Kimkim Trip Reviews for Peru

Our trip planner, Jesus through Peruvian Soul, was amazing! We had to change the itinerary several times in order to accommodate the things we wanted to see and the time we had. Jesus made it work for us! He communicated with us the whole time during trip planning, and kept up with us and the tour guides throughout our trip tó make sure everything was what we expected and more! We had a lovely stay at Tambopata Research Center and learned so much about the Amazon! Our tour guides, G and Johann were also some of the best tour guides I’ve ever had! They were both native Peruvians who were both passionate and very knowledgeable about their country! They answered all of our questions, and both were so good with our 14-year-old boys. G went way out his way to help me get my phone back from leaving it at Machu Picchu!! And Johann enjoyed his first sandboarding trip with us!! His sweet mother made us homemade chocolates to celebrate!

All of our hotels were very nice, clean and beautiful!! We loved the charming character of the hotels we stayed at in Cusco! The food was amazing, and we got up graded to private tours of the Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain range and Machu Picchu!

Jesús also surprised us with an upgrade to a beautiful hotel in Paracas right on the beach! For our last night in Peru, I was able to walk along the beach at sunset with wild flamingos feeding inThe waters.

I left a piece of my heart in Peru and will come back to visit it someday! ❤️❤️ Thank you to Jesus, G and Johann for make these memories possible!

We had a fabulous trip! It was so nice to have everything planned and run so smoothly. Having all the ground transportation planned in advance was really nice. The vans were so comfortable and the drivers were great! We loved all of our tour guides.
Edwin our guide in Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Pichu was very knowledgeable and professional as well as friendly.
We especially liked Michael in Puno. He really went the extra like for us. Everything was wonderful. When we did run info a problem Kristy was on top of it and worked things out. Thank you so much for such a great trip!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Antigua Miraflores

Lima

Clean, large rooms, great food!

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Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

Puerto Maldonado

Absolutely gorgeous property. Beautiful lodge, wonderful food, amazing top notch staff! The rooms were splendid! Love the hammocks!

Authenticity & Character

Everything

Location

In the rain forest!

Staff

Went above and beyond to accommodate our needs.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Super clean!

Rumi Wasi

Cusco

Cold

Authenticity & Character

Old but well cared for

Location

Walking distances to the main plaza

Staff

Went above and beyond

Cleanliness & Comfort

Was very clean

Casa Andina Premium Valle Sagrado

Urubamba

Lovely large property

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close the everything you want too see in Sacred Valley

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Casa Andina Standard Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, Cusco

Not as clean as all the other hotels we stayed at.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Right next to the train station

Staff

Very accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Cleanliness and smell

Quinta San Blas by Ananay Hotels

Cusco

It’s old and so it just had that old smell but was nice

Authenticity & Character

Location

Walking distance to everything

Staff

Very accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Clean

Casa Andina Premium Puno

Puno

Beautiful views of Lake Titicaca

Authenticity & Character

Location

On the lake

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Room smelled but was clean

Casa Andina Premium Miraflores

Lima

Absolutely fabulous! Great location! Clean big rooms!

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Amantani Homestay

Isla Amantani

For a Homestay I was surprised how nice this home was. We had private bedrooms and bathrooms. The host family were as kind as they could be. They went the extra mile to help us celebrate a birthday with a band, dancing, a cake, so much fun! Great food during our stay as well .

Authenticity & Character

Beautifully decorated

Location

Overlook Lake Titicaca

Staff

So kind and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Wonderful

Activity Reviews

Lima Free Day to Explore

Peru

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Into the Amazon: Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

Puerto Maldonado

Lots of wild life they made sure they went the extra mile so we could see plenty of wild life

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Sacred Valley Tour

Peru

Salt Mines super cool All the ruins amazing

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Moray and Maras Tour

Peru

FABULOUS

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Scenic Train Journey to Aguas Calientes from the Sacred Valley

Peru

Great views! Clean and comfortable

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Discovering the Treasures of Machu Picchu

Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

Stunning! Sacred! Amazing! Fantastic!

