the entire process stress-free. The trip itself exceeded anything we could have dreamed up on our own. Every part of it felt carefully curated, from the well known highlights to the hidden gems we’d never have discovered from any guidebook or online source.

Even as two people who have both lived abroad and traveled extensively, we were genuinely impressed. The experience felt personal, authentic, and beautifully organized and the price was absolutely fair for the level of service we received.

We’ll definitely be using kimkim again, and most importantly, we’ll be requesting to work with Othman if it’s possible to do so. A flawless experience from start to finish. 100% recommended for a more personalized travel experience and booking.

Kimkim helped us plan an amazing trip three week trip to Iceland. Noga is smart, experienced and knew just how to set up our trip to meet our expectations. She listened to what we told her about our desires for the trip and her planning made the trip a major success. Our jeep tour to see northern lights in Isafjordur with Gudmundur Valdimarsson of Iceland BackCountry Travel was a definite highlight as were our glacier hike with Kari Timsson of Icelandic Mountain Guides and jeep experience of the west fjords with Gisli Margislason of Wild Westfjords. All of the activities she set up for us were outstanding - whale watching in Husavik and the food tour in Reyjkavik with Dagur Lárusson of Reykjavik Food Walk were also excellent.

The kimkim app made the travel easy as well. She included links to Google maps for specific locations as well as AllTrails maps for hikes were wanted to take. All the guides we showed the app to were blown away by it.

We found Kimkim through friends who used them and I can't recommend them enough.

Othman was incredibly helpful throughout the entire process, answering any and all questions I had regarding the trip. He was quick to respond with any added requests that I had. He is the reason our engagement trip was so unforgettable!

We loved driving the Ring Road. Too many sights to see and all very easy to access because of your great drive instructions

10 star trip! Noga et al worked relentlessly to help us customize the exact trip we wanted including waterfalls, geyser, lagoons, glacier/ice cave hike and 3x Northern Lights!
It was perfect with 2- 2.5 hour drives each day. The hotels were comfy with great breakfast buffets. We loved the ice cave hike with our guide Sylvester and the snorkeling in Silfra Fissure with our guide Aidan. Everyone at Kimkim answered our questions immediately. We lucked out as the weather never interrupted our plans with just some passing showers. Not only that, we were greeted by the Northern Lights when we flew in over Greenland and then we saw them two more times in Iceland! This was an unforgettable trip! If you go, be sure to bring completely waterproof hiking boots and rain jacket and rain pants! Kimkim made everything easy for us! Thanks so much! Debbie

We had a fantastic 12 day self drive tour around Iceland. With Lisbet’s help and coaching we were well prepared for the weather and were able to really enjoy each days journey. The pace was very manageable and we did all that we really wanted including a few optional stops. The in car wifi and daily google route plans made navigation easy. Just a gorgeous country with delightful people.
The diversity of activities, nature stops and lodging kept our interest and made the two weeks go by quickly!

Overall the trip was great but it was a lot more driving than we expected. We didn’t realize how remote places were. The hike at Glymur Falls is really only for very experiences hikers. There is a log but to get to the log you have to go over an area of rocks, just holding onto a wire. So neither of us were able to get very far (and a lot of other people were also turning back).
The whale watching was really fun, it was a great crew.

Hotel Review

Basalt Hotel

Borgarnes

The hotel was really nice but it was in the middle of nowhere, there was nothing else around.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Whale Watching from Akureyri

Akureyri

This trip was a lot of fun, we got to see hump back whales and a blue whale.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Glymur waterfalls hike

Iceland

This is only for very experiences hikers- there is a log but to get to the log you have to get over a large area of rocks, just hanging onto a wire hand rail. Neither of us went across and it looked like lots of other people did not want to chance it as well.

Quality of Experience

Blue Lagoon Premium Admission

Iceland

Very glad that we got there so early in the morning as it got very busy by the time we left.

We loved our trip to Iceland. The hotels were very nice and the lagoons were amazing. Breakfasts were convenient as they were included in the trip cost.
Information on the itinerary needs to be updated. Some parking lots were described as free but our experience was that they all were pay through Parka.
Finally, the last activity on our second to last day while driving back to Reykjavik was to hike Fjaorargljufur Canyon. However, that activity was already planned for on our itinerary 2 days before.

