Kimkim Trip Reviews

We had an amazing experience with KimKim - all the way from all the hotel recommendations to the beautiful excursions and trips that were planned. We highly recommend booking your next trip with them, they were great and answered every question I had!

Wow. KimKim is outstanding. I worked with Sienna for my Greece trip, and we just got back from the trip and it was amazing! planning the trip was easy and smooth sailing. Sienna is always there to answer questions and make sure all our needs were met. We wanted a relaxing vacation but also be able to see the famous spots. She let us know about how each island works and gave us Athens, Naxos and one day in Santorini and it was perfect. FYI please go to Naxos if you visit Greece. During the trip we had a tiny problem with one of our activities because of the weather, kimkim was such a great help and quickly fixed our problem. The drivers were always on time and really helped made this trip stress-free. My only comments would be for one of our hotels we had bad wifi and I had a hard time checking in for my plane tickets. I would suggest asking the team for wifi tips when traveling like buying a sim card, I did not know I would need that. But overall this trip was unforgettable and I will 100% come back to kimkim for another trip!

Hotel Reviews

Blue Dolphins Hotels & Villas

Firostefani, Santorini

wow. this villa was outstanding. It was huge and fit three people very comfortably. the place had everything you needed and wifi was super easy to access and use! the view upstairs was gorgeous and we even had a jacuzzi to use! This is the spot when you stay in Santorini! It looks like you are in a cave, very pretty and grabbed the essence of Santorini perfectly!

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Ippokampos Beachfront Hotel

Naxos

Only reason this place is not getting 5 stars is because that wifi was HORRIBLE! the only way I could use my phone was right outside the hotel. but other than that we loved this hotel! we had a perfect beach view and the hotel is located right by the beach!! the breakfast was outstanding and the staff was super sweet and easy to reach! you even get a percent off when you want to buy beach chairs. The hotel is so cozy and fits the Greece vibes, and this hotel is very close to the main town of Naxos so you do not need a taxi!

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Achilleas Hotel

Athens

The hotel itself is very cute and pretty. we had a room that would fit three people, it was small but did the job. It did not have a teapot, robes or slippers. So keep that in mind when booking this hotel. But other than that everyone is super sweet, breakfast was yummy! and overall a cozy spot! wifi is very slow!!

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Activity Reviews

Ancient Athens Acropolis & Mythology Walk

Athens

Make sure to have this booked early in the morning and not when it is hot. It is a very long walk and long guide overall so make sure you have water with you at all times. The guide was very sweet and had a lot of knowledge. The Acropolis was gorgeous and a must need to see in Greece.

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Old Town Food Walk

Naxos

MUST GOOOO, if you love food and walking around towns this is the spot to go. The guide was so sweet and the people that were with us on this walk were amazing too! Make sure to come in with a empty stomach because you are non-stop eating as you walk and you get a whole free dinner!

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I'm a kimkim staff member and was sent on a particular assignment where I had the pleasure of experiencing the kind of trip our travelers get to (thanks to the nature of the assignment and the Greece team's knowledge of the Ionians, culture, and operations—shout out to Alyssa, Siena, and Lea!). And while there was work to be done in between the fun, the private transfers, the hotels (Irida Boutique Hotel in Parga and Bella Venezia Historic Boutique Hotel in Corfu Town deserve special mention), and tours were awesome. The market shop and lunch in a local's house on Corfu was particularly memorable thanks to our fabulous host, Yorgos, as was touring a bee farm and meeting the family behind an olive oil press on Kefalonia.

There were a few hiccups along the way (a private transfer wasn't waiting for us as planned), but all were resolved quickly thanks to the app and the fast responses to my panic from the team.

Parga was a pleasant surprise. Touristic, yes, but for good reason. It's a nice resort beach town that had a really fun, energetic vibe, but Corfu was definitely the highlight of my trip. Oodles of culture, fantastic restaurants, and, like everywhere we traveled in the Ionians, warm-hearted people.

We started planning our trip to Germany just 1.5 months before our departure, and having Elsa’s help was an absolute lifesaver! Yes, using a service like this means you pay a bit more, but it is a massive stress saver and totally worth the price. It saved us from the headache of researching and booking tickets across countless different merchants under time constraints—especially for highly sought-after attractions like the Neuschwanstein Castle.

