Trips SouthAmerica

Gabriela did an amazing job creating the perfect vacation for our 41st wedding anniversary in South America. We requested a skiing and great food itinerary and she delivered! We started in Buenos Aires with a day to explore and a tango experience. In the morning, we flew to Ushuaia, also known as the end of the world, where we skied and had an awesome Fuegian dining experience at the Rincon Gourmet where Chef Ariel prepared us an incredible dinner for 2. The town of Ushuaia was great to explore with many culinary surprises. The skiing was great and the transportation was perfect.

From Ushuaia we flew to Bariloche where we skied for three days at Cerro Catedral, (thank you for the snow storm). We were treated to a very unique dinner with Lucas Mallmann. We participated and learned about fire cooking techniques on a chapa. The food was delicious.

We spent the remainder of the trip at Valle Nevado. The skiing was amazing and the hotel staff catered to our every need.
Thank you Gabriela and Kim Kim for a very memorable experience.

Wow, what a wonderful time we had in Chile and Argentina! Gabriela did a fantastic job working with me to put together the perfect trip for my husband and me. We had so much fun and never had to worry about transportation as everything was smoothly coordinated.
In Santiago, CL Mundo did a wonderful job keeping us informed and our driver to the ski resort, Orlando was exceptional We loved having him for 2 days in a row. Victor, our guide to Valpariaso was "the best." We couldn't have asked for a more fun and engaging guide.
I think Ushuaia was our favorite place we stayed. Loved the Tolkeyen Hotel. Cerro Castor was one of the prettiest ski resorts I've ever been to, and that says a lot. Latitud Ushuaia did a superb job coordinating everything and even made a few small but flexible changes for us. This allowed us to sneak in a quick 3 hour island/lighthouse cruise which I also recommend.
Our glacier excursion in El Calafate was probably my personal highlight and we scored with great weather. Our guide, Nikolas and the driver were awesome and they were fantastic about spotting wild animals and giving us picture time as well (we saw rheas, condors, and guanacos). Nikolas also gave us some fun ideas to do during our free time in El Calafate the next day.
Finally, our lakes and caves tour with Melina was lovely. She gave us special attention so we wouldn't miss anything with our lack of Spanish. Dinner in the cave was lovely and the setting was magical.
Thanks for a fun but smooth trip, Gabriela and KimKim.
BTW, this is my second time using Kim Kim due to the great coordination and flexibility they've given us.

The coordination of everything was so efficient. I really appreciated the booking of my in country flights.
RIO
The city highlights tour was very good. Sugarloaf Mountain was absolutely beautiful!
Buzios boat and beach trip. - This was the one big disappointment. The description leads you believe you will go onto several beaches when in reality you just boat to a view of the different beaches and swim. Also, the 3 hour bus ride after the full hour of picking people up all around town, was just too much. Lastly the lunch was the poorest meal I had on the trip. I would not recommend this trip. If one wants to see Buzios, I would recommend staying there for a few days to enjoy the beautiful beaches. It is just too much time on a bus.
The cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida was the highlight of my time in Rio. She is such a firecracker! I thoroughly enjoyed her stories and loved all the cooking tips I gained from her. I cannot recommend this highly enough! Obrigada, Simone!
My Rio guide Christiano Gentil was organized and very helpful.
The Martinique Copacabana was nice. The staff was very kind.
SALVADOR
Both tours on this trip - the town history, and the trip outside the city, were great! I loved the market in Santa Amaro! I would recommend having some Brazilian money so that you can buy some fruit to try. As a foodie, the market blew my mind! The lunch at the farm was very good and it was beautiful to be in such a peaceful place. The only I can say is that the description of this day says that we would meet locals from the Quilomblas community, which did not happen. I thoroughly enjoyed all that we did, but was a bit disappointed not to meet anyone from the Quilombolas community and hear of their stories.
My local guide, I’m sorry that I have forgotten his name and can’t find him in my contacts, was wonderful! He had so much knowledge of the area. I really enjoyed him. He also recommended a meal at Casa Teresa, which was by far the best meal I had in Brazil. Highly recommend the Moquecas!
The Mercure Hotel Rio Velmeho was very nice.
IGUAÇU
Met every expectation! I have been wanting to see the falls for at least 30 years. Was not disappointed.
The Hotel Via Cataratas was ok. Food was only buffet style. Bar food was pretty much just fried. Pool was beautiful. The Internet was awful. Didn’t work in the restaurant.
My local guide, Francisco, was beyond the pale!! We bonded over Italian ancestry, he was kind, gracious, and very knowledgeable. I was so spoiled by his tours. He even added a last day tour of the dam for me. And at the very end, walked me from the check in desk at the airport to the boarding area.
I learned some things on this trip and really enjoyed the kimkim specialist’s help. I have booked another trip with kimkim in August.
Thank you!

Hotel Reviews

Windsor Martinique Copacabana

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Staff was exceptional. Location was great. A bit noisy

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Mercure Salvador Rio Vermelho Hotel

Salvador

Staff were kind and helpful. Pool was wonderful!

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Viale Cataratas

Foz do Iguaçu

Hotel was nice enough. It is far out of town so that one cannot walk to any other restaurants and the hotel only served buffet style food. The bar food was mostly fried. Staff was very friendly. Rooms were noisy. Internet was spotty at best. Couldn’t get reception in the restaurant.

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I appreciated that they were training young people.

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Activity Reviews

Roxy dinner show ✨

Rio de Janeiro

I thoroughly enjoyed the show! The dancing was spectacular! People told me that the food was ‘meh’ but I had the fish and it was great! Service was good

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Salvador de Bahía: HD Historical Tour

Salvador

Loved this! The guide was so knowledgeable. I learned so much++++

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Rio de Janeiro: FD Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Excursion

Rio de Janeiro

Great tour. Beautiful views. Guide was very knowledgeable. I was the only English speaker but have a fair knowledge of Spanish and he always made sure that I understood what he was saying. Appreciated him

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Full day Buzios Tour & Lunch

Rio de Janeiro

Pick up in town and bus ride to and fro is simply too long. Would not recommend this tour at all. Either go to Buzios for several days, or do something else in Rio.

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Better info in the description of the adventure

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Buffet was sub par

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Was told that English was spoken by the driver, but his English was about as prolific as my Portuguese. While it is my bad to not know Portuguese, it should not be advertised as English available when it is not

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FD Flavors of the Recôncavo with lunch🥣

Salvador

I enjoyed my journey! The market in Santa Amaro was fabulous!! The lunch at the ranch was very good and so peaceful. I was disappointed that we did not meet anyone of the Quilombolas community. I loved the market and the Cachoeira town, but I would change the tour description, or include a Quilombolas visit

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A visit to Foz de Iguacu Falls - Brazilian Side

Foz do Iguaçu

Met all of my expectations! Iguaçu has been on my bucket list for over 30 years! I enjoyed this visit!!

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Guide Francisco was stellar!!!

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Guide Francisco was absolutely stellar!!

Parque Das Aves 🐦

Foz do Iguaçu

Lovely experience

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Foz do Iguaçu: FD Argentinean Falls Excursion

Foz do Iguaçu

Met all expectations. Guide was amazing

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Cooking and Tasting Rio 🌴🍴✨

Rio de Janeiro

The evening with Chef Simone was the highlight of my trip! She is so energetic and delightful!! Highly recommend this experience. I would do it again!

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Flor is the best!! Kind, helpful, efficient!
She made everything so easy, so patient with all my questions and changes!! Our trip was amazing!!