Trips SouthAmerica

The trip was a lifelong memorable event for us especially Penguin tours, Glacier tours and Torres del Paine. Kimkim travel partners 'TripsSouthAmerica' organized the program very well and made us comfortable. I wish to thank Travel specialist Carolina. She understood our needs and worked out a perfect trip plan.
We had a wonderful & memorable Penguin excursion. We could see penguins very close and also Whales and Dolphins on our catamaran trip. Visit to Torres del Paine was another great experience. It was a fantastic feeling, witnessing Glaciers both at Perito Moreno and Grey Glaciers from very close range.
We had no issue with hotel logistics.
All the travel partners picked us on time and they spoke good English. Thank you once again for a wonderful experience in Argentina and chile.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Santiago Kennedy

Santiago

Very very comfortable hotel. Location is amazing. Rooms are clean and very comfortable.

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Altiplanico Puerto Natales

Natales

The hotel is with traditional setting but very comfortable stay. Great vegetarian food.

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Mirador del Lago Hotel

El Calafate

Excellent rooms, The chef made special vegetarian food. Great views.

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Destino Sur Hotel

El Chalten

Excellent rooms & good vegetarian options.

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Albatros Hotel

Ushuaia

Excellent Rooms.

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Rochester Classic

Buenos Aires

Good Breakfast. But, small rooms.

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Half day Maipo Vineyards - Undurraga Winery: Sibaris Tour

Santiago

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Panoramic private city tour around Santiago de Chile - Half day

Santiago

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Panoramic excursion to the Torres del Paine National Park (with Box Lunch)

Puerto Natales

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Nautical Safari - Brazo Rico

El Calafate

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Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion 🗻

El Calafate

The glacier was amazing standing very close to it.

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Navigation to the Penguins in Catamaran

Ushuaia

We had a memorable Navigation to the Penguins. We saw Penguins, Whales, Dolphins, Sea Lions.

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Train of the End of the World 🚂

Ushuaia

We enjoyed End of the world train journey.

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Tierra del Fuego National Park (Half day visit) 🌲🌿

Ushuaia

End of the The world train Journey was enjoyable.

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🔎 General Information about Ushuaia 🔎

Ushuaia

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Traditional City Tour 🏛️

Buenos Aires

The Guide was good in English. The trip mainly covered historic sites.

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Dinner Tango Show at Café de los Angelitos 🍷🎶

Buenos Aires

The Tango show was good.

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Absolutely amazing guides; Ali Liddle, Charlotte Taplin, Sven Joest, Annina Scholl, Laura Ouwerkerk, Esther Josten, Marcelo Tarapow, Matthias Kopp and Karoline Baelum; and Pursers Oleksandr (Alex) Lyebyedyev and Roland Garcia.

The planning phase as a bit messy with many back and forth adjustments required until I finally got exactly what I wanted. Changing Kim Kim contact person late in the process was ok but some details fell through the cracks and needed attention. I would have preferred to have final final details much sooner than what you provided, because even at that late stage there was a serious error that required correction

In the end all was corrected so that is good

And the actual experiment of hotels, drivers, guides, booked meal en wine tastings and tablado in the velodrome were exceptionally good. Our trip to Uruguay was a real treat as we discovered this gem

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The Grand Hotel

Punta del Este

Perfect location on Playa Brava with convenient bus stop right in front and a wll maintained private beach. We were speed by the gorgeous views from our ocean view suite

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Very modern architecture with lots of great workmanship details

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If you want to be right on the beach this is it

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Concierge helped us make tour arrangements that we really enjoyed

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Spotless

Narbona Wine Lodge

Colonia

Beautiful maintained winery with lovely landscaping. Fun to tour the grounds and facilities

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A historical site

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Beautiful is beautiful

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Friendly and responsive

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Alma Histórica Boutique Hotel

Montevideo

A charming little gem, centrally located in the old town, we loved the motif of the various rooms and common areas. Breakfast was delicious. The tango music themed room we stayed in was delightful.

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Classic charm. Lots of unique antiques on display

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Easy walking distance near the port and important sites in the old town, and historic historic Plazas

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Helpful every step of the way

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Montevideo Tour with Mercado del Puerto

Montevideo

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Our guide was very knowledgeable

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Comfortable van

Visito to Carnival "Tablado"

Montevideo

I did not know what to expect and was blown away by the costumes, humor, satire and creativity of the various Murgas we saw. Especially nice seeing the manu families that crowded this late evening event

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Caro was very helpful in planning our trip to Santiago and Patagonia. She kept us well informed and was very good at communication. Unfortunately, at the last minute, my friend's father became very ill and she had to cancel the trip which meant I was traveling alone. It was reassuring to know that KimKim and TripsSouthAmerica was aware of this and I had someone to pick me up from the airport and transport me during the trip. I also had another situation with an approaching winter storm in my area require me to change my plans and leave a day earlier than planned. Caro made the arrangements to accommodate me with an additional hotel night and change in pick up schedule.

