Christina Wang

We are not good planners, often having an idea for a trip 3 weeks before actually leaving home. So, when we decided to go to Norway about three weeks before we'd leave, we knew we'd need help putting together an itinerary. Years ago, KimKim helped us put together a fantastic trip to Iceland so we sent off a message and heard right back from Christina. What a great week in Norway. Oslo? The fjords! Bergen! Hiking with Jurgen, kayaking with Sergei, cider tasting at the Ciderhus in Balestrand, RIP boat touring, fantastic meals, and restful nights in cozy hotels were all part of her deliverable. And, she managed to put everything together on short notice. We really should up our planning game but it's nice to know that Kim Kim is there when we need help.

Kimkim did a fantastic job helping us organize our itinerary Norway, as well as offering possible activities and side trips. We are most grateful.
All the accommodations were excellent. Some trip highlights included The Hidden Gems walk in Oslo, the Romsdals Gondola and walk, The Loen Skylift, the Sor-Hidle Garden Visit and Dinner, and Lysefjord Cruise. The Borgund Stave church was incredibly impressive! The landscapes we drove through daily were absolutely stunning, and really reinforced why we were eager to see Norway in the first place.

From our end, we realize in retrospect that we probably tried to fit too much in for the time we had. Even though it was clearly posted on our itinerary, the driving some days ended up feeling like too much, with some days very long. We also had some major frustrations with the charging stations for our electric vehicle. It seemed like many of the stations required a unique app, and with all the instructions in Norwegian requiring us to use google translate, the whole charging process ended up taking far longer than we had expected.

We would definitely use kim kim again! Thank you for everything!

Activity Reviews

Sør-Hidle Island Gardens Visit & Dinner

Stavanger

Excellent! A hidden gem!

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Arrive in Loen

Loen

The Sky Lift was great!

Norwegian Evening Cruise in Oslo fjord

Oslo

Way too touristy. The shrimp dinner required a ridiculous amount of shelling for some tiny shrimp, making it not worth it.

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Food

Explore Oslo's Hidden Gems with a Local Expert

Oslo

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Transport

We planned the May trip to Norway in March. The communication was so easy and smooth, with the result being a customized 10-day itinerary that was perfect.

The trip included personalized experiences, the best of which was a guided visit to the farm where my great great grandmother was born and raised before emigrating to the US. It was a truly amazing experience.

Christina, our local contact, was wonderful. She messaged us through the app with additional information, like the schedule of activities on Constitution Day in Oslo, and was available to answer questions.

I loved the ease of the app where we found every trip detail and each attached ticket for transportation etc.

Highly recommend Kimkim. Look forward to planning and booking with them again!

Kelly and James, Dallas, TX USA

Hotel Reviews

Thon Hotel Opera

Oslo

Great location steps from the train station, full service, Great view of the library and opera house from our balcony.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Steps from train station, proximity to water, opera house

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Scandic Victoria Lillehammer

Lillehammer

Authenticity & Character

Truly, excellent breakfast

Location

Easy to walk everywhere

Activity Reviews

Waterfall Hike & Stegastein Viewpoint

Norway

We loved this experience, a driver and guide took us to lookout, then guided us on a walk to a waterfall. She was delightful, and we lucked put with a private tour as no others booked that day

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Truly wonderful and memorable

Transport

Fjordcruise on UNESCO Nærøyfjord

Norway

Stunning, breathtaking natural beauty

Quality of Experience

Christina did an excellent job on planning our itinerary! She listened to us well and what we hoped to see in Norway. We started in Bergen, went to Balestrand, Aurland and ended in Oslo. We did a city tour in Bergen which gave us a good idea of what the Norway culture and its people were like. we ate at great restaurants suggested b y Christina and many other fun things.
We took a boat through the beautiful fjords to get to Balestrand. Balestrand was magical...like a picture perfect town from another time or story book. While here, we did an Apple Cider tour and tasting (soo good), rented cars for a day to drive to the waterfall in Felgefossen and after hiking the waterfall sat at a quaint adjacent cafe called Feigesagi where we tried brown cheese and waffles! We went on a guided boat tour and fishing with a very animated tour guide named Tor! Loved this...it was a great day!
Took another boat to Aurland. In Aurland we found another beautiful magical town! We did a sauna and cold plunge one day (highly recommend), had excellent dinners at the hotel we stayed at The Hotel Aurlandsfjord (by the way we loved all the hotels we stayed at). We had a guided Waterfall hike and view of Segastein, a fjord cruise and a trip to Viking Valley. It was all so awesome and we learned a lot about Norway, it's people and culture.
We then took a train (what a fun experience) to Oslo. We had a wonderful guided tour of Oslo with a guide who even sang us a Norwegian song (she has an incredible voice!). And then we used the rest of our time in Oslo to explore and dine on our own.
We loved our trip to Norway and are so grateful for all of the things Christina arranged for us! We are recommending this trip to all of our friends and family!

