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Our trip to Peru absolutely exceeded expectations.

From the beginning, Shawna was a fantastic partner in helping us plan the best itinerary for our family. She answered all our questions quickly and thoroughly, providing excellent guidance as we weighed different options. She helped us create a balanced itinerary filled with unique, authentic experiences.

While all our guides were terrific, Abel - our guide in Cusco and the Sacred Valley - was in a category of his own. He went above and beyond, helping us navigate unexpected flight issues and some altitude sickness our daughter experienced when we first arrived in Cusco. He was incredibly knowledgeable about Inca and Quechua society and was able to explain things in an accessible that engaged our kids and got them excited about the history. He truly made our trip special.

From the food tour in Lima, to the dune buggy adventure in the Paracas desert, to exploring Ollyantaytambo and Machu Picchu, to visiting the local Cusco markets and cooking authentic Peruvian cuisine with a chef at her restaurant, it was an unforgettable vacation. I highly recommend Peruvian Soul.

Hotel Review

Antigua Casona San Blas

Cusco

Beautiful hotel with unique architecture. Terrific restaurant and bar. And the hot water bottles in our bed at night was such s treat

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Activity Reviews

Cooking Class with Seledonia Mesa

Cusco

Our favorite experience in Peru! Seledonia is a remarkable person and an incredible chef. We had so much fun visiting the market with her and then learning from her in her kitchen. Such a unique experience.

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Morning Visit to Ollantaytambo

Peru

Abel was an amazing guide. He taught us all about the history and importance of Ollantaytambo and was very engaging.

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Abel is incredibly knowledgeable and helped us really understand the Quequan people.

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Andean Textiles at Misminay Community, lunch, hike to Moray & visit Maras

Peru

One of the highlights of our trip! The people were so kind and genuinely seemed interested in sharing more about how they make the textiles. Lunch was delicious!

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One of our favorite food experiences!

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Sandboarding at Paracas Desert

Paracas

So. Much. Fun. Our kids (ages 24 and 11) had a blast!

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Art and Local Cuisine in Bohemian Barranco

Lima

Blanca was a terrific guide! She brought us to an amazing market to start our day which helped us better understand the fruits and vegetables we would later see in the dishes we tried. From chocolate tasting to ceviche to classic lomo saltado - and ice cream to cap it all off! - the food was delicious. Highly recommend!

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Blanca was knowledgeable and very friendly.

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Absolutely perfect way to try Peruvian classics. Great start to our trip

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My family group of 15 just got back from a week in Peru. We met with our tour guide Alexandra Toledo in Cusco, She took us to view Pisac while on our way to Aranwa Hotel in Sacred Valley. From there we toured Chinchero, Moray, Maras and then to Aguas Calientes via Peru Rail Vistadome. Machu Picchu was the most magical experience. The beauty of the mountains is breathtaking. We spent our last two days back in Cusco before flying back to Lima, visiting the beautiful city squares, markets and Saqsaywamam. The experience with kimkim.com was really great. They were super accommodating and patient with us. Our guide Alexandra felt like part of the family!! !!!!FIVE STARS!!!!

Hotel Reviews

Hilton Garden Inn Cusco

Cusco

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Gringo Bill's Boutique Hotel

Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu

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Aranwa Sacred Valley

Urubamba

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Pullman Lima Miraflores

Miraflores, Lima

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Private Cusco City Tour & San Pedro Market

Cusco

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Explore Machu Picchu & Return to Cusco (Private Guided tour in Machu Picchu) SV

Peru

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Machu Picchu Tour (Private Guided Tour) AM

Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

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Private tour to Chinchero, Moray, Maras & Observaroty Train to Aguas Calientes

Peru

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Flight from {{start_location}} to Cusco & Private tour to The Sacred Valley