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Arrival in Puno & transfer to hotel

Puno

Amazing tour guide

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Lake Titicaca Tour: Uros Floating Islands & Taquile Island

Puno

Super interesting

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Amantani Island Cultural and back to Puno (Day 2)

Peru

You need to do this ! I was hesitant and kind of dreading this but it was so amazing. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to stay with a local family. Nicest people you will ever meet.

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Everything

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Fly from Puno to Lima

Puno

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Everything was perfect. Jesus handled all the detailed planning and when we traveled with Peruvian Soul, Edwar had everything handled on the practical side of things. We loved our trip and highly recommend Peruvian Soul for traveling to Peru! Just make sure you pack for all kinds of weather--we were hot when hiking the Inca Trail, and Rainbow mountain was cold and windy. Luckily we had it covered and were prepped by our tremendous guides.

Hotel Reviews

Casa Andina Standard Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, Cusco

The accommodations were our favorite for our whole trip. We had adjoining rooms with our teenagers, and the view of the river was phenomenal. Great restaurants were a very quick walk, and the breakfast was fantastic. Only negative was that the bottled water in the rooms was not complementary... 10 sol for 1/2 Liter so we just walked down to a different vendor and got 2.5 Liters for 8 Sol.

Authenticity & Character

Adjoining rooms were a huge plus.

Location

Fantastic view of the river.

Staff

Staff seemed very good, but we didn't interact with them very much.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Shower water pressure was awesome!

Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima Airport

Lima

REALLY convenient to be able to walk to our flight in the morning. We got coupons for a welcome drink, which made our evening much more relaxed!

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Rooms were nothing special... just standard hotel rooms. The early morning breakfast was terrible. We had an early flight and we were told the breakfast would be available at 4:00am. When we got down to the restaurant the only thing that was available was scrambled eggs, cheese, ham, and bread. So... we made breakfast sandwiches. I'm sure there were many more options later in the morning, but we expected the breakfast to be full-up when they said it opened at 4:00.

Tierra Viva Cusco Centro

Cusco

This was a really cool hotel. We loved that the rooms opened up to a courtyard, but our room with the king bed was really small. Our teenagers got a room with two twin beds and it was huge! Staff was friendly, and breakfast was good. We also got a take-away breakfast one morning and it was also very good.

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Location

Really close to Cusco main square and the local markets.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms were really cool old-world, but ours was small.

Urban Larco Hotel

Miraflores, Lima

We liked this hotel a lot, but we were not able to get adjoining rooms with our teenagers which was troublesome. Location was good, and one of the rooms even had an ocean view.

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Tierra Viva Valle Sagrado Urubamba

Urubamba

We loved the hotel - grounds were very well kept and quite serene. Our spa visit was unimpressive, because it wasn't ready for us when we showed up at the appointed time, however, the staff made amends and were very accommodating when we told them about our disappointment.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Not much to do outside the resort, but we traveled to other destinations so it was fine to stay here.

Staff

Staff was very attentive and they worked hard to make sure we were happy.

Cleanliness & Comfort

We loved the rooms and the facilities. Restaurant was really good too.

Activity Review

The Short Inca Trail: Ollantaytambo to Wiñaywayna

Peru

We (the adults in our party) loved this hike. Even though it was challenging due to the hot weather at the start, the pinnacle of the monkey staircase and the reveal of Machu Picchu was well worth it. Our teenagers were not as pumped about the hike. 7.1 miles of uphill climbing on uneven rock stairs was a little too much for them. We like to think they were made stronger because of the experience!

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Great adventures from the Amazon to the mountains. We visited the Tambopata for the first 4 days of our trip. There is something magical about macaws flying over head while you fish for piranha as a family of river otters play in the water a short distance away. Once we left the Amazon, we met up with our guide, Orlando and driver, Paul. We especially enjoyed our time with Orlando and Paul. They were always looking out for our family to have an amazing time. We can't believe everything we experienced in the two weeks in Peru. The food was amazing, Orlando knows all the good places! One of the highlights of the trip was our home stay in Raqch'i. The family was welcoming and happy for us to experience their community. We were so honored to be a part of their family for the night. We all had a great time dancing by the fire. Our hike on Rainbow mountain was the most challenging part of our trip. Orlando had us take it slow, with lots of breaks.