Christina was very helpful before our trip and always very responsive. Ran into a few questions while in Norway and she always got back to us within minutes. The app had everything we needed to get around and was very helpful with directions.
Would definitely use Christina and KimKim again!
Loved Norway went to Bergen, Balestrand, Aurland and Oslo. Wouldn’t change anything except to stay one more day in Bergen which was the only place we stayed 2 nights. All other places 3 nights were perfect. Don’t miss Balestrand it is magical!

Christina arranged a wonderful trip for us in Norway. Right from the beginning, she listened to our needs and designed a unique trip. We had various ages in our group form 9 months to 72 years ! Some in our group wanted to hike, play golf and each at Michelen restaurants. Christina managed to keep us all happy
Kimkim also helped us in Visa applications and were extremely helpful and supportive all around

We had a fantastic trip to Norway. The combination of boats hikes and bikes was great and the food was surprisingly good. Highlights included boating through the fjord, sauna and cold plunge in Aurland and the midnight hike in the Lygen Alps. The lodge in the Alps was lovely and the chef, Seamon, was truly amazing. Mike, our guide for hikes and biking was great fun and very relaxed. Two lovely days in Bergen were a nice surprise (ie no rain) and some trails and views from the top of the tallest local mountain were so worth it.

What a wonderful trip to Norway! Christina was very knowledgable, responsive and helpful. Highlights were Aurland, the Fjord boat cruise and Lyngen.

Hotel Reviews

Lyngen Experience Lodge

Nord-Lenangen

This place is magical! So beautiful. And the food, prepared by Simon - was OUTSTANDING! Would come back, even though it is a journey....

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Oliver, Mike and Simon are top notch.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Wangen Apartments by Flåmsbrygga

Aurland

Loved it here! The top floor room was much better than our 1st floor room. Recommend asking for that. Also - definitely schedule the floating sauna!

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Hôtel Charmante

Bergen

quirky, comfortable hotel in Bergen Center. The staff was amazing. The food was excellent!

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Activity Review

Fjordcruise on UNESCO Nærøyfjord

Norway

Don't miss this!!!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Christina was wonderful and planned an amazing experience. We were able to fulfill a bucket list wish and see the northern lights in full splendor. Amazing trip and recommend to anyone wanting to experience Norway and the lights.

As senior citizens traveling on our own (with too much luggage), this trip looked to be ambitious and arduous. I was anxious about our extensive in-country travel, with all the buses, trains, ships, planes. But it went smoothly, thanks to pretrip communications with Christina, maps she included in the itinerary, and because she booked us into nice hotels close to terminals. Bente in Lillehammer, Stig in Oslo, and John In Bergen were all excellent. We especially appreciated Bente's efforts to bring us to Øvre Ulland, the farm my great great grandfather came from in the 1850's. That was special. Our walk through Oslo with Stig was great. He was easy to talk to about life in Norway, current events, and we were able to effectively explore your beautiful capitol on our own afterwards. At City Hall on Sunday we visited with residents, many wearing their bunads, who were attending a weekly ceremony celebrating and welcoming young children. Three days was not nearly enough time for Oslo. Every part of the country we visited was spectacularly beautiful. We did the Norway in a Nutshell experience with a little hesitation (because we were going to be spending a week cruising with Havila), but we are very happy we did it. So beautiful! The cruise along the coast was lovely. All aspects were great, except for cloudy nights obscuring the Northern Lights. I guess we'll just have to come back and spend enough time away from the cloudy coast to see them. Spending 2 days in Tromsø and the excursion to the Sami reindeer family was also highlights. And the food was great! Minnesota is 1,500 km from the nearest ocean, so to be able to eat fresh seafood 3 meals a day - I was in heaven, gastronomically speaking. Overall, the trip of a lifetime for us. Many thanks, Christina!