Kimkim Trip Reviews for Norway

I loved that we had a private sauna and we were able to get into the Fjord privately from the inside via a transparent door on the floor, or we were able to jump off the roof into the Fjord!

I loved hearing about the history and current day culture of the Sami people and their relationship with the reindeer. The camp was beautiful.

Attentive staff and perfect location to walk around Oslo

Smaller rooms but central - staff was great and helpful

Suggest upgrading to a deluxe room for a little more room. First class bar and breakfast

Well organized and a true inside experience. He knew interesting places and made sure we had a true taste of the local food. Special thanks for accommodating Bev’s food allergies. Deep understanding of history of Norway. Excellent!

Top shelf hike with incredible experience at the pinnacle. It was fairly tough made more difficult with misty rain the entire time. Andi was great and brought very welcomed lunches. Wish we had a clearer day but would do it again.

Not to be missed. A dramatic view of Bergen and the fjords.

No clear plan for the day - said she really didn’t like the city and preferred to take a walk in the forest.

5 star hotel with all of the expected amenities. Beds and rooms were very comfortable (but small). Breakfast was a highlight!

Very comfortable and clean. Small rooms, but nice to have common area, and the bakery was great!

Very spacious, comfortable, beautiful views, great location.

Loved the upbeat atmosphere, and the rooms were very comfortable and relatively spacious. The breakfast was amazing - it would be impossible to try everything!

Typical airport hotel. It was a bit worn, and could use a bit of a fresh coat of paint and carpet repair.

Simply amazing! Breathtaking views and totally worth taking a detour to stay there. Everyone was very accommodating and because our unit wasn't rented, they were happy to let us have a late check out, so that we could explore the island until time for our ferry ride.

Loved Stig - very knowledgeable, and we really enjoyed our time with him.

John was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable about Bergen, and took the time to explain the history and to make sure we got a chance to see things that were of interest to us.

Andrea was a highlight of our trip. We spent a full day touring with him, and we could have spent another day with him! He went out of his way to show us things. It was clear he loves the islands, and sharing his love of the area with others.

Great location in the heart of the city. Our room was tiny, the only one of the floor that had a former office divided into two rooms.

Lene was fantastic, not just this day but for the whole time we were with her in Norway. On this day, she exerted her "site location" skills from the movie industry to help locate the villages where Deborah and Pat's ancestors once lived.

This was not a worthwhile cruise in our view.

Although I was a bit skeptical about this going into it, the experience was really fun. The owner walked us through a tasting of ciders and then paired them excellent food choices. I was not a cider drinker before this, but I have gained a whole new appreciation for the genre.

The trip to get there takes you out of your way to the fjord itself. The view from there is spectacular overall, but the Geiranger Fjord is but a speck in the distance.

The Fjord itself is spectacular and the cruise well paced to allow you to enjoy the waterfalls and other sights.

This was a highlight tour while we were in Finland. Porvoo is a quaint waterfront city with an old shopping district. We also enjoyed the Sibelius monument and the rock church in Helsinki. Our guide, George, was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained the whole day. The only reservation we had was that he insisted on telling us about sauna even after we told him we have one in our home in California. I didn't need to be sold on sauna.

Tallinn was wonderful. It has a great old walled city with lots to see. Our guide was very knowledgeable about it and made it a fun day.

Excellent hotel! There is subtle luxurious, both restaurants: Apotekegata No 5 & Sjobua are excellent, food was much better than expected. Breakfast was of very high standard. The sauna followed by dipping into fjord takes your tiredness away. Overall very good standard on all rounds.

Terrible experience. Despite having reserved many months ahead, we were given rooms on the part of the fourth floor not served by an elevator. Not a great result for older folks. We were not clear why we got the worst rooms in the hotel when we had reserved so far in advance. The attendant, in a tired white undershirt, did not represent the hotel well. The 4th floor rooms were run down and the hottest in the hotel with no way to moderate temperature. Opening hte window was no solution due to noise from the nightlife just outside. While the the hotel is conveniently situated, location doesn;'t overcome the downsides.