The hotel in Santiago was less than I hoped - rooms were sparse and dated, very limitied English spoken, and not in the most favorable area of the city even though it was located in walking distance to the cultural center and museum. On the other hand, I loved Westkar in Puerto Natalas and the MR hotel in the Provincia neighborhood in Santiago upon my return were great options. EcoCamp Patagonia was 5 star eco-resort and I would highly recommend it if visiting Torres del Paine.

I wish I could have visited Punta Arenas while in Patagonia

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MR Hotel

Santiago

Loved the location and feel of this hotel.

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Weskar Lodge

Puerto Natales

A very nice hotel located about a mile from town along the water.

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Camping Paine Grande

Puerto Natales, Chile

Lots of tents but the tents and pillows were clean and comfortable. Food was good.

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Camping Frances

For a camping experience it was very comfortable. The food was very good at the refugio.

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EcoCamp Patagonia

Torres del Paine

Loved everything about this eco-resort! The accommodations were very nice and the food superb. I loved they offered a welcome drink every night and wine was included with dinner.

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Hotel Fundador

Santiago, Región Metropolitana

The hotel was dark and dank. After flying over night, I was not able to check in early and so had to find a couch to nap. I checked about getting a to-go breakfast on the morning of my departure and was told that had been arranged but when i checked out they acted like they didn't know anything about that. The room was sparse and dated with a lot of rust in the bath. The neighborhood where the hotel was located was in the financial district with older buildings and apartments but no convenient cafes or inviting restaurants.

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Maipo Valley - Concha y Toro & Santa Rita Wineries

Santiago

I think visiting the wineries could be fun to do with a group but by myself it wasn't that enjoyable.

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Eberhard Fjord Kayaking Tour

Puerto Natales

The kayaking trip was nice but nothing spectacular.

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EcoCamp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 7- Enjoy the lanscapes and let's return to Puerto Natales or Punta Arenas 💕⛰️

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EcoCamp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 6 - Eastern Lakes 💕⛰️

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EcoCamp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 5 - The Big Challenge: Torres del Paine 💕⛰️

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EcoCamp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 4 - Grey Glacier Trek & Boat Ride 💕⛰️

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EcoCamp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 3 - The Paine Massif's Heart: French Valley 💕⛰️

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Eco Camp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 2 - Los Cuernos Trek 💕⛰️

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Eco Camp W Trek 7D/6N - Day 1 - Welcome to Torres del Paine 💕⛰️

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Santiago Markets City Bike Tour

Santiago

The bike tour was very enjoyable and informative.

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The driver was late picking me up and returning me after the bike tour. He had a womas hiding in the back of the van which made me feel very uncomfortable and was very unprofessional

Carolina was incredible, truly. She made our honeymoon so special, and with all the transfers we had to account for with our travels through Argentina and a hula, it was honestly stress free and seemless thanks for her effort. We’ve used kimkim for several trips now but the most stand out feature about Carolina and her team was how accessible and PATIENT she was. I never felt like I was bothering her if I was indecisive. She guided us kindly and the teamwork mentality ensured our honeymoon was a trip of a LIFETIME. Thanks so much Caro!!

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Torres del Paine all inclusive - Activities menu provided by the hotel

