Kimkim Trip Reviews

This was the first time I have ever had the assistance of a travel agent/company planning a trip-- but I would highly recommend. Minimizing the planning time was a real goal at this busy moment in life and allowed us to maximize the time doing fun stuff/relaxing on our trip and minimized the downtime! Having the transfers coordinated in advance made it feel luxurious. We had amazing guides (Anghela for a Percy Jackson tour in Athens was amazing--- and Stratos for kayaking to Poseidons temple and George for hiking/natural history in Kourtaliotiko gorge in Crete). We all loved the Olympic stadium tour and practicing the olympic events. The itinerary was a fabulous mix of historical tours and adventure activities and relaxation. It worked great for our 3 generation family!

Hotel Review

Villa Archanes

Heraklion, Crete

We loved this one! Super quaint town and awesome little hotel. Nicest host and HUGE breakfast

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Activity Reviews

Kourtaliotiko Gorge Hidden Waterfall & River Trek

Chania

Our guide George was seriously the best, couldn't have been better. He made opportunities to make sure our 10 year old got his energy out and adrenaline pumping! We loved this activity for our group

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Morning or Evening Sea Kayaking to Temple of Poseidon

Athens

Stratos was fabulous guide. This was a great way to experience the temple

Morning Catamaran Cruise

Greece

Recommend the 6hr option vs the 4hr! There were many boats doing the same trip but after 4 hours all the other boats left and we had the whole bay to ourselves-- which was amazing! The boat, food, staff and whole experience were excellent

Knossos Palace Experience

Greece

This one didn't keep our 10 year old particularly engaged unfortunately.

Percy Jackson-Inspired Acropolis & Museum Experience

Athens

Our guide (Anghela) did an amazing job keeping our 10 year old engaged in 4 hours of historical exploration with a deep knowledge of Percy Jackson books and a fabulous approach to interacting with all of us.

Olympic Games Workout

Athens

We really had a great time. A few hiccups to be sure, but the tours executed were excellent.

It was great. Enjoyed all excursions! Sloth walk, agriculture farm, boat ride near volcano… Epic family event

The excursions we had were excellent. Each one was well thought through and highlighted the key features of each location.

Hotel Reviews

Sole d'oro Luxury Suites

Santorini

This place was simply wonderful.

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Adonis seems a one-man show. I hope he’s well compensated.

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Castle Mansions

Naxos

Excellent location, wonderful setup.

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Milos Waves

Milos

This place is simply gorgeous. My husband said it was the nicest place he’s ever stayed.

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Urban Stripes Athens

Athens

Excellent location.

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Activity Reviews

Best of Milos half-day tour

Greece

I really liked this tour. Our 11 year old was less impressed.

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Luxe Morning cruise Milos

Milos

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We had not arranged for travel to the port for this. Getting a cab was slightly stressful

Traditional Villages Tour 2026

Santorini

Our guide was much less talkative than others. He offered many insights, fewer deep in history.

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Santorini Gems Catamaran Sunset Tour

Santorini

The pickup and drop off was a bit chaotic. Everything worked out but this was the one event where timing didn’t align with what was in the app.

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Naxos Heritage & Flavors

Naxos

This felt a very custom experience.

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Aegean Lush Bike tour

Naxos

A highlight of the trip.

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Private Jeep Tour to Delphi, Mount Parnassus, and Arachova

Athens

Adam was quite the character. Delphi was great. The lunch we had was fantastic.

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Athens Highlights Mythology Tour

Greece

The tour was good. Arrival was complex given the large number of groups.

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We had a wonderful experience covering much of western and southern Iceland over 12 days. Guðmundur (Gummi) was responsive and provided lots of thoughtful feedback as we fine-tuned our itinerary before booking.

We had the challenge of booking the trip only about 6 months in advance, wanting to see a lot different natural and cultural attractions, and at the same time managing the abilities and interests of 3 generations of travelers. Gummi took those constraints and laid out an itinerary that managed to address all our interests, found fun and comfortable accommodations in the right locations, and kept us at a manageable pace where we could move every 2 or 3 days. The food recommendations were great and often corroborated by a foodie acquaintance who splits time in Reykjavik. Out of the entire agenda, we only opted not to do 2 optional stops, and one of those was due to the worst day of weather which prevented safe hiking in Highlands.

