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Fanny Venet

Born and raised in Lyon, France, I have had the chance to travel around France and the world, all for my studies and work! At 20, I had never set foot outside of my home country until I was chosen for an internship in Lapland, Finland. This was my first taste of the outside world, and I wanted more. After traveling, studying, and working around the world for a few years, I also realized there was a lot to explore in my own country! So, I have lived in different places: close to the ocean (Brittany and the Basque Country), in the mountains (the French Alps), and in the city (Lyon).

I am now based in the north of Lyon but still travel whenever I have free time. I love sharing my experiences and the little things that make a holiday stand out from the "usual trips"!

How did you get involved in travel?

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At 20, I spent a few months in Lapland, Finland, working as a tourist guide/translator: snowmobiling in the Finnish wilderness, snowshoeing under the stars, and eagerly awaiting the Northern Lights every night. I absolutely loved the experience! Since then, I have been craving more. More new adventures, more new places, more new discoveries, and more new people!"

Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.

"I once went on a 3-day-cruise in the Whitsundays in Australia! Best experience of my whole life! 3 days of sea life, beautiful beaches, sunsets and sunrises, nice people. "

Fanny is part of the following groups: Ireland Travel Agents, France Travel Agents
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Favorite experiences

Beaujolais Tour & Wine Tasting

Enjoy a tour of Beaujolais, a historical province and wine-growing region just north of Lyon. Beaujolais is a popular French wine (a certified French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine) typically crafted with the Gamay grape. This grape variety is known for its thin skin and low tannins,...

Loire Valley: Châteaus de Chambord & Chenonceau

Visit two of the Loire Valley's most popular chateaus, starting with Chambord, whose French-Renaissance construction dates back to the early 16th century. Thanks to its stately facade and sprawling grounds, this extravagant chateau is one of France's most famous and recognizable.  Take the grand...

Avignon & Hilltop Villages of the Luberon Region

Just about an hour northwest of Aix-en-Provence is the medieval city of Avignon. You'll find centuries' worth of fascinating history here, as this is where Pope Clemente V moved his court in the 14th century. For several decades after that, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. Spend the day...

Recent trip reviews for Fanny

The trip planned with KimKim was exactly as I...
Ireland | Aug 5 - Aug 13, 2026

Mary
Mary I.
Dallas, TX | Reviewed on Aug 22, 2026
The trip planned with KimKim was exactly as I had hoped. The events and tours you recommended were great. the food was very good. The hotels were very good with one exception. The Hyde Hotel in Galway presented a challenge. It was rectified by the hotel staff. I want to explain it to you for future reference. The 1xTwin Bed Room was less than adequate. There were no windows in the room. There was only a skylight. There was no escape route from this room if a fire occurred... Read more

The trip planned with KimKim was exactly as I had hoped. The events and tours you recommended were great. the food was very good. The hotels were very good with one exception. The Hyde Hotel in Galway presented a challenge. It was rectified by the hotel staff. I want to explain it to you for future reference.

The 1xTwin Bed Room was less than adequate. There were no windows in the room. There was only a skylight. There was no escape route from this room if a fire occurred near or outside our door. The hotel management explained that fire laws were not the same as they are in the US. After a bit of a discussion, they did change our room to one with windows. If KimKim uses this hotel in the future I would make certain that your clients are not assigned this room.

Overall, I will certainly give KimKim 5 stars and recommend you to others.

Hotel Reviews
Ashling Hotel Dublin
Dublin
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Old Bank Townhouse (Blue Haven Hotel Kinsale)
Kinsale
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Randles Hotel Killarney
Co. Kerry
Authenticity & Character
Food was great
Location
Within walking distance to downtown
Staff
Very accommodating
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Hyde Hotel
Galway
Authenticity & Character
See notes at bringing of survey.
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Central House Hotel
Clifden

Self-check-in was easy. The owner's daughter was there to greet us.

Authenticity & Character
Only complaint was no air conditioning. Fans were provided but our room did not have one. I went to the local hardware store and bought one. The room size for two was pretty small.
Location
Right in the center of Clifton.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Ireland

WOW! This place is amazing. It was more beautiful than expected.

Quality of Experience
Weather was perfect. The hike can be a challenge for some but rides were offered.
Transport
Easy parking. Not too far from the Cliffs. Only concern would be for people who need assistance or may not be able to walk disctances.
Rock of Cashel
Rock of Cashel
Ireland

Had to miss this event.

