Christina Wang

I do not usually write reviews, but this is a truly-deserved exception! We had a fabulous trip to Norway, thanks to Christina. She arranged an unforgettable itinerary that included seamless travel, fabulous hotels, and private guided tours of Bergen and Oslo. One of our best memories was the floating fjord in Flam. We also want to give a shout-out to our two guides - John and Stig (Bergen and Oslo) - who provided awesome tours of their cities. They gave us a much better understanding of Norwegian history, culture, and people than if we had done the research ourselves. I have already recommended KimKim to two friends, one of whom is hoping to travel to Norway next year. My husband and I definitely plan to go back and spend some more time in this beautiful country.

The trip was just ok. The hike at Besseggen was a disaster because Christina failed to mention the necessary ferry. She only offered a guide (which you totally do not need and was $800, just needed info on the ferry - trust me you don’t need a guide, just the knowledge to catch the ferry). This ruined several days of our trip and almost ended up with physical harm. When questioned the next day I was told only by Christina had she mentioned it (when, I have no idea). But it was not anywhere in the final itinerary. Riddergarten was a lame town with little food choices. Like really bad food choices. Bestebakken in Hafslo was nice but definitely didn’t need 3 nights there. 2 would have been sufficient. Food here was quite good and we liked this place a lot. Loften Ullensvang had good bike ride but absolutely nothing to do second day. Did not need 3 nights here. 2 nights would have been more than enough. The food here was horrendous. Literally only the (very) overpriced mediocre hotel buffet or a pizza shop. I had wanted to go to Bergen and Lofoten but was told Bergen was boring and not enough time to go to Lofoten. I’m used to planning my own trips but ran out of time. I’m sworn off travel agents. I was not impressed with the final itinerary.

Hotel Reviews

Bestebakken

Hafslo

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Riddergården

Beitostølen

Authenticity & Character

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotell Bondeheimen

Oslo

Authenticity & Character

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Noisy at night with bar across the street open very late otherwise this hotel was fine

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Hotel Ullensvang

Lofthus Hardanger

Food was very expensive (about $60 per person without drinks for a mediocre buffet), and only other open restaurant was a pizza shop. We ate here two nights but kind of sad to have to do that on vacation

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Activity Reviews

Kayaking Adventure in Gudvangen

Gudvangen

Basic kayaking trip, was nice but spent most of the trip just sitting there waiting for 2 people who couldn’t keep up with the other 10 people in the group. Not that the rest of the group was fast.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Tailor-Made Activity on Lustrafjorden

Hafslo

E-bike ride was very nice

Quality of Experience

It was so nice to have hotels and experiences booked before our travel.
Everything went smoothly. When there was a glitch in our schedule Christina was very helpful in finding a solution. She had great suggestions for additional sightseeing and activities.
Would definitely use KimKim travel again!

Hotel Review

Kviknes Hotel

Balestrand

Beautiful hotel! Close to the ferry. Loved that breakfast and dinner were included!

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Activity Review

Scenic Boat Trip to Fjærland

Norway

Loved our guide Tor! Geared trip to 4 year old. Made it so fun for her!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Everything went as planned! The organization was excellent and Christina and her colleagues have been always available to assist us during the trip. The local operators have been super nice and professional. The only thing we did not understand was that the Safari in Senja was going to be changed with another northern lights tour during the night. However, we will choose KimKim again!

Regards,

Giulia and Stuart

As always kimkim and its collaborators deliver great experiences. Thank you Christina.
I do have to say that during our planning phase, I got some wrong information on my itinerary and it led to some misunderstandings, outside of that: all good.

Christina and Mathia were extremely helpful. Everything was amazing! The apartment in Aurland on the fjord was incredible. We were on the water and the view was breathtaking. We also truly enjoyed our experience at the GLOD Aurora Domes. We saw the Northern lights all 3 nights, loved the dog sledding and the reindeer sledding. A truly incredible experience! Thank you!

Hotel Reviews

Wangen Apartments AS

Aurland

Cute apartment with spectacular view!! We were there over the winter holidays and the restaurants were not open, but the grocery store was a 1 minute walk from the apartment. Highly recommend!

Authenticity & Character

Location

The view

Cleanliness & Comfort

GLØD Aurora Canvas Dome

Alta

Very cozy! A great experience!

Authenticity & Character

A different experience compared to your regular hotel room.

Location

Staff

Very helpful with making phone calls and reservations.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Coffee in bed!

Activity Review

Snowshoe to Stegastein Viewpoint

Norway

A nice experience. Amazing views, but a little short.