I chose to go with Kim Kim even though I was unfamiliar with it because of its custom tour feature. I did not want to go with other existing tours as they involved hiking or the duration of the trip was too long. At same time I did not want to plan the trip myself and go to an unfamiliar country with an unfamiliar language by myself. With Kim Kim's custom feature you have the freedom to change your trip however you please.
In my case my local expert was Johanna from Miski Travel and it was a pleasure to work with this agency. I started my trip plan very last minute about 3 weeks prior to our departure. Johanna and her team were very patient with me and we made changes until few days before our trip. We even missed our flight from Lima to Cusco and had to change our Airport pick up just 1 hour before and they were helpful in rearranging our ride. We also had a very nice tour guide Edwin who even travelled with us from Cusco all the way to Agua Calientes where Machu Picchu is which was very reassuring and made us very comfortable travelling to another city.
Overall, I had a very good trip and it was a good idea to work with Kim Kim and Miski travel. If I had to mention an improvement I would have liked to see the breakdown on pricing. We were only given a total price per person, but I wanted to see what I was paying for. Other than that I had an awesome time!

Hotel Reviews

Abittare Hotels

Cusco

This hotel was absolutely beautiful. Their staff was very friendly and helpful. Although, it was very cold there they gladly fulfilled our request of wanting another heater and set of blankets without charge. Had a great stay here.

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Very clean and great interior

Inti Punku MachuPicchu Hotel & Suites

Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes

I had a very bad time in this hotel. The hotel had no running water and our card key would not work. Overall I felt uncomfortable during my stay here.

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Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Could be a little mor clean and have running water

Activity Review

Sacred Valley Tour w/ lunch in Ollantaytambo + train to Aguascalientes

Peru

It was a good selection of places to go.

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Anne did an amazing job organizing and executing my trip. I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday trip! All of my guides and drivers were very hospitable and knowledgeable. The lodging in each destination was great as well.

Johanna:

Every single aspect of my trip was top notch. I was very impressed with the professional attitude and knowledge every person involved in my trip showed. I will definitely recommend KimKim to my friends and family when it comes to vacationing abroad.
I am looking forward in booking my next trip. Please thank Luis, our guide in Cusco, he went above and beyond.

Thank you

Hotel Reviews

AC Hotel by Marriott Lima Miraflores

Lima

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Antigua Casona San Blas

Cusco

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Aranwa Sacred Valley

Urubamba

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Staff

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El Mapi by Inkaterra

Cusco

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Activity Reviews

Fly from Lima to Cusco, Explore the City

Peru

Luis, our guide, is an expert on taking care of people. Thank you, Luis

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Lima Food Tour

Peru

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Carlos is a pro

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Eat the Streets Food Tour (Evening)

Cusco

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Discovering the Treasures of Machu Picchu

Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

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Historic Center & Larco Museum

Peru

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Cusco Tour

Peru

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Sacred Valley Tour

Peru

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Moray & Maras, and ATV Tour

Peru

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Fly from Cusco to Lima

Peru

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Kimkim team was amazing, we had a great experience with them. They were punctual, organized and very responsive to our needs. We didn't have to worry about anything during our trip to Peru, they took care of everything tickets, reservations, rides, drop off and pickup.. Highly recommend them..

We had an awesome time in Peru. The planning was just perfect! Every single day, the driver was "on time" for pickup. The guides (both for group and private tours) were really good too. The online itinerary - brief and detail was very accessible and kept us informed of our plans.

I want to thank Liz for all her help in preparing for this trip including all the different activities. We spent more time in Cusco/Machu Picchu which actually turned out to be the best part of the trip. Our Cusco hotel was close to the town center, so a walk away from all the delicious food places! (Although there was some construction around our hotel, which made the walking a little tough - especially with bags, but we had help from hotel and driver both to carry our bags). We spent a day in Juno and Lima and I think they were adequate for our preference.

I would highly recommend anyone in future to book with Kimkim.

Hotel Reviews

Sonesta Posadas del Inca Puno

Puno

Very good hotel in Puno with great views - the staff was great and a good selection for food in dinner and also breakfast!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Lake View

Staff

The waiting staff was very good

Cleanliness & Comfort

Tierra Viva Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Loved the hotel - very big rooms, good breakfast and close to everything.