Hotel Review

Hótel Grímsborgir by Keahotels

Ásborgir

Authenticity & Character

Location

Cleanliness & Comfort

the room was immaculate

Activity Reviews

Explore Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon by Zodiac Boat

Iceland

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Sólheimajökull Glacier Walk

Iceland

Þingvellir National Park

Iceland

Gummi set up a terrific itinerary. He was great - always available, incredibly responsive and always helpful. He went above and beyond to make the trip memorable.

Hotel Reviews

Hótel Framtíð

Djúpivogur

Friendly staff and nice location. Rooms are small and not well appointed. Shower was small and difficult to access. Breakfast was just ok.

Landhotel

Hella

Great hotel, beautiful rooms

Authenticity & Character

Very Scandinavian

Location

Quiet setting

Staff

Staff was terrific - responsive and friendly

Cleanliness & Comfort

Beautiful rooms

Magma Hotel

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Fantastic hotel - private cabin, nice location. The restaurant was excellent.

Authenticity & Character

Beautiful cabins with nice amenities

Location

Cabin was on a lake with lovely views

Staff

Friendly and helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Cabin was beautifully appointed

Activity Reviews

Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience

Iceland

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

This is a great experience, however the climb to the cave can be strenuous and difficult according to conditions. If you have any difficulty with balance or heights you might skip this outing. Guides are great

Quality of Experience

Terrific guides who work with you

Guides, Drivers and Staff

They are more than willing to help those who need help

Transport

The super jeep was bit worn and the quality of the ride is very much based on the weather and conditions

It was a great trip. One that my family will never forget. The scenery is other worldly. The plan was excellent. Our pictures are amazing. Highlights were Blue Lagoon, Sky Lagoon, Ice cave.

We had a fantastic time exploring Iceland! Starting off at the Blue Lagoon was a great idea, from there we explored Reykjavik (parking and restrooms were a bit of a challenge), the city is a fun mix of new and old with great street art.
I felt like I was driving in a video game as we traveled from one beautiful site to another. My favorite waterfall is a toss up between the Gullfoss and Seljalandsfoss (these were very crowded with bus tours).
The Katla Ice Cave adventure was a blast! We had the best tour guide, Alex, he was full of information and entertaining for all.
We also took a boat tour of the JÖKULSÁRLÓN GLACIER LAGOON, we had never seen anything like this, it was spectacular! We arrived at high tide for the diamond beach but it was still very beautiful.
In Húsavík we all went for a whale watching trip, we saw a humpback whale, this was also very fun.
We had great meals throughout the week we all tried some new things and really enjoyed the hospitality of all of the restaurants we visited.
The hotels were also great, my favorite was the Hrafnavellir Guest House. The owner and host was wonderful, she served the best breakfast as she is also the chef. The single unit cabins are beautiful and offer great views of the mountains and sheep, just wonderful!
We hope to return and explore again, we would like to see some things that are not so “touristy” and less crowded. Thank you Gudmundur Oli for guiding us on our adventure.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Bifrost

Borgarnes

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Húsavík Cape Hotel

Húsavík

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

While the rooms were clean, the towels were small and worn, the shower water was difficult to control, switching from hot to cold randomly. I would stay here again though as the central town location made up for any small inconvenience.

Hotel Hallormsstadur

Egilsstadir

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hrafnavellir Guest House

Hornafjörður (Hofn)

Private, clean, comfortable, beautiful property with an amazing hostess/owner. My favorite accommodations, also had the best breakfast!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Katla by Keahotels

Vík

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Gullfoss

Tungufell

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

CenterHotel Klopp

Reykjavík

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Whale Watching Experience by Traditional Boat

Iceland

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

We had the best tour guide, Alex, he truly made this a once in a life time experience! Alex was knowledgeable, courteous and entertaining to all of the people on the small group tour.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Ford van was a little tired, but cool…

Overall, we had an amazing trip! Here are some highlights for Kim Kim…
Gummi was great to work with, Thor was absolutely fantastic and knowledgeable. The walking tour with Bonnie was a 10 out of 10 Bonnie is way underrated! The rental bus was perfect size and comfortable.

