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Lucie Dupuis

I'm Lucie a passionate traveler with an adventurer's soul.

During the university time, I was 6 months in France & 6 months abroad. I studied 3 semesters as well as worked 2 years in Germany. I worked in spain and in Greece. I had the chance to travel in Latin America through Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile & Peru during 6 months as well as to experience the van life in New Zealand & meet local people in Fidji Islands. What an amazing trip!

I speak French, English, German and Spanish.

I love creating trip's itenaries of quality which will stay in your mind.

What places and activities do you specialize in?

"I am specialized in Roadtrips and off-road trips in Europe, as well as train trips."

How did you get involved in travel?

"Travelling is for me so important to learn about life and open your mind. Travelling creates so good memories you will never forget. "

Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.

"My first hike of my life! A hike of 180 km in 9 days in the mountains of Peru at an altitude of between 4000 and 5000 meters. Carrying all the needed food and material. "

Lucie is part of the following groups: Switzerland Travel Agents, Germany Travel Agents, France Travel Agents
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Favorite experiences

Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Embark on a tour of Dubrovnik's historical and enchanting walled city, complete with a 7th-century founding and a wealthy rise in the Middle Ages. Entering Old Town, you'll uncover centuries of the city's rich history as you learn information about local life, legends, and the importance...

Hiking around Lake Bohinj

Though not as well known as its counterpart in Bled, Lake Bohinj's blue-green glacial waters give Bled some friendly competition for best lake in Slovenia, with all of the scenery and none of the crowds. Expect postcard-perfect vistas everywhere you turn of snow-capped mountains, dense forests,...

Walking & Culinary Tour on Korčula

Experience the rural side of Korčula Island on a walking and culinary tour! Learn about island life (past and present) while listening to stories about the historic village of Zrnovo. A passionate local guide will lead you around the town and surrounding countryside, passing through the village,...

Evening Tapas Walk

Experience Girona's culinary scene with an evening tapas and wine walk through the historic city. Your expert guide will lead you through the charming alleys of the Barri Vell (Old Town) while you sample some of the neighborhood's most delicious bites. You'll explore Girona's history and culture...

Milan Walking Food Tour

Discover Milan’s culinary scene with a food tour through the city. You’ll mix the charming architecture and famed landmarks of Milan with bites of the best Italian cuisine in the city. Enjoy tasting local staples, including world-renowned Italian coffee, sweet cannoli, perfectly cured prosciutto,...

Recent trip reviews for Lucie

Great Trip to Austria and Germany and so nice to have it all planned out for us!
Germany | Jun 7 - Jun 13, 2025

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Becky B.
Newark, NJ | Reviewed on Jun 24, 2025
We had a great family trip to Austria and Germany thanks to the efforts of Lucie and KimKim in helping us plan and organize everything. I've never used a travel service before but knew I didn't have the time to really plan out everything for our trip and Lucie was so helpful suggesting ideas and taking feedback on what our group would find interesting. She helped plan and arrange everything from hotels, all transportation (even from the airport/train station to the hotel), and tours/tour... Read more

We had a great family trip to Austria and Germany thanks to the efforts of Lucie and KimKim in helping us plan and organize everything. I've never used a travel service before but knew I didn't have the time to really plan out everything for our trip and Lucie was so helpful suggesting ideas and taking feedback on what our group would find interesting. She helped plan and arrange everything from hotels, all transportation (even from the airport/train station to the hotel), and tours/tour guides. I think one of our favorites was the tour of Dachau with our guide Tom who provided so much history and context for us in a conversational way, I think we got so much more out of it than we would have if we just went on our own and walked around.

Hotel Review
Hotel Am Konzerthaus Vienna - MGallery
Vienna

We loved this hotel! Easy walk to transportation and the old city areas, but the breakfast buffet was the big hit in our group! Great way to start the day!

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Vienna's Old Town Bike tour
Vienna's Old Town Bike tour
Vienna

Great tour, it was sometimes hard to hear if you ended up in the back of the group and it poured, but overall a great way to see the city and get an overview at the beginning of our trip.