During the trip, Gummi provided quick responses when we needed some real-time feedback or advice on some small issues. I am confident that had we run into major problems, he would have solved them for us.

We have recommended kimkim to friends, who are since booked a trip to Iceland, and would use it again ourselves. I would recommend anyone work with Gummi. Thank you!

Our kids gave the trip a 9.5/10 which is a huge win. This was our first time using a travel service and Kimkim and our overall experience was fantastic. Alvaro helped us plan the initial logistics and create an itinerary that covered a lot of ground in Ecuador. Sebastian was super helpful at coordinating all the logistics on the ground and even came to meet us in Quito. We were so lucky to have Christian as an incredible tour guide for the first week. He felt like part of the family and even watched World Cup games with us. He has an incredibly kind heart and is a pleasure to be around and really cared for every detail of the trip. He is also a foodie and took us to some delicious meals and always had great recommendations. He did great with our teens as well. Lastly, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of birds, flora and fauna and I wish we had done the cloud forest or the jungle with him but he still managed to share a ton of info. Our itinerary was aggressive from a driving/distance traveling standpoint and we could not have done it without the input of our guides/team. We started in Quito, went to Mitad del Mundo then Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, before heading to Baños for a few days (so fun!) then drove down to Cuenca where we sadly said goodbye to Christian. Genaro took over guiding duties and he was delightful as well- very knowledgeable, interesting, kind and did a great job. We especially loved our Cajas hike with him and were very grateful he was the driver in the descent to Guayaquil! Finally, Carolina helped Sebastian with the arrangements in the Galapagos and all of our guides helped make transit easy. We stayed on Santa Cruz for a few nights but Isabela stole our hearts! Hotel Abermarle was perfect.
Overall, we had a great experience and I would recommend using Kimkim for an Ecuadorian adventure. Thank you Alvaro, Sebastian and all involved!

This was my first time using KimKim and I am impressed by how customizable and personal my experience was. After I got my first itinerary from Roy, I responded with the parts I liked and didn’t like and Roy just kept adjusting until the itinerary for a week in Norway was ideal for me and my sister. I was really appreciative when after the initial trip’s estimate was more expensive than I could afford, accommodations were changed so that we didn’t have to cut any of our activities. And the accommodations we ended up with were fantastic! I would definitely use kimkim again.

Hotel Reviews

Flåm Camping & Hostel

Flåm

Really slow WiFi, which mattered to me as an international traveler with no cellular data available. But, comfortable place to stay and I was grateful for the access to laundry facilities my this point in my 2 week trip

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Gudvangen Fjordtell

Gudvangen

This was a fun hotel! Bring a sleep mask if you stay during the summer because the skylight doesn’t have any cover and it’s bright all night! But the Viking aesthetic and proximity to the boat and restaurants are great.

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The shape of the rooms makes it difficult to keep luggage open and it’s tricky to get to the bathroom in the back when suitcases are out

Scandic Neptun

Bergen

Fantastic breakfast and a great location!!

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Activity Reviews

Stegastein Viewpoint by Bus

Norway

Beautiful view but always crowded.

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Visit the Viking Valley

Gudvangen

It’s fun but I didn’t feel like this was worth the stop, sadly.

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Mostraumen Fjord Cruise

Bergen

Quiet and modern electric boat that made a trip along this stunning fjord feel intimate and peaceful

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Culture & Nature Excursion by Electric Minibus

Flåm

Had my favorite tour guide who almost felt like a friend by the end. Loved all of his local knowledge and friendly advice.

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Private Floating Sauna Experience - Aurland

Aurland

Really one of my favorite memories of my trip to Norway.

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Guomundir Oli was terrific. He answered the questions that we had on the trip in a timely manner. His itinerary was very thorough with all the information we needed. He tackled a problem with the car company for us. I would highly recommend him and the Kimkim trip to Iceland.

