Kim Kim made it easy. Gummi our planner made it magical!
Iceland
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Jul 2 - Jul 9, 2024
This won’t be easy to keep short!!!! I’ve always planned our families overseas vacations but I didn’t know much about traveling in Iceland, so I took a leap and signed up with KimKim as a first timer. We worked with Gummi who emailed and FaceTimed with us to really understand what our family of four wanted from our first vacation in this spectacular country. He NAILED it! My husband and I were traveling with twin 12 year old boys who couldn’t be more different. Gummi was able to squeeze in adventures that appealed to all of us, suggested whatever to see, where to eat and how much time to spend at each location of our itinerary. He was available during our vacation if a question popped up and was a pleasure to work with every step of the way. We have so many favorite spots but I’d say our top few were: our first stop after our flight at Sky Lagoon (we preferred Sky Lagoon over Blue Lagoon), our cliffside walk at Arnarstapi (we never would’ve known to do this without Gummi), our Katla Glacier Ice Cave Hike, and of course driving from spot to spot looking at the gorgeous scenery and hiking to waterfalls. I suspect we’ll use Kim Kim on another vacation and would absolutely request to work with Gummi again!
Hotel Reviews
This apartment was clean, had everything we needed, and was in a great location to explore Reykjavik. We all loved it and would stay here again happily.
Staying at this hotel was a highlight of our trip! When it came to accommodations- it was clean, modern, was in a great location to explore Vik and the surrounding areas, had amazing espresso drinks and pastries in the morning, and a bar at night and the view????? OMG- spectacular.
Activity Reviews
Wei was our guide and he was the best! Both of our kids commented on how nice, funny and knowledgeable Wei was. He helped make the experience one of the highlights of our trip.
I have a 12 year old history buff. Everyplace we go we have to visit something that pertains to WWII. This museum is quirky and unique, filled with more artifacts than a museum of history but my son loved it and thanked us for taking him there as we left.
The Blue Lagoon is iconic and was super cool but if you can only visit one hot springs, I’d visit Sky Lagoon as it seems more natural and less touristy. (my preference) Having said that, I’m glad we did both. If you’re planning to visit both, do Blue Lagoon first then Sky Lagoon and maybe work in a visit to a hot springs off the beaten path. I’d say visiting the hot springs was a highlight and though the waterfalls of Iceland are spectacular, thee hot springs are sublime!
Thank you so much for the kind words Heather.
I am so happy that you loved the trip and I'm happy I could accommodate everyone's different wishes.
I hope I'll see you guys in Iceland again soon!