Kimkim Trip Reviews

My sister and I visited Finland for 2 weeks. We visited Helsinki, Turko, Tampere, Vaasa and Rovaniemi. All of our guides were excellent and really knew the