Kimkim Trip Reviews

Carlos was amazing driver to Sentra. Busy palace and town but we escaped to the beach for lunch.

Ricardo was great. I wish he would have had water in the van. We were for many hours to Porto and Douro with no water. Other than that he made great suggestions and was a great guy during our time. So helpful.

Knowing in advance we had a kitchen would have been great info to share. We had no hot water on night 1 in Porto until 11:30 pm.

The Pine Cliffs resort was so BIG and our room clear at front gate. Everything was a bit overwhelming. Maybe in future we would choose a smaller hotel. Was not aware we needed to make a reservation for dinner and wound up eating so late because all restaurants were booked. So many young children.

All in all we loved our expeditions and seeing this beautiful country. Thank you

Hotel Reviews

The Pine Cliffs Resort

Apartado, Albufeira

Hotel is gigantic and a bit overwhelming. Need reservations for dinner well in advance but need to know this. Lots of children! Young kids and babies. Very family friendly but as a family with older children we were looking for a bit more relaxing feel. Our room was very nice but way at front near exit. Would have predatory be closer to everything.

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Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Condes de Azevedo Palace

Porto

No hot water day 1 but was corrected late into the evening. The garden was fabulous and rooms very clean. We were on the top floor so lots of stairs. Be prepared

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Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

PortoBay Liberdade

Lisbon

No hot water day 1 but was corrected late into the evening. The garden was fabulous and rooms very clean. We were on the top floor so lots of stairs. Be prepared

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Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Unveil the Fairytale Villa of Sintra with a Private Driver Service

Portugal

Sintra was beautiful. Must see but be prepared for long lines

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Carlos was so great. We had a great day

Transport

Flavors of Lisbon: A Gastronomic Tuk Tuk Adventure

Lisbon

Do not recommend. Not authentic and cobblestones made for uncomfortable ride.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

We really enjoyed the tours provided by our local guides in Japan. Our first guide Nick came very well prepared to provide current and historical information on the sites we visited which included the Meiji Jingu Shrine, and the Sensoji Temple. At lunch time, he navigated the crowded Tsukiji Outer Fish Market to lead us to a restaurant with delicious sushi: Sushizanmai Honten.

Zumi was our guide in Osaka who took us to see the impressive Umeda Sky Building along with the Osaka Castle. The day ended with a visit to Nara Park. Zumi was very kind and easygoing; our family connected with him over our shared love of baseball. Both guides were considerate of the high temperature and humidity and provided breaks to rest and hydrate which we really appreciated.

Clover, our guide in Jeju, was a joy. Among many of the sites, she took us to see Jeju's beautiful beaches on differing sides of the island: Woljeongri Beach and Hyeopjae Beach. Throughout both tour days, she displayed thoughtfulness and consideration of everyone in our family such as helping my elderly mother navigate Dongmun Traditional Market and carrying all of her purchases. She even helped by providing tips for our self guided day on Udo Island.

This kindness and consideration were further extended by Jones, our guide in Seoul. My husband and I had visited Gyeongbokgung Palace before but we learned so much more about its history and architectural symbolism from Jones. We mentioned our impromptu interest in visiting a bookstore in Seoul and Jones gladly accommodated our wish; while at the bookstore he helped our family find the topics of books we were searching for.

Though it was our first time meeting each of our guides, upon arriving in Japan and Korea, we felt like we had friends waiting for us to show us hospitality. Our family left Japan and Korea with so many amazing memories thanks to our guides.

Planning with Kim Kim and Rita was VERY easy and our 19 day trip was FABULOUS!!! We were very impressed with every tour we went on, accommodations, and transportation services. The communication during the trip was immediate and thorough when we reached out to Kim Kim. We definitely will use Kim Kim again for future trip planning! We Highly recommend Kim Kim!

Hotel Reviews

Unico Relais

Napoli

Rooms are very nice, staff is very friendly and helpful.

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Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Monte Cenci

Rome

Very clean, Comfortable, quiet hotel in a great location! Very friendly staff!

Authenticity & Character

Very nice rooms and ammenities

Location

Staff

So friendly and helpful!

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco

Florence

Hotel is nice and clean, friendly staff, cute boutique style.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Easy to walk everywhere from hotel!

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Carnival Palace

Venice

Hotel was clean, friendly staff and comfortable rooms. Morning breakfast buffet was excellent! Location of hotel Is in a nice quiet part of Venice! We so enjoyed our stay!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Nice quieter part of Venice and still so easy to walk to everything!