Entry into the Emigration Museum EPIC
Entry into the Emigration Museum EPIC
Dublin

We had to miss it.

Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Ireland

This was a highlight of the trip. Our tour guide Adrian was great.

Guides, Drivers and Staff
Vetry knowledgeable and fun.
Transport
Walking tour through streets of Kinsale.
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Ireland

Loved it.

Quality of Experience
We caught this tour about a week before the end of the tour season. Very lucky for us.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Walked to the field where the dog herded the sheep. Great time
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey
Ireland

Beautiful grounds and castle.

Quality of Experience
Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Ireland 2026 🇮🇪
Ireland | Aug 5 - Aug 13, 2026

Ellen
Ellen V.
Boston, MA | Reviewed on Aug 20, 2026
Fanny was replaced by Aiden but he organized an amazing trip. My highlight was the dog herding sheep shearing near Clifton and the walking food tour in Kinsale. Amazing trip 🇮🇪 Read more

Fanny was replaced by Aiden but he organized an amazing trip. My highlight was the dog herding sheep shearing near Clifton and the walking food tour in Kinsale. Amazing trip 🇮🇪

Hotel Reviews
Randles Hotel Killarney
Co. Kerry

This hotel was beautiful and in a great spot. Staff were welcoming and friendly.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Easy walk into town for shopping, food and drinks
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Very clean
The Central House Hotel
Clifden

Great location but no lifts which was a lot with our large suitcases

Authenticity & Character
Location
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Ireland

Amazing day and the food was incredible

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Ireland

Wonderful and fun experience

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey
Ireland
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Ireland

Beautiful

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Fanny and Adrian did a great job. The food ...
Ireland | Aug 5 - Aug 13, 2026

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Patti W.
Newark, NJ | Reviewed on Aug 16, 2026

Fanny and Adrian did a great job. The food tour in Kinsale and the Connemara Sheepdog demonstration were fabulous and definitely the highlights.

Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Ireland Aug of 2026
Ireland | Aug 5 - Aug 13, 2026

Susanne
Susanne B.
Boston, MA | Reviewed on Aug 16, 2026
Food tour in Kinsale was great
Hotels without elevators were a surprise and should be advised about before booking.
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Food tour in Kinsale was great
Hotels without elevators were a surprise and should be advised about before booking.

Hotel Review
Ashling Hotel Dublin
Dublin

Elevators did not provide access to all floors. Excellent staff and rooms.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Short walk into town
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Ireland first time visiting!
Ireland | Aug 5 - Aug 13, 2026

Jeanne
Jeanne K.
Dallas, TX | Reviewed on Aug 14, 2026
The trip was great. My only disappointment was the accommodations at three of our hotels. The group consisted of seven people ages ranging from 63 to 76. A few hotels had stairs that were difficult to navigate And no lift available. Also two hotels had no AC and one didn’t have a fan and no AC. One of our high lights was the food tour In Kinsale. It was awesome.
Overall the trip was well planned and we all enjoyed it!
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The trip was great. My only disappointment was the accommodations at three of our hotels. The group consisted of seven people ages ranging from 63 to 76. A few hotels had stairs that were difficult to navigate And no lift available. Also two hotels had no AC and one didn’t have a fan and no AC. One of our high lights was the food tour In Kinsale. It was awesome.
Overall the trip was well planned and we all enjoyed it!

Hotel Reviews
The Central House Hotel
Clifden

No lift in this hotel so we had to catty our luggage up a lot of stairs. The room was extremely small and no AC or fan. It was right on the ground level ext to the street very noisy.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Hyde Hotel
Galway

First room was terrible. No windows and no way to escape if there was a fire. Had to change rooms and it was great.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Didn’t want to move us at first but finally did.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Randles Hotel Killarney
Co. Kerry

Clean and comfortable.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Old Bank Townhouse (Blue Haven Hotel Kinsale)
Kinsale

It is an old hotel. No A/C

Authenticity & Character
Very old
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
No AC and the room was warm. Bathroom had a step to the toilet which could be a trip hazard.
Ashling Hotel Dublin
Dublin

Clean and comfortable.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Rock of Cashel
Rock of Cashel
Ireland

We never made it.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets
Ireland

Breath taking!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey
Ireland

Beautiful location. Great gift shop.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Connemara Sheepdog Demonstration
Ireland