Hotel Review

Hótel Laxá

Myvatn

The hotel was a very good base for the activities that we had planned. It was a little bit bigger room at this point in our trip and it was nice to have the extra space. We use the dining room here in the mail was quite good.

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Activity Review

Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience

Iceland

We had done some cave tours and other parts of the world, this was well done and very in

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Kimkim surpassed our expectations. We thank our specialist Michael very much for all the help /planning / assistance during the trip.
His personal response as well as the organisation of colleagues/ tour guides / drivers/ were on the highest level.
Michael has made a complicated trip to look easy, safe and enjoyable.
I felt that someone was watching us all the time without intervening our privacy which was very much appreciated.

Kimkim will be in the top of our priorities when booking other destinations
All the best !
H&D

Nothing but great things to day about the KimKim experience. Erica helped us curate a full 11 day Italy honeymoon plan and had lots of suggestions and advice for us as we worked through some iterative trip options to figure out what we wanted to experience. The excursions she booked for us were lots of fun and the best part was the private car transfers from every hotel, day trip, airport, etc. Never had to touch a steering wheel once. It really felt like a 5 star experience (both the booking process and the trip itself) and made our honeymoon stress free and simple. Everything just "worked".

Eirini and her team did an amazing job planning our trip to Greece. The hotels in all of our locations were very nice. The rooms were great and the locations were outstanding with easy access to everything we wanted to see. Our hotel in Santorini (Ilioperato) was in a great location with "postcard" views of the Caldera from our front porch. We loved that it was in quiet location away from the tourist crowds, but still close to great shopping and restaurants. Our hotel in Heraklion (Dimargio) was a hidden gem. We were surprised how new and modern it was, yet still in the heart of the city near all of the attractions and restaurants. Also, our drivers were great, especially Costantinos in Athens. Also, a special shout out to George (think that was his name) in Santorini who picked us up at the airport and dropped us off at the port. Both of the gentlemen we so nice and informative. They felt like old friends after driving us a few times. My wife gave them hugs when we left them the last time! The tours and excursions were also wonderful. Eirini will find something for everyone - food, culture, history and adventure. Loved our farm tour and cooking class in Santorini. Great to see something on the non-Caldera side of the island and learn more about the island. Our host and driver were locals and passionate about life, culture, and the history of Santorini. The Kim Kim App was fantastic and easy to use. It was great having all of our trip details at our fingertips. Eirini was always responsive. We recommend Kim Kim and Eirini if you are traveling to Greece. We will use Kim Kim for our future trips.

Hotel Reviews

Dimargio Hotel and Spa

Heraklion, Crete

Very pleased with the newer modern hotel in the heart of the city close to everything you want to see. To hotel, while very new, was designed to look like it was built in ancient Crete, with a courtyard and dining area surrounded by old looking brick walls. Nice bar in the lobby and a great breakfast. Can't imagine there is a nicer hotel in the heart of Heraklion.

Authenticity & Character

New facility but designed with the charm of being amongst the ancient ruins.

Location

Five-minute walk from heart of the city and Morosini Fountain.

Staff

Helpful staff. Made dining reservations for us and gave us other tips for visiting the area. Nice bartender in the lobby.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very new and clean

Ilioperato

Santorini

Great location with amazing views. This location does not have as many tourists walking by, which was nice compared to many of the other hotels we saw. Yet, it was still walking distance to the Fira shops and many nice restaurants. Double sized beds, so smaller than what we are used to, but manageable considering we enjoyed breakfast, drinks, and sunset views from our front porch. Amazing! Also, very nice and attentive staff.

Authenticity & Character

What you expect in Santorini -white building on the cliffs of the Caldera. Smaller rooms, but that adds to the charm of the architecture of being in "old" Santorini.

Location

Quiet, but close to everything you want to do and see. Cannot overstate how nice the views are from the seating areas in front of each room.

Staff

Great staff. Very helpful and attentive.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean.

Urban Stripes Athens

Athens

Large, updated room with couch and kitchen amenities. Great view of the Parthenon from our room. Nice lite balcony to enjoy wine or coffee.