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel The Square Milano Duomo

Milan

The hotel was very clean, comfortable rooms, and the amazing breakfast each morning. Excellent location! We Cannot praise the desk staff enough! We were in great need of their help with some luggage transport and they helped us above and beyond their duties. We very much appreciated their help!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Close to so many sites and easy to walk everywhere!

Staff

Very friendly and helpful!

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Pompeii Archeological Site Guided Visit: Travel to Ancient Times

Italy

Pompeii is worth the visit. We sooo enjoyed Seeing it. Highly recommend seeing it.

Quality of Experience

Transportation and the tour

Guides, Drivers and Staff

There was difficulty with transportation AC and it was of no fault of driver and guide but they were having trouble understanding the issue occurring for all the passengers and not listening to the passengers. The tour guide of the actual site was hard to hear

Transport

AC did not work

Neapolitan Street Food & Local Market Experience

Naples

Fun evening experiencing Naples local scene and so much delicious food!!!

Quality of Experience

So fun and everyone was so friendly everywhere we went! Excellent food!!!!

Food

All the food was DELICIOUS!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The tour guide was bery personable, gave us a great tour of the local scene of Naples! Highly recommend!

Guided Visit: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

Italy

A must see and soooo worth being on this tour, skipping the very long lines to get in and amazing to see!

Quality of Experience

The site, the tour guide, the small number of our tour group.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Tour guide did an excellent job!!

Colosseum & Roman Forum Visit: Arena Access, Gladiators Gate & Ancient City

Italy

Excellent tour! Amazing to see! A must see site!

Quality of Experience

Tour guide was amazing!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Tour guide knew her history and gave an excellent tour!

Evening Aperitivo Private Street Food Tour

Milan

We really enjoyed this beautiful evening walking to the couple Bars for a drink, appetizers and the tour guides recommendation for our dinner.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Guided Visit of Florence Including David and Duomo

Italy

Excellent tour of the city when tight on time! We enjoyed it so much and our guide was amazing!!

Quality of Experience

Our tour guide!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Excellent!

Privately Guided Visit of Venice: St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace

Venice

Tour was EXCELLENT! Tour guide was so i formative and knew her history well. She was able to answer all of our many questions. Beautiful tour!! Highly recommend!

Quality of Experience

Guide was awesome! Enjoyed it being a private tour!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Joao curated a terrific trip for us. While we really enjoyed our time in Lisbon, Joao gave us a great history lesson on the city and the country over several centuries. That history lesson provided us with a much better appreciation as to what inspired the architecture over the years. Outside of Lisbon, we really enjoyed our visits to Fatima, Batalha Monastery, Pena Palace and Nazare (home of the world’s largest waves). We had some last minute adjustments to our schedule and Joao accommodated those requests and was incredibly friendly and helpful along the way. At the end of our trip, one of our family members accidentally left their eyeglass case in his van. He could have easily left in the van and did nothing. Instead, he texted us, met us at our last excursion and offered to drive us in his personal vehicle back to a spot near our hotel. Joao was caring, thoughtful and worked very hard to ensure that we had a memorable experience in Portugal (which we did!). Thank you again, Joao!!!

Angela our agent, was amazing. She was attentive and responsive and on top of every detail of our trip. Greece was an amazing place to visit and she had every excursion set with an extremely knowledgeable guide. The hotels were amazing top notch. We’ve experienced everything at a very comfortable level and felt everybody was very kind and helpful Throughout the trip. Although tips aren’t expected, everybody was extremely grateful to receive them.
All the ladies at the Woo hotel in Athens great and friendly and so much fun. They made it feel like home. Highly recommend that great place, position in the middle of Athens.
The Melrose hotel in Reythmno was beautiful and a fantastic breakfast display. This hotel was in the perfect place right by the beach, walking distance all fun, cool shops.
Crete was a beautiful island and would definitely love to see that again. The Nautitech 46 Fly catamaran taught crew was amazing!! we absolutely enjoyed their company and having conversation and lunch on the yacht was delicious. Love that crew.!!

Hotel Reviews

Melrose Rethymno by Mage Hotels

Rethymno, Crete

The hotel is perfect, a block from the beach. It was updated beautiful rooms and very comfortable beds. It was a walking distance of a bunch of restaurants and the boardwalk with all the stores. Very nice to walk down at night. The breakfast bar was fantastic and delicious and everything was so fresh. Heads up to the Chef.

