Kimkim Trip Reviews

Good location. Sadly, the rooftop bar was closed for private event on the one night we wanted to go. Nothing fancy but fine.

The staff couldn’t be more accommodating and pleasant. We arrived early and our room wasn’t ready and it was after breakfast but they offered us coffee and breakfast anyway instead of sending us off on our own.

Elena was our guide and she was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and informative. Trip to Monreale was worth it. The food tour was fun and a good way to experience the city and culture.

Christina was our guide for Neapolis and Ortygia. We had a nice time but learned more from a food tour guide the next day. She just didn’t seem overly interested. We didn’t walk down to the bottom of the amphitheater or really explore much.

Our driver was very nice and accommodating to help us find a restaurant for lunch and stretch our legs during the long drive - but, wow, was he driving fast!

Paolo and the staff at the restaurant were so amazing. He was fun and engaging, the food was wonderful and we learned a lot. We didn’t actually go to the fishmonger but it could have been because they were not open.

The chocolate tour and tasting was really great. So interesting. We had the most memorable time with Angela at Barone Sergio! We spent so much time there, we didn’t have much time to do anything but eat quick meal in Marzamemi. The second wine tasting at Avola was lovely but maybe a bit rushed since we were late!

Sadly, the weather wasn’t great but we soldiered on and had a great day on Etna and wine tasting.

Claudio was amazing. Highly recommended.

We only had one night here, but what a lovely and relaxing place!

It was lovely to see the bay, caves and kyak around. But just not really our style for accommodations.

Great location and staff! Food was great as well.

Beautiful location, beach, pool facilities, and staff! We loved our stay here.

an absolute blast! Thao, our guide, wax excellent, she shared about life in Saigon and delicious food. The mopeds and the drivers are not to be forgotten.

The Ter Dar show was pure entertainment! Start to finish on the edge of my seat. So glad we got to see it. The dinner was just so so.

Ming, our guide, was great. Nice to see the area on two wheels. The people along the way were genuine, kind and a joy. Food was great also.

So beautiful, exceptional service and food. Highly recommend!

I could not believe how beautiful this location was

Mohamed was an incredible guide - taking us on a beautiful hike to the Monkey Fingers and then inviting us into his home to share a meal with his family. So knowledgeable and the perfect pace

Absolutely stunning! The camel ride was so fun and seeing the sunset and then the sunrise over the desert was a once in a lifetime!

Great location in Tokyo with a comprehensive buffet breakfast, serving both Japanese and Western foods on the buffet.

Perfect private ryokan right in the heart of town. Modernized with excellent showers and kitchen. Breakfast delivered to your door each morning, alternating between Japanese and Western. Potential issue for some is that while the bedrooms are on the top floor, the bathrooms are not

Good central location. Excellent Japanese buffet

Perfect way to relax and unwind. The ryokan rooms are spacious and authentic. We had a private onsen on our balcony but there were also private and public onsens available.

Our guide Komaki was knowledgeable, fantastic and fun.

It was fun and made me realize I will never make sushi again!

The listed items on the guide were not enough to fill the time. Luckily our guide recognized this and added in a walk thru the park. Unfortunately, she was a little hard to understand at times

This tour was only in Japanese. Had we known that, we probably would have skipped it.

Our guide Carolina definitely made this tour so fantastic. She introduced us to the local cuisine and history.

Rooms too small. A/c too noisy. Good breakfast.

Nice location, nice room and nice hotel.

We only stayed for few hours during each stays. Didn’t explore any area to give review.

Excellent. Food, stay, hospitality was great. We had great guide and captains to take us around for hikes and activities.

I would make sure people know it has a washer and dryer. I didn't know this and found out on my own. It made all the difference packing.

Amazing. Guides were so funny and listening about their stories about the dogs was so much fun.

Siggi was awesome.

Comfortable boutique hotel

Simple and clean. Superb restaurant. Rooms/batroom are a little small & can be noisy.

Excellent location (beautiful view over lake, walking distance to local town). Comfortable lobby and lounge area, great restaurant, large comfortable rooms with lake view.

Comfortable apartment/hotel with awesome breakfast, and great roof-top deck with 360 degree view over entire Valparaiso city and bay.

Excellent informative guide, great overview of the best neighborhoods & art areas

Great fun, Antonia was a patient & supportive cooking coach

Beautiful views of flamingos in natural habitat, and the eerie color of the Salt Flats.

A wonderful day exploring Chiloe Island and its surroundings though we only saw a few penguins out on the boat

Sunrise in the outer-worldly Tatio Geysers is a unique experience. It is freezing at 14,000 altitude before sunrise - you need to be dressed in layers with beanie, scarves, gloves and down jacket.

