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Our trip to Portugal was absolutely incredible—such a fun and memorable experience from start to finish. What really made it special were all the thoughtful, personalized touches added along the way. Our planners, Coraima and Summer, went above and beyond to create an itinerary that felt both seamless and uniquely tailored to us.

We didn’t just see Portugal—we truly experienced it. From exploring beautiful cities and hidden gems to learning about the country’s rich history, traditions, and cuisine, every day brought something new. We especially loved the opportunities to connect with locals, hear their stories, and gain a deeper appreciation for the culture. Those interactions made the trip feel authentic and meaningful in a way that typical travel often doesn’t.

Every detail felt intentional, and those little extras made a big difference in creating such a special and immersive adventure.

We would definitely recommend kimkim to anyone looking for a well-organized, customized, and truly enriching travel experience!

Hotel Reviews

Villa Bela Vista

Sintra

Beautiful view and great breakfast! Helpful staff! Nice central location!

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The MN56 Hotel

Lagos

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Sights and restaurants within walking distance

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Casa de São Domingos

Peso da Régua

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Very close to sights and restaurants

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Jardim da Batalha Boutique Hotel by Shiadu

Porto

Great location, helpful staff and good food!

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Walking distance to so much. Lots of places to eat close by!

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Hotel da Baixa

Lisbon

Great breakfast, excellent location and very helpful and caring staff!

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Very central and within walking distance of so many places

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I wasn’t feeling good one evening and the young man at the front desk was so nice. He brought me tea and toast …and Andres honey because that’s what makes him feel better!

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Activity Reviews

Sintra's Royal Treasures - QueLuz, Pena & National Palace

Sintra

This was very interesting and beautiful. Our guide Luis was very flexible and helpful! We changed one of the sites we wanted to see and no problem!

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Luis was fantastic! By the end we felt like we had made a friend not just had a guide for the day! He is vey interesting and knowledgeable.

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Self-Guided Beach Day

Lagos (Algarve)

We didn’t get to experience everything because of the rain but what we did see was so beautiful! The guide is very helpful!

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Eat with a Local & Market Tour & Lunch at Private Country House

Lagos (Algarve)

This was also a definite highlight of our trip! João and Sophie were incredible hosts! The food was incredible and it was just fun sharing stories and visiting! The markets were very interesting too!

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Lagos Evening Food Walk

Lagos (Algarve)

Even in the pouring rain we had fun! Lots of cultural local and unique food! Definitely worth it!

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Self-Guided Walking Tour: Exploring Lagos Old Town

Lagos (Algarve)

This was very helpful! We didn’t get to everything because it was raining.

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Private Douro & Vinho Verde Wine Tasting

Portugal

Definitely recommend this tour! Vasco took exceptional care of us!! It is nice to interact and experience something really local! Very interesting and educational…beautiful too!

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Private Lamego Day Trip

Portugal

I think this was the highlight of our trip! We got some very personal and unique experiences! Talking with the archeologist from the dig site was incredible! Our tour guide was the best!!!

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Douro River Sailing Trip

Porto

Amazing!!! Fun experience with a few drink and food samples! A really cool way to see the city from a different perspective. Lots of great photo ops!

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Self-Guided Local Markets

Porto

It was great to have these as suggestions! We went to two of the three that were suggested.

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Porto Highlights Walk

Porto

It was raining but that didn’t stop us! Our guide was very knowledgeable and we saw some amazing things! It was a good thing to get your bearings and the highlights of what to do and see.

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Portugal

We really enjoyed our driver and the knowledge he shared!

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Private Belém Walk

Lisbon

We learned so much on this tour! Highly recommend it!

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Traditional Portuguese Food Walk

Lisbon

A very nice leisurely tour with excellent variety of local food. Lots of history shared too! Dani was an excellent guide!!

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First off, I want to appreciate our agent, Coraima. She planned a terrific trip! Sh was very knowledgeable and really took great care of us through out the journey. Our Spain trip included three locations, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid. Through it all, Kimkim was there for us and really made the journey easy. The Kimkim AP is a bit of a work in progress, but the key to what make this group work is how responsive the whole team was when we needed them. 24/7 they all seemed to be there for us.

Hotels? Good solid choices with central locations, good breakfasts and very helpful concierge.

Travel was easy. Either drivers, uber, or trains were all accessible and simply laid out in our schedule.

Tours were all a little crowded, but we’re not really “crowd” people. The one thing I will say is that across the board we met the nicest people! The leaders of the tours were all very knowledgeable and engaging. “Just enough” is how I would describe them all.