Authenticity & Character

The breakfast buffet had some authentic foods on it, which was very pleasing and delicious

Staff

The staff was extremely friendly, helpful, and kind

Cleanliness & Comfort

Everything is so picked up clean and in order constantly.

Athens Woo Suites

Athens

Great hotel, fantastic location and amazing people that work there

Authenticity & Character

From the rooftop, you have the Acropolis. Absolutely beautiful.

Location

I was in the walking distance of so many cool shops, and areas to see

Staff

The staff was so accommodating anything we needed or wanted they provided. They also were fun and friendly. Made us feel extremely comfortable.

Cleanliness & Comfort

The whole place was clean. It was comfortable absolutely loved it.

Activity Reviews

Rethymno 7-hour Cruise to Georgioupoli/Morning

Greece

This is probably our favorite thing to do and probably our favorite group of people we hung out with. Was chilly, but it was beautiful. It was a beautiful ride and very relaxing after going from all the different excursions that was a perfect way to end for our last day.

Quality of Experience

Food

Thank you, Chef. Everything was delicious.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

That was so friendly and fun

Transport

Crete Sightseeing: Rethymno - Argiroupolis - Kournas Lake - Chania from West & Her

Greece

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

The Ultimate Delphi Day Trip from Athens

Greece

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Athens Highlights Mythology Tour

Greece

Quality of Experience

lol

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our trip to Greece was amazing! Angela did an amazing job. We have a few instances where we needed to communicate with her and she was super responsive and easy to work with. Everything we did from all the tours, the guides and the hotels were perfect for our trip.

Hotel Reviews

Grand View

Santorini

Let's just say the view is the winner! Staff was great and Photis was the perfect bartender. Would highly recommend this place. One thing to note is that it's a minimum of a 40min drive to Oia where a lot of the action is but if you want something quite and relaxing this was nestled in the cutest little town. We very much enjoyed the down time.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Great for those looking for something quite and near the wine tasting rooms

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Athens 21

Athens

The staff here was super friendly the breakfast and coffee were great and the views from the rooftop were 10/10!

Authenticity & Character

Location

This is right in the center and can walk everywhere we needed

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Catamaran Sunset Cruise 2025

Santorini

This was overall a fun day however from start to finish this is about a 10hour deal. Highly recommend doing the sunset cruise since its still day light when you start so you get to swim and see all the different types of beaches around the island.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Private Jeep Tour to Delphi, Mount Parnassus, and Arachova

Athens

So glad we had this day! It was relaxing with all the scenic views yet we did a lot of hiking this day. Adam was amazing and really customized the tour for us.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Athens Wine Tasting Tour & Nightlife

Athens

This was so fun! 10/10 recommend and everyone was amazing especially our guide!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Athens Highlights Mythology Tour

Greece

Penelope was great! She was easy and very knowledgable about greek mythology.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

I loved Katie’s local knowledge which helped to go beyond the beaten path and helped to find unique and hidden gems which made our vacation truly special! We loved the smaller boutique hotels that were tucked in quieter places surrounded by Norways beauty. Will definitely go thru KimKim again!

The overall trip was wonderful, beautiful and amazing. The guides were good and connections and transfers went smoothly. Accommodations were great and food was super. Overall everything was well organized.
Here are a few thoughts, my personal opinion:
A better list of what to bring for the Rainforest Resort would have been helpful. We needed long socks, long sleeved shirts and long pants. It would be a good idea for the resort to provide boots. It was very muddy and slippery. Utan Rainforest Lodge did provide boots.
The snorkel gear was not included in our stay as the information provided said.
Melaka was very interesting and I enjoyed the historical background, but it took a lot of time in transit.
I would leave out the day of the Heritage Walk and Trainride Adventure in Kota Kinabalu and substitute a day to walk around the waterfront, shops and markets.
The cooking class was great and the Kinabalu Park was great.

Great trip and I would highly recommend it to others.
The logistics seemed spot on, the guides were excellent, and the lodging was top notch.
As for activities, the day trip from KK to Papar was the least enjoyable activity. This felt like a missed opportunity to learn about the people/culture. Also, I wish I had known in advance that the Danum Valley Lodge did not provide boots and gators for hiking through the jungle. The cooking demonstration in KK and the excursions at the jungle lodges and Lankayan Island Resort were truly awesome.