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Dazzler Miraflores by Wyndham

Lima

Very nice hotel in Miraflores - big rooms and great amenities.

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Casa San Blas Boutique

Cusco

The hotel is good - location is great - staff is very helpful - the rooms are a little smaller in my opinion. There was construction on streets around this hotel, which did cause some discomfort when bringing our bags.

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Close to Main Square

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Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima Airport

Lima

Great hotel for one night - right across the airport. Perfect if you wanted to get some rest before heading off from Lima to other cities next morning.

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Activity Reviews

Shared Cusco City Tour

Cusco

Enjoyed this City tour as you get to see multiple places in Cusco.

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Explore Machu Picchu & Return to Cusco (Private Guided tour in Machu Picchu)

Peru

The reason to go to Peru! We were there EARLY, and were able to see everything! The guide was great and it helped to have a private tour. Got plenty of photos and very informative historical tour!

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Shared Palcoyo Trek: Small group

Cusco

This was probably the only experience that was subpar for our family - we left at 5 am in morning and the car did NOT have heat - we froze for the first hour and the breakfast place was very cold too - it warmed up when we got to the mountain - around 9 am but our body was very cold by then. The trek is simple and mountain views are great - although rainbow mountain is NOT as vibrant as you see in the videos/photos! It could be due to the time of the year. The food place was also not good - breakfast was terrible - lunch was ok. The guide was awesome - the only reason I am giving 3 stars to this trip - she helped us through the altitude sickness and kept encouraging us to make the trip through the

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Food

The place breakfast choices

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Awesome guide!

Transport

Need heater in the car! We had a car with no heat for 3 early morning hours!

Shared Uros & Taquile Floating Islands tour

Puno

The tour was perfect - enjoyed the cultural experience on Uros floating islands. Got a very good experience for Lake Titicaca! The weather was also perfect to be on the lake!

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Shared tour to Pisac, Ollantaytambo & Train to Machu Picchu town

Peru

Pisac was ok - more of a shopping tour - however, Ollantaytambo was really good! Need to watch out for the climb. The train to Machu Picchu is a comfortable ride. Maybe travel agent should provide the option to the customer about 360 train (understand it will be more expensive)

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Shared tour to Moray Terraces & Maras Salt Mines Tour

Cusco

It was interesting to see the Salt Mines and then the Moray Terraces.

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The Route of The Sun: {{start_location}} - {{end_location}}

Peru

The bus ride was very smooth and the stops kept coming. The alternate to this is taking the direct train from Cusco to Puno, however, this tour offers a few stops/activities on the way - which I felt were interesting. The lunch place was also good.

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Private Lima City Tour & San Francisco Catacombs

Lima

Best part was visiting the Catacombs - first time experience ... the main square was shut down by the cops due to some political demonstrations, so did not get the "full" experience.

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Exempting the natural beauty of Peru, nice people and cuisine, the highlight(s) of our trip were our local guides: Blanca in Lima, Gabi in Cusco and Elizabeth in Arequipa. Those ladies were absolutely amazing. Their knowledge, attentiveness and understanding were only matched by their kindness. Thank you ladies for a trip we will surely not forget. Thanks go also to Anne who was working behind the scenes. Tea and Dom

I'm deeply grateful to Anne for arranging our beautiful trip including a couple of extra-special homestay experiences while we traveled a fairly typical route through gorgeous Peru.

We had wonderful local guides including Gaby who shared her passion and knowledge in the Sacred Valley. Eddy, in Machu Picchu was very accommodating to my bad knee, and patient as we navigated the terrain there. Richard, who was our guide on and around Lake Titicaca was also very thorough and passionate as a guide. Our drivers were all amazing--I always felt safe! One thing that stood out on this trip compared to others I've taken is that our guide was allowed and interested in participating in our adventures. I really appreciated and enjoyed that they broke bread with us, as I wanted to know our guides as much as the places they were teaching us about.

I would happily work with Peruvian Soul in the future! Thank you, Anne for showing up at midnight when we arrived in Lima to welcome us and make sure we made it to our hotel!

