Ana Gutierrez

We have always planned trips ourselves, however this trip we decided to use KimKim for our trip to Argentina and we could not have been more pleased.

The execution was completely flawless as we went from Buenos Aires to El Chalten and to El Calafate. Ana designed the trip based on our likes and everything was better than we could have expected. Our drivers were fantastic, always on time and ready to go and our guides were a 10 out of 10.

In Buenos Aires, Enrique showed us around the city with great detail and patience, while Aime showed us a fantastic time at the Estancia excursion. On the next leg of the trip, Monica met us in El Calafate to transfer us to El Chalten which was a highlight of our trip. Our hiking guide, Virginia, took us on a 9hr hike to the summit to view Fitz Roy and it was special. Virginia was informative, patient, fun to connect with and made our experience very special. On day 2 we did the rafting experience which, again, was fun and flawless. Next we ventured down to El Calafate where we visited Estancia Christina which was another unforgettable experience in remote Patagonia. Next, Vanessa met us and took us into Glacier National
Park for an unforgettable experience. After hiking the glacier, Vanessa spent the next 3 hours walking us along the walkways of the glacier and educated us on everything about the culture, the park, and the glacier.

In summation, all of our guides truly loved what they did and they took the time to share what they knew with us which made the experience that much better. Ana and the team from KimKim did an unbelievable job creating an itinerary that was perfect for us and delivered on everything from flights, transfers, guides, hotels, and overall execution. I’m not sure we have ever traveled and had everything go perfectly according to plan……until now! Thanks Ana and KimKim!

Hotel Reviews

Hosteria Senderos

El Chalten

Very nice hotel at the beginning of town. It’s a small mountain town so no frills but we weee very happy with our accommodations. Each morning they had a nice breakfast to get you ready for your adventurous day. The staff was all very helpful and nice.

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CasaSur Palermo Hotel

Buenos Aires

Really nice location in Palermo away from the business of the city. Plenty of restaurants and cafes in the area. The staff was all very nice, professional, and accommodating. We left something in the room and the team notified us immediately to let us know. Very happy with this hotel.

Authenticity & Character

Location

If you want to be just on the outskirts of the hustle and bustle of the city then this is a great location. Just a short cab ride to all places.

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Mirador del Lago

El Calafate

Beautiful accommodations at the far end of the main town. Wonderful staff, and very nice rooms. Breakfast included each morning to get you ready for your day.

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Activity Reviews

Buenos Aires Barrios Tour

Buenos Aires

Our guide, Enrique, was fantastic and took us around San Telmo, La Boca and other interesting areas of Buenos Aires. He was very informative, took us to a local Choripan restaurant and made our experience fantastic.

Quality of Experience

Enrique was great!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Eduardo was fantastic!

Transport

Always on time and no delays

Estancia Gaucho Day

Buenos Aires

Our guide, Aime, was fantastic! What a fun experience seeing an estancia with a great meal, horseback ride (easy), and cultural dance show after lunch. Well worth it!

Quality of Experience

Our guide, Aime, was great!

Food

Empanadas, salad and all meats were great

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Tango Show & Dinner at La Ventana

Buenos Aires

A must experience if you visit Buenos Aires! Great meal and fantastic cultural experience.

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Food

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Laguna de los Tres Trek

El Chaltén

What a fantastic hike, however make sure you are prepared for a 9hr, 12.5 mile hike which will test you. This was our favorite excursion of our vacation. After approximately 4-5 hours you new h the summit and are treated to an unbelievable view of Fitz Roy and all of the accompanying scenery including beautiful teal colored lakes Our guide, Virginia, made our experience by observing the pace that made us feel most comfortable and never made us feel like we needed to move faster or slower. She explained all of the history of the different trails and mountains as well as the culture. It was easily our most memorable experience!

Quality of Experience

Great vistas!

Food

The pre-packed meal was very good with plenty of nutrition for the hike.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Virginia, our guide, was awesome!

Transport

Estancia Cristina Discovery

El Calafate

What a cool experience. You travel a couple of hours out on Lake Argentina to a remote ranch where guides take you to the top to view the Upsala Glacier field. Once back down to the estancia you enjoy a great meal and museum tour.

Quality of Experience

Food

Really good authentic cuisine and wine

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Gustavo was excellent and you could tell he loved what he was doing

Transport

Very knowledgeable and cautious as the 4x4 trek is on bumpy roads

Minitrek Perito Moreno Glacier

El Calafate

An absolute must experience! Words can’t describe the views and experience of hiking on the glacier. Our guide, Vanessa, met us at the hotel and took us into Glacier National Park for an experience of a lifetime. After the mini-trek hike on the glacier she then spent another couple of hours taking us along the walkways to view the glacier from a different view. All the while always patient and taking the time to educate us on the glacier and its’ history.