Magnificent hotel, beautifully situated. Great staff and solid food.

Great staff and location. Upper floor room had a funny configuration but worked out ok.

Lovely town. Sadly, time to explore was curtailed trying to deal with luggage lost by the airline.

Magnificent town with some good walks.

Lovely little glimpse into local culture and economy. Short walk from hotel was lovely.

A little rustic, could be cleaner.

Beautiful hotel, pride of ownership clearly evident. Service impeccable, lovely one night stay as town is small.

Spa feature is special here. Beautiful location and outdoor hot tub overlooking mountains and fjord.

Decent dinner buffet, breakfast was ok, however we had a substantial surcharge for gluten free bread.

Parking is very limited for size of hotel. Front desk staff could have been more helpful.

Did not get to go into churches or buildings, just stood outside them

Go for the joy of kayaking more than the scenery as we really didn’t go anywhere you couldn’t see from land

The views are spectacular. Worth the trip

Booked e-bikes but only got regular bikes. Tour was pretty basic.

Pretty basic tour, certainly couldn’t spend more than an hr there.

Definitely a must for tourists. Beautiful scenery.

The day we booked our spa there was a huge convention going on and it was crazy busy. Hotel gave us a free pass for the following day which was much quieter. Nice way to decompress after long driving or hiking days.

I wouldn’t recommend it particularly if you’ve already been on the ferry as you will not see anything new. Very basic, nothing special.

Great views if you’re close by otherwise just a nice views along the road

Initially, we were placed in a suite room in the historic section. We had to change rooms because that room had a steep wooden staircase from the bathroom up to the sleeping area. I would not recommend that room. The à la carte restaurant was excellent and we enjoyed two lovely meals there. Salmon was cooked excellently and the chicken in Norway is so tender.

The location is good. The room was clean and neat and adequate in size. The buffet breakfast at all of our hotels were excellent, but this one was especially good.

We were upgraded to a very large room, which was nice. The buffet was great. The staff was quite helpful.

I asked to change rooms so that we could have a view of the water. Our room was small, but the view was exceptional. They had two chairs in front of the window that were quite comfortable to sit and look out. The location on the water was what made this hotel special to me.

I don’t believe we used this information. We had Reed on our own about Oslo and chose to do some things

I did not enjoy the city of Flam. Alesund is a much prettier area without the cruise ship. We also took a very short hike and I would’ve enjoyed a longer one. Fjord Safari is an excellent organization and their guides are informative and fun.

Bergan is not on a fjord. It is one of the larger cities in Norway so I guess seeing it is part of the experience of Norway. I did not find it particularly interesting. We did eat dinner at the restaurant at the top of the funicular at sunset. It was lovely.

It was a very hazy day, but still enjoyable to see the view

Loved the rib Safari trip.

we walked up instead of taking the Funicular up. We did write it down. The restaurant at the top was very nice. We did eat dinner there at sunset which was lovely.

it was a lovely day, but it was not a unique Norway experience.

We did the Sugar top hike. It was quite difficult, but I felt worth it to see the 360° views at the top.

Seeing the fjords from the water is quite different than from our land. It is more dramatic. The guide on the boat was quite informative and great to listen to.

Nice but crowded

Our original room had absolutely no view, so we asked if there was a room available with a view. The staff kindly changed our room to the front of the hotel and we then had a delightful view of Bergen! It was lovely to see all of the activities below.

A bit out of the way, but otherwise just fine.

Since we were not interested in a city experience, an afternoon was long enough for us to see the sights.

Food was delicious and interesting. Service was friendly and pleasant.

Beautiful hike! Well worth the 500 + stone steps if you aren’t in a hurry.

Great rib boat ride! Beautiful scenery, knowledgeable and friendly guide. Cheese tasting with the history was great!

It was raining so we had no view. What can you say; it was Norway!

The young lady who was our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Food was good.

It was raining and there was no view. The ride was fun. Once up, once down!

Not our cup of tea.

Driver was friendly and prompt.