The Lava tunnel was just ok- cool but we found it a little boring and expected more of a challenge. The glacier ice cave was also very cool to see but also a little under whelming. The road in to the ice cave was a very long drive, once parked we expected to walk more once we arrived.
My advise would be to ask about your groups physicality level and understand how much walking/ hiking you group would like to achieve per stop. Iceland is stunning and so beautiful but requires significant drive time from thing to thing.. more than we expected (with not enough steps inbetween). We were cracking up that everything takes at least a hour to drive too. BUT because we spent less time on foot we were able to see some many beautiful spots so maybe I’m wrong, but we could have walked more.

Sky lagoon and blue lagoon were fantastic. Sky was our favorite. Fontana was just ok it was under construction during our visit. The wine bar tomato restaurant is something I’ll dream about!! The food and drinks were unreal and delicious. We were soooo happy to be in the wine bar area as a group not the actual greenhouse restaurant.

Lastly our weather was perfect. We were soooo happy & lucky. We made so many memories, thank you for keeping our group together as one unit! We all live in different locations & multiple cars would have been a huge challenge. All reservations went smoothly and we were grateful to have Thor translate for us. I will definitely use and recommend kimkim in the future for group travel! Well done

Activity Reviews

Glacier Ice Cave Experience as part of a Multi Day Private Tour

Iceland

Poor advertised. Instagram photos may have created false expectations. Also, it was unclear that it was an hour ride in. In an hour ride out. The ice cave itself took us five minutes through and out of since it was so incredibly short. It’s incredibly cool and beautiful, but we expected more and wanted more once we got out of the van.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Poop

Transport

Lava Tunnel Activity

Iceland

We were expecting to walk more. It was a quick walk in and out. Interesting but felt like a tourist

Quality of Experience

Mo

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Icelandic Food Walk

Reykjavík

Bonnie was amazing!!! Completely underrated!!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

My husband gave Noga an idea of what we like to do on vacation and the level/length of hikes we enjoy. Noga gave us terrific suggestions. The hikes were stunning and got us away from the tour bus crowds. We also enjoyed the accommodations KimKim booked for us.

Bessi, our guide was amazing. He was very knowledgeable about the area, a native icelander, kept us intrigued with history and stories about certain places.
He made sure we were safe wherever we visited.
He also made sure we got footsteps and restrooms stops in timely manner.

Hotel Review

Reykjavík Marina - Berjaya Iceland Hotels

Reykjavík

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Sólheimajökull Glacier Walk - Part of Multi Day Tour with Private Driver Guide

Iceland

Explore Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon by Zodiac Boat

Iceland

Glacier Ice Cave Experience as part of a Multi Day Private Tour

Iceland

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our guide Bessi was excellent , he was very knowledgeable and funny , he had a lot of anecdotes that we can relate and share,Bessie bent backwards to make sure we enjoyed our time in Iceland , kimkim you have an excellent guide. We arrived in Reykjavík late after long hours of flight delays and the Blue Lagoon help invigorate us all , the food was excellent . We enjoyed all the spectacular waterfalls and zodiac boat trip, our boat captain Christian took us closer to the glaciers , what a marvelous sight !! Our journey up the glacier was one of a kind experience for our age group , Bessi made it very easy for us all . Overall , we have enjoyed our trip immensely .

Everything went smoothly. Hotels , car rental and bookings for adventures. Weather issues unfortunately resulted in 3 cancelled outings which was disappointing but overall we were very pleased with KimKim and would definitely use their services again.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Berg

Keflavík

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close to airport

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Magma Hotel

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hótel Grímsborgir by Keahotels

Ásborgir

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Eyja Guldsmeden Hotel

Reykjavik

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms a bit small

Activity Reviews

Explore Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon by Amphibian Boat

Iceland

We ran out of time so didn’t get to experience

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Whale Watching & Northern Lights Boat Experience from Reykjavík

Reykjavík

This was cancelled due to high winds. Sky lagoon was fantastic. Amazing experience!!! Didn’t experience northern lights though