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We've just returned from our trip to South America, travelling through Chile initially and then Argentina.
Our first stop was Santiago, the hotel was fine, smooth pick up at the airport and transfer, all good
After two days we transferred by air to Puerto Natales and we were picked up at the airport to Transfer to Torres Del Paine . The Torres Hotel was amazing in every respect ,the food service and rooms ,the guides were excellent, special mention to Alonso who we walked part of the W with and Paulina .We thoroughly enjoyed our time here .
we then travelled to El Calafate by coach , The Wyndham hotel was slightly tired ,decent but out of town.We checked in and were told we had been upgraded to corner rooms ,otherwise we would have been overlooking the car park.we enjoyed our trip to the Perito Moreno Glacier which was amazing and on the boat ,our guide was Rebecca who was very knowledgeable. we transferred by bus to El Chalten ,and had two days on our own.The National park was amazing ,we did two self guided walks and enjoyed the Bars and restaurants .The Hotel was The Hosteria Senderos which was very accommodating ,special mention for Tony who looked after us in the restaurant.
we were picked up and transferred to El Calafate airport and flew to Ushuaia ,smooth pick up at the airport and transfer to The Las Hayas ,a lovely Hotel ,a little out of town ,it did have a shuttle to Town Centre .
two fulls days one Raft ride and walk in the National Park which was very well done ,the tour guide did and excellent job,Gabi he was very knowledgeable,and entertaining.the second day we had a trip to Port Almanza where we were taken by boat along the Beagle channel where we met some penguins ,it was amazing and the ride to and from the Island was exhilarating.Afterwards we enjoyed some local Tapas and wine then back to Town for some Ice Cream with Regina and the Driver .
We then flew to Iguazu via El Calafate ,then Buenos Aires ,we would suggest for future travellers that a direct flight to BA then connect to Iguazu would be far better as we spent all day travelling ,arriving quite late at our Hotel.
We were picked up by Diego ,who discussing our plans realised that Scott and Tracy needed a Visa for the Brazilian side of the Falls trip ,which had not been mentioned in any communication with Kim Kim.This was disappointing that this issue was overlooked and we did not have sufficient time to get the necessary Visa .we were able to change our plans to do the Argentina side first ,and on our second day the local company arranged two different excursions plus a sunset boat tour .Unfortunately no one arrived at the agreed time to pick us up for our proposed boat tour ,and we had no communication as to what happened .
We stayed in the O2 Hotel ,which was near the centre ,but disappointing standard ,the views from the rooms were over scrapyards and the Towels were thin ,grey and Shabby .We can provide photos ,we did enjoy the nearby Bars and restaurants but were overall disappointed with the Hotel.
We then transferred to BA and stayed in the Palladio M Gallery ,a superb hotel in every respect .We had a great tour with Andrea who was very pleasant and knowledgeable .We enjoyed the Tango experience and Dinner.
overall we were very pleased with our trip ,there were a couple of issues with the Hotels and Visa issue .we had excellent ,warm weather almost everybody we met during our visit was warm ,welcoming and accommodating .
we would certainly use Kim Kim again ,thank you.
Scott,Tracy,Sandra and Bill.

Hotel Reviews

Palladio Hotel Buenos Aires—MGallery

Buenos Aires

This Hotel is superb, classy interior ,spaces to relax in ,great lighting and atmosphere.Amazing choice for Breakfast ,and great bar ,unfortunately we did not have dinner during our stay due to planned activities but the restaurant looked very inviting if you are looking for a Classy ,Authentic and Stylish hotel then look no further ,this is the one for you if all the Mgallery hotels are as good as this then they are going to the top of my list

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O2 Hotel Iguazú

Puerto Iguazú

A well situated Hotel for Bars and Restaurants ,the style is a little of putting ,bare concrete walls and glass elevators our rooms were at the rear of the Hotel and the views were of industrial yards and rubbish . the towels were old grey ,thin and repaired and not a very good standard the beds and bedding were fine Im not sure how old the Hotel is but it could do with an update

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Las Hayas Ushuaia Resort

Ushuaia

a good standard of Hotel ,a little out of town but with a Hotel shuttle ,nearby Park and bike trails the staff were friendly ,warm and welcoming.Nice size rooms well decorated and good finish

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Hosteria Senderos

El Chalten

A pleasant hotel ,with friendly staff and cosy feel. it has the feel of a Ski lodge or Lakeside Log cabin ,good location ,the staff were friendly ,good restaurants and coffee shops nearby

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Esplendor by Wyndham El Calafate

El Calafate, Santa Cruz

A decent Hotel but not outstanding or overly welcoming .We felt the room Decor was tired and in need of refreshment . The Hotel is out of the main street of El Calafate and would not have been our first choice

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Hotel Las Torres Patagonia

Torres del Paine

This is a gem of a Hotel ,i can find nothing to criticise and everything to applaud .The Ethos of the Hotel ,its attitude to nature were a refreshing change . The food was fresh ,beautifully prepared and presented ,the cocktails and drinks menu amazing . Everyone we met was friendly helpfull and always smiling , I cannot fully explain the experience we had here ,you must visit ,it is more than just accommodation,it is reviving ,refreshing and you feel totally at ease and welcome .

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Pullman Santiago Vitacura

Santiago

lovely Hotel in a quiet district ,walking distance to good restaurants ,the Hotel staff were friendly ,helpful and accommodating

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good restaurants close by ,quiet and great views opposite

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the rooms were clean ,bathrooms spotless

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Almanza, sunset and Penguins 🐧🍽️🌅 PM Excursion

Ushuaia

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Tierra del Fuego National Park: Trekking and Canoes 🌲🚣

Ushuaia

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local food ,simple and delicious

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Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion 🗻

El Calafate

City Tour "Santiago Green Parks"

Santiago

Lovely green city; especially enjoyed the cable car. Good way to see Santiago from different viewpoints.

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