Authenticity & Character

Very new hotel with an apartment feel. Not a traditional hotel lobby, although staff were available to assist with any needs. Felt like be a resident of Athens!

Location

Walking distance to the Parthenon and shopping.

Staff

Very helpful with checking in and restaurant recommendation

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean and modern.

Athens City View Urban Suites

Athens

Great location and very nice room. The restaurant downstairs is connected to hotel and the food was great. There are some stairs to deal with, but someone from the hotel or restaurant will usually help you with your luggage.

Authenticity & Character

Modern and clean rooms. Not a traditional hotel with a lobby. More like your own apartment.

Location

Can walk to attractions and restaurants

Staff

Staff arranged for a box breakfast the morning we left because we had a 6:00 flight and the restaurant was not yet open.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean

Activity Reviews

Farm visit with cooking class & winery visit with wine tasting

Santorini

It was nice learning more about the people who live and make a living on Santorini outside of tourism. We learned so much about agriculture and how they grow tomatoes and grapes on a volcanic island. We helped make tomato fritters and enjoyed our meal outside under a big shade tree. Very pleasant.

Quality of Experience

Our host was so passionate about the food they grow and the history of agriculture on the island.

Food

Good fresh food and wine. Just know the meal does not include any chicken, lamb, or protein. Still worth it.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very good guide who grows the food we ate. Also, took us on a tour of a small nearby village, Megalochori, which we really enjoyed.

Transport

Again, another great local driver who told us so much about the island, history, culture and more. Learn why the church domes may or may not be painted blue.

Sunset trip to the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion

Athens

Loved our driver. I would recommend this trip be schedule one hour later, or at a time to make sure you are there for sunset. Otherwise, you can see the temple in about 20-30 minutes. It is a long, although beautiful, drive for a short visit. We were there earlier and would have had to wait for over an hour for sunset. However, it was starting to get very busy the closer it got to sunset. We decided to leave and our driver dropped us off at a nice local fish restaurant for dinner. We were the only non-locals at the restaurant, which was fun. It was nice to see some of the area outside of Athens.

Quality of Experience

Getting to know our great drive Costantinos was the best part of this experience.

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Afternoon Acropolis Museum & Acropolis guided tour

Athens

This is a must do if you are visiting Athens. A guide is well worth the expanse. Skip the lines. From what we can tell, it is always busy there, so the guide gets you where you want to go and explains everything. If you can endure the heat, we went very late in the afternoon. When we left, we walked out onto part of Filopappou Hill (I think) and watched the sunset.

Quality of Experience

You are visiting one of the most historical wonders of the world. We happened to visit on July 4th, which was even more fun as we are from the United States. Standing at the center of the birthplace of democracy on our nation's 250th birthday was special.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

We walked from our hotel - 10-minute walk. Guide was very informative.

Transport

Walked

Knossos Palace guided tour

Greece

Great tour. Very informative.

Quality of Experience

Vary good guide. Worth having a guide, as it is very busy.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Guide and drive make this actively so much more enjoyable.

Transport

Driver was on time - both on pick up and return. Provided water, which was needed the day we visited.

Sea kayaking experience

Santorini

Unfortunately, the actively was canceled because of high winds. Good communication about the situation and offered alternatives, which unfortunately, did not fit our schedule. Refund was processed promptly.

Quality of Experience

Riding on the beach was amazing. It was very hot, so be prepared.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Guides were great and helped those who were not as experienced with horse.

Transport

The stables offered transportation and had a great young. man as a driver. Long time family owned and operated transport and rental company. As a local, he shared a lot of information about the island/

We had an amazing experience working with Tiago on our trip to Portugal! He made the entire planning process smooth, seamless, and completely stress-free. Every detail of our trip ran like clockwork, from getting picked up from the airport to the hotel accommodations and tours. Tiago was incredibly responsive (even with daily questions we asked him over whatsapp during our vacation), listened to exactly what we wanted, and delivered a perfect vacation. I will definitely book with Kimkim (specifically with Tiago) again and highly recommend his services!"

