The BEST trip ever!!!
South Korea | Jun 20 - Jun 30, 2026

Emily
Emily P.
Dallas, TX | Reviewed on Jul 01, 2026

Our trip with KimKim was the trip of a lifetime! Jessica did an outstanding job and planned the best vacation for us in Korea and Japan. It could not have been any better! She listed to our needs and wants and worked to accommodate our every wish. She was extremely responsive and always eager to help us! Her details and follow through was fantastic. The trip itself was perfect for our family! We loved Seoul and Busan and wished we had planned more time in Korea. Our tour guide Jino in Busan was the best and by the time the day was done, we felt like he was a member of our family! We visited four cities in Japan and Jessica tailored our visits to each city perfectly. All of our tour guides and drivers were wonderful and so genuinely sweet and helpful. The transportation and transfers were smooth and flawless, and we appreciated not having to worry about a thing! The hotels that Jessica booked were top notch and she situated us in the best parts of town. We loved being able to walk around the areas and shop find food quickly for some late night snacks or early coffee runs. Jessica allocated the perfect amount of time at each site we visited and we were able to do so much during our trip, and we quickly realized we could not have planned such an amazing trip without her. I highly, highly recommend KimKim and our specialist Jessica. This was the most memorable trip and truly the trip of a lifetime.

Hotel Reviews
ENA Suite Hotel Namdaemun
Seoul
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Avani Central Busan
Busan
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu
Osaka
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Kyoto Premier
Kyoto
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Richmond Hotel Asakusa

Beautiful hotel. Rooms were lovely.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Highland Resort Hotel & Hot spring
Fujiyoshida

Beautiful hotel and staff was extremely helpful. Rooms were lovely and clean. The Onsen and spa were closed when we were there and it was also raining so the amusement park was closed. We didn’t have much to do in the rain, so the Onsen and hotel spa would have been good options had they been open.

Authenticity & Character
Location
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Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
 Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle
Osaka
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kyoto's Cultural Treasures: Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Nijo Castle and Kinkaku-ji
Kyoto's Cultural Treasures: Fushimi Inari-Taisha, Nijo Castle and Kinkaku-ji
South Korea
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
 Half  Day  shopping tour
Half Day shopping tour
Tokyo
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Tea Ceremony in Kyoto FLOWER TEAHOUSE
Tea Ceremony in Kyoto FLOWER TEAHOUSE
Kyoto

This was a beautiful experience. So glad we did this!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Half Day Seoul City Tour with Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village
Half Day Seoul City Tour with Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village
Seoul

This was beautiful and highly informative! Our guide Billy did a wonderful job!! We loved this experience!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Lake Kawaguchiko Day Trip
Lake Kawaguchiko Day Trip
Fujikawaguchiko

We loved this day even though we did not have a view of Fuji. Everything was beautiful! Loved the cultural village we visited.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Our guide also recommended a wonderful sushi restaurant for lunch. The food was incredible!
Transport
Full Day Busan Highlights Tour with Jagalchi Fishery Market
Full Day Busan Highlights Tour with Jagalchi Fishery Market
Busan

This day was outstanding! Our tour guide Jino was the absolute best - the best of our trip. Loved eating at the fish market. Busan is beautiful and it was wonderful to see everything. The sky train was great too.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Jino!!
Transport
Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo: Enter the Sanctuary
Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo: Enter the Sanctuary
Tokyo

This was so much fun and my college age kids loved this!! The two guides were outstanding and the wrestlers were fun and hilarious while also seriously teaching about sumo wrestling. My kids loved getting to train and wrestle the sumos. This was wonderful!!

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Explore Tokyo: Culture, History & Local Life
Explore Tokyo: Culture, History & Local Life
Tokyo

Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and as with all of our guides, she genuinely wanted us to enjoy our day. We loved the beautiful places we visited.

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Dotonbori Family-Friendly Food Walk
Dotonbori Family-Friendly Food Walk
Osaka

Loved our guide Ken. Sweet man and we enjoyed our time with him.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Local specialist: Jessica Wang
Jessica
Jessica Wang
Local specialist in South Korea | Replied on Jul 02, 2026
Hi Emily, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. It truly means a lot to me. It was an absolute pleasure helping you and your family plan this journey, and I'm so happy to hear that Korea and Japan gave you so many wonderful memories. I'll be sure to pass your kind words along to Jino and the rest of our guides and drivers—they'll be delighted to know they made such a positive impression. Thank you again for trusting me with such a special family trip.... Read more

Hi Emily,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. It truly means a lot to me.

It was an absolute pleasure helping you and your family plan this journey, and I'm so happy to hear that Korea and Japan gave you so many wonderful memories. I'll be sure to pass your kind words along to Jino and the rest of our guides and drivers—they'll be delighted to know they made such a positive impression.

Thank you again for trusting me with such a special family trip. Wishing you all many more amazing adventures together, and I hope our paths cross again someday!

Warmly,
Jessica