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Indonesia
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Aug 7 - Aug 19, 2025
This was my first experience with KimKim and without any hesitation I can recemmend them to anyone looking to plan vacation and looking to do more than go to one hotel and lie on the beach for a week. We decided to to go to Indonesia and wanted a trip that included nature and wildlife, local cultre as well beach and pool time.
We worked with Caroline who was teriffic. Caroline made an initial proposal which was already great and we then suggested some changes like adding an initial visit to Sumatra to see Oranguntans and we upgraded one of the hotels as well as shifting our proposed dates. None of this phased Caroline and she quickly adapted our trip plan!
Our trip was wonderful. We staretd with jungle hikes to see Orangutans in Sumatra (and yes we saw many as well as other wildlife). Then Ubud in Bali where we walked the rice fields, kayaked across a crater lake, visited a monkey park and spent a day with a local family with whom we cooked, Learned about cultivating rice (and even ploughed a rice paddy) and much more (Water Palace, other temples, Art and crafts village etc.). In Sanur we spend a day on a Catamaran and then chilled out at a beach club before heading off to Labuan Bajo where we boarded a private boat that took us to Komodo Island to see the islands famous inhabitants (we saw almost a dozen dragons, lots of wild boar and even more deer, as well as orchids and other wildlife). On the way there the spectacle of fruit bats leaving the mangrove at dusk was incredible, the snorkeling was like swimming in an aquarium and seeing the manata rays glide along the ocean floor was the icing on the cake. After 2 days on the boat we were very happy to end our trip at the Ayana hotel in Lauban Bajo where we could relax for a day before heading home.
A trip of a lifetime that the whole family enjoyed. Logistics in Indonesia was also arranged by Caroline. We had amazing guides and drivers at each location who made sure we were always on time and offered us lots of insight into what we were seeing. The drivers were also flexible, accomodating last minute schedule changes made by us at a moments notice. Thanks for making this a great trip!
Hotel Reviews
We loved this hotel and its location in Ubud is also great. The rooms and bathrooms are enormous. The staff are incredibly helpful and the views over the rice paddy are inspiring. The breakfast every morning was lovely and room service was excellent. Would definately recomment this hotel to others.
This was a solid hotel in Sanur, a few blocks away from the beach. The beds were comfortable and the rooms were clean. The bathrooms were particularly small and each room had a balcony which was not really set up to sit out on since there were no chairs available. The pools were nice and the hotel breakfast was also good.
Just a wonderful hotel! Would definately come back here and can recommend to all. Our room was outstanding, large with a balcony which had two-directional views out to the ocean and over the forest. The bathrooms were also huge having both a shower and a large bath. The hotel facilities are amazing. the pools, the pier bar and other restaurants were all excellent. The hotel also offers local activities like snorkling and paddleboarding which were fun.
Activity Review
A reasonably strenuous walk through the jungle (its not flat landscape) but we quickly saw numerous Orangutans and other parimates as well. We then tubed back down the river to get back to our starting point where we then had a cold beer! Clearly one of the highlights of our trip!