This trip epitomizes why we use KimKim.
First idea, go to Barcelona to see some of the 2026 Tour de France and continue on. Second idea go early and end the trip in Barcelona, start somewhere else. Hmmm Verona looks interesting.
Contact KimKim and outline a driving trip from Verona to Barcelona over 18 days.
In comes Leslie, a KimKIm Italy travel expert based in Bologna who puts together an amazing itinerary. Stops, tours, things to see, with a few tweaks (for us no wine tours) and then we get to hotel selection. This is where Leslie and team excelled, we stayed at some wonderful places that we would never have found on our own no matter how long we scraped the internet.
Select the hotels, confirm the flights, add one more stop to break up a long driving day and we are good to go.
It all worked. The hotels were amazing, the tours and tour guides (Julien in Avignon was a stand out) were excellent. Working with Annalisa, our daily What’sApp contact, each afternoon we confirmed all the next days activity. We made a last minute change to a pickup point in Barcelona that was handled perfectly.
Memorable stops, Isola Bella ( just go), Avignon, Aigues-Mortes, Girona, cycling heaven. The history is amazing.
This was our 5th KimKim trip and was probably the best and definitely will not be the last.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Regina

Barcelona

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Hotel Palau Fugit

Girona

FAntastic, cannot recommend enough

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Hôtel La Casa Pairal

Collioure

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Clean comfortable, but strange layout

La Maison Molière

Arles

La Chapelle sur la Sorgue

L'Isle sur la sorgue

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Perfect

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Royal Hotel Sanremo

Sanremo

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Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromees

Stresa

Hotel Accademia

Verona

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Activity Reviews

Private Gothic Quarter Walk

Barcelona

Avignon Private Guided Walking Tour with a Licensed Guide

Italy

Julien was our favorite tour guide of the trip

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History, Legends & Monuments Walk

Girona

Half Day Tour: Isola Bella and Fishermen's Island

Italy

Our favorite tour of the trip Who knew?

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Private Walking Tour of Verona

Italy

We enjoyed our safari tremendously. John, our guide was excellent and we departed as friends would do. We w ere disappointed that in Nakuru there were no flamingos, while the impression had been created. It was a situation going on for some time, based on the extreme high water level nd lack of shallow levels for the flamingos.

Hotel Reviews

Mara serena lodge

masai mara

We enjoyed this hotel very much. The cultural aspects of it were very special.

Authenticity & Character

Cultural aspect. Friendliness of staff.

Location

Quite far, but that is the whole idea of the National,park.

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Egret Savannah Camp

Nakuru

Very nice positioned in a natural environment. Staff is extremely friendly. Accommodation is pleasant.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Well positioned in a natural environment.

Staff

All staff deserve the credit.

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Serena Hotel Nairobi

Nairobi

Excellent hotel with very good service. Swimming pool is heated.

Authenticity & Character

Very stylish.

Location

Since we were transported we have no opinion about the location. It was close enough to the airport

Staff

Very personal service.

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Activity Review

Sunrise Boat Cruise on Lake Nakuru

Nakuru

There were no flamingos, which was a disappointment.

Anita was great in organizing our special trip to Portugal! She thought of all the details and was available if there were any questions. We truly enjoy all of the private and small group tours she booked for us. Each had a engaging, friendly, educated guide who loved their country and enjoyed sharing it with others. We would highly recommend booking a trip with Anita through KimKim.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Dom Carlos Park

Lisbon

Tivoli Lagos

Lagos

Tivoli Lagos is a lovely resort with lots of amenities. The room was spacious and clean and the staff friendly.

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Hotel Albergaria do Calvário

Évora

We loved staying at Hotel Albergaria do Calvario. It is located on a quiet alley within the walls of Evora and close enough to walk anywhere in the city (because you certainly wouldn't want to drive). The room was spacious and clean. And the staff was super friendly. We especially enjoyed the courtyard for breakfast - which was lovely.

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Hotel Dom Henrique Downtown

Porto

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MeraPrime Gold Design Hotel

Lisbon

The room was small but clean and the people were very friendly!