Quality of Experience

Words can’t describe this experience! Unbelievable!

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very knowledgeable and took time to educate us and help us with pictures and any assistance we needed.

Transport

Rafting in Rio de Las Vueltas

El Chaltén

What a fun experience. It was just hard enough to make it interesting and fun yet eat enough for all levels to enjoy as we have never crafted before. Our guides were knowledgeable and enthusiastic and made us all feel part of a team as we made our way down the River.

Quality of Experience

Great guides, beautiful views.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable and thorough on safety and made it fun.

Transport

Ana did an INCREDIBLE job with our trip. The hotel choices were amazing, the excursions were so worth the visit and the guides were such wonderful human beings. ❤️❤️ We loved every second. I'm an experienced traveler but this was my first time taking my young daughter out of the country on my own and everything was seamless. The transfers were so easy. Flor was so kind to give us the best intro to Buenas Aires. Maria made the gaucho day extra special. And of course Coti was the perfect guide for the Iguazu portion of the trip. Everyone was so kind and patient with my daughter. We had the absolute best time thanks to Ana and her team! She was so easy to work with and helped build the absolute perfect trip for us. Worth every penny!

Hotel Reviews

CasaSur Palermo Hotel

Buenos Aires

Loved our stay here. Clean rooms, helpful staff, good breakfast, great part of town.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Easy access to food and bars

Staff

So helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Loi Suites Iguazú Hotel

Puerto Iguazú

Jungle paradise. This was like the hotel version of glamping. Of course we loved the pools and the food and the environment was absolutely incredible.

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Activity Reviews

Tango Show & Dinner at La Ventana

Buenos Aires

These performances were amazing!! Even my 10 year old enjoyed every second.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Estancia Gaucho Day

Buenos Aires

This was such a beautiful experience. Our guide, Maria was amazing. The ranch was beautiful and the afternoon and activities were so enjoyable. Just think fresh air with beautiful scenery and delicious food!

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Maria was amazing!

Transport

Visiting the Argentine Waterfalls of Iguazu

Argentina

Wow. What a day. Coti (I hope I'm spelling that correctly) was the perfect guide for such incredible sights. I've seen pictures but there's nothing like walking around and above the falls and feeling the mist. An absolute must do.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Coti was the best!!

Transport

Brazil Falls & Birds Park

Argentina

What a great day!! The birds were so neat! We loved walking around inside the cages with them. Also, the Brazil side of the falls is nothing to miss!! I'm so glad we got to see the falls from both sides and walk out to the Devil's Throat. I have never in my life seen such an incredible sight. We also got to add on a boat ride under some of the falls! Be prepared for a fun ride and to get soaked!

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Coti, once again, was the perfect guide

Transport

Amazing trip to Argentina! Well curated by Ana, who made sure our group of 8 were well cared for. We had personalized guided tours in Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Iguazu with well informed guides. The Diplomatic Hotel was the best! Food tours and cooking classes in Buenos Aires were terrific experiences. Thanks for everything!

Thank you Ana for the great support and planning for our trip to Patagonia. We had expressed some concerns regarding mobility and she was very responsive in arranging a personalized tour for both of us at El Calafate and Natales. The sights were amazing and the local guides were very well informed and accommodating. Overall a great experience and one we would recommend.

Ana is my trip planner. She gave me great experience and surprises for my Argentina trip. She is responsible and follow and manage the whole duration of the trip. We faced some problem of entry to the country, Ana and her travel agent made immediate arrangements for alternative tour without charging us extra. An extremely reliable tour agent and service especially we are new to the Country. Top grade Service & Highly recommended.
All her travel agents and guides are knowledgeable and experienced.

Activity Reviews

Gala Tango Dinner & Show

Buenos Aires

Great show and nice wine and dinner !

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Buenos Aires Barrios Tour

Buenos Aires

Estancia Gaucho Day

Buenos Aires

Excellent horse show

Quality of Experience

Pop

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Day Trip to Colonia del Sacramento

Buenos Aires

Great guide - excellent service, experience guide and knowledgeable

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Cooking Class: touring four regions of Argentina

Buenos Aires

Wonderful experience with the Chef

Quality of Experience

Loop

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Porteño Fileteado: An Artistic Journey

Buenos Aires

Artist’s work is excellent

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our time in Argentina was really well coordinated and lots of fun.
We loved our night at El Fogon, our meal at Trapiche. Both were "over the top" and served amazing food. Our food tour of San Telmo was both interesting and delicious. Our guide was interesting and great to tour with. The day trip to Colonia was unexpectedly very nice. Our guide was interesting and the sights were very nice. Lunch at the Bohemia Restaurant was amazing. Our day at the wineries was very enjoyable. We loved the first two wineries, but did not like the third, Andeluna, which we felt was very touristy and the lunch and wine was not to our liking. The staff was also very curt and unfriendly. I have to say that the dinner at Trapiche Winery was fantastic. Food was unique, delicious, served with style. Wines were all very good and the staff kept the wines flowing. This was a great experience. El Fogon was a pleasant surprise and a unique experience. We had a great time. FYI we ate at Don Julio on our own and liked the atmosphere, but found the food way over rated. Not great!
All in all, we had a wonderful experience. The guides and drivers were the best. The activities lots and fun and interesting, The restaurants and the food delicious, except for Andeluna. We would highly recommend Kim Kim to plan a trip to Argentins.