Favorite experiences…probably “paella cooking lessons.” Shout out to our chef who was SO entertaining and dynamic! Personally, I could have lived without the flamingo dancing and tapas evening. Not that it wasn’t entertaining (and this is subjective)… but the tapas were just ok and the performance was just a little cheesy.

Extra note…both my wife and I caught colds. The hotel in Barcelona sent us a doctor who was amazing and the medical system in Spain was really remarkable. Easy access pharmacies and educated help.

Bottom line, we just had a sensational time!!

With a large family group of 9, including a mix of adults and teenagers, it was great to have our trip to Spain planned for us including transfers, train tickets, and hotels. The excursions we particularly enjoyed were the TukTuk tour in Madrid, the Gaudi experience tour in Barcelona and the cooking lesson with Maria at Solera, her private kitchen location. The KimKim specialist met with us and then set up activities based upon our preferences. Many things we would not have known to do on our own. Having someone familiar with the locations made all the difference!

With one exception, everything ran very smoothly. All the guides were highly knowledgeable, and we enjoyed each of the hotels. I was amazed at the size of the Mezquita in Cordoba, and we got to the Generalife in the Alhambra right when it opened, so I have numerous pictures without any other people in them! Special kudos to our driver/guide Carlos of Not Just A Tourist on the Ronda day trip. He was informed, solicitous, and funny. The glitch: the train you reserved for the Cordoba-Granada leg did not run the day we planned, so I had to book one leaving three hours later and tell our afternoon guide we wouldn’t be there for the tour. Be sure to recheck shortly before. But again,, overall it was well organized by kimkim.

Hotel Reviews

Las Casas de la Judería

Seville

Staying at Las Casas de la Judería was a unique experience. The place is a charming collection of buildings with an intriguing layout. It took us a day to get our bearings, and it was a bit confusing at first, but it added to the adventure. We were fortunate to have a room close to the lobby, which helped. Overall, it was a pleasant place to stay, but definitely not your standard hotel design.

Hotel NH Collection Granada Victoria

Granada

NH Collection Granada Victoria was a great hotel experience. Although it had a western style feel, the flexibility and kindness of the staff made it stand out. They allowed us to stay beyond the noon checkout without issue, which was incredibly helpful after our visit to Alhambra. This courtesy allowed us to relax before our train, making our stay pleasant and accommodating.

Hotel Madinat

Córdoba

Hotel Madinat was a lovely place to stay with very nice staff. One aspect that stood out was the shower design; it had no walls and was quite open to the bedroom. Though modern, it was not really to my taste. Despite this, the water remained in place, and it didn't bother us much. The overall experience was enjoyable, and the hotel had a genuine local charm that I appreciated.

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Private Ronda & White Villages Day Trip

Seville

The Private Ronda & White Villages Day Trip was an incredible experience. Our guide, Carlos, from 'Not Just a Tourist,' was wonderful. He was not only very knowledgeable but also genuinely connected with us. Carlos was very sweet, and his enthusiasm added an extra special touch to the day. This was definitely a highlight of our trip!

It was really easy to work with Coraima in planning our trip to Spain. We worked with a team to make sure our trip went smoothly. We are really glad to have worked with KimKim.

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Intelier Palacio San Martín

Madrid

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Gran Hotel Havana

Barcelona

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Self-Guided Retiro Park Walk

Madrid

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Family-Friendly Royal Palace Visit

Madrid

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There is no transport. It was a walking tour.

Self-Guided Local Markets Trip

Madrid

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Private Day Trip to Costa Brava's Coastal Villages

Barcelona

Our guide was excellent and knowledgeable about the location. We would have been nice to have some time at certain location play on the water and rocks.

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Private Gaudí Experience with La Sagrada Família & Park Güell

Barcelona

The app gave two different locations as a meeting spot so it was little confusing. We had to call the tour guide company to clarify the meeting spot.

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Self-Guided Walk in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter

Barcelona

The locations on the tour are great. Since it was our first day in Barcelona, a walking map from the hotel to each locations would have been helpful.

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My wife and I signed up to go on a transatlantic cruise from Spain to the US. Since we had to fly to Spain we thought we would take advantage and spend a week in Spain prior to boarding the cruise in Barcelona. I did an internet search of travel agencies that specialized in Spain and Kimkim was one of the ones that popped up. I sent the request and a short time later I was contacted by one of their representatives by the name of Coraima. She was one of their Spain specialists. We discussed the things we would like to do, see and experience while on our trip. She took the information and said she would get back to us with some options. The next day she sent us various options and suggestions to review. After we reviewed them, we discussed with her which ones we preferred and which hotels we were interested in reviewing. Shortly thereafter she sent us a revised itinerary to review. After a couple of tweaks we finalized the trip details. She also made sure that our passports were current and other such details. This was about a month prior to the departure date, As the date became closer she and another agent named Summer would keep in contact to make sure that everything was proceeding according to plan. They were also very responsive in answering any questions that we may have thought of during the period leading up to the departure date.
In one instance the tour company we had booked a tour with had to cancel our scheduled tour at the last minute due to the venue having to close on the day we were to tour. Summer quickly notified us and shuffled our itinerary so that we could still do the tour we desired.