Activity Review

Heritage Walk & Trainride Adventure

Kota Kinabalu

The train adventure involved getting on a regular train for a short trip to a town just outside of KK. The heritage walk amounted to walking to a church, mosque, and temple. The entire activity felt like a missed opportunity to learn about the culture and people. The time for this activity could be better used doing something else.

We recently used Aleksandra to plan our trip to London and Paris, and she was absolutely amazing. She handled every detail—hotels, activities, and travel between cities—with such care and expertise. Everything was seamless, and her recommendations were spot on.

She made the entire process so easy for us. Aleksandra was responsive, organized, and really listened to what we wanted. Thanks to her, we were able to relax and fully enjoy our trip without any stress. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a smooth, well-planned travel experience!

We had a great trip to Japan that worked for all ages, from young children to grandparents. We were active and moving every day which was exhausting in the heat (so maybe I"d pick a different season), but I started to get excited to surpass each days steps on my pedometer! Our tour guide in Tokyo, Allen, was fabulous. He really taught us a lot on our rides to and from sites and helped us understand the Japanese culture. He brought Pokemon cards to a disappointed fan when the store had an hour wait, and seemed to just "get us." Our tour guide, in Kyoto and Osaka, was also knowledgeable, but we seemed to struggle some with communicating our desires and being understood. He was flexible when we needed a break from the heat or when we were ready to skip another temple/shrine. If I had the trip to do over I would spend more time exploring the different areas of Tokyo, see one or two fewer shrines and temples, and more of the day to day living of the Japanese people. I'd even like to stay in a traditional Japanese home set up with the tatami mats. Heidi, our local specialist, revamped our trip several times to meet our needs and was lovely to work with.

Hotel Reviews

Kyoto Tokyu Hotel

Kyoto

What a fancy place to be. While there was minimal A/C in the central atrium, the rooms were nice sizes, the beds were comfy and the amenities were plentiful. The breakfast options were also a plus, as after being in country for a week we were ready for something more familiar than a Japanese breakfast.

Authenticity & Character

Location

It was nice to be in a quiet neighborhood that felt safe to walk at night alone. We were nearby to restaurants and saw some of the residential side of Kyoto.

Staff

Greeted us with cool wet towels when we arrived after a HOT walk from the train station, helped us make reservations and were ultimately super respectful and polite.

Cleanliness & Comfort

very clean and comfortable. Loved the shower/bath set up.

Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu

Osaka

The rooms were sufficient and clean, but they were quite small. I wish we had more space to put our luggage and that the bathroom set up was different.

Authenticity & Character

Some really cool art adorned this hotel. It was also neat how it was built at the top of a building and you had to go up to get out.

Location

Right near shopping and a mile walk from Dotonbori.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Sumo Show and Experience (with Sumo Lunch)

Tokyo

Super fun to learn about Sumo and get to try it ourselves. The entire experience was geared toward tourists, but it didn't matter. We had so many fun photo ops posing with the sumo wrestlers.

Quality of Experience

Food

The food left us wanting. The kids weren't into the pork cutlet and the gluten free meal was quite bland.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our driver in Tokyo was top notch, cool vehicle, safe, and always there when we needed him.

The Ghibli Museum

Tokyo

It was very neat to see how Miyazaki created his animated films. I think we could have spent less time in this museum.

Full day driver and guide service:Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway, Lake Kawaguchi, Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine, Kawaguchiko Music Forest, Cruise on Lake Kawaguchiko

Tokyo

Fuji sang did not come out from behind the clouds on our visit, but it was still a beautiful area. The music forest was closed the day we visited and our tour guide pivoted us to a museum sharing the history of Mt. Fuji and a World Heritage Village that was amazing to see. This was when I learned that in Japan your wealth is measured by your garden, not your house. Our tour guide also took us to a traditional soba house for lunch where we sat on tatami mats and ate huge bowls of soba with tempura.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Allen took us to some neat places that were not on our itinerary.

Transport

Safe, smooth, drive in rainy weather.

Traditional Tea Ceremony

Kyoto

We had so much fun being dressed in traditional tea ceremony outfits. My kids and I loved the experience of what it's like to layer on a kimono and kneel to make tea. The sweets were delicious and we learned a lot about the ritual of making tea. Plus, lots of fun photo ops in the garden.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Authentic Japanese drum (Taiko) experience

Osaka

So much fun and quite a work out! The language barrier meant that we didn't learn as much about the history of Taiko drumming as we would have liked, but we did learn how to play them and play for an entire hour!