The guide did a great job.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Kinsale Private Walking Food Tour
Ireland

Amazing!! Adrian our tour guide was incredible. His knowledge on the area and tour was great. Food was fantastic.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
We walked so wear comfortable shoes.
Entry into the Emigration Museum EPIC
Entry into the Emigration Museum EPIC
Dublin

We never made it.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Fanny Venet

In general, the platform is very good for inf...
France | Dec 6 - Dec 13, 2025

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Susan R.
Germany | Reviewed on Dec 20, 2025
In general, the platform is very good for information, reserving and paying.
There was however, the issue that the information always referred to 6 persons, so it was unclear even after opening the link that indeed there were 7 of us taking for example, the group walking tour in Nürnberg. There was also a delay in your responses before and during the trip.
I only joined the group from Munich to Nürnberg. Normally, I would have never paid 1000,00 Euro + for a weekend in Nürnberg - since... Read more

In general, the platform is very good for information, reserving and paying.
There was however, the issue that the information always referred to 6 persons, so it was unclear even after opening the link that indeed there were 7 of us taking for example, the group walking tour in Nürnberg. There was also a delay in your responses before and during the trip.

I only joined the group from Munich to Nürnberg. Normally, I would have never paid 1000,00 Euro + for a weekend in Nürnberg - since the price only included train from Munich to Nürnberg (price is about 30 Euro), the hotel which included breakfast for 2 nights and a short walking tour. I went thru your platform so that I could be with the group, but the price performance was poor.

The group was disappointed that there was no transfer service from the Nürnberg train station to the hotel. It was not a long distance, but with luggage, and walking thru cobble streets and a crowd one day after the majority landed from the USA was to tiring for them.

Your proposal for the 1 Michelin star restaurant was not appropriate. Apparently the group was not familiar with Michelin restaurants. We ended up eating at a restaurant very close to the hotel where we made the reservation, and we were all very happy with the service, and the food.

Hope my constructive criticism is helpful.

Wishing you all a Happy Holidays,
Susan

Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Family-Friendly Adventure through Europe at Christmas
France | Dec 6 - Dec 13, 2025

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Anne M.
Atlanta, GA | Reviewed on Dec 20, 2025

The Local guide, Natasha(?), in Nuremberg was excellent.
The local guide, (?), in Lucerne was excellent.

Hotels were all nice and staff were friendly.

Tickets issues with train from Basel to Lucerne, boat ride in Lucerne, and maybe others. Kathleen has details. KimKim staff helped to address issues.

The cities we visited were wonderful and the Christmas markets were beautiful.

Local specialist: Fanny Venet

I think there was a lack of communication onc...
France | Dec 6 - Dec 13, 2025

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Kathleen H.
Middletown, NJ | Reviewed on Dec 18, 2025
I think there was a lack of communication once our trip plan was transferred to Emmanuelle. Read more

I think there was a lack of communication once our trip plan was transferred to Emmanuelle.

Hotel Reviews
Cascada Boutique Hotel
Lucerne
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hôtel Tandem Strasbourg
Strasbourg

Great location.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Our room was very small. It seems it might have been the smallest room in the hotel.
Karl August - a Neighborhood Hotel
Nürnberg

Wonderful Hotel. Great Staff. Excellent location!

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Size if the rooms were good. Separate toilet room was a plus!
Activity Reviews
Private transfer to Airport
Private transfer to Airport
Lucerne
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
History Walking Tour w/ Chocolate & Cheese Tastings
History Walking Tour w/ Chocolate & Cheese Tastings
Lucerne

What a wonderful experience!

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Private day tour of Alsace
Private day tour of Alsace
France

This was a disappointment. I don't think it was the guide's fault. I think there was miscommunication between what was originally told to us by Fanny and the tour that was excecuted. We thought we would be touring a Vineyard Estate and instead ended up in yet another town with a Christmas Market. The castle tour was wonderful.

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Private tour of Strasbourg
Private tour of Strasbourg
Strasbourg

Very knowledgeable guide!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Privately Guided Walking Tour of Nuremberg
Privately Guided Walking Tour of Nuremberg
Nuremberg

Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us interesting things in Nuremburg.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Fanny Venet

Loved our guide when we visited Louvre!
France | Nov 2 - Nov 9, 2024

Anuradha
Anuradha D.
San Jose, CA | Reviewed on Nov 16, 2024

Loved our guide when we visited Louvre!