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Self guided

Transport

Self guided tour

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

This event was cancelled due to high winds

Quality of Experience

Not sure . We couldn’t go

Lava Tunnel Activity

Iceland

Overall, we had the absolute most magical trip to Iceland. Hanna helped to book all the necessary restaurant reservations and they were all fabulous! The snorkeling at the Silfra fissure was a must. We also visited Fridheimar Tomato Farm and the dinner was fantastic - as a plus it was walking distance from our hotel (Blue Hotel Fagrilundur). Both Seljalandsfoss (where you can walk behind the falls - just do it!) & Skogafoss (forest waterfall) were some of our favorites. Reynisfjara beach (black sand) was magnificent - it wasn't hard to imagine the scenes from Game of Thrones being filmed there. The Katla ice cave tour was super fun as well - you'll hike the Myrdalsjokull glacier, then visit the amazing blue and black ice cave of the Kötlujökull glacier on Mt. Katla. If we had to pick our favorite canyon it would be Fjadrargljufur canyon - just stunning. Another must see spot was Jokulsarlon & Diamond Beach where you could see the very blue chunks of glacier floating and the diamond beach appearance - we also saw some seals during our stop. Vestrahorn & the Viking Village also offered some unique and stunning views of the mountains and the beautiful water. The Hverir geothermal area was super cool (all be it a bit overwhelming with the sulfur content in the air). Hotel Laxa was one of our favorite spots for lodging and we lucky enogh to have a spectacular showing of the Northern Lights while there. Our whale watching in Husavik was canceled due to weather but luckily we were able to re-book for Árskógssandur and we couldn't have asked for a better outing - the gear they provide was very warm and we were able to see lots of whale activity. The Forest Lagoon was one of our groups favorite stops for relaxation (better than Blue Lagoon as it wasn't near as crowded and the water is clear with no silica - wish we had a bit more time to explore Akureyri and maybe stay over a night. Our last nights in Reykjavik were fun exploring the city, shopping and eating (get the hot dog at Baejarins Beztu Pylsur). Dinner at Fiskfelagid Fish company was so delicious as well.

Overall, I offer the following insights: 1. Buy waterPROOF gear (jacket and pants and an extra poncho if you really hate being wet) - not water resistant. 2. Bring layers- you will ABSOLUTELY need them no matter when you visit. 3. Comfortable waterproof hiking shoes or boots are a must. 3. The food was so much BETTER than we expected, although bringing snacks for the drive was essential especially if you wanted to limited your stops during the day.

Also, Hanna and her colleagues were super helpful and timely in responding to last minute requests during the trip. Hihgly recommend them and highly recommend visiting Iceland.

We had a wonderful trip through Iceland. Gummi took care of EVERYTHING for us. The daily driving map routes he prepared for us made our 2800 km total drive simple. All reservations were perfect. He was always available if we needed help or had a question. His additional inputs during our drive suggesting good viewing places to see the northern lights were spot on. The hotels he booked for us were wonderful. His advice for tourist spots and restaurants were great. I'd really like to give Kim Kim, and especially Gummi, 6 stars, but the system limits this to 5. We have already recommended Kim Kim to several of our friends who have expressed an interest in a similar trip.

Hotel Review

Sigló Hótel by Keahotels

Siglufjörður

My favorite little town by far. Brightly lit streets (we went for a walk late at night and had no concerns). Quaint little fishing village. Everyone we met was super friendly. I had a smile on my face the whole time I was here - and the hotel personifies this town. Wonderful spa. Great food. Nice rooms. They seemed to pamper us for our short stay. If I go back to Iceland, I just may spend my whole time here!

Authenticity & Character

perfect fit for the village. Felt like I was in an New England fishing village, but up to date.

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience

Iceland

Guide was educational and lots of fun. Amazing underground formations.

Quality of Experience

Whale Watching Experience by Traditional Boat

Iceland

RATS - due to 10 foot waves, this was cancelled. Only flaw (beyond anyone's control) of out whoel trip. Did get a prompt refund.

The entire process of planning the trip to Iceland was so overwhelming to me I just couldn’t get started. I am so happy to have found kimkim. Gummi was amazing and so helpful with getting everything organized and booked for us! When an excursion was cancelled due to weather conditions he quickly informed us and helped us to find some alternative activities for the day.

This was my first time using Kim Kim, and the experience couldn’t have been easier. When planning our trip, their feedback and response was extremely timely and very helpful. They made accommodations when requested and the properties they suggested were wonderful. We loved the lava cave experience and the Húsafell hot springs. All hotels were excellent. The links with suggestions and directions on the app provided excellent guidance! Unfortunately our whale watching tour was canceled because of weather, but they refunded our money immediately.
We had hesitated traveling on our own with a car, but they made the experience very easy. We would definitely use them again!