Quality of Experience

We would have liked more history so we understood the significance of the Taiko drum to Japanese culture.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

We loved the entire trip..except for the parking app snafus. The ice cave and lava show were stand outs. The huge vistas, mountains, waterfalls, landscapes were amazing. Horses and Sheep everywhere, very enjoyable as we drove through the countryside.

suggestion do not book clients into citizensM hotel at Paris airport
hard to get to the hotel
rooms way to small
no room for luggage

additionally our Loevre Guide did not conform to the identification instructions that Kimkim provided and therefore we could not identify him as a result we did not meet him until 45 minutes after the set meeting time
additionally he was a business major at the university and knew nothing about art

We have no complaints about any part of our trip. The communication and coordination was seamless, it definitely allowed us to focus on having fun. Our guides were excellent (Marta, Michael (boat) and the guide in Pompeii), extremely knowledgeable and accommodating. The drivers were all outstanding as well, again very communicative. Melanie and her team did a great job coordinating and making timely suggestions. They were able to adapt quickly and stayed engaged the entire trip. Job well done, thank you.

While every single city had a fabulous tour guide that was extremely knowledgeable about the city and landmarks and culture; what stood out the most was the personal service anytime we had questions or needed help during traveling. Le Dani and Melanie were never out of reach and were able to connect us to the best experience I have ever had while traveling. Our trip to Italy was beyond any experience I’ve ever had. This is only due to their service.

Melanie is absolutely amazing. She presents a deep level of care and attentiveness so we never felt like we were left hanging. This coupled with her thorough planning and exceptional knowledge resulted in a once in a lifetime experience we will never forget. There are truly no words for the experience she was able to curate for us.

Our 12 person family trip to Scotland was amazing! A trip of a lifetime! And Kateryna our travel agent was incredible! She helped us plan a trip for 12 to 5 different towns and cities, starting in Edinburgh, and ending in Glasgow. We had two amazing drivers, Marco and Eri, who helped make the trip and excursions seem less. From the Inns to the restaurant suggestions, tours and hikes we couldn’t have asked for a better trip. I highly recommend visiting The isle of Skye, hiking its magical hills and mountains and its small towns like Portree. We will definitely use Kimkim and Katyrina again!

For the first time in years, I decided to use a travel agent to help me plan our trip to Japan and a friend told me about Kimkim. It was the best decision! Angel, our travel agent local to Japan, prepared a perfect itinerary for our family, was quick to respond to any questions I had and planned a stress free trip for us. Kimkim and Angel were amazing!

Hotel Reviews

the b asakusa

Tokyo

Comfortable stay in a quieter yet tourist friendly part of Tokyo. No complaints

Authenticity & Character

Location

Quieter part of the city with lots of places to see, shop and eat

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hakone Hotel Kajikaso

Hakone

The hotel is in a beautiful and peaceful location with a close walk into town. So interesting and unique to experience a traditional Japanese hotel, the onsen, and authentic meals in our room overlooking the river.

Authenticity & Character

Very authentic and unique experience

Location

Beautiful and serene yet close to the small town and walks by the river

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

The hotel was incredibly clean, however, I was not expecting how uncomfortable I would be sleeping Japanese style.

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto ekimae PREMIER

Kyoto

Very comfortable hotel in a convenient location near train station. Great amenities available with laundry, breakfast and a toiletries bar in the lobby for anything you may have forgotten. Check in/check out was so efficient. Loved the soaking tub in the bathroom!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean but bed and pillows were quite firm for me

Cross Hotel Osaka

Osaka

Perfect location a few steps away from Dotonburi in one direction and high end stores in the other. The staff was especially friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet was the best we had on the trip. So many options!

Authenticity & Character

Breakfast buffet was memorable, location perfect

Location

Staff

Very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Loved the bathroom set up and beds were comfy

Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu

Tokyo

We spent only 1 night here but loved the view of the crossing and convenience to the train station. Had a great meal in the cafe and breakfast buffet was amazing! Bed was very comfortable and room was the largest we had in the trip.