From the very beginning, Elsa was great. She took the time to incorporate all of our feedback into a wonderful, truly customized itinerary just for us. She was also very patient answering my many questions and explained everything in detail. When our Rhine River cruise was canceled due to low water levels, she quickly came up with excellent alternative options and seamlessly pivoted our plans to a wonderful small group day trip to Heidelberg instead.

We also had great experiences with a few guides she booked for us. Manu, our river guide for the punt boat experience in Tübingen, was super fun and a pleasure to work with. Shpendi, our guide for the Neuschwanstein Castle, was incredible—he was highly knowledgeable and had great connections that made our visit perfectly smooth.

As a huge bonus, Elsa booked us into the Scandic Hotel in Frankfurt, which was beyond wonderful. It was so great that Scandic will now be our default hotel choice for any future destination that has one! If you want a stress-free, nicely curated trip to Germany, I highly recommend working with Elsa.

Hotel Review

Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer

Frankfurt

We absolutely loved everything about our stay at this hotel! Our suite was fantastic, complete with a complimentary mini-bar and a truly great view of the city landscape. Considering the high quality of the room and the amenities, we felt the price was very reasonable. The breakfast was beyond amazing and became a highlight of our mornings. We absolutely loved every minute of our stay here. In fact, this experience was so incredible that Scandic will now be our default hotel choice for any future travels to destinations that have one. We wish they had hotels in the US! Highly recommended!

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🌸🎨Picturesque city of Tübingen: Bridges, blossoms & reflections

Germany

Manu, our river guide for the punt boat in Tübingen, was super fun and a joy to work with. The boat ride was so enjoyable and the town was beautiful!

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Navigating the transit from Frankfurt was a bit tricky. Our route required taking a regional replacement bus, but the instructions on how it worked and where to locate the stops were quite confusing. Unfortunately, we struggled to find the boarding area in time and ended up missing our planned bus, but thankfully, the next bus got us to our destination on time.

Raquel did a fantastic job curating a fun, active and culturally rich itinerary for us.

We would use her again in a heartbeat!

Hotel Review

H10 Villa de la Reina

Madrid

Friendly staff, comfortable rooms and wonderful breakfast made this hotel within walking distance to most points of interest a perfect stay

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Activity Review

Flavors of La Rioja: Hands-On Cooking Experience

Spain

Hands on cooking class was a fun way to learn about local La Rioja cuisine.

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Worked with Emrah who helped link our trip together. My wife and I booked our own hotels in Istanbul , bodrum, fethiye and Kas. The Kim Kim team helped organize seamless private transfers and guided tours in Istanbul and other stops along the way . The guides we met were very knowledgable and went out of their way to show us a good time and gave us some great local experiences and shopping advice that were more quality and less mass market . Overall had a great experience and would recommend using their services.

The sales and operations team were amazing and made an entire trip seamless and fun!

Booking was easy and my tour guide was full of knowledge which I enjoyed

Hotel Review

The Click Clack Hotel Medellín

Medellín

All the people working there are real friendly and will help you with anything you need

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Eating outside

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It was walking distance to lots of places

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All very friendly

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Activity Review

Medellín Day Tour

Medellín

My first solo trip out of the US and it was amazing

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The trip was a long one and had a lot of moving parts, with travel to many parts of Australia. Paula handled it like a champ. The trip was amazing and as always, Kimkim made it easy. The only minor oversight was that we had to purchase the national pass for Uluru twice, as one of the tours included the pass, but was later in the trip than our first trip into the park.

We had an absolutely amazing trip to Iceland planned by Gummi! Our trip brought us through Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Golden Circle, Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Reykjavik. Gummi thoughtfully arranged our trip with our 6 and 9 year olds in mind. The entire trip was memorable but our favorite stops were the Glacier Cave Hike, Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, hiking around Búðir Church and the Dverghamrar Balsalt Cliffs. We truly saw some of the best that Iceland has to offer and will remember the experience forever! Gummi gave excellent recommendations for dining options and all of our lodgings were clean and comfortable.

Iceland is an incredibly beautiful country with so many wonderful sites it is hard to do justice to name only a few.The numerous waterfalls,glaciers, mountains,lagoons, black sand and smooth pebble beaches and Reykjavik itself were awe inspiring and at times jaw dropping. One example the diamond beach was unique where icebergs and ice fragments from the nearby glacier wash up on the black sand where you can pick up a crystal clear piece of Ice that may be thousands of years old. Adam Warszawski did a great job choosing excellent and strategically located hotels as well as organizing the entire itinerary including zodiac excursion on a glacial lagoon and and geothermal lagoon reservations.The food was excellent as well as consistently good coffee.Adam again deserves high praise on a job well done on relatively short notice.

