Alivia Travel DMC (formerly Croatique)

It has been almost a week now since my dream vacation ended but the memories are still fresh and wonderful. Antonia and Sara, thanks for being the best travel agents.
It was indeed the trip of a lifetime, and I am so grateful and appreciative of the work Antonia and Sara did to help make it so magical. I can’t say enough good things about Antonia and Sara. This was my second time working with them and I could not have been more pleased with the outcome. Antonia and Sara were great with the entire process from planning to updates during the trip. Everything was perfectly executed. The entire experience was seamless and memorable. Nothing escaped their attention. They were easy to communicate with and always responded promptly to any requests I had. The arrangements they made were flawless. The hotels had everything I could ask for and more. The transfers from place to place were handled in the most efficient way,
This was truly a trip to be remembered for all the good reasons. I am forever grateful to Antonia and Sara for helping me create a dream holiday. They are much more than travel agents. They are my friends, and that means a great deal to me.
In closing, I look forward to planning another adventure next summer.

Thank you for everything!

Our family had a wonderful vacation in Prague. Working with Nikola is a joy. Every detail was perfect: the hotel, the day trips, the sightseeing recommendations. We are already planning our next vacation, to Croatia, and would not consider working with anyone other than Nikola and the Kimkim team.

Hotel Review

Hotel Caruso Old Town

Praha

Wonderful hotel, great staff, amazing location.

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Privately Guided Tour Old Town Prague & Jewish Quarter

Prague

Day Trip to Česky Krumlov from Prague

Prague

Fantastic day.

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My friend and I set out to plan a trip for her 40th birthday. Nikola was helpful throughout the process and highlighted all the important sights to see. Our airport transfers were punctual, our tour guides were warm, kind and informative; our skippers for the boat tour was knowledgeable, and our culinary experience was amazing! We did so much in the week that we were there (a guided city tour in Dubrovnik, a hands-on culinary experience, a boat tour in Hvar, a visit to the National Park in Split, and a short stop to Ston). And in between each of those activities we were able to explore the city, enjoy delicious meals and nightlife as well. All our guides in each city treated us so warmly like family and were very knowledgeable and rooted in their culture. We can't wait to be back with our families to explore new sights!!

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Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Hotel Moeesy, Blue & Green Oasis

Hvar

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Private Full Day Boat Tour to Blue Cave & Pakleni Islands

Croatia

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Hvar Half-Day Private Island Tour (Morning)

Croatia

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Konavle Region Morning Culinary Experience

Croatia

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Croatia is a beautiful amazing country, and Nikola was fantastic! He was very professional and provided great insights and arranged the perfect 8 day trip for us. I had done my research and knew what my family would like to do, and Nikola took that input and arranged our hotels, transportation, and booked boat trips, wine tours, and walking tours of old town. Our walking tour guide knew that we wanted to see a couple of specific requests in Old Town and was also aware of some back issues for my husband and catered to our requests.

This is the third time I have used kimkim to book a European vacation for my family of four and each time, we have been really pleased with the service we have received from the local KimKim representatives. Thank you to Nikola (again, highly recommend him) and to kimkim in general.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Beautiful hotel but when we arrived the beach was closed due to erosion. While that happens, it would have been nice to know that before we arrived so we could have potentially made different arrangements. The hotel did provide shuttle services to other hotels that we were able to use for pool and ocean time. Lovely breakfast and generally the staff was accomodating and kind.

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easy access to old town.

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Staff was lovely but not super friendly at least in the lobby.

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Excelsior Hotel

Dubrovnik

High end hotel, perfect location, and an amazing beach club area that was perfect for swimming and lunching in the sun. Staff was super helpful and provided a great dinner recommendation and reservation and also provided us boxed breakfast since we were leaving early for the airport. Highly recommend. Also...the views?! Unbelievable of Old Town, Lokrum Island and the coastline.

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Showcases the natural beauty of Croatia while being super high end.

