Tom Christer Larsen

We had an epic trip. Really enjoyed the local guides.

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Kirkenes

Kirkenes

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close to center of town

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo Gardemoen

Gardemoen

Convenient location adjacent to airport

Authenticity & Character

We watched the Norway 🇳🇴 World Cup in their lounge watch party

Location

Easy walk to airport

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Breakfast was good

MS Richard With

Tromsø

The Hurtigruten was really nice. The food was excellent

Authenticity & Character

The hurtigruten has a storied history

Location

We saw almost the entire coast of Norway

Staff

Expedition Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Bedding was really nice

Heimen Hotel

Bergen

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Scandic Stavanger City

Stavanger

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Thon Hotel Opera

Oslo

Authenticity & Character

Location

Fantastic Location across the street from the library voted best in the world

Staff

Everyone was helpful

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Activity Reviews

Bergen Walking Tour With a Local Guide

Bergen

All our guides were excellent and helpful

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Nina helped us book dinner for 17 at To Kuchs.

Transport

Norway in a Nutshell and the Flamm railroad

Flor & Fjære Garden Cruise

Stavanger

Unbelievable achievement. Inspiring.

Quality of Experience

Food

Unexpectedly brilliant

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Boat ride was scenic

Oslofjord Sightseeing Cruise by Traditional Boat

Oslo

Would definitely recommend this cruise to get a fuller picture of Oslo

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Private City Walk

Oslo

Our guide was excellent.

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Transport

Train went straight from airport to our hotel

Kim Kim Coordinator Tom Christer helped us put together and organize a nearly perfect 2 week trip in Norway. The accommodations were as advertised. They were comfortable, friendly, and always well located. The various elements of the trip such as train arrangements, city walking tours ( Guide John in Bergen was particularly good!), ferries, car rental, and taxi pick up were flawless. We especially loved the flower garden island and boat trip from Stavanger. Highly recommend without question! The driving route suggestions including hiking trail recommendations were perfect for our needs. We enjoyed Flam with the train ride and kayaking tour. A great day!
Tom was available to meet with us through Zoom several times prior to our departure from the US. His consideration and friendly personality were quite reassuring and he and other members of the Kim Kim team on the ground, were available and immediately responsive, the few times we had questions or sought information.
Norway is a stunningly, beautiful, easy to be in country of friendly seemingly happy people. It is a gem and we recommend, as we did, traveling there exclusively so it can be fully appreciated and explored.
Please consider for future reference, providing more specific directions, on arrival at Oslo Central Station to hotel accommodations. It is a bit overwhelming to arrive at a large station with seemingly dozens of exits. Also, since there are many Thon hotels the need for more specific directions would be helpful.
When we arrived in Bergen by ferry, we decided to walk from the dock to our hotel. This proved to be an interesting but arduous walk up and over steep cobblestone streets. We would recommend the short taxi ride.
While our all electric rental car ran beautifully, the need to secure charging, and paying for the charge was somewhat stressful at the time, but ultimately worked out well.
We’re not sure what happened with our first class train ride from Oslo to Stavanger, but halfway there we were required to de-train and complete the second half of the trip on what was a more local, less comfortable conveyance.
We particularly loved the hotel Ulansvagen. Awesome scenery, accommodation, history and food.
We also greatly enjoyed our stay at Bestabakken. The setting was gorgeous, the accommodation excellent. The owner – hosts were very nice and the guests who shared the family style dinners were interesting and fun.
The dining experience was beautifully presented and the food was good. Breakfast not great. I think potential guests for this place should be informed that the pre booked dinner with wine is quite expensive. Two nights’ dinners, for two people, was close to $600. It would be helpful prior to dinner for the host to inform guests that wine is extra. We fully enjoyed the experience, and/but the Bill was a bit salty.
In short, we could not be happier with all aspects of our trip. We look forward to future travel opportunities with Kim Kim. Shout out to Tom.
Joel B
Barb C

Both of our city guides were knowledgable and enjoyable. They gave us interesting information and took us to places that we would not have explored on our own.

The Thon Hotel Opera was comfortable, well located and very satisfactory. They also provided an excellent breakfast.

The Flam Railroad was a disappointment, a bit of a tourist trap, actually. We were packed on the train with too many other people and had only glimpses out the windows. When there was a view it quickly disappeared because of the tunnels and snow/avalanche protections. We would not recommend this for future guests. Afterwards we were left in Flam for much too long, along with the passengers from 2 cruise ships, where there was little shade and nothing but tourist shops. We could have easily walked to Aurland during the time we waited there. The cab driver, Luca, took us to the wrong hotel in Aurland and gave us bad advice with regard to restaurants. The hotel in Aurland was okay.

The bus that we were told to take the next morning to Voss never arrived after a long wait. We finally texted Tom who sent the cab driver, Luca, to take us to Voss to get the bus to Ullensvang. Luca, a large man who drives such a small car, he has to push his seat back into the leg space of the back seat passenger area. In addition, Luca, who is Polish, speaks English with a heavy accent that is hard to understand. In Voss, we were able to get our bus, which proved to be an interesting ride.

The Hotel Ullensvang was a relief, and very nice. We enjoyed the hike through the orchards to the waterfalls and, in addition, we hiked to the cider brewery which was most enjoyable. Unfortunately we weren't prepared for the hotel's lovely spa facilities, but did enjoy the lovely setting.