Authenticity & Character

Unique location

Location

Great views of the crossing

Staff

Very helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Beds were comfortable and breakfast was great! Knocking off 1 star as the AC was not working great in our room. Had it at the coldest setting and still a bit warm at night.

Activity Reviews

Full Day Tokyo City Tour with Culture & Life

Tokyo

Nao was our tour guide for our first full day in Japan. She was the best and asked us if we liked the planned itinerary and made subtle changes along the way to our plans that perfectly suited my family!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Nao went above and beyond to change things up and give us the Tokyo intro we won’t forget

Transport

Walked or used the subway. Having someone explain the subway system to us the first day was sooo helpful

Tokyo Night Foodie Tour in Shinjuku

Tokyo

While we had some great food in places we would not have found ourselves, the food itself did not stand out to me as being that memorable. I had hoped for something a bit more special. The guide was very hard to hear in loud places and I felt like we missed out on interesting info about the area.

Quality of Experience

Food

Food was average

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Difficult to hear

Transport

Walking tour in cool areas

Full Day Mt. Fuji with Lake Kawaguchi & Oishi Park

Japan

Such a different experience from Tokyo - serene landscapes with Mt Fuji as the backdrop with a private guide and driver. Ayumi our tour guide was great at giving us information on the area and history. She also tailored the experience based off of my family’s interests which made the day very special. Ayumi and Mr Kong, our driver, made the day fun and relaxed.

Quality of Experience

Beautiful landscape and area

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Ayumi and Mr Kong were our favorite guides on our whole trip

Transport

Best driver we had!

Half Day Samurai Ninja Museum and Kimono Tea Ceremony at Kyoto Maikoya

Kyoto

Really fun touristy experience that gave us a lot of laughs and pictures! Only drawback was the time of year being summer did make the kimonos uncomfortable but we had a lot of fun with it

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our tea guide was a bit reserved but our guide at the Samurai experience was really funny

Transport

Not applicable

Full Day Kyoto City Tour with Fushimi Inari-Taisha

Kyoto

We got to see so many sites on this tour and learned a great deal about ancient history. Kyoto is an amazing place and very unique. Unfortunately one of the main castles was closed the day of our visit and the tour guide had purchased tickets in advance so it felt like a letdown

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide on this trip was very difficult to hear as she only spoke to one of us at a time. We regrouped after the tour and shared what we each learned to get a better feel for what we saw that day

Transport

We spent a good amount of time commuting to the castle only to find out it was closed. Felt like a waste of precious time in a great city

Full Day City Tour with Osaka Castle

Japan

We added Osaka to our itinerary last minute and I’m so glad we did! Although Osaka is another large city close to Kyoto, the vibes were so different. Very friendly and fun place. Had a great guide Senei who we really enjoyed spending the day with! Having a private driver made transport a breeze.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide had the best English in our trip and tailored the itinerary to our family

Transport

Mr Kole was a great driver! Very easy to get around and see a lot in one day!

Our trip to Brazil was amazing! Camille planned the perfect itinerary and working with her was very easy. We loved the lodge she chose (Amazon Turtle Lodge) for our Amazon adventures as well as our guide Marcelle. Our guides in Foz de Iguacu and Rio de Janeiro were also amazing (Deanna and Fernanda). The waterfalls in Foz were just awesome and then seeing Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf, the Lapa samba party, and more in Rio topped off the trip. We definitely just scratched the surface of all that Brazil has to offer and will absolutely be back to explore more. Thank you Kim Kim for another great trip, and I look forward to planning future adventures with your team!

Hotel Review

Amazon Turtle Lodge

Perfect lodge for our adventures. The staff were fun and knowledgeable and there were just enough activities mixed with down time to occupy our 2 1/2 days. The pool was wonderful and the food was good. The guides and boat captains really had a wealth of knowledge and we learned a lot about the Amazon. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to explore the area!

Authenticity & Character

Just rustic enough to make you really feel like your immersed but with enough amenities that you don't miss the comforts of a hot shower and great meal!

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms, common areas, pool were all very clean. It's basic but you'll be comfortable.

Activity Review

Gran Aventura Boat Tour

Foz do Iguaçu

Wow, just wow! Best part of our trip to Foz! Adrenaline pumping and opportunity to get up close to the awesome power these falls have!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Was a very nice trip experience, easy communicate before the trip, tour well planned and professional guide, we recommend Kimkim's hard works! if any suggestion maybe tour bus can update newer.

Sofia Wen