The glaciers are spectacular - especially the khike up to Serrano Glacier after the boat ride up the fjord, and the lamb BBQ lunch is delicious

intriguing tours - both the Santa Rita impressive estate, and family owned Perez Cruz winery

Hiking up the snow-capped Osorno Volcano was a unique experience, with views over the surrounding lake (after taking a chair lift to the mid-station).

Awesome hike up the mountain, but condors were way in the distance

Great day, beautiful inlets, professional equipment and helpful guide.

Casablanca wine tour in Casas del Bosque was informative, lunch in their restaurant was superb in beautiful setting, but need reserve 48 hours ahead (we were lucky to get a table).

Taste of Chile - special intro to Chilean cuisine with delightful Chef Gloria hosting us in her home

Excellent overview of Santiago by our guide, Soledad.

Spectacular tour of soaring snow-capped Patagonia peaks

Perfect place for us to stop into. Great hospitality once we walked in and food was delicious!

Too many good things to say about this place! People, views, and game drives. Our driver and tracker were amazing the entire time. Very knowledgeable about everything. Would go back just for them. Everything else was perfect too. All the other staff, food, anything you can think of, was perfect.

Such a cool boutique hotel. I was actually blown away when first stepping into our room. Close to everything also in the area which made it even better!

Such a peaceful place to stay. After a chaotic first week to our trip, we ended here. Perfect place to be to relax. You can’t beat the views with the penguins just right off the balcony. Cool experience eating while hearing all the penguins!

We definitely didn’t want to feel rushed when trying this experience out. There were 8 stops total and we went to 3. I would recommend doing something like that to fully take on the scenery, food, and wine. Beautiful places they take you to!

Perfectly serviceable hotel with fabulous views down the valley.

Just beautiful and such a wonderful location. Everything one hopes for in a Parador!

Well located and very functional. Even included laundry which we did not expect.

We didn't love this one. Half of the rooms face the parking lot and half face out to the beautiful landscape. We were in one that faced the parking lot so we had the sense of missing out. The hotel was likely somewhat stylish when it opened but it is seeming a bit down-at-heels now. Needing repairs and such. Staff was very nice and breakfast was good. Ate one dinner in the restuarant which was a convenient, servicable meal.

Such a pretty hotel in a wonderful location. Stylish, elegant, high-end service, comfortable rooms, lovely rooftop bar with a pool. Located right on the edge of the old city. Wished we could have stayed longer!

Our guide was a nice young man, warm, friendly, interactive and such. And he came right on time and all. There is just not much to the tour so it did not feel all that meaningful. It was great to be able to cut the line for the museum entry and have the tickets all organized, but I would not particularly recommend this one to others.

Super. A lovely evening with a terrific, knowledgeable guide and great food. Would recommend for sure.

Wonderful day!! Marina was so great and the tour is so well thought out and engaging. We viewed the landscape and learned about geography, walked through the vineyards and practiced pruning the grape vines, had snacks among the vines, did a hands-on experiment to learn about sugar content in wine, went into Marina's family cellar, and corked a bottle of wine. Marina was warm and fun to talk to. It was wonderful to connect with someone with such a long deep relationship with that place.

Diego was such a wonderful, gentle, smart guy. We loved our evening chatting with him and the food was delicious. He really exposed us to the classic pinxtos of Logrono.

This was one of the highlights of the trip. Just such a great evening! Julen is such a warm guy and so much fun to talk to. His partner Marta joined us to help in the kitchen and the pair of them are such a delight. His level of preparation is so high and all that we cooked and drank was delicious. We had learned about the gastronomic societies so seeing inside of one was a real treat. This felt like such a really special cultural experience all around.

Hector was a really, really nice guy, but our comment afterwards was that it seemed like about 30 minutes worth of stuff stretched out over 2 hours.

Our guide was lovely and really knowledgeable and thorough. We really enjoyed our time with him and learned a lot.

We did the stops in Haro and in Laguardia (and skipped Vitori-Gasteiz just because we were wanting small town stops rather than a city stop). Did some wine tasting in both. Both were lovely.

This worked really well. Because we love Roman ruins, we did that in Zaragosa and then had a really nice lunch before heading the rest of the way to Barcelona.

Great. The guide was on the staff at the Guggenheim and was really knowledgeable. The tour was just about an hour long which was perfect to set us up for visiting the rest of the museum on our own.

Captain and chef really nice and we even got the sails up on a beautiful evening. Really fun way to see Barcelona. The dinner however was literally inedible. It would have been much much better just to have tapas and cocktails, or even just cocktails given that it was at 5:30 pm. And then we could have gone out afterwards.

Beautiful courtyards, friendly staff, delicious breakfast, conveniently located.