The Heimen Hotel in Bergen was marginal, at best. The darkly painted room had inadequate lighting and they do not have sufficient space for breakfast for all of their guests -- 3 bus loads! Although they offer a laundry facility for guests it was not well maintained.

The Hurtigruten was a pleasant surprise. One of our most enjoyable meals was in their fine dining area where we could watch the coast as the sun set. Viewing the coast from deck 7 was most enjoyable.

The Hotel Brosundet in Aleslund was excellent. It is very well located and they pay outstanding attention to detail. The hike from town up to the view point was enjoyable.

From Aleslund we had to bus rather than train from Andalesnes to Trondheim. We were never warned that during the autumn months, the train transportation in Norway can be unpredictable because of annual maintenance.

The Scandic Nidelven Hotel in Trondheim is very good. They serve an exceptionally good breakfast buffet. We cannot understand why we were not offered the opportunity to fly from Trondheim to Oslo. The 8 hour bus ride was very uncomfortable, compared to the train. I suspect the bus was much cheaper than the train, so you saved some money. We would have gladly paid the extra cost to fly.

The Amerikenji hotel, which Tom booked for us as a change to our itinerary to accommodate our dinner plans, was very good.

Overall, we enjoyed our time in Norway and the people we met, but were very disappointed that we didn't receive the benefit of local knowledge, in regard to the interruption of train service, when the trip was planned.

We booked a trip to Norway. We visited Oslo Bergen and flam. Tom helped us with the booking. He was very prompt in replying to emails. We did not like the accommodations in Flam as much. The room was very small. Of course it had a great view and breakfast and dinner were excellent But I think if Tom had communicated the options a little more I would’ve been able to make a better decision also there was not much to doing Flam and I feel like two nights were excessive. We could probably have spent two nights in Bergen.
We had a slight issue with our hotel in Bergen, but the problem was resolved very quickly, and we appreciated the prompt resolution of our reservation
Overall, I was happy with the service provided and would consider booking with Kim Kim team again

An amazing 10 day road trip up the stunning Norwegian scenic coastal route - Trondheim to Bodo. Tom chose some fabulous, out-of-the-way places for us to go which were would never have found on our own! Each stop was different and unique in its own way. Vega was a real highlight - both the natural beauty, the activities to do and the amazing accomodation (and fabulous dinner suggested by Tom!) The whole process of planning and booking the trip was super easy, and our guide, Tom, continued to check in with us along the route, making the whole experience feel personal and well-curated. Thankyou so much Tom and the Kim Kim team for a fabulous adventure. :)

Hotel Review

Vega Havhotell

Vega

Gorgeous hotel! Very peaceful and private, in a good location, with good facilities like kayaks etc. The 5 course dinner was a spectacular bonus which we didnt expect in such a remote beautiful place. Would highly recommend.

Authenticity & Character

Loved the grass on the roof.

Location

Quiet and peaceful

Staff

Very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Spacious room overlooking the pond with our own deck chairs.

Activity Review

Træna Sauna

Træna

Great to be able to have an authentic sauna in this gorgeous location. Helps having a great pub right next door too! 😁

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Transport

We had a fantastic time. Highlights were the two day kayaking trip and the overnight Trolltunga hike. We were also very impressed with the transportation throughout. Seamless transfers and really nice trains and busses. We walked around Oslo and Bergen and enjoyed our urban experience. Great time all around.

Our consultant, Tom Christer, planned a remarkable trip for us. From start to finish, we travelled by bus, boat, train and car taking in Norway’s special grandeur of mountains, fjords and seascapes.
We arrived in time for National Day and thoroughly enjoyed being part of the celebration.
A real highlight was our time in the Lofoten Islands and then going up to Andenes. Puffins, sea eagles and orcas plus the scenic fishing villages provided daily delight.
I can’t say enough good things about Tom, who is so responsive and helpful.
I’ve travelled widely and this trip exceeded my expectations.

Hotel Reviews

Vangsgaarden Gjestgiveri

Aurland

A view to die for. Helpful staff.

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Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo Gardemoen

Gardemoen

Great option for staying at the airport.

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Proximity to airport.

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Marmelkroken

Risøyhamn

A beautiful location with grand ocean views. Comfortable room.

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Skagakaia

Bø

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Svinøya Rorbuer

Svolvær

Beautiful location. Great food. Our two story cottage with a comfy living room was great.

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Reine Rorbuer

Reine

The location and charm were perfect. Very good dining but I wish they would take whale meat off the menu.

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Scandic Havet

Bodø

A good place to stay before heading to Lofoten. Hotel restaurant had an excellent server and quite good food.

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Britannia Hotel

Trondheim

A truly grand old hotel. Famed for their breakfast buffet and rightly so.

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Hotel Brosundet

Ålesund

Wonderful location, staff, food. All first rate.

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Grand Hotel Terminus

Bergen

Excellent location . Historic charm. Helpful staff.

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Oslo Guldsmeden

Oslo

Absolutely charming. Excellent breakfast.

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Activity Reviews

Summer Whale Watching in Andenes

Norway

Trollfjord & Eagle Boat Tour

Norway

Full Day Geiranger Fjord Cruise

Ålesund

Fjordcruise on UNESCO Nærøyfjord

Norway