Norway Travel Agents

Although my wife and I are experienced travelers, we felt we needed help in planning our trip to Norway. We engaged the Kimkim team to assist in planning and are very glad we did! The team solicited our input as to what things we wanted to do and see on our trip. From there, they booked the hotels, travel and excursions for the six day trip. The hotels were all very nice, especially our waterfront room at the Flåm Marina Hotel. Breakfast was included at each stop which was convenient. All the travel and connections were flawless. The excursions provided by the Kimkim team exceeded our expectations. We enjoyed the private sauna experience in Flåm as well as the waterfall hike, which we would have overlooked if we had booked things ourselves. We had walking tours in Oslo, Flåm and Bergen, and our guides (Minji, Luis and Thomas respectively) were friendly and knowledgeable. As it was off season in Norway, we were in small groups which made for a more intimate and casual experience. All of our tickets, confirmations and vouchers were stored on the Kimkim app which made for easy access. The team was also very responsive and available by chat whenever we had questions. Overall we were delighted with the trip and highly recommend Kimkim as a travel planner!

Hotel Reviews

Flåm Marina

Flåm

Small hotel, situated on the waterfront in Flåm. The staff was very friendly and we had beautiful view of the fjords and mountains right from our deck! Only a five minute walk from the Flåm railway.

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Right on the water

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Det Hanseatiske Hotel

Bergen

Right in the harbor area, one block from the Mount Floyen funicular. Close to everything! Friendly staff and rustic charm.

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Hotell Bondeheimen

Oslo

Ten minute walk from the train station and from harbor. Friendly staff and pleasant accommodations.

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Activity Reviews

Private Floating Sauna Experience - Flam

Flåm

Lot of fun! This is not something we would have booked ourselves but glad we did! Floating sauna, 192 degrees F, water was 46 degrees F if you dared make the plunge!

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Viking Valley Njardarheim (enterance tickets included)

Gudvangen

Interesting re-enactment of Viking life. As it was off-season, there were not many people around, but those that were, were friendly and knowledgeable. We got to shoot the bow and arrow as well as learn axe throwing. Our visit included a 45 minute guided tour in English which touched on aspects of Viking life back in the day.

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Waterfall Hike & Stegastein Viewpoint Experience

Norway

Luis, our guide, first drove us to a lookout atop a mountain overlooking Flåm. The views were glorious! Then he brought us on an approx 4km hike up to a waterfall, which was also very pretty.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Luis was a good guide!

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Essential Oslo Walking Tour

Oslo

Minji, our guide, was very friendly and knowledgeable. As it was off season, my wife and I were the only ones in the group, so we had a private tour!

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Food & Culture Walk

Bergen

Our guide, Thomas, was friendly and knowledgeable. We had a number of stops and discussed some of the cultural and historical aspects of Bergen.

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Trip went off without a hitch. Having the information in the app made it a lot easier to navigate.

Will certainly use KimKim again for travel overseas.

Mathias and Tom were very helpful and responsive throughout the planning process and the trip. Tom helped us getting an item lost on the train back which was above and beyond. We had a wonderful experience in a beautiful country thanks. To KimKim

Hotel Reviews

Funken Lodge

Longyearbyen

Lovely place to stay. Great food and helpful staff

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Fretheim Hotel

Flåm

The Fretheim Hotel in Flåm was great. The rooms were comfortable and the location was convenient for exploring the area. We enjoyed our stay there very much.

Eliassen Rorbuer

Moskenes

Staying in the fishing cabins at Eliassen Rorbuer in Reine was a unique and memorable experience. The cabins were cozy and charming. Although the place lost their breakfast provider, they refunded us and it was not a problem for us. The location was perfect for exploring the area.

Activity Reviews

Seed Vault Hike

Svalbard

The Seed Vault Hike was a beautiful and enjoyable experience. The guides were fantastic and very flexible, even allowing us to be dropped off where we wanted instead of returning to the hotel. The hike was scenic, and we even saw reindeer. The dogs that the guides brought along were well-behaved and added to the experience. I highly recommend this hike.

Discover the Arctic Beauty of Bjørndalen

Svalbard

Discovering the Arctic Beauty of Bjørndalen was a lovely day. We walked along beautiful areas by the river and saw more reindeer. The highlight was a cozy yacht ride with lunch packets by the fire. The guide was fantastic and the scenery was stunning. It was a very enjoyable and relaxing experience.

Visit Stegastein Viewpoint

Norway

The RIB boat trip in Flåm was fantastic. The guide was wonderful, and the scenery was breathtaking. We were given gear to stay dry and comfortable, which made the experience even better.

We were very pleased with the kimkim group and all of the preparation for our fantastic first trip to Norway.
Alex was so enthusiatic, a good communicator and very knowledgable ! A well planned trip was put together with choice accommodations, transportation and a well thought out itinterary.

Our trip included time in Oslo, Bergen, and Tromso... our group of 10 had an amazing time in Norway!

Oslo:
~ Karl Johan Hotel was a great location with very comfortable rooms and a high-quality breakfast provided.
~ Taste of Oslo Street Food Walk (provided by Shaf and the team at Oslo Way) was great... a little history, a little food, a beer, and some exercise! Highly recommend this tour as a way to see some of Oslo on foot with local insight and conversation. Harald's Waffles were a treat!
~ Oslofjord dinner cruise provided an excellent meal and opportunity for conversation with our group, but not much in terms of a guided tour of what we were seeing outside (at night).

Bergen:
~ the Norway in a Nutshell experience from Oslo to Bergen by train and ferry was one of the highlights of our whole trip. It is one full day of travel, but there is so much to see and do along the way. Highly recommend this!
~ Det Hanseatiske was our hotel... a quirky and unique hotel right in the middle of everything... comfortable rooms, good breakfast, and easy walk to everything.
~ Floibanen funicular... a must do! Very good cocktail bar and restaurant at the top... I recommend reservations for dinner and a happy hour prior to dinner following your travel to the top and short hikes around the area.
~ Food and Culture walk was great (provided by Bergen Base Camp). Lots of history, we had very good samples of food and a beer at one stop, but the focus for this walk was more about the history of the town ... and it was very well done!
~ fjord Cruise to Rosendal: our trip to Rosendal was on a day with bad weather and in October... most of Rosendal was closed in town, but the hike up to the waterfall was worth doing. I think this day could have been better spent doing something else, mostly because of the time of year we went.
~ we went fishing with the team at Bergen fishing and had a great day on the water and eating our fresh catch with their team afterwards. High-quality people and a great thing to do in Bergen!
~ Bergen is an amazing town; we found so much to do just by walking around and stumbling on to things. Great restaurants and pubs, lots of history and shopping along the way. The people were amazing.

Tromso:
~ even in October, this town has a very fun vibe.
~ amazing bakeries and coffee shops
~ we had a great evening with the Northern Lights Husky Experience; and the Northern Lights did not disappoint!
~ we did the City and Polar History walk with the team at Arctic Guides... the museums were very interesting and the history provided by our guide as we walked was very well done.
~ the Northern Lights dinner cruise was a little disappointing only because we had such a high-quality meal on our Oslo dinner cruise that this one did not compare. The fact that the Northern Lights were not visible on this day, the boat was late (whale watching early in the day was late getting back) added to some level of disappointment.

Along the way, we needed to make adjustments to compensate for weather and changes in travel plans, but the KimKim team was right there with us the whole team and made everything work out just fine!