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Easy access to the hustle of the city, but not on a loud and crazy street

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Activity Reviews

Tasting Évora: A Guided Food & Wine Experience

Portugal

Our first afternoon in Évora was spent with João as he showed us around the walled city and gave us samples of food and wine. What a great way to begin our experience in the area. João was very informative about the city and things to see and do in the following days of our stay. We would highly recommend.

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Walking tour.

4X4 Algarve Sunset Experience

Portugal

If you want an "adventure" then hop into this 4x4 - just don't be much over 5 ft. tall, it was a bit small. The evening was fun, the sunset lovely, and the guide, João Petra, was the best part of the experience.

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Not enough space for the number of people we had.

Foodie Experience in Porto

Porto

What a lovely, informative and fun evening in Porto. João walked us around Porto giving us samples of food, wine, and beer. We shared the evening with a small group of 8 people and had a good time. João loved his city and was happy to share it with us. He gave us lots of information throughout the evening, and advice for the coming days of activities.

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Get to Know Lisbon with a Local

Lisbon

Our first afternoon in Lisbon we had a private tour with Philipa. She was very informative and helpful.

Discover Rural Algarve on a 4WD

Portugal

This turned out to be one of our favorite excursions, mostly because of our guide, Rui, and the fact that we had him all to ourselves - a small group tour for just my husband and I. Even though the clouds were in the mountains and we couldn't see far. We roamed around the countryside stopping at different farms and villages. We especially enjoyed our Melosa (honey liquor) tasting and authentic Portuguese lunch.

Quality of Experience

Rui, the guide made the experience.

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Awesome.

Transport

Guided E-Bike Excursion on the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail

Portugal

What was supposed to be a small group tour ended up being a private tour. It was great fun. Beautiful scenery.

Catamaran Boat Excursion to Benagil Caves & Carvoeiro Beach

Portugal

After a couple days delay (which Anita from KimKim handled) we were able to experience the beautiful shoreline from the water. Lovely boat, nice staff.

Peneda-Gerês National Park Experience: Easy Hike & Cultural Experience

Porto

We were expecting a "small group" tour, but ended up being a private tour! Miguel was great! He was knowledgable and friendly, and enjoyed share the beauty of his country.

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Douro Valley Highlights: Wine, Olive Oil & River Cruise

Porto

Thelma was a great guide. She was informative and friendly. We went in a small group and it was surprisingly fun. I attribute this to Thelma's enthusiasm.

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A Cultural Day Through Tomar & River Cruise

Lisbon

Paulo was a great guide. He was informative and friendly.

Private Day Excursion: Sintra, Cascais & Estoril

Spain

Nuno was an excellent guide. He loves his country and is excited to share all it has to offer. He got to know us so that he could cater the tour around our likes and dislikes, allowing us to spend more time in beautiful gardens and castles that were not busy and less time in popular, but must see sites with big crowds. We truly enjoyed our time with Nuno.

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We could not have been more pleased by the handcrafted Italian journey Melanie put together for our family! From a short list of destination choices around the country and our travel dates, she created a trip that included our entire wish list, including a town of our family's heritage, along with local excursions that showcased all the beauty and history Italy has to offer! The support provided by Melanie and Giovanna throughout the trip made each day's adventures flow with ease, allowing us to truly enjoy each experience rather than worry about constantly navigating logistics. Their hard work has left us memories for a lifetime!

This was a bucket list adventure and our bucket overflowed from beginning to end. Melvin and the Kimkim team put our safari together exactly as we requested. We were in very good hands with our driver, John, at the helm. He is knowledgeable, caring, funny and a master at spotting animals we could only have wished to see. He shared stories and culture and local customs. We felt safe at all times. We parted in adoring friendships. We already have a plan to return. Thank you all!!

Hotel Reviews

Sarova Mara Game Camp

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Sarova Lion Hill Hotel

Nairobi

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Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Nairobi

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Skynest Residences by CityBlue

Nairobi

Just a bit loud at night because of street music.

