Tamer Obeid

We recently spent 15 days in Ecuador, our son's country of birth. Tamar went to great lengths to insure that this was an extraordinary experience for our family. We met with Tamar on numerous occasions. He approached each call with enthusiasm and many helpful and informed ideas. Our trip began with 5 magnificent days in the Galapagos, followed by a number of exciting adventures on the mainland. Tamar's attention to detail and love of Ecuador made this a trip we'll always remember. We highly recommend Tamar as a tour consultant and look forward to working with him again.

Wow! Tamar was such a pleasure to work with. I am so happy to have been matched with him. This trip was a once in a lifetime vacation with my 13 year old daughter. From the moment Tamar and I began discussions about this coming of age trip he immediately began designing an itinerary with my daughter in mind. We spent at least 2-3 hours on the phone with my daughter really planning this trip. The kindness Tamar treated both my daughter and I as we planned and tweaked our itinerary was really special. We were able to do so many amazing things that we honestly would not have been able to accomplish without him. I wish I was a better writer because Tamar was amazing in every way. During the trip he was checking on things often and really going beyond what I expected of him. It is clear Tamar is extremely passionate about his job.

Thank you Nick and Tamer for creating an excellent itinerary for our trip to the Galapagos. We appreciated your willingness to work with us to find suitable day dive trips as well as land activities. We were fortunate to have wonderful guides and support as we explored islands in just 7 days. Thank you again for helping us plan such a memorable vacation!

All the best,
Tessa and Jimmy

Hotel Reviews

Seaside Hotel

Galapagos

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Acacia Galápagos Boutique Hotel

Puerto Ayora

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Activity Reviews

Embracing Nature: Discovering Wildlife on Española Island

Isla San Cristóbal

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Discovery dive in Santa Cruz Island

Galapagos Islands

Upon arriving the day shop realized we had our licenses and thus a discovery dive was not appropriate (only for travellers without a dive license). Luckily the dive shop was able to take us on a different dive that was more suitable for our experience level! Thank you to the dive shop for being so accommodating!!

Tamer was an INCREDIBLE travel agent for our trip to Ecuador! He was all we could ask for:
1. Very attentive to our needs and wants for the trip
2. Patient when I needed time to make decisions for the trip
3. Helpful in giving us tips to prepare and pack for the trip
4. In contact with me daily during the trip to make sure we were well taken care of.

So pleased with his service and I highly recommend him to help you plan your trip to Ecuador!

Hotel Reviews

Casa Opuntia Galapagos Hotel

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

We loved this hotel! The staff really made the experience for us— so thoughtful and friendly. Great location facing the water and delicious breakfast!

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Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms were a bit tight for 4 people and our luggage but not unmanageable

Hotel Fiesta

Puerto Ayora

This hotel left a little to be desired. Staff in the front lobby was not helpful. Rooms were clean at first but a bit dingy and run down. Location was nice bc it wasn’t in the heart of town (aka noise) but an easy walk to restaurants and shops.

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Front lobby staff and daily housekeeping

Patio Andaluz

Quito

Great location, wonderful breakfast, beautiful building. Two story room for the 4 of us which the kids loved!

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Activity Reviews

Wildlife Encountering at Lobos Island - Family Activities

Isla San Cristóbal

Absolutely incredible! We saw so much wildlife on this tour! Guide and boat captain/staff were awesome.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Speedboat to San Cristobal Island - Interpretation Center - Tijeretas Hill

Ecuador

The speedboat was ok. If you’re prone to sea sickness. I don’t recommend it. It was fine as a one time experience but I’m glad I didn’t have to do it twice. We only made it half way up Tijiretes Hill as the kids were tired but the halfway walk was nice as well. Snorkeling was the best part of this tour, as we saw tons of fish, turtles and sea lions!