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The Sisi Ticket (3 imperial attractions on 1 ticket!)
The Sisi Ticket (3 imperial attractions on 1 ticket!)
Vienna

Schonbrunn Palance and the grounds were beautiful and we really enjoyed walking around, but I think our group was a little "palaced-out" and some skipped the apartments in Vienna. Overall glad we went to see it.

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Easy to get to on the train
Private Dachau Tour with transportation
Private Dachau Tour with transportation
Munich

Dachau was an interesting and poignant historical site and I really appreciated having a tour guide who was able to give us candid historical context around the times and events that took place there. I felt like we learned so much more and benefitted from being able to ask questions of an expert while exploring the site. Would definitely do something like this again.

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Our guide Tom was outstanding, he was very personable and his knowledge so vast. We were very happy to meet him and spend the day with him.
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Neuschwanstein Castle Full-day tour
Neuschwanstein Castle Full-day tour
Munich
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Local specialist: Lucie Dupuis
Lucie
Lucie Dupuis
Local specialist in Villefranche-sur-Saône | Replied on Jul 02, 2025

Becky,

Thank you so much for your nice comment! This means a lot to us. It help us to improve ourselves and know your preferences.

I'm so glad you had such a great trip and enjoyed all hotels and tours!

I was really happy to help you organizing everything and working together on this amazing trip! :)

Lucie

Perfect family vacation to Germany
Germany | Jun 8 - Jun 17, 2025

Becky
Becky N.
Chicago, IL | Reviewed on Jun 18, 2025
Lucie helped organize the most perfect family vacation to Germany! She was very helpful with incorporating our many suggestions and changes we asked for. Thank you for specizing the trip to us; it turned out everything we hoped for. We very much like the Cold War and Berlin history walking tour. Kiran was awesome! We even had folks want to join the tour with us he did such a wonderful job. Of course they will likely book their own tour in the future. The trip organized to Neuschwanstein... Read more

Lucie helped organize the most perfect family vacation to Germany! She was very helpful with incorporating our many suggestions and changes we asked for. Thank you for specizing the trip to us; it turned out everything we hoped for. We very much like the Cold War and Berlin history walking tour. Kiran was awesome! We even had folks want to join the tour with us he did such a wonderful job. Of course they will likely book their own tour in the future. The trip organized to Neuschwanstein castle was also fantastic. Everything was taken care off from, the bus to the castle, tickets, free time to look around on our own and trip back. The tour guide was from South Africa and his English was very easy to understand! He also even included time for potty breaks on the bus. ride. They thought of everything; all we needed to do was show up and enjoy! Lucie at KimKim did a great job at finding us family friendly hotels that absolutely fit our needs. This is not the easiest for a family of 5. Since we had a multiple night stay in Munich, Lucie was able to arrange a apartment like suite with small kitchen and even a washing machine, which turned out to be a great bonus I didn't think I would use but it was oh so helpful!!. Out hotels were organized to in the city centers so being able to use and experience the German rail system like we hoped was a plus.

Hotel Reviews
Novotel Suites Berlin City Potsdamer Platz
Berlin

Great place for families. Very close to many attractions and breakfast buffet was awesome!

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JUFA Hotel Kronach – Festung Rosenberg
Kronach

Who wouldn't want to stay in a castle?? This out of the way spot was really great. Sleeping in a castle but with all the modern conveniences. The breakfast buffet was awesome and they even personalized it by making table name plates for each family. Hotel guests with kids also have an outdoor play area that has many "knight" in training obstacles to run and play on. Awesome for families. There is also a castle tour and museum right on the property. So cool!!

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A little off the beaten path but located in quaint small German town.
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Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper
Frankfurt am Main

Very nice hotel with possibly to have 2 bedroom suite. Very much accomodating for larger family

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ARABEST Aparthotel
Munich

Great location and accomodations for a family. This suite has small kitchen with fridge AND freezer as well as a washing machine. Lots of space.

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Explore Berlin Highlights & History Tour
Explore Berlin Highlights & History Tour
Berlin

Kiran lead such a great tour of Berlin. He is so knowledge and able to answer all the questions.

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Neuschwanstein Castle Full-day tour
Neuschwanstein Castle Full-day tour
Munich

Awesome your. Didn't have to plan a thing. Just show up and everything is taken care of. Even free time to explore what interested us the most.