As a super-planner, I wish that especially toward the end there was daily communication about how plans were coming along. I was nervous at times as our trip was coming near and I wasn't sure if hotels or train were confirmed, for example. A bit of reassurance would have been helpful. That said, it all worked out, so I know I can trust Peruvian Soul going forward. :o)

There were some problems with the Kimkim platform sending me alerts that I had a new message which hampered communications with Anne, so I tended to rely on Whatsapp. I hope Kimkim can work through this bug/experience issue.

If I had one wish, I would wish that I had some guidance on shopping. I didn't ask for any upfront, so I don't know what information might have been offered, and as such it's not a ding on Peruvian Soul by any stretch. I learned the hard way that there are a lot of touts selling "original" art, that is not original. I also should have saved every bit of money to spend on Taquile island where there are gorgeous, authentic textiles at fixed prices. I see an opportunity for a shopping guide to be added to the other helpful guides provided for the trip.

Thank you for facilitating such a memorable trip! <3 <3

The entire trip was well-organized and the staff, local guides and teams were helpful and kind. Most of the hotels were quite good but its worth mentioning which rooms you would like before booking. Casa Biru in Cusco had really good services and their team was very warm and welcoming. The family-run souvenir shop at the hotel's entrance was lovely too.
As for the tours itself, the transport was very comfortable, the guides (Janet, Edwin, Jacqueline and another person whose name I didn't catch) were friendly and quite patient, nice and honest about the history of the places we visited, the culture and other interesting facts. They also made sure we could get some good photos and views while walking around each site, and did their best to ensure our safety while trekking in the high altitude.
Liz and Paul, who were in charge of planning and organizing the trip were the absolute best. They helped us plan things until the last minute and made sure to help us even during issues we face during our immigration at the airport. Really glad to have picked their services for our trip.

Hotel Reviews

Holiday Inn Lima Airport

Lima

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Arawi Miraflores Prime

Lima

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Arawi Miraflores Express

Lima

The room had no ventilation, the bathroom had a bad odour and not enough lights in the room either.

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Casa Biru Hotel Boutique

Cusco

The hotel and room was really good. The breakfast was quite basic though and the attached restaurant doesn't really have good food. Would recommend trying other places for food instead.

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The room, staff, and location

Susanna Inn

Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu

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Activity Reviews

Shared tour to Moray Terraces & Maras Salt Mines Tour

Cusco

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Explore Machu Picchu & Return to Cusco (Private Guided tour in Machu Picchu)

Peru

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Shared tour to Pisac, Ollantaytambo & Train to Machu Picchu town

Peru

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Shared Trek to Vinicunca Cr

Cusco

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We loved everything about our Peru trip and would definitely recommend and use kimkim for our next adventure!

Johanna from Miski travels was our coordinator and she exceeded our expectations. She paid huge attention to detail and her customer service was on point.

Sonia was our local tour guide and we loved that she was very passionate about her country; super fun to work with.

Hotel Reviews

Casa Andina Standard Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, Cusco

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Hotel El Tambo

Lima

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Staff

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San Agustin Plaza

Cuscom

Breakfast can definitely improve

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Staff

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San Agustin Urubamba

Urubamba

Breakfast can definitely improve

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Staff

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Activity Reviews

Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Winery Tour, and Desert Adventure Day Trip from Lima

Peru

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Rainbow Mountain Trek

Peru

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Lima Food Tour

Peru

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Via Ferrata & Ziplining

Peru

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Moray & Maras, and ATV Tour

Peru

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Discovering the Treasures of Machu Picchu

Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

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Cusco Tour

Peru

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Sacred Valley Tour

Peru

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Wonderful experience. Working with Liz made the difference. She picked up great hotels, booked great day trips, arranged all the pick up / drop off activities with good knowledge of the area. The Inka trail adventure lead by Javier Clemente was another success 😊 thank to the entire team (lead, cook, cook helper and all the porters, friends).
Thanks again for a great vacation 😊😊😊

We had a complicated custom itinerary involving many different guides and drivers that was put together very quickly (and at a very reasonable cost) through Phima Voyages, going from Lima to Cusco to the Parque de la Papas to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu (including a 1-day trail hike), the Rainbow mountains, Lake Titicaca and various sites in between. All the guides and drivers were excellent (and very multilingual), the handoffs between them were smooth, and when troubles arose (e.g. an airport closure) they put together an alternate plan to get us where we needed to go with minimal fuss. There was always a helpful agent on call over whatsapp if we had any questions. It was a top-notch operation and an amazing experience. The Parque de la Papas is less visited, but if you are interested in traditional agriculture, cultural heritage, and biodiversity (and are also acclimated to the altitude and comfortable with a very rural homestay) I can't recommend it enough.