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

She seemed a bit preoccupied with her phone

Kayaking Adventure in Tortuga Bay & Afternoon Bay Tour of Santa Cruz Island

Puerto Ayora

This was a VERY full day but also amazing. If you’re not up for a high impact day, I would do both of these activities but split them into 2 half day tours. Tortuga Bay was beautiful. The 2 mile walk to/from the bay was also really nice but make sure you’re prepared for it (water, sunscreen, hat and not carrying too much). Kayaking in the bay was awesome. The second half of the day is more like an eco-trek and a swim in a very cool cove. Not much snorkeling to be had but lots of interesting sights.

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Welcome to Santa Cruz Island: Highlands & Charles Darwin Research Station

Puerto Ayora

Another fantastic day tour. Lunch at Rancho Primicias followed by seeing the giant tortoises up close in their natural environment was amazing! Then seeing the baby tortoises at the Charles Darwin station made it a full circle day!!

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Colonial Quito City Tour & Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) Monument

Quito

We enjoyed this day tour, mostly bc of our excellent guides. Mitad del Mundo is a must see but it’s actually a little hokey when you get there (think kids’ magic show) Colonial city tour was very interesting.

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Tamer and Alejandra were wonderful to work with while planning our adventure in and around Quitó! They listened to all of our needs and concerns and crafted an agenda that was near perfect. Alejandra also supported all of our needs while traveling in Quito and checked to make sure all was going well.

Christian was our tour guide and was an absolute expert and very fun to be with for the week. It would be impossible for us to see as much as we did without him running the show.

We would absolutely return and use the same team on our next trip to Quitó.

Tamer at Kimkim was great to work with. Very patient with our many changes of plans. He recommended Huasquila Lodge to us. Wonderful!

I started working with Kimkim and Tamer 8 months in advance of our trip - as we were trying to decide if visiting the Galapagos Islands was what we wanted to do for our family vacation. It was not until the spring that we started to get serious and make commitments on dates, days and what we wanted to do. Tamer was very patient with me as we went back and forth quite a bit. We are a family of five, include three 'kids' (20, 17 and 12). We opted for land based which we loved. We did two nights in Quito and had an all day tour one day. That was fabulous. If you have the oppt to do that go for it. We had our tour guide from 9a to 6p - Danny was great. He knew soooo much about Quito and the history of the city and country. Favorite part of the tour for the kids: middle of the earth and the cooking class (fabulous).

We then spent three nights in Santa Cruz and three nights in San Cristobal. We really enjoyed Santa Cruz because it was bigger and offered more things in town, and after a day out on excursions it was nice to come back, relax a bit at the hotel and then walk the town to visit stores, see the people and eat at a local restaurant. We learned that when you are land based, the money one spends goes back directly to the people of the town and their local economy. Also, from the moment we landed n Santa Cruz everything was perfect: our guide (naturalist) Astrid met us, we went to a Tortoise farm and had a wonderful lunch, walked around before going to our hotel. It was a great introduction to the Galapagos Islands. Astrid was an A+ guide. My kids really enjoyed her. We also enjoyed our naturalist on our excursion to Bartolome Island (Candy). She was definitely interested in making sure everyone on the boat was safe - and took time to speak with everyone. Our boat (a yacht with a motor) served a three course lunch (and wonderful sit down breakfast - you can't beat that!). Our other guide on Santa Cruz was Viviana. Also great and someone who knew so much. Our trip to Tortuga Bay was fantastic.

Our trip to San Cristobal did not start on the right foot - literally. The speedboat between the two islands is not faint for the heart. We knew that and everyone took anti-nausea medication but two people in the family still got sick. So when we landed we were definitely a bit "off" and it didn't help that our guide had sent in a backup guide - but that was not clearly communicated (and the backup guide did not know English as well) and immediately she wanted us to drop off our bags at the hotel and get wetsuits for our next boat excursion - the idea of getting boat after that ride was certainly NOT something my family wanted. Thankfully we we were able to check into our hotel, get our bearings for a few hours before going on the next excursion (and that boat ride was like being in canoe on still water compared to the speed boat!). By this time we also had our booked guide; unfortunately because of the confusion at the start (we didn't even know we had the backup guide until one time they both showed up to switch up!) we never clicked with this guide as well as the others. However that did not mean we still did not enjoy our visit, our tours, etc. Just interesting that when you click it does make a difference. My kids can probably name the three guides in Santa Cruz but not the one on San Cristobal for example.