There is always concern when you select a travel agency “in the blind” without a recommendation from someone that you trust. In this case we could not be more pleased with the results. Both Coraima and Summer demonstrated a complete knowledge and understanding of the areas we wanted to visit. They perfectly balanced a professional attitude with a very friendly demeanor. They were always responsive in a timely manner and very patient with our numerous questions. During the trip they contacted us through the Kimkim app to make sure everything was going per plan and that we didn’t run into any problems. We can’t praise and thank them enough for their efforts which resulted in the perfect trip we hoped for when we first planned it. We would not hesitate to use them again should the opportunity arise nor hesitate to recommend them to anyone who asked our opinion of Kimkim.

Hotel Reviews

Gran Hotel Havana

Barcelona

Great hotel. Breakfast offered many different options.

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Centrally located. Taxi stand right outside

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Room Mate Alba

Madrid

Room was nice . Breakfast was ok but nothing unique. We would satay here again

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Conveniently located

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Very friendly and helpful

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Activity Reviews

Park Güell & La Sagrada Família Experience

Barcelona

The La Sagrada tour was very good. Guide was very knowledgeable. It is a 5 for the La Sagrada and less for the Park Guell. We did the park at night and it was very cold so we couldn't enjoy it as much

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Transport was not part of the tour. However where the Park tour ended there wasn't any taxis or buses available. Tried calling a taxi but I guess he got lost. Finally a taxi showed up and there client never showed so he took us.

Gothic Quarter Tapas Walk

Barcelona

This was one of the best tours we took. Excellent guide who was very knowledgeable not only of the tapas but also the history of the area. Highly recommend

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Short Prado Museum Visit with Skip-the-Line Ticket

Madrid

Excellent tour. Primarily due to the tour guide (Maria). She was very knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and made this very enjoyable

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Took taxi so not much to say

Malasaña Flamenco Experience

Madrid

Excellent show

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Took a taxi so not much to say

Penedès Vineyards, Wines & Tapas Day Trip

Barcelona

Tour was ok, but we went in the spring so there wasn't much to see in the vineyard. Vines were pruned so no activity. This tour would be better later in the year when the grapes were picked and wine being made. The wine tasting and the Tapas were delicious

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Guide Joao in Evora was amazing. He had lots of good information and we learned alot about the history of the city. We took a tour of a wine estate that was also superior. The guide there drove us around the estate, telling in detail about cork production and olive oil production, showing us the animals on the estate and capping the visit off with a wine tasting that was truly one of the nicest wine tasting I've ever participated in. We were seated outside with a gorgeous view, tasted numerous wines and had delicious cheeses to sample We also had a walnut tasting as the nuts are also raised in the vineyard.
OUr guide in Belem was named Rui. He had a vast store of knowledge of not only the monument, Belem tower and the Monastery but also the history of portugal and its role in Europe's wars.
Upon the advice of Coraima we drove through Arrabida Park on our way to Lisbon. The views were breathtaking. Well worth the extra time it took.
Finally our food tour was fun and educational. Our guide (can't remember her name) was great at explaining the food but also the history of the neighborhoods we were walking through.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Britania Art Deco

Lisbon

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MouraSuites Hotel

Largo da Porta de Moura, 7000-647 Évora, Portugal

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Private Alfama Walk & Fado Dinner Performance

Lisbon

Driver made us late to dinner The restaurant owner sat us in a corner and didn't ignored us for the most part. We didn't eat or drink till almost 10 pm. The food was OK. I would not recommend this particular restaurant or driver.

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Traditional Portuguese Food Walk

Lisbon

great guide fun couple that we shared the food tour with

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From Palaces to the Edge of Europe – Sintra & Cabo da Roca

Lisbon

The interaction between our local guide and the guide inside the Pena Palace was awkward. They had just changed the "rules" and weren't allowing the local guides to conduct the tour inside. There was obvious resentment about the change and it was a bit uncomfortable. Otherwise our guide tried very hard to accommodate us and show us everything we wanted to see.

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Private Alentejo Farm and Winery Experience

Évora

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