I had a fabulous experience exploring the pre Inca archeological sites of northern Peru. Martina from Phima Voyages and Sheila at its Chachapoyas office checked very often if all was going well without being intrusive. They made some minor changes at my request and were very gracious about it. My guides (Jorge in Caral, Julio in Trujillo, Sheila in Chachapoyas ) were exceptionally well informed and great company. As for the drivers all were very prudent and handled bad roads and long drives with extreme competence. I never felt unsafe (Jorge, Eusebio and my driver from Leymebamba to Cajamarca, an expert on driving in dangerous curves while keeping an interesting conversation going).
All places were extremely interesting and I was particularly impressed by Chankillo, a great alternatve to the visit in Sechin which I could not do( Oscar was a very good guide on the site).

Many thanks for a great experience all around.

Everything is well planned. Johanna is very helpful, respectful and very knowledgeable in everything .
She surprised me with her ability to answer questions and call any time of the day.
My family enjoyed our trip to Peru. All the amazing places that we wanted to see, we’ve visited at no time! Our tour guide Luiz of Cusi Travel is very helpful and smart! He was always ready to provide us his hiking sticks to help us while hiking, he was very helpful. . He kept us focus to what he was trying to explain to us. We leaned so much about Peru because of Luiz . Our visit to Salt Mines we’re fantastic! The person ( I forgot his name) who tour us and guide us at Mountain View was very nice. We enjoyed our food and the people ate fantastic at Mountain View. Our ATV ride was awesome the view of the mountain is so awesome and the Llmas and the Alpacas are so cute. We love everything about our Peru trip. We will definitely refer Johanna and Kimkim to our friends and family. Thank you guys for making our Peru trip so memorable! Machu Picchu, Cusco, Maras, Inca Trail, Rainbow Mountain, Perurail, and the Peruvian people we will never forget you. ❤️❤️❤️

Hotel Reviews

Tierra Viva Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

The location is great! Very convenient, near to train and bus station, restaurants, market and everything! The breakfast is great. The view from the breakfast table is very nice. Clean and very accommodating.

Tips for future travelers

You would love to stay at this hotel. It’s conveniently located to anything. The hotel is clean and well maintained. The staff is helpful and trustworthy they gave us back the things that we left in our hotel room. So very kind of them!

Authenticity & Character

The hotel is beautiful and clean. The paintings at the lobby is nice. The restaurant and the hotel lobby are well ventilated and nice.

Location

Perfectly located at the center of Machu Picchu town .

Staff

Ahhh,,,, the staff are wonderful and very helpful at all times!

Cleanliness & Comfort

The room and the totality of the hotel is great. Well maintained.

Casa Andina Standard Cusco San Blas

Cusco

The hotel is always clean. The staff are very helpful and respectful. The location is so great! It very near to the center of Cusco. Walking distance to everything. The hotel breakfast was nice. I love that it is very near to the Plaza where restaurants, grocery store, transportation, money changers and so on … everything you need is just steps away. Here you can meet and see local and be amaze of their community.

Authenticity & Character

The totality of it.

Location

Staff

They are always ready to serve you and welcome you anytime of the day.

Cleanliness & Comfort

I love that our room is always kept clean everyday. You will be surprise that when you come home after a long day of journey, you will be welcome with your room so organize and clean again.

Tierra Viva Valle Sagrado Urubamba

Urubamba

The hotel is beautiful! The breakfast is great! The staff is very welcoming. I love the architecture of the hotel it’s very homey. And the view is so wonderful! You are surrounded by the magnificent view of teh mountains !