Overall it was a great trip, despite the rough seas. We loved learning about Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. We loved the people we met. Also, we were told that this would not be a culinary trip of sorts but we had some great meals! The islands have some good restaurants and the food on our excursions were always great. So much fresh food: fruit and fish certainly!

Hotel Reviews

Galapagos Sunset

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Nice hotel. You cannot beat the location: right there in the middle of it all! Our balcony faced the water and every time someone walked by they would check out the hotel. Small, boutique like. The rooms were a bit stark: nothing on the walls and we noticed there were no chairs. The beds were also full size (vs. King at the two other hotels). Clean. We had an issue with the hot water and water pressure was not the greatest. Oh, and no lobby - if you are into that sort of thing. We went to Hotel Indigo up the street one afternoon for drinks as they have a really nice lobby/bar area.

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Location

We liked that it was accessible to the shops and restaurants.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

The water pressure, hot water, chairs in the rooms + the only hotel that did not have a pitcher of water in the bathroom for us.

Ikala Galapagos Hotel

Puerto Ayora

This hotel was GREAT. It may be located 'right downtown' and on a side street, but once you enter the outdoor area it's like a resort. The rooms very spacious, clean. They had a nice pool area and very close to the downtown shops and restaurants. Also close to the dock where you catch the speedboat to San Cristobal. Make sure you have breakfast on their rooftop. Not only is it nice but the breakfast is GREAT. I wish we could have eaten there more than just once but we had early departures on two mornings - and they do provide breakfast to-go so ask for that if you have an early excursion (except if you are getting on the speedboat!!).

Authenticity & Character

A bit authentic ~ maybe? More like a mini resort feel.

Location

It is located off the main street, a side street across some urgent care.

Staff

Very friendly.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Patio Andaluz

Quito

Really glad we stayed here. The location was perfect for our tour of Quito the next day: the guide met us and we started walking! The hotel is traditional so that was nice and different. The inside reminded my family of the house in Encanto. The staff was also very nice and helpful. They met us when we arrived at 1 am, helped us with our bags and explained things. The food at the hotel was also good. We had breakfast two day. We also ate dinner there after our tour of Quito - we were too tired to leave. Everyone liked what they ordered.

Authenticity & Character

Not your typical hotel that you would stay at in the US.

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean. They also provide a water jug for you in the room - liked that!

Activity Reviews

Explore San Cristobal Island! Visit the Interpretation Center, Tijeretas Hill & La Lobería

Galapagos Islands

Our last activity on the last full day. It was nice not to have a packed day and to take it easy. We took a shuttle to the interpretation center and then walked back via trails. It was great to hear more about the wildlife, the land and the impact of El Nino and climate change - it is an issue for the people and the islands. For example, even though it is winter, the weather has been warmer than usual - yes, good for us tourists because we can swim in the water but bad for the wildlife this continues. Plus our guide pointed out that trees that should be bare have leaves and are blooming because it is warmer than usual.

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Food

We had an amazing lunch at Del Mar Bar and Restaurant.

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Embracing Nature: Discovering Wildlife on Española Island

Isla San Cristóbal

We almost skipped out on this. The family was hesitant to get back on a 2+ hour boat ride after the speedboat, however, everyone said it would be more like the excursion we had on our first day and that Espanola is just beautiful. So we did it - and we are glad! When we landed we did a two hour hike and then snorkeled. Our guide John was great - knew a lot about birds. And we did see birds including the blue footed boobie

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Wildlife Encountering at Lobos Island

Galapagos Islands

Our first activity on San Cristobal. My oldest missed out because he was still trying to recover from the speedboat ride :) This was an ideal boat excursion though: short (20 min?) and very calm and peaceful. It was great! We did a hike and then went to the beach. We had a good group with us.

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Morning at leisure - Afternoon kayaking

Galapagos Islands

This was also a family favorite: we did five mile round trip walk/hike to Tortuga Bay. The water was beautiful! The beaches pristine! We enjoyed the leisurely morning followed by the leisurely kayaking.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Vivian was our guide for this and she was fabulous! Another guide that our family will remember.