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Activity Reviews

Crescent Island Animal Walk

Kenya

There were several nice ostrich meandering about. One walked past me and brushed her feathers with my arm. How fortunate I was to have such a personal encounter.

Evening Game Drive at Lake Nakuru National Park

Kenya

Hiking / Biking at Hell's Gate National Park

Kenya

Full Day Safari at the Maasai Mara

Kenya

Evening Game Drive at the Maasai Mara

Kenya

Full Day Game Drive at Lake Nakuru National Park

Kenya

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust - Elephant Orphanage Visit

Nairobi

Relax at leisure

Nairobi

Transfer from Nairobi to Naivasha via the Rift Valley View Point

Kenya

2nd Day Full Day Safari at the Maasai Mara

Kenya

Hot-air Balloon Safari above the Mara

Kenya

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Sunrise Boat Cruise on Lake Nakuru

Nakuru

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Game drive in Nairobi National Park

Nairobi

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Our first experience with KimKim has been very positive. We're just back from two weeks in Slovenia, doing a road trip. We wanted a mixture of pre-planning but with some independent travel which Nikola/KimKim gave us. Nikola used our budget to offer a selection of hotels which were then pre-booked along with a hire car and a couple of trips. Thereafter, our time/planning was our own. Nikola was on hand throughout the whole trip on What's App with daily summaries but also responsive when we wanted his advice ad hoc. We couldn't recommend Nikola highly enough - and Slovenia!! Thank you.

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Rafting Experience on Soča River

Slovenia

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I think everything went pretty well overall. Our drivers were wonderful and always on time. The tour guide Tony for the Bath walking tour was great. Jamie who drove us from Stratford to Bath, touring through the Cotswolds was wonderful. The gentleman who drove to and from Henley was fantastic. We just had a little minor minor logistics issue with the Oxford tour.

The hotels were very nice. For me as part of a couple, our rooms were the right size for us. I felt for our friend staying in a room as one person, she should get the same size. I understand that maybe UK hotels work differently than my expectations. Maybe kimkim can take this as a suggestion.

Our coordinator Liam was very responsive whenever we had questions or needed some things adjusted.

We had a very lovely time. Thank you.

Hotel Reviews

Apex City of Bath Hotel

Bath

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Room was just a little small

The White Swan Hotel

Stratford-upon-Avon

Really lovely, comfortable and wonderful service!

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Activity Reviews

Punting in Oxford

England

This is just so relaxing and wonderful!

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Entry into the Roman Baths

Bath

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Oxford University & City Tour with Alumni Guide

Oxford

This was very informative and almost TOO much info. We spent an hour in one college and based on the description we weren't sure how it was all going to be fit in. We were a little overloaded so we politely excused ourselves at a good point.

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A Private Classic City Walking Tour of Bath

Bath

Tony met us at the hotel and he was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and professional. The description listed on our itinerary was a little different: it specifically said Dan and that there was a drive involved? However, Tony just walked us around and gave us a fabulous overview of the town.

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A Classic Cotswolds Private Driver Guide - South Cotswolds

England

Jamie was amazing and very professional. Great stops and history! Very accommodating to our needs.

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Our trip was incredible!

From the planning of specific planned activities, to our “own” time, as well as all of our service providers such as the private drivers and the assistance from Espiritu Team through online messaging via the Trip Plan app. Every driver was professional, safe and vehicles were exceptional. Each of our guides from the food tours, wineries and olive oil estate were top notch. We loved the mix of small group events as well as the private guides we had on several of our experiences.

In Porto - we loved our guide’s (Joao) knowledge and the local establishments that we experienced; the Douro Wine & River Cruise was perfectly timed and our private guide’s (Tiago) personal winery experience was equally enjoyed.

In Lisbon - Our dinner with a local family was a unique experience that we will always remember. Our excursion to Sintra, Cascais was made special by our private guide (Nuno) was great. Also, our private guide (I no longer have his name) who took us on a walking tour of Alfama area of Lisbon was a joy to spend the morning walking the neighborhood.

In Lagos, Algarve the boat tour to the Benagil was a nice getaway for a few hours.