Lovely ride on the ferry and a beautiful walk to the waterfall. That’s about all we had time for.

Our room was clean and the view across the harbor was beautiful. The staff were super nice and helpful. The breakfast was awesome!

We stayed here for about 8 days. They allowed us to get into our rorbu as soon as it was ready even if was before check in. I really appreciated this after so much travel. The help at the office was exceptional!!! We absolutely loved Alexandra and Alejandro who we were consulting for everything. They truly love their jobs. We couldn't thank them enough. They helped make our time in Norway so special!!!

Our guide, photographer Geir Notnes, took every measure to make sure our group saw the Northern Lights. He helped us with our cameras and/phone cameras to take the best pics as possible. We stopped in three or four different locations to see this amazing phenomenon in different landscapes. He also gave us a lesson on why is happens and how to recognize them.

It was a great way to start the trip. We wanted to familiarize ourselves with Bergen and some of its history before walking around ourselves. Eirik who was our guide was fun and so knowledgeable on everything about Bergen. We loved him!

It was a long day but so worth it! It was just the right fitness level for everyone in our group. It was an experience I'll never forget. Our guide was fit, knowledgeable, and took our safety as top priority. We felt a little rushed on the Glacier but still managed to get some great pics.

This based solely on my husband's view as he is a fisherman. I was sea sick. Lol. Too short of a trip for him.

I loved the Bergen Børs Hotel. It was tremendous and centrally located, which made exploring Bergen very easy. We had a loft room to accommodate my family, and it worked out great for us.

The Kviknes Hotel in Balestrand was fine and met our needs. It's old and doesn't have a lot of amenities, but this Euro-style accommodation seemed perfect for the location, especially since we were mostly out exploring and only needed a place to sleep.

The Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo, was extremely packed during our stay. However, it served its purpose since we weren't spending much time there. It was a bit away from the center of everything, but overall, it was fine for our short stay.

Fun guide who painted a vivid picture of the history of the Bergen waterfront

Great guide who led us throughout the city (easy to bike the entire area).

The Mathallen Food Court Visit was unfortunately a miss for us. We didn't realize it was closed on the day we attempted to visit, so we ended up finding something else to do.

Smallish rooms, especially by US standards. Awesome breakfast Great location to walk central Copenhagen

Quaint, charming. Very good breakfast. Convenient to everything in this small village.

Must do!

quite convenient not to lug around heavy suitcase if one can do without some items for a few days.

enjoyed learning and seeing things not in the tour books

Loved the background history along the way

Go now before too many other folks know it's there.

Central to everything, large rooms for Europe, helpful staff. Solid choice.

Solid, upscale and centralized location you won't spend any time in because being outside is key to being in this town. Great water views.

Incredibly helpful staff, good location right off the ferry and 10 minutes to the airport. Was just a layover stop for us but nice to look out over the water.

Great location and beautiful apartments. Groceries are right next door. Great second hand store across the street

Our favorite! The northern lights cabins were insta worthy. Can't describe the beauty from our deck and large windows. Northern lights dancing over head and hot tubs to relax after hiking. The owner is friendly and so helpful. The staff in the café made special pizza at our request. Breakfast was very generous. Location can't be beat for access to national park across the road

Quaint town with a great location on the water. It was busy with fishing groups but never loud or a problem. It was fun to watch them come in and visit about their catch of the day. The location is close to hiking trails. Amazing views and northern lights from our deck.

Unique experience in beautiful cabins. Probably only needed one cabin for the whole family of 5. Owners are entertaining and helpful. Very generous with use of space and helped us with ingredients for our fish fry. Check out the handmade sweaters the owner makes. They are amazing. So special they were handmade

Great location. Comfy beds. Great view of the iconic Tromso sites. Northern lights outside the hotel

Wow what an experience

Fun and peaceful

Anastasia was energetic and knowledgeable. She was so excited taking time to take pictures of us and explain the differences in viewing the lights in the artic oval

Great guide. So funny. He was patient with me tangling the fishing line!

Captain was great. Not alot of wildlife. Time of year wasn't right. Beautiful boat ride