Peru

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Booking with KimKim was the right decision. This is one of the most stress-free trips we have ever taken. All the annoying logistics, lodging, drivers, guides, and excursions were handled by KimKim and transitions were seamless. We simply provided our budget and a rough idea of what we wanted to see. This saved me hours and hours of planning time which I definitely did not have.
Our two main guides were Julio and Willy. Both were friendly, knowledgeable, professional and willing to take on the burden of working out a few kinks in our itinerary (I changed my mind about an excursion and Julio handled it perfectly).
We especially loved the walking food tour in Barranca, the wonderful breakfasts at the hotels, all our lodgings (in Cuzco, Sacred Valley, and Puno) were top notch, the Moray salt ponds and archaeological park, Ollantaytambo, the floating reed island (clearly geared toward tourists but the family was so sweet I’ll cut the experience some slack), visiting with Lupe and her home stay on the Lake Titicaca’s Laquina Peninsula and of course the Inca Trail and Macchu Picchu were life changing.

A few suggestions:
1. Warn clients in advance that the customs line arriving in Lima can be very long and do not stop at the bathroom for several minutes upon arrival while 100’s of other travelers stream by. We probably added an hour to our 2 hour wait because we had no clue the customs cue came before baggage claim.
2. A 1-week heads up that 2nd payment is due. Even the most organized people need a warning. I was caught off guard.
3. I wish there was an option to pay tips in advance?
4. Not sure about the camelid farm. It was great to see and learn about all the various Andean camelids but afterwards we felt uncomfortable and pressured being the only two people ushered into the high end store with 5 employees hovering and watching our every move. It was obvious they expected us to purchase goods, but this is one time I wish there had been more tourists.

Hotel Reviews

Intiqa

Puno

My husband loved the huge bathroom, I loved the great view from the 6th floor breakfast room.

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Just a few blocks from Lima St, the main drag

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Casa San Blas Boutique

Cusco

Loved this place, tucked away down an alley off of an alley, so quaint! Our room had a beautiful view of Cusco and opened to a nice outdoor patio.

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Just a few blocks up the hill from Cusco’s main square, but still quiet. Perfect!

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They met our van in the alley and immediately got our bags and made us feel well taken care of when we arrived tired and later at night.

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Tierra Viva Valle Sagrado Urubamba

Urubamba

Don’t let the dirt roads leading you here fool you, this was a beautiful place, especially in the evening hours when the garden lights come on. They have a spa too. Great breakfast, beautiful room.

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A bit far from town, but you can take a taxi in for dinner if so compelled.

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Casa Andina Standard Miraflores Benavides

Lima

Great breakfast! Great overall value, room was spacious and clean

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Activity Reviews

Chimu Floating Island and Luquina Community Homestay

Peru

The floating reef island experience clearly catered to tourists but it was such an unusual place to call home and the family so sweet and willing to welcome us that I deem this experience worthwhile. We loved meeting Lupe and her little niece and daughter. She works so hard, we were happy to help chop vegetables in the kitchen for meals. We also helped till part of a potatoe field and bring the sheep down to graze, and we helped bring lunch to the kindergarten class. A truly immersive, slice of life experience for us.

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We had the entire boat to ourselves.

Lunch at a local restaurant

Sacred Valley

We ate at Ama, a great experience with its peaceful outdoor garden, philanthropic mission to help single mothers, and delicious food and dessert.

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Morning Visit to Ollantaytambo

Peru

The terraced temple of Ollantaytambo was awesome. The stairs to the top are challenging at altitude but worth the hard work!

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Julio knew so much about the construction of the temple. Fascinating visit.

Pass by Pisac Market & an Andean camelid Farms

Sacred Valley

Please see review on first page

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We enjoyed the market in Pisac

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Walking Food Tour in Barranco (Group tour)

Lima

This was a favorite activity, a great “first excursion” and introduction to Peru. All the food was substantial and delicious. Our guide Valeria was exceptional and we visited street art and an art gallery also,

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Pisco sours, fruits, lomos soltados

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