While our time in Seville was a bit compromised due to the excessive heat, the Flamenco event had a feel of real authenticity. The Olive Oil Estate also was a unique experience. Our day trip to Cordoba had beautiful sights but the heat caused us to shorten that day trip unfortunately.

Mallorca was amazing! From the accommodations at the Cala Fornells Hotel to the overall island. I think we’ll be back there in the future.

Lastly, Barcelona was so enjoyable. The Tapas tour was so much fun, the trip to Montserrat was nice as well. But the private tour of the Vins El CEP winery was a perfect end to our trip.

In summary, the timing of each stay, of each planned event mixed between our “own time” was simply perfect. The accommodations were wonderful - great locations and high quality. Without exception all of our guides and drivers made our experience a trip of a lifetime! Thank you so much for all your efforts in planning and assisting us throughout our trip.

Troy & Beth Jandrasitz

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Regina

Barcelona

Very nice size room, lovely view, great breakfast and a nice bar area. Walkable to many key attractions or a short taxi ride to them.

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Hotel Cala Fornells

Peguera

This was such a nice hotel. Great location, great views and wonderful staff. The facilities - Breakfast area, Patio and beach were amazing. It is one place we would not hesitate to come back to.

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H10 Corregidor Boutique Hotel

Sevilla

Location was close to some key attractions - Cathedral and Royal Alcazar and local dining establishments. A short taxi to others key attractions as well.

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Cascade Wellness Resort

Lagos

Very nice resort. The pool area is very nice, and location to beautiful coastline is a big plus. Room was large, clean with beautiful view. The breakfast was excellent..

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Great remote location just outside Lagos. An easy Uber/Taxi ride into town

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MeraPrime Gold Design Hotel

Lisbon

Staff was excellent. Room was very small given the amount of luggage we had for our extended vacation. Location was exceptional. Breakfast was in a small lobby - it was adequate but could have been better.

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Rooms and Breakfast (i.e., lobby) very small

PortoBay Teatro

Porto

Great location, friendly staff, clean rooms and very good breakfast

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central to everything - walkable to most places we wanted to see

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Activity Reviews

Taste Barcelona: Authentic Tapas & Neighborhood Walk

Barcelona

Loved the different type of local establishments that we went to

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From Market to Table: Cook Authentic Spanish Dishes

Barcelona

Most fun night we had in a small group experience. First time we did a cooking class and it was som much fun. Would do it again.

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Walked to event

An Evening of Flamenco

Seville

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We walked

Dinner With Locals: A Homemade Portuguese Experience

Lisbon

The most unique experience you can have if you want to get to know what life is like at a local. This was so much fun.

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Took a taxi to the house

Sun Boat Excursion to Benagil Caves

Spain

Coastline is spectacular. The Benagil Cave was unique, but a bit underwhelming - the journey was more scenic that the cave.

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Montserrat & Penedès: Nature, Devotion & Cava

Barcelona

The trip to Montserrat was very nice - but the visit to the winery was exceptional.

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Spain's Liquid Gold: Visit an Andalusian Olive Oil Estate

Spain

Very unique experience to visit a nearly 500 year old olive oil estate once owned by Christopher Columbus’ son!

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Private Day Excursion: Sintra, Cascais & Estoril

Spain

The drive and walk through Sintra was amazing. Cascais and Estoril were also beautiful. Lunch at Sintra was perfect too. Having this as a private tour made it even more special.

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Get to Know Lisbon with a Local

Lisbon

The morning walk through Alfama was so much fun

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We walked

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Spain

Our driver was great. Provided us with recommendation for our time in Coimbra as well as restaurants with good Fado in Lisbon

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Douro Valley Highlights: Wine, Olive Oil & River Cruise

Porto

The day was perfectly planned. The Douro River Cruise was timed just right (about 1 -1.5 hours on the boat). The going to visit an old, small winery and a newer, larger winery was a perfect mix.

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Foodie Experience in Porto

Porto

Going to local establishments with our guide made this a fabulous experience

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We walked to meeting point