We had used kimkim on a whim on our last trip when we went to Spain and Mallorca. We were very impressed about the excursions that were arranged in the seamless activities.
We then used kimkim again on our current trip to Croatia. Ivan and Sara were our local experts. They work with us to create a wonderful trip of Croatia and the Dalmatian coast. All of our pick ups and transfers were set up perfectly without waiting. From the airport shuttles to the drives to the excursions. The driver was always there promptly.
In split, we had a wonderful walking tour with, Jenna? We then took a fantastic boat tour that lasted all day with. Scopa. The boat was adequate size, well shaded from the sun, and we were taken around Brac and Milne, and ending up with a very great munch spot in Hvar.
The hotels in split and Hvar were top-notch. We did a really nice bike tour and finished up with a local wine tasting.
In Korchula, we did a wonderful kayaking, excursion with Boris and (forgot our great guides name) our guide was very knowledgeable. What I liked about the kayaking excursion was that the winds picked up and the two of them were able to pivot and allow us to finish our kayak excursion with the wind at our back.
In Dubrovnik, we had a very well-informed guide by the name of Anna who took us through the city. Also, we had a spectacular bike tour with Adrienne. What was special about that tour is that Adrienne took us into his house? Let us try some of the fruit that was growing in his backyard, including his grapes and then gave us a couple of bottles of his home made wine.
Well, all, it was a well planned vacation, seamless pick ups, very personalized excursions. Ivan and Sarah did a wonderful job and planning this adventure. We would definitely use kimkim again for our next vacation.

Hotel Reviews

Tara's Lodge Hotel

Korčula

This is a great beach hotel that sits in a cove on a sandy beach. It’s not elegant, but it’s comfortable. The air-conditioning works great. The view is excellent because everybody has a view of the water.

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Palace Elisabeth

Hvar

Spectacular hotel. Very elegant. Initially place in a really undesirable w room. #201. It was a very small room really designed in a weird way to accommodate handicapped people. The next night they moved us to a beautiful room.

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Right in the middle of Hvar town

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Activity Reviews

Tour Dubrovnik's Old Town

Croatia

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Lumbarda wine tasting tour with local snacks

Korčula

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Guided Walking Tour of Split

Split

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Bike tour in Dubrovnik with lunch

Dubrovnik

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Half Day Kayaking Excursion

Korčula

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Hvar - Island Bike Tour with Local Food and Drink Tastings

Croatia

Private Motor Boat Excursion to Brač & the Pakleni Islands (end in Hvar)

Split

Stephen/Long was a wonderful, welcoming, attentive guide during my solo trip to Vietnam. The guides in each city were knowledgeable and responsive.

Amazing trip!! Our local guide, Julio, was a gem and we thought of him as family by the end.

Multi-Generational Family Trip Success in Spain!
What an amazing time and a fantastic trip that Kimkim and Coraima and team planned for us! We wanted to travel to Spain for the eclipse, and add on a fair bit of intra-national travel. We were a family group of 2 septuagenarians, 6 middle-aged adults and 8 children between the ages of 6 and 13. We had multiple requests for specific cities, day trips, seamless transportation, and Coraima was able to help us with all of them! We had the best time in San Sebastian - in the *nicest* hotel, and a great tour guide, Inigo, from Ikusnahi Tours, for a Private City walk that really set the bar high for all other tours on the trip. We flew from San Sebastian to Madrid on Iberia (that was maybe one of the only downsides as Iberia lost 4 of our bags :( ) We did a couple of day trips from Madrid, including Toledo and Segovia / Avila. The hands-down *favorite* outing for all of the kids (and several of the adults) was the sword-making workshop in Toledo. The father / son duo from Artesania Arellano were so engaging, and patient, and entertaining. The kids were entranced and couldn't stop talking about it. So glad we did that in Toledo, even though that was "out of town". Sonia from Destino Toledo who led us on a walking tour that afternoon was also phenomenal - tailoring the tour to our group and giving us such good recommendations for Toledo and Madrid as well. Our drivers on that day, also from Destino Toledo, were gems. Coraima planned enough enough free time for us to explore each city on our own between activities or trips. The Segovia & Avila day trip we did was fun, but we may have tried to pack too much into that day. We transferred from Madrid to Barcelona via train, which was great fun for our group, and very comfortable. The skip-the-line Park Güell & Sagrada Familia tour was another hit, mainly for the content. We ended our travels with a fantastic and plentiful tapas dinner, followed by a flamenco show, which the kids also loved! My parents kept telling me how happy they were with the trip and thanking me and KimKim / Coraima for planning such a wonderful trip for us. I got major kudos, so thank you Coraima!! For the most part, our guides and drivers reached out in advance of each activity or meet up, which was so reassuring. The hotels were comfortable and just the right level of cushy for our group. We got amazing tips and guidance from Coraima / KimKim during all of the preparatory conversations., including a zoom call as our departure date got closer. All in all, a wildly successful trip, and my mother is already asking if kimkim can plan our trip next year - thank you Coraima and Kimkim!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Regina

