Connie Campos

John and I have completed our trip to New Zealand and had a wonderful experience thanks to Connie. We were greeted at every
stop with friendly ground transportation people allowing us to travel worry free. Our hotels were all impeccably clean and located within walking distances to city centers. The excursions she set up were wonderful including the wine tasting tour and TSS Earnslaw evening in Queenstown, and the boat ride on Milford Sound.
We would highly recommend a trip to New Zealand planned by Connie at KIMKIM.

We ha an amazing trip to New Zealand, and Connie was wonderful in getting it organized. This was for our honeymoon, and she took care of finding us the best hotels and some excellent ground tours. There were even surprise cakes along the way which was a great touch. Plus the service and customization to exactly what we wanted was excellent. Would deflintely work with Connie again in the future. It was a great combination of being able to travel independently while not worrying so much about the planning, which can be so time consuming with all the options these days. Definitely A+++++!

Our trip was fantastically planned by Connie. Connie was amazingly fast to respond and had answers to every little question that my wife and I had.

The events that had been planned were a blast and we got as much in as we could. The only thing I wish was that I had planned to be there for more time.

If you need help organizing a trip, Connie was absolutely amazing. I'm sure we'll be using Kimkim again and will reach out to Connie in the future!

We booked a 2 week trip along the east coast, starting in Sydney and then driving north to Brisbane. Everything arranged through Kim Kim went well. The hotels selected were excellent, the car and tour arrangements that were made went off without a hitch. We lucked out and only had 1 rain out day of the two weeks, the locals said were lucky as the 2023-2024 spring / summer season has been especially wet. If in Sydney don't miss a guided tour of the Opera House, and in Brisbane be sure to visit the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Gold Coast Beaches are not to be missed and Sydney is very sightseeing friendly with an excellent mass transit system including ferries to visit parts of the town adjacent to Sydney Harbor.

Hotel Reviews

The Convent Hunter Valley

Pokolbin

Boutique hotel in the middle of "wine country", we plan on staying here again if we ever get the chance to visit Hunter's Valley in the future!

Authenticity & Character

Restored old convent, like visiting an 19th century Victorian mansion.

Location

Staff

Very helpful and friendly

Cleanliness & Comfort

Discovery Parks - Emerald Beach

Emerald Beach

Glamping on the beach, if that is your thing rent a cabin here.

Authenticity & Character

It is a campground, cabins available.

Location

Only about 100 yards away from a fabulous beach.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Cabin was modern and very clean, think Glamping!

QT Gold Coast

Surfers Paradise, QLD

The room, staff and views are top notch!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Just 1 block off the Esplanade, close to the beach, shops and dining.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Morning Private Hidden Gems & Historic Artefacts - Australian National Maritime Museum

Sydney

If you are into history, take this tour very worthwhile. you can visit the archives with a docent and go behind the scenes where they are restoring items and exhibits. One can visit a number of ships while there.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Sydney Opera House Tour

Sydney

We had an excellent tour guide a Texan actually. Very informative on the creation of and the construction of the Opera House.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Connie arranged an amazing trip covering both the North and South Islands of NZ for me and my family. We decided to use kimkim because of our very busy schedules to do any of the planning ourselves. Connie had to make do with very little guidance from us but still managed to make it an enjoyable trip with just the right pace. The overnight stay on the boat in Fiordland was very special, as were the cute boutique hotels we stayed at most nights of the trip. I look forward to working with kimkim on future vacations given how positive my first experience has been. Thank you, Connie and kimkim!

Connie was fantastic and made many great recommendations throughout our trip! Our absolute favorite place was Queenstown, NZ—so much to see and do. Our other favorite place was the Reef House Boutique Hotel in Palm Cove... The staff there was ridiculously professional, and it was a great place to stop and relax at the halfway point of our trip. Sydney and Melbourne were both incredibly beautiful cities with a lot going on for tourists. My only suggestion to others: don't go to the Outback in the peak of summer! Other than the extreme heat, our trip was amazing, and our services provided by Kimkim were great.

Hotel Reviews

The Reef Retreat

Palm Cove, QLD

Extremely upscale and accomodating. An insanely amazing staff with a lot of amenities and a beautiful property. A really cool operate-on-your-own bar. Highly recommend!

Authenticity & Character

Extremely authentic and upscale atmosphere

Location

On the main street in the town of Palm Cove

Staff

Absolutely incredible! I wish I remembered everyone's names.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Desert Gardens Hotel

Yulara

There were other places on the massive property I would have rather stayed. These rooms were quite ghastly, but probably were cheaper than other spots on the property.

Authenticity & Character

The character is old school and needs some rennovating. Mice can get into the rooms at night if you don't put a towel in the corner of the door.

Location

Everything is in one compound, so there's really no other location it could possibly be.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Needs rennovation and the rooms are dull.

Radisson Blu Hotel

Sydney

A great spot in the middle of downtown Sydney.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

The Savoy Hotel on Little Collins

Melbourne

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Morning Panoramic Sydney Sights

Sydney

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Dinner Cruise Sydney Harbour

Sydney

Boutique Wine Tour - Half Day

Queenstown (NZ)

This was our favorite experience of our trip! Kiwis are all so nice, and our driver was so friendly, fun, and perfect for a whole-day tour. The wines were amazing, and the scenery cannot be beat. Loved everything about this tour!

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Skyline Gondola Ride

Queenstown (NZ)

Full Day Mt. Conner Outback 4WD Adventure

Uluru

I would not recommend this tour. While the area is beautiful, the endless drive through the middle of no where was not ideal. The trip advertises Kangaroos and Emus... Our tour guide told us that in the year she'd been working with the company, she'd never seen a Kangaroo. Its on a cattle farm—you will only see cattle. You might see a camel, but even the camels are not good for the cows, so they drive them away. If you're looking to see wildlife, the whole area around Uluru probably isn't great. Our time would have been better spent exploring Uluru or Kata Tjuta for the natural beauty.

Quality of Experience

See review.

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The drivers were kind and fun, and so were the cattle ranchers whose house we stopped at on the way.

Transport

The vehicle was comfortable.

Sydney Opera House Tour

Sydney

Sunset Camel Ride

Uluru

Flights, Hotels, Tours, Itinerary Ideas were all on target. We had, unfortunately, only 12 days to be on the two islands and KimKim helped us really focus on the types of activities we like to plan for ourselves. Having a tour group shuttle us from Queenstown to a beautiful hike 3 or so hours away and then have another tour group pick us up to complete the leg to Christchurch worked perfectly.
Accommodations in Auckland and the Northern Peninsula were beautiful as well. We could easily include walks, hikes, runs, fine dining, casual dining, great breakfasts, a scenic train ride, and scuba into the days without stress.
I like to plan my own trips, but found New Zealand had too many wonderful choices and using a trip planning service that new the lay of the land was extremely helpful to let us enjoy 2-3 nights in locations and not spend the majority of our time in transport.