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Experience the Pristine Beauty of Galápagos Islands: Discovering an Uninhabited Island

Puerto Ayora

Our first excursion was to Bartolomé Island and it was wonderful. The boat ride as GREAT. The staff so friendly (and so hard working). My kids really liked being served a full breakfast and a three-course lunch on the boat. The hike was nice and not strenuous. The views were beautiful!! We also snorkeled and that was a lot of fun - the water is so blue.

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Welcome to Santa Cruz Island: Highlands & Charles Darwin Research Station

Puerto Ayora

Landing at the airport, being met by Astrid and then going to the farm + the research station was a perfect way to be introduced to the Galapagos Islands. (We also liked that someone took our bags to the hotel!)

Quality of Experience

Food

The food at the farm as wonderful. Fresh! Just what we wanted after our flight.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Astrid was fabulous! I think she might be some sort of celebrity on the islands given her family's history :)

Transport

Loved being picked up by a driver with our guide!

Colonial City Tour, Cooking Class & the Middle of the World Monument

Quito

This was a fabulous experience. I am so glad we opted to do this. I think if we had not, I would be very disappointed. We saw as much as one can in a nine-hour day. Everyone in the family loved it. It was a good mix of going into buildings and churches and just walking. We did drive to the middle of the world - the 'museum' there was great. Highlight for the kids. I think we enjoyed having our own guide and going at our (and his) pace. The cooking class also turned out to be a highlight of the entire trip. My 17yo and 12yo were skeptical of a cooking class but it was so much fun - and the food was so good! I would not miss this. I think next time we do a trip I may have to look for a cooking class.

Quality of Experience

Food

The cooking class! Dinner at the hotel was also great.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Danny was great! Also the driver, we had the same person for our tour and for the ride to the airport.

Transport

Tamer was a great and very responsive planner with us. He worked with us on redesigning the itinerary a few times to prioritize seeing as much of Ecuador as possible even if it meant some long days of travel (he did warn us!) he helped all the way through planning and then was very communicative while we were on our trip as well, helping to suggest restaurants or other activities if we wanted to add / change up our days. Overall, highly recommend Tamer for helping you plan your Ecuadorian vacation!

Tamer was great with local color and super responsive. And our guide Sebastien in Quito/ Cotopaxi/ Otavalo/ Baños was awesome. He showed us all the highlights and provided tons of inside color. Would highly recommend!

Activity Review

Canyoning in Baños – Quito

Ecuador

Our guides were super knowledgeable and genuinely loved what they do - and the feeling was contagious. It was a great day

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Melardo was super high energy but really tuned into how everyone’s comfort level

Transport

Our 15 day cruise was amazing! We enjoyed many islands and an abundance of wildlife. Birds, tortoises, sea lions, iguanas, lizards, whales, dolphins, penguins. Our naturalist, Pablo, was an encyclopedia of information. Excellent English, and very personable. The crew on the Monserrat always had a smile on their faces, and were very helpful. Most crew spoke Spanish only, which did create some communication breakdowns at times. The meals were delicious with a lot of variety. Our boat did have a bug problem however. (Roaches) Never having been on a Galapagos cruise, we do not know if this is common on most boats. Our local specialist, Tamer, with KimKim, seemed to be available 24/7. He was always very responsive with answers to our questions. Tamar did a fantastic job keeping us informed each step of the way with our planning. We would highly recommend the services of KimKim . We cannot emphasize enough the beauty of the Galapagos Islands. It is definitely a large piece of paradise.

Tamer is the most amazing travel consultant I have ever worked with for a trip - I've been to over 60 countries and I have to say, hands down, Tamer ensured ever aspect of the trip was covered. He asked questions before we had an opportunity to think about the topic. Thank you so much for making our retirement trip a dream come true!