Local specialist: Fanny Venet
Fanny
Fanny Venet
Local specialist in Lyon | Replied on Nov 26, 2024

Thank you Anu for your review! It's been a pleasure to have you and your parents in Paris!
Looking forward to having you and your family in England and Scotland 🤩

Fanny, Sarah and Pauline all helped us plan o...
United Kingdom | Oct 6 - Oct 13, 2024

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Kelsey L.
Chicago, IL | Reviewed on Oct 21, 2024
Fanny, Sarah and Pauline all helped us plan our perfect trip to London and Paris! Kimkim helped make the process of traveling to another country super easy and helped walk us through using their public transportation systems. We were very happy with everyone we worked with, and especially the response times of updating or rescheduling things that came up during our time over there. It made making changes on the fly super quick and easy. Thank you Kimkim. We will definitely use this service on... Read more

Fanny, Sarah and Pauline all helped us plan our perfect trip to London and Paris! Kimkim helped make the process of traveling to another country super easy and helped walk us through using their public transportation systems. We were very happy with everyone we worked with, and especially the response times of updating or rescheduling things that came up during our time over there. It made making changes on the fly super quick and easy. Thank you Kimkim. We will definitely use this service on our next European vacation!

Hotel Reviews
Holiday Inn Express Southwark
London

Super nice continental breakfast every morning and lots of great pubs and coffee shops nearby. Pretty standard chain hotel accommodations. A little far some of the main attractions on the other side of the river, but very affordable to take an uber, and/or nice easy walk along the river to get back.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Somewhat far from the main attractions in London, but very easy to get an uber to get where you need to go. The walk along the river is also very beautiful and easy to get to with beautiful views.
Staff
They got us into a room way earlier than our check in time which was great since we had an early flight and were very jet-lagged!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Super clean and decent sized rooms, the beds were on the smaller size though and not super comfortable.
Hôtel Fior d'Aliza
Paris
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Night Cruise on the Seine with Music & aperitif (With drinks included - 1 glass of Wine)
Night Cruise on the Seine with Music & aperitif (With drinks included - 1 glass of Wine)
Paris

We loved the boat cruise! The only bummer was they had to skip half of the stops due to the rain I believe, but the view was incredible from the water. It was kind of hard for us to find the loading point, so I would be a little more detailed in where the boat is actually picking them up, because just giving the port wasn't super helpful as it is a big area and hard to find what boat you are getting on at night.

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Timed tickets to Le Louvre
Timed tickets to Le Louvre
Paris

It is definitely a must see in Paris, the architecture alone is very iconic. It was amazing to see some of the most famous paintings and sculptures in the world. I don't think the audio guide was worth it at all though. It was incredibly hard to follow and with the museum being so large we found ourselves following the physical signs around the museum to get to where we wanted to go and barely used the audio guide. I would have preferred to have an actual tour guide show us the most important pieces and talk about them more in detail. The information on the audio guide wasn't that useful or interesting.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
The audio guided tour was not worth it.
Transport
Tower of London Timed Entry Tickets
Tower of London Timed Entry Tickets
London

The Tower and all the buildings were really cool to see, as well as the crowned jewels! The only thing I would have changed is using an in person guide instead of the audio guide. I didn't feel like it really gave that interesting of information and it was kind of hard to follow based on where you were since the area around the tower is so vast. We found ourselves more following the maps and physical information they put up around the castle grounds and not really listening to the audio guide. I just think having someone lead a tour might have been a little easier and more informational.

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Tickets to Westminster Abbey
Tickets to Westminster Abbey
London

We loved getting to see such a historical and beautiful church! There is so much more to see even after we were done with the audio tour. The audio guide was super easy to follow and worked well with the size of the church. You could move and see things throughout the tour at your own pace. The line to get in also moved pretty quickly as well.

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Harry Potter Studio Tour from London (with transport)
Harry Potter Studio Tour from London (with transport)
London

This was one of my favorite activities from our whole trip! Great for any Harry Potter fans! They did have three pickup spots along the transportation route which made the trips their and back take a little longer. Getting off and on at the last pickup spot might be more ideal so you're not waiting as long to get there. The props and tour was absolutely incredible to see and the food and overall experience though was a 10/10!

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Local specialist: Fanny Venet