Barcelona

Pretty hotel, well located, great hotel bar and good breakfast. Rooms were big and beds were comfortable. The space was a little rumbly, due to proximity to the subway, but it's not disruptive. Loved that they had a water filling station on each floor and the lounge / bar on the first floor was a great staging place for before & after outings.

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Loved the hallways, great vibes.

Location

Great location, wasn't too noisy, and easy to walk to great restaurants and other locations.

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The bar staff was very nice and helped us out with a couple of late night drinks. The restaurant staff was very charming and super helpful as well.

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Hotel Regina

Madrid

Very pretty hotel and the family suites were comfortable. Tucked into a very fancy neighborhood, it's a narrow building but they make great use of the space. The roof deck is a little slice of peace. The breakfast was the best of any hotel we've been to in Europe, plentiful and highly varied - would definitely recommend this as a homebase for Madrid.

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Great location and mostly quiet and very tony, but very easy to walk to so many things we wanted to see. Great food in the surrounding area as well.

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The restaurant staff was lovely. The checkin process was confusing, and that was at the end of a really rough travel day, so it stuck out.

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Generally clean and well appointed room, but some repairs needed (our light panel was falling off the wall) and the light switches were confusing.

Catalonia Donosti

San Sebastián

Amazing hotel and location. loved the elevator to the street level. Beautiful rooms, great breakfast and super helpful staff. The roof deck & pool was stunning, and we got to watch the festival fireworks from the roof (with complementary cava!). Our favorite hotel on our trip.

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Loved that the hotel was up above the city and away from the hustle / bustle, but still allowed you to get to the street level easily.

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Activity Review

Private City Walk

Spain

Our guide & driver were fantastic on this activity. It was the best way to see the highlights of San Sebastian and also learn a ton about the city. We hit three of the best spots in the city and had enough time at each. Our guide Inigo was very informative, engaging and even taught us some Basque words. He also took some of the BEST photos of our group. Our driver and Inigo worked around a traffic accident that nearly derailed our outing, but they made the whole day work and were really flexible and adaptive. We loved that we ended the trip with a pinxho (honestly, the best pinxho of the trip) and a glass of cider. Inigo even walked us back to the hotel - this was a great walking tour and set the bar very high!

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The spots were amazing, so glad to have seen the highlights. Loved the pinxho and drink at the end of the tour.

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Inigo and our driver were the best. Energetic, engaging, adaptive.

Transport

Van was comfortable and the driver was always in the right spot.

Emilie and Amandine were terrific! They understood what we wanted to do, made helpful suggestions including things we had not thought of. Highly recommended them snd Kin Kim.

Hotel Review

Hotel Butterfly, BW Signature Collection

Zermatt

Helpful staff, clean rooms, convenient location.

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Just a block off the Main Street and five minutes from the train station.

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Activity Reviews

Zermatt Village Walking Tour

Zermatt

I needed to rest so I did not go on this tour. However, Jonathan and Yoko did and they let me know how much I missed. It sounds like it was great.

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Free time in the charming Mürren

Switzerland

Lovely little town.

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Swiss Travel Pass

Switzerland

Highly recommend. Worth the extra expense.

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Gornergrat panoramic train (return day-ticket & Priority boarding)

Switzerland

Exceeded all our expectations

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Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe (tickets and seat reservation)

Switzerland

Exceeded all our expectations.

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We had the most seamless experience working with Lucy and Audrey for our trip to France. They went above and beyond and catered our family's interest and timing to plan the best excursions. The transportation to/from every activity was extremely professional. We were blown away with everything and look forward to using Kim Kim in planning any trip.
Thank you so much for planning the most memorable trip.