Tamer did an excellent job planning and arranging our trip. Our guide, Pablo was knowledgeable and personable. The crew onboard our boat were hardworking and attentive. We enjoyed all of the activities provided and we were amazed at all the wildlife we got to see.
However. If you have a chance to read our comment card that we left on our boat, you will see that we were very dissatisfied and disappointed with our boat because of all the roaches and the sewer smell in our cabin.

Hotel Reviews

Wyndham Quito Airport

Quito

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Kapari Natural Lodge & Spa

San Miguel de los Bancos

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JW Marriott Hotel Quito

Quito

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M/Y Monserrat

Quito

Roach infested and smells of sewage

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Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Roaches and sewer smell.

Activity Reviews

Another day at Kapari Lodge & Return to Quito

Mindo

Kapari Natural Lodge & Spa Experience

Mindo

Explore Mindo Cloud Forest at Kapari Natural Lodge & Spa

Ecuador

Charles Darwin Research Station (Santa Cruz) (M/Y Monserrat 15D) - Baltra Airport

Cruise Ship

Cormorant Point - Post Office Bay (Floreana Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Galapagos Islands

Gardner Bay - Suarez Point (Española Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D )

Cruise Ship

Lobos Island - Tijeretas Hill & Interpretation Center (San Cristobal Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Galapagos Islands

Punta Pitt - Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Galapagos Islands

South Plazas Island - Santa Fe Island (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Cruise Ship

Rabida Island - Bartolomé Island (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

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North Seymour Island - Highlands (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

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Puerto Egas - Espumilla Beach - Buccaneer Cove (Santiago Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Cruise Ship

Espinoza Point (Fernandina Island) - Vicente Roca Point (Isabela Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Galapagos Islands

Tagus Cove - Urbina Bay (Isabela Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Cruise Ship

Black Turtle Cove - Flamingos and Relax in Bachas Beach (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

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El Barranco - Darwin Bay ( Genovesa Island) (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

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Dragon Hill (Santa Cruz Island) - Chinese Hat (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Cruise Ship

Arrival to Baltra Airport - Transfer to Cruise Ship & Santa Cruz Highlands (M/Y Monserrat 15D)

Galapagos Islands

From the first time we communicated until the end of the trip, Tamer was wonderful! He was very helpful and responded fast, even with different time zones, and very solutions oriented when we encountered delays with the visa.

The itinerary he came up with was amazing, my main goal was the Galapagos and Amazon, but he also added other places I didn't think of like Baños, Guamonte, Otavalo and Mindo (my only regret is Mindo would have been more worthwhile as an overnight trip so we could do 5am bird watching rather than just the day trip from Quito that we did), which we really enjoyed as well!

Our guide Sebastian was fantastic, he has so much knowledge to share about his country, it is impressive! We also felt a lot safer with him looking after us.

We got to see so much of Ecuador and came away with such an appreciation for the country, its people, food, and culture. Absolutely a once in a life time experience! I definitely recommend working with Tamer and Sebastian!

Hotel Reviews

M/Y Infinity

Galapagos

We did the 15 day cruise, highly recommended to maximize time in the Galapagos and see a variety of animals and landscapes! The crew and guides are great!

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Anakonda Cruise

QUITO

Great guides! Stay in a room near the front, because the rooms in the back are noisy being above the engine.

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Grand Hotel Guayaquil, Ascend Hotel Collection

Guayaquil

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Hacienda Pinsaqui

Otavalo

Enjoyed our stay, lots of character, make sure to attend the welcome cocktails where the manager tells the history of the place and Otavalo locals play lovely music.

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Hostal Posada Del Angel

Cuenca

Good location and friendly staff, but the only window in the room faced the hallway. Had to choose to close the window for safety reasons, even if it meant the room was stuffy. Walls were thin, could hear people walking and talking in the hallway.

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Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Ventilation in room and sound proofing.

Inti Sisa

Guamote

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La Floresta

Baños

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Casa Aliso Hotel Boutique

Quito

Friendly and helpful staff. Good location in La Floresta near lots of restaurants. Room is a bit dated and does not have heating, but you can ask for a portable heater.

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Activity Reviews

Expedition to Mindo Cloud Forest

Quito

Lovely small town, lucky we got to see toucans during lunch!