Activity Reviews

San Telmo: Private Food Tour!

Buenos Aires

Fun!

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Food

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Gourmet Night at Trapiche

Mendoza

Best meal of the trip in a beautiful atmosphere.

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Food

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Uco Valley Wine Country

Mendoza

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Cooking Class: touring four regions of Argentina

Buenos Aires

Lots of fun. Chef was friendly, experienced. Had the best night!!

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Porteño Fileteado: An Artistic Journey

Buenos Aires

Interesting

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Day Trip to Colonia del Sacramento

Buenos Aires

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Food

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Asado Dinner at El Fogón

Buenos Aires

Quality of Experience

Food

Ana & her team provided the most comprehensive & detailed pre-planning and the ongoing support during the trip, I could expect. The trip started off over the New Year's holidays and despite the many possible closures we had no issues with the trip and programs. The hotels we stayed at were just right and also the staffs
The personalized private cooking tour, the visit to the Barrios, the gourmet Sherpa food tour in Buenos Aires were fabulous and gave us a real appreciation of the city and community. The guides - Flo, Mike (Sherpa tour) were superb.
The trips ot Mendoza wine country, the Igauzu falls were quite the icing on the cake.
And finally, the Vamoos App provided a real time ability to get detailed itinerary inf and ahve messaging capabiltiy in a counrty where we didn't speak the language or knew anyone

Hotel Reviews

Pleno Madero Hotel

Buenos Aires

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Especially the frront desk - Joel

Cleanliness & Comfort

All of it

Diplomatic Hotel

Mendoza

Location, facilities, staff

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Beds & room

O2 Hotel Iguazú

Puerto Iguazú

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Roof top restaturant and pool area

Activity Reviews

Gala Tango Dinner & Show

Buenos Aires

The Tango performers

Quality of Experience

Food

Everything!

Buenos Aires Barrios Tour

Buenos Aires

The guide & area

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Cooking Class: touring four regions of Argentina (with dinner)

Buenos Aires

The chef and her assistant

Quality of Experience

Food

Empanadas, dessert and the lamb dish

Transport

Uco Valley Wine Country

Mendoza

all 3 vineyards visits & the wine

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Brazil Falls & Birds Park

Argentina

Quality of Experience

Did not visit the Bird Park - not sure why

Visiting the Argentine Waterfalls of Iguazu

Argentina

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Sherpa Gastronomic Tour

Buenos Aires

The guide & the Palermo streets & ambience

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The uide's knowledge, friendliness & responsiveness

Mendoza Private City Tour

Mendoza

Iguazu Falls Great Adventure

Iguazú Falls

Overall the trip was excellent. Everything worked exactly as expected. Communication at each stage of the trip was really good. Our highlights include glacier hiking and seeing penguins! The vast majority of our guides we had were really passionate, enthusiastic and keen to ensure we had everything we needed to have a great trip. All of the hotels were comfortable and transfers were made easy and stress-free!

There are only a couple of things that were not as expected, or less enjoyable.

Firstly, the trip to Valparasio felt like somewhat of a wasted day. The port itself did not feel like a suitable tourist attraction. The street art is interesting but not worth the length of the drive. We were also supposed to visit Vina del Mar, which the guide merely pointed out from a viewpoint.

Secondly, the two excursions in Ushuaia were essentially the same thing repeated - trekking and canoeing. Again, this felt like a wasted day when there are so many other options for alternative activities in the area.

Lastly, it was not communicated to us in advance that the meeting point for the Buenos Aires cycle tour was a 20 min drive away. It was fine, because we were checking our itinerary thoroughly in advance ahead of time but if we did not have online access this would have been an issue.

We had an amazing trip to Argentina thanks to KimKim. Our guides, drivers were always delightful, helpful and went beyond just picking us up or telling us about the sites. It’s very evident that everyone loves their country, the descriptions and history were always filled with details and excitement that reflected that pride. We felt safe, free to ask for advice and always looked out for throughout the trip. Ana did an awesome job putting together the itinerary and selecting hotels and flights. The Vamoos app was a great source, having everything all at your fingertips and the ability to communicate easily and quickly was a definite advantage. I usually do all my trip planning, but so happy that this time we used KimKim and we highly recommend Ana for her knowledge, availability and willingness to listen and adapt plans.