Activity Reviews

Private Notre-Dame Visit

Paris

Our guide was very knowledgable. Look forward to going back when renovations are complete.

Unveiling Masterpieces at the Louvre Museum

Paris

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Private Gourmet Walking Tour of Old Town Nice

Nice

Our tour guide had so much personality and great stories and history of Nice.

Visit of the French Riviera Countryside and wine tasting

France

Loved our driver and the vineyard we visited.

Seine River Cruise

Paris

Could not understand the guide. Do not do this in a heat wave in France.

Night adventure aboard an authentic sidecar to uncover Paris, the city of light

Paris

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Half-day private Sailing Tour of the Lérins Islands

Cannes

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The tour was well organized and the rides were always on time and reliable.
We enjoyed the walking tours with the guides in Dubrovnik, and Split and Zagreb they were friendly and knowledgeable and organized and fun. Our hike in Hvar was really special and we got some extra time in Stari Grad.
Only drawback was the crowds at Plitvice National Park.
We loved snorkeling in Dubrovnik area and swimming and kayaking Hvar. Diocletian palace tour was very special.

Hotel Reviews

Manda Heritage Hotel

Zagreb

Convenient and a large room

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Irini Luxury Rooms

Split

Hotel staff were excellent Room was clean and spacious Location was perfect

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Rooms are spacious Breakfast very good

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Close to Diocletian palace

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They helped us with the key cards

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Pharos Hvar Bayhill Hotel

Hvar

Pool was great as was access to beach and Hvar center. However the rooms are very small.

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Hotel Ivka

Dubrovnik

The hotel was very nice they gave us a free dinner because our room was not totally accessible by the elevator.

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Amazing breakfasts

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Taking the bus to Old Town is interesting but the hotel was close to boating excursions

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Activity Reviews

Zagreb Private Guided Walking Tour

Zagreb

Our guide made Zagreb come alive We loved the short funicular

Guided Walking Tour of Split

Split

Our guide was the best She organized the tour to maximize our learning

Hike to Lost Villages of Hvar

Hvar

Loved the views and the hike and learning about the area and surprise trip to Stari Hrad

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I loved talking to our guides about basketball

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Tour Dubrovnik's Old Town

Croatia

Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable

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Just returned from a ten day trip to Peru with three friends. With help from KimKim, we planned our trip to be exactly what we wanted. Once in Peru, everything was taken care of and any questions handled basically instantly. Guides and the main office were available via What’s App message at all times. All guides were amazing, whether it was Nancy for a half day tour in Lima, Josleen in the Amazon, Eddie for Machu Picchu, or EJ, who went above and beyond and really did become like family in the Sacred Valley and Cusco. All four of us would use KimKim again without hesitation.

Hotel Reviews

Tierra Viva Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

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El Albergue Ollantaytambo Boutique Hotel

Cusco

Beautiful boutique hotel!

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Finca Sachabacayoc

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Excellent eco-lodge

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Hotel Limade

Lima

Extremely well-located in Miraflores. Clean, comfortable, rooftop bar and a good breakfast.

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Activity Reviews

Finca Sachavacavoc - Farewell Amazon

Tambopata

Reviewing the rest of our time in the Amazon here - night hike, lake hike, and overall experience at the lodge - all excellent!

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Finca Sachavacavoc - D2 - Chuncho Claylick and Condenado Lake

Tambopata

So many macaws and parrots to see! Worth getting up in the middle of the night for this experience.

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Complete hot picnic breakfast by the side of the river.

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Kudos to the boat driver safely navigating the river in complete darkness.

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Walking food tour at Barranco

Lima

Nancy was an excellent guide - tour is more accurately described as a food and art tour with a bit of history thrown in and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Across Portugal, along with Joao and his team, planned an amazing trip to Portugal for us! Beginning with the initial planning, Joao was attentive and receptive to what we were looking for in our vacation, and willing to update the details as we shifted our ideas of what we wanted. We loved the hotels and the tours he recommended and then booked for us (which made things so easy!). Probably the thing that stood out the most for us is that his job didn’t end once we paid for the trip. He and his team were readily available throughout the trip via a WhatsApp chat group for any questions or concerns we had. They responded quickly to our questions and checked in with us frequently.
We highly recommend Across Portugal to others who are planning to visit!!