Tips for future travelers

I am not so sure if this hotel is near to any restaurants, busy streets, etc. because we only stayed for a night but who cares, a day or 2 of quietness is great for our body.

Authenticity & Character

I like the architecture and the design of the rooms. It’s wonderful and clean.

Location

Surrounded by the beautiful mountains. Tranquility of this place is heavenly.

Staff

The staff are very welcoming and helpful.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Well maintained. Very clean. The garden is beautifull.

Activity Reviews

Cusco Tour

Peru

Everything that we experienced here is priceless! The people, the food, the city is so wonderful!

Quality of Experience

Everything

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our tour guide Luiz is very patient and knowledgeable with everything, the whole family enjoyed his story of how rich the history of Peru and richness of Peru itself. Our driver is amazing. He drives careful and cares about his passenger hai his van. Our mountain view guides are great as well. He was very calm and gracious to us. The staff at mountain view restaurants are very friendly and the food was so yummy. We love the view of the mountain and the alpacas. We love how we are surrounded by the goats, alpaca and the Llmas while eating. They are so cute and friendly animals!

Transport

Starting from the airport transports to our tour drivers and vans were fanstastic! From beginning to end is wonderful!

Fly from Lima to Cusco, Explore the City

Peru

We had a great experience. Peru ha so much to see and learn. Cusco is beautiful! It was an amazing experience. The people , the food, the richness of their history there is so Much to absorb and learn. Our whole family was amaze by the beauty of it and the surprised by the charm of Peruvian people.

Quality of Experience

Everything! As in everything!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our driver ( I forgot his name) is great. Our tour guide Luiz and our driver were fantastic ! They are lovely people. We are like family! We created friendship during our stay. Our trip have become memorable because of them and to all people we met and helped us starting with the 2 people (a man and a woman) who welcomed us from the airport and they were the ones who transported us back to the airport at the end of our trip. So helpful of them to return our passport when we accidentally left them in the van, totally my fault., argh!

Transport

On time all the time! The drivers and the staff are very patient, helpful. I was surprised by the ability of our driver ( I forgot his name) he is one of the best driver I’ve met in my whole life. I even joke my husband that he met his counterpart, he is as good as him when driving. He drives carefully and cares about his passengers and his van.

Moray & Maras, and ATV Tour

Peru

The mountain view experience is so wonderful! The staffs are friendly. The food is so yummy! Our tour guide is so helpful and friendly and very respectful to their guests! The place is beautiful and the mountain view is so amazing!!! It’s like you are in a postcard. It so wonderful here.

Quality of Experience

Wonderful

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our tour guide is very helpful. He is a wonder person and very friendly and sincere in what he is doing. I can tell that he loves what he is doing. And very proud of his district..

Transport

Our ATV tour/ ride is one of teh highlights of our Maras tour. Wonderful experience.

La guía turística Sonia y el chofer Donato fueron muy excelentes, puntuales, amables y serviciales. Para mí fue muy memorable visitar machupichu, rainbow mountain, el valle sagrado, la vía Ferrara, en fin todo. Su organización y puntualidad fue muy sorprendente. Disfrutamos a millón.

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Cuscom

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Peru

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Peru

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My husband and I knew we wanted to go to Peru for our honeymoon, but we weren't sure how to make the most of the time we had on our own. I found Kristy through Kimkim.com, and she was amazing from start to finish! She helped us to find the best balance of all the things we wanted to do within a budget that worked for us. She also got us connected with some really great guides through Lima Gourmet (Sylvia is a gem!) and Cusi Travel (Edy and Jose Luis are the best!). Our guides were very knowledgable and we are grateful to have gotten to see Peru history and culture from their local perspective.

We cannot recommend Kristy enough - we'll be talking about this trip for years to come!

We had an amazing trip to Peru! We worked with the Peru specialists on our itinerary and they kept changing it until it was just what we wanted.
Pepe was our guide in the Amazon and he made everything super fun and was very knowledgeable.
Justino was our guide in Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Puno. He was fantastic! Took us to great restaurants and was a great guide on our hikes. We packed al lot into our time there but all the transportation and accommodations were good. Felt very well taken care of and in good hands. So many great memories made. Thanks for a wonderful trip.