Excellent experience
Norway
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Dec 15 - Dec 23, 2025
We cannot say enough good things about kimkim and our experience. Taylor was amazing and the pre-planning and getting us ready. Then while we are in Norway, Maria handled everything effortlessly. When we arrived in Tromso, the hotel was not up to snuff and Maria upgraded us to a better hotel free of charge and the whole thing was dealt with in a matter of a couple of hours.
We unfortunately did not get to see the northern lights, but that was no fault of kimkim‘s. We were unable to attend one of our activities to see the lights because of Heather‘s conditions and we’re promptly refunding the money as well as given $150 dining credit to enjoy a night out instead of the planned excursion.
The only feedback I do have regarding that experience, is that apparently the lights were visible the first night we were in Trom zone. I think it would be smart for Kim Tim to communicate with the hotels and let them know to wake up the residence that are there to see the lights. We gladly would have gotten up to see them. Also, perhaps more options on seeing the lights. Like we heard about Van trips that will chase the lights all the way to Finland if necessary.
Overall, I would give kimkim a 9.9 out of 10 . They were excellent and we will definitely use them again.
Hotel Reviews
This hotel was charming and located right next to the Christmas markets which we loved. Great location to walk around the city as well. We were able to walk to the resistance museum and too many restaurants and other attractions. The beds were comfortable, and the staff was very accommodating and
Unfortunately, this hotel was not good. The beds were super uncomfortable, the room was very hot with no way to regulate the temperature except a small fan that was left in the closet. It was very loud and the staff was not able to do anything except all for us a very hard board to put under the mattress which did not help. We did not stay at this hotel.
This hotel was beautiful, and the beds were far more comfortable. They offered breakfast dinner and Fika, which was amazing. Their room was very quiet and we were able to control the temperature which was great. The windows opened so this helped us cool it down when needed after running the heater. The staff was very accommodating and the shared dining areas were beautiful.
Very comfortable beds and a various spacious room. The biggest one we had. Also, in a great location to walk to the Christmas market and the seaside and the shops and restaurants.
Activity Reviews
We ended up skipping this spot
This was a smaller Christmas market than in Oslo, but it was still worth seeing. Tromso is a charming city
We went to the resistance museum, which was amazing and saw some really cool architecture and interesting parts of the city without having to walk that far from our hotel
We decided to add this on ourselves when our cruise was canceled. We did not get to see the lights, but we enjoy the ride up to the top and the café was nice to have a coffee
We loved this food court and enjoyed a very nice meal and shopping here. This saw that we went to only had one person working, but she was super sweet and efficient and made a nice experience for us. Highly recommend visiting here to get some authentic food and a nice shopping
We loved this Christmas market right across from our hotel. It was a great activity to kick off our trip.
We loved walking around Tromso and we walked over the bridge to the cathedral, which was a great walk and a beautiful spot to visit
I don’t remember visiting this cathedral, Raul unless it’s the one I already reviewed.
I loved this so much. I am a huge dog lover so getting to pet all the dogs was amazing. Unfortunately, we did not get to see the northern lights, but the experience was awesome. That guides are very knowledgeable and very friendly and made it a great experience. We also enjoyed the meal and the roasted marshmallows. You get to spend a lot of time with the dogs, which is really nice.
This was another great experience. It was very cold, but walking around with the reindeer helped to warm us up. They were fun to hang out with, they have interesting personalities. Definitely not as friendly as the sled dogs they only care about food.😆
This was canceled due to hazardous conditions, and we did the cable car thing
We absolutely love Bergen. It’s a very cute city. It’s further south so the sun stays out longer in the winter. Lots of good restaurants and shops and the people are super friend
This Christmas market is huge! Over 90 stalls. It gets very crowded though so I would definitely try to either go right when it opens or when it’s closer to closing time.
I tend to get C6 so I was afraid to sit inside so my friend and I sat on the upper deck for about 20 minutes until we started to freeze. Fortunately it is very very smooth and I did not get seasick at all. It is about a two hour ride each way, but it is beautiful and I highly recommend it.
Our driver was on time and we got to the airport with no