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super close to old town and walkable but also away from the fray of tourists. Right on the water so easy to swim and have access to the best of downtown Dubrovnik.

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Lovely and helpful.

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Beautiful rooms.

Hotel Moeesy, Blue & Green Oasis

Hvar

Unbelievable hotel. Highly recommend. beautiful pool and grounds and the staff were so helpful and lovely. The rooms for our family were adjoining and we had a gorgeous balcony overlooking the ocean. We had beach access as well.

Authenticity & Character

high end hotel that had all the amenities that we liked while being authentic to Croatia.

Location

Loved that we were not in the thick of the Hvar harbor area but an easy walk along the coast to get there. I couldn't have asked for a better location.

Staff

We received fantastic dinner recommendations every night and everyone was lovely and kind and went over and above to be helpful. My daughter left her wallet in the hotel when we checked out and a staff member ran back to the hotel, got the wallet, and brought it to us as we were about to board the ferry. So appreciated and beyond helpful.

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The hotel rooms was perfection. I wouldn't change anything.

Activity Reviews

Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Vera was very knowledgable and lives in Old Town! She knew so much about the history of Old Town and even lives there.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Drivers were all lovely and polite and on time and awesome!

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Very on time and super professional.

Private Full Day Boat Tour to Blue Cave & Pakleni Islands

Croatia

Great local guides who knew the area and made some suggestions based on current weather conditions and other tourist activities. We did not get to see the Blue Cave which was a bummer but we so appreciated not going through rough seas to wait in line for a short visit.

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The Croatian coast is gorgeous and this boat trip did not disappoint. I loved the Calma beach club, the winery and the red rock cliffs that we got to see.

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Boat operator was super knowledgeable, personable, and great with our kids. Highly recommend!

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Hvar Wine Tasting Experience

Croatia

Great experience! Local guide was super nice and knowledgeable. We got to visit his family home and learned so much about the island of Hvar, wine, lavender, and life on the island.

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Local knowledge!

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Antonia and I exchanged several texts to identify what me and my family wanted. She was terrific! All the places that she recommended in Croatia were fabulous! The walking tours were terrific and the tour guides were fabulous! The places revisited were so great as were the guides who drove us from place to place in Croatia. One of our guides was the owner of the actual winery and was so proud and exchanged so many nice things about Croatia to us! Antonia anticipated what would be good for us, including the lodging and the rooms! Our best breakfasts were in Dubrovnik and the best lodging was in split! I highly recommend Antonia and Kim Kim for their knowledge of what to see and what to do in Croatia! Virginia.

Hotel Reviews

Villa Malo More

Dubrovnik

Fabulous breakfast buffet!

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Loved it all!

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Beach Bay Hvar

Hvar

Terrific service!

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Wonderful!

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Vila Nepos

Split

Loved all the space and location!

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Full Day Boat Tour to Blue Cave & Pakleni Islands

Croatia

So great! The guide was fabulous as were the sites!

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

Guide was so knowledgeable and friendly!

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So great!

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Private Day Trip to Krka National Park & Šibenik

Croatia

What a great park with so many beautiful waterfalls!

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Our guide was so personable and knowledgeable!! Loved her!

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Hvar Half-Day Private Island Tour (Afternoon)

Hvar

Great! Antonia did a great job!

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The trip was amazing, with all the very detailed planning, especially for a larger group. Great job. Very memorable time.