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24/7 assistance in case of emergency
24/7 assistance in case of emergency
Germany

They really mean call if anything is amiss and work to fix it right away. We couldn't find out transportation for m the airport and With massaging with KimKim we got everything worked out. Had to go to plan B ( just grabbing a taxis at the airport) since we never did find our driver. But KimKim folks were on the ball and very much tried to help. We even received reimbursement for the added expense before we returned home!

Local specialist: Lucie Dupuis
Lucie
Lucie Dupuis
Local specialist in Villefranche-sur-Saône | Replied on Jun 18, 2025

Dear Becky,

Thank you so much for this nice and touching Review. I'm so happy you had such a great trip and experience in Germany, this beautiful country.

It was a pleasure to organize this trip for your family.

Your review means a lot to us and will help to improve ourselves.

I would be really happy to help you creating your next vacation in Europe.

Thank you !

Black Forest
Germany | Apr 5 - Apr 10, 2025

Melissa
Melissa S.
Chicago, IL | Reviewed on Apr 12, 2025
it was a busy itinerary but that is what we asked for Read more

it was a busy itinerary but that is what we asked for

Hotel Reviews
Hotel Adler Zürich
Zürich

location nice and close to train, we did not get to enjoy the buffet bc our taxi came early. cute area with many restaurants to walk to, we did not have time to enjoy the neighborhood or explore the funicular that we saw

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the second bed was basically a portable bed against middle of wall with no headboard which isn't very comfortable to read a book or sit in for any length of time, the head of the bed was up against a chair so we slept in it sideways so I could read a book at night, so my feet were hanging off the bed, would have been better if they at least put it against the wall but we didn't want to rearrange the furniture. the bathroom was nice though, as were the linens and amenities
Burgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa
Luzern

Oh my word, this gets 10 out of 5 stars, the best 24 hrs of my life, literally! They even let us check out at 3 instead of 12. The pool/spa was fantastic, I will dream of it for years. The views from the pool were spectacular. We were a bit early in the season so one of the trails we hoped to hike was not open and some of other restaurants were not either, but we found another hike, and areas to explore. The buffet was included and AMAZING. We did not have time to enjoy the "private movie screening" for our family bc we wanted to be outside/in the pool. This was the highlight of the trip, highly recommend the splurge. It is pricey but worth it. We had a view of the mountains/cow pastures on one side and lake Lucerne on the other. The amenities included snacks, champagne and a fridge full of beverages including wine. The ferry to Burgenstock is just across from the train station, at Pier 3, and the boat ride is very nice- and the funicular to take you to the restaurant is great also.

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spectacular views, impeccable hotel
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we had a fireplace, tv and view of the lake from the tub!
Hotel Tuniberg
Freiburg im Breisgau

the issue I had with this hotel was the location, the staff was very nice, the food at the restaurant was very good, but the location was in the middle of nowhere, with only a gas station across the street. There was really nowhere to go after coming to the hotel for the night, Freiburg is a 15 minute drive away on the highway. The rooms were also very basic. They were clean, but had none of the typical hotel amenities. The bathroom was tiny, there was nowhere to put any toiletries and there were tiny towels and plastic cups (like a kids cup). The parking was also, as my husband said, "the most stressful part of driving each day" bc the parking garage/barn was very tight, need a person directing you so you don't hit anything. The people, however, were kind and the restaurant was good, there was just literally nothing to do there. We took a walk on a short path but it ended at a busy road. Bedding was good!

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in the middle of nowhere with nothing but a gas station for interest. no stores, shops, trails, nothing to do
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tiny bathrooms
NH Heidelberg
Heidelberg

big room, great location, easy to walk to everything and a fabulous amazing spectacular breakfast buffet, one of the best we have had!

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easy to walk to castle and restaurants
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Adam Suites Hotel
Amsterdam

room was really small for 4 of us but we liked the location, was close to train to the gardens and there was a market right out front that was great!

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front desk gal was helpful and nice
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really small room
Local specialist: Lucie Dupuis
Lucie
Lucie Dupuis
Local specialist in Villefranche-sur-Saône | Replied on Jun 20, 2025

Hi Melissa,

Thank you so much for your nice comment! This means a lot to us! It's helping improving us!

I would be really happy to helping you in the creation of your next trip in Europe.

Lucie