Tents were much nicer than we expected! Amazing view of Fuego.

Unforgettable hotel, accessible only by boat. So charming and unique with amazing views, beautiful landscaping, and friendly staff.

Perfect for the night before an early flight. We were there very briefly, but the room was clean, spacious and well appointed.

The Valley Ride was a perfect way to start our trip. Vinicio picked us up at our hotel, and since the tour was private, we rode at our own pace through the villages and farms outside Antigua. We loved the variety of stops: Chocolate Antigua, the King Brothers jade factory and the Valhalla macadamia nut farm, where we got to taste a few things along the way. It was a great mix of exercise, scenery and local culture.

This was the highlight of our trip. The hike up is steep and challenging, but having a private guide meant we could go at our own pace, and we reached base camp by early afternoon. The camp was much nicer than we expected, and Vinicio surprised us with a make-your-own taco spread when we arrived. Fuego rumbled all night, and around 11pm we unzipped our tent and watched it erupt, lava and all. It’s something we’ll never forget.

We started hiking around 4am and were on the summit by 5:15am. It was cold, extremely windy and cloudy, and we only caught glimpses of the sunrise through the gaps. But it was still worth it for the challenge.

We had originally considered flying to Flores to see Tikal, but with only a week we didn’t have the time. Iximché turned out to be a great alternative. It’s an easy stop on the drive from Antigua to Lake Atitlán, and walking among the ancient Mayan ruins with Vinicio was a nice introduction to the country’s Mayan history without giving up a day or two to travel. Afterward we stopped for a wonderful lunch at Chichoy in Tecpán

This was the perfect last morning on the lake. Vinicio picked us up at our hotel for a short boat ride to Kayak Guatemala, and then we paddled about an hour and a half along the shore to San Marcos, past beautiful lakefront homes with volcano views the whole way. From there we hiked back along trails and roads through the villages of Tzununa and Jaibalito to our hotel, Casa del Mundo, where a lovely lunch was waiting. Seeing the lake from the water and then on foot gave us a real feel for the area, and the mix of paddling and hiking made it one of our favorite days.

We hopped on a boat in Panajachel with our local guide, Pablo, and Vinicio, and took a short, bumpy ride across the lake to Santiago Atitlán. We visited a Mayan shrine and the main church, and Pablo explained how Mayan traditions and Catholicism are woven together in daily life there. In San Juan La Laguna we sampled local honey, watched a weaver demonstrate the whole process from raw cotton to finished scarf, admired the murals around town, and ended with a chocolate tasting. The boat dropped us at our hotel just as the sun was setting over the lake.

This was our favorite hotel. It was so beautiful and the staff was dressed in traditional clothes. The staff was very friendly and attentive, and we would definitely stay here again.

This hotel is outstanding and cozy! The staff was outstanding, views of the river and mountains are beautiful, the food was good and location is great. Loved it.

This hotel is fabulous with outstanding service, staff, grounds and views. The rooms are spacious and well laid out. I highly recommend this hotel. I think it is the best in Thimphu.

This hotel was magnificent in every way. First, it is beautiful, they were so accommodating and made everything convenient for the Tiger's Nest hike. They also arranged a Monk to come and bless our departure for a safe journey home. This is a must stay in Paro, we could have stayed for multiple days to take advantage of the spa and other amenities. The rooms are spacious as in Thimphu, but has a bit different feel, the views are incredible. Amazing place, a feeling of peace and serenity. It was a great place to end our trip.

This was a great experience and so glad we did it. You have to do it to really understand the magnificence of this place.

Highly recommend this experience! I loved this!

This was very interesting. Always nice to see animals you have never heard of or seen. They have quite a large population.

Was not able to check-in online. I am not sure if it was my phone or some other reason.

We did not get altitude sickness, but saw some people that did. We did take medication to prevent just in case.

This was a very interesting Dzong, lots of different things to see. This is a must see! The architecture of the building is very interesting and why they built in this configuration.

Despite this being a large group tour it was managed really well and we had a fabulous day walking on the glacier

Such a great option and good to do something very different compared to the usual tourist trail. It’s a pretty hard three hour climb. Doesn’t take any technical experience but just a good head for heights and some stamina. Would highly recommend

A dump....very depressing --not conviently located and the room had no amenities such as a refrigerator, coffee maker all the things that we expected for what we paid to KimKim the agency who put us there.

Convienent to airport; room was fine; breakfast (included) was really good; Dinner was finishing when we arrived, but looked good as well.

Great location by the station, a bit too big for my comfort.

Fantastic property with great amenities

Fantastic coffee and treats.

Great walk and explanations. Could have skipped the techy part.

Loved every minute of it!

Long day with lots of walking! It was incredible to experience this