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Colonial City Tour, Cooking Class & the Middle of the World Monument

Quito

Great day around Quito, old city, center of the world, and delicious food!

Arrival to the Amazon and Night forest walk (Anakonda 8D) - Day 1

Ecuador

Comfortable (electricity and airconditioned rooms) way to see the Amazon, interesting visits to local communities.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Guides are Kichwa who grew up in the Amazon, and amazing how they spot animals that are so far away, and generous sharing their experiences growing up in the jungle. Staff are helpful, we asked them to move us to a different room because the first one was very noisy whenever the boat was moving, which they did.

Transport

Room was comfortable but a bit underwhelming for the price, not what we would call luxury.

Arrival in San Cristobal Airport - Puerto Chino or Tortoise Breeding Center

Cruise Ship

15 days in the Galapagos were a dream come true! We got to see so many animals (sea lions, penguins, iguanas hammer head sharks, boobies, alabatross, dolphins, etc.) up close! The guides we had (Erik, Marvi, Fabian, and Juan) are extremely knowledgeable and well organized, and the crew especially Ronnie the cruise manager and Carlos the bartender are so helpful and friendly! Comfortable room and great having a personal balcony to sit and enjoy the view. Some days we could see fish and sharks near the boat!

Quality of Experience

Food

Food was delicious, but the menu for the 2nd week was the same as the first!

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Morning Adventure to Teleferico Cablecar

Quito

Wonderful way to spend our last full day in Ecuador, it was a clear day and we got to see many of the volcanoes around Quito. Lovely views of the city.

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Ingapirca Ruins-Cuenca City

Ecuador

Interesting visit to the Ingapirca Ruins!

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Cotopaxi National Park - Quilotoa Lagoon - Baños

Ecuador

Great walk to Pailon del Diablo!

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Tamer was fantastic with planning on vacation with excellent recommendations and knowledge of tourist sites in both Quito and Galápagos Islands. Sebastian was our guide in Quito and was fantastic at not only explaining the sites but the cultural importance as well. The Cotapaxi volcano visit was spectacular.
All of snorkeling trips were beautiful in the Galapagos. Our favorite and area we saw the most sea life was the Kicker Rock tour

We really enjoyed the snorkeling and travel to Bartlome Island, but the travel to Pinzon Island was very bumpy. Napo Wildlife Resort was very good but quite a long trip from Quito. Sebastian did a good job taking us around Quito.

We are so happy we used Kim Kim in partnership with Responsible Travel to plan our school’s excursion to Ecuador. It was a pleasure working with Tammer, who oversaw our entire trip and whose attention to detail goes unmatched by any other travel company. He made sure we always had exceptional lodging, punctual private transportation, delicious meals, and the friendliest tour guides to work with our students. By the end of the trip, it was like Tammer was a true part of our Forman family!

Our tour guide for the Galapagos Islands, Legendary Wilson, was fantastic and always went above and beyond to ensure we had the best experience while there. He taught us so much about the history of the islands and Charles Darwin, as he led us on snorkeling, hiking, and sightseeing adventures. We saw every form of wildlife we were promised!

Our tour guide in Quito, Sebastian, made Ecuadorian history and culture come alive for us as we explored the city on a walking tour, participated in an authentic cooking class, and visited el Mitad del Mundo. It is sometimes hard to keep high school students engaged, but Sebastian made it look easy with his easy nature and funny stories.

We HIGHLY recommend using Kim Kim & Responsible Travel for your next travel expedition. You will not be disappointed!

Amazing family vacation to the Galapagos islands. From the moment I contacted KimKim and began conversing with Tammer I felt confident in my decision not to do my own bookings. During our adventure I felt we had a safety net and we’re in good hands. Tammer constantly provided us with accurate and timely details what to expect and when. The itineraries he created for us, was absolutely perfect in every way.
Without hesitation I would use this service again, and know that others would be equally impressed with the excellent service, quality of accommodations, itinerary planning expertise and attention to every detail. Tammer nailed it for me and my family! Bravo and thank you for the wonderful memories which include our interaction along the way with Tammer!