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Occidental Hotel Ljubljana

Ljubljana

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AC Hotel

Split

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Hotel Tirena

Dubrovnik

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Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Croatia

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Day Trip to Bled Lake & a small town of Radovljica

Ljubljana

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

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Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)

Croatia

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Elafiti Islands - Private Half Day Speedboat Tour

Dubrovnik

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Hi, in all of our travels (we have quite a lot), we have never had a partner like Jake. His level of awareness, sensitivity, flexibility and compassion for his group is unparalleled. He is very patient and anticipates the needs of his group better than anyone I have seen. He truly made our trip much more pleasant and memorable. Thank you for assigning him to us. He has 2 years to learn about Turkey, so he can be our guy there too

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Occidental Hotel Ljubljana

Ljubljana

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Hotel Tirena

Dubrovnik

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AC Hotel

Split

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Day Trip to Bled Lake & a small town of Radovljica

Ljubljana

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Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)

Croatia

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Elafiti Islands - Private Half Day Speedboat Tour

Dubrovnik

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We just returned from the most amazing family trip to Croatia- thanks to Sara and KimKim. We booked very last minute and had so little time to plan / research what to do. Sara guided us from the very start- working within our budget to craft the best possible trip- finding great hotels just a couple of weeks out and developing an itinerary that left us feeling like we truly explored the Dalmation Coast.
Sara was a pleasure to work with- attentive and informative and incredibly helpful with every detail!! The private tours she arranged left us feeling like we got to know not just the area we were visiting, but the local people as well. Ivana spent two days with us in Split and she provided a great foundation for our trip. She is funny and knowledgeable and great company- we all enjoyed being with her. Grgo in Hvar was an outstanding local guide. He provided us with the most memorable tour of the island and his life there. Our time with him , visiting his homeland, was the highlight of the trip for us all. We cannot say enough positive things about our trip- and our experience using KimKim. I will tell ANYONE who is heading to Croatia that they must contact Sara- she is THE BEST! Thank you for so many wonderful memories and a fabulous family trip to the beautiful country of Croatia!! K. Filling

Hotel Review

Valamar Argosy Hotel

Dubrovnik

Perfectly positioned on the coast with amazing views and a great pool!! Loved our time here!

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

Ivana gave us a wonderful overview of the thousands of years of history in Split! :) She was a wonderful, knowledgable and personable tour guide and my whole family enjoyed their day with her. It felt like a local friend walking you around their hometown. Highly recommend, Ivana for anyone visiting Split!

Hvar Half-Day Private Island Tour (Afternoon)

Hvar

This half day tour of the island of Hvar was the highlight of our trip. Great views, interesting information, fabulous food, wonderful wine, and the most amazing tour guide, Grgo!! It was a very special day having Grgo show us the island his family has called home for seven generations. What he shared with us truly felt like a gift in every way. This is the ideal way to go beyond the vibrant waterfront and see more of the real Hvar. Spectacular in every way and we left feeling like we had made a friend. Thank you, Grgo, for sharing your home, your insights, your passion and your humor with us for the day. We will never forget it. This tour is a MUST for anyone visiting Hvar!! K. Filling

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Food

lovely traditional dinner - very yummy! followed by a wine tasting- also very yummy! :)

Guides, Drivers and Staff

exceptional driver AND tour guide - Grgo!

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We really can’t say enough of the service provided by Zeljko and Antonia. From the beginning Antonia was responsive, quick to offer suggestions and solutions, and knew exactly how to manage a large group. I can’t think of 1 complaint on how she planned and executed this trip for us.
Zeljko is a STAR! He was not only our travel guide but became our friend by the end of the trip. Everything that was asked of him was followed up on and executed without fail. He noticed needs immediately and remedied them as quickly as he noticed them. He accompanied us to trips when he was supposed to be his free time.
Our family travels extensively and this trip was one of our best trips we’ve ever experienced.
I cannot recommend Antonia and Zeljko enough for making this happen.
It was flawlessly planned and executed.

Hotel Reviews

Occidental Hotel Ljubljana

Ljubljana

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AC Hotel

Split

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Hotel Tirena

Dubrovnik

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Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Croatia

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Day Trip to Bled Lake & a small town of Radovljica

Ljubljana

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Private Walking Tour of Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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Private Walking Tour of Plitvice Lakes National Park

Croatia

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Elafiti Islands - Private Half Day Speedboat Tour

Dubrovnik

Wish it was longer!

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Private Walking Tour of Split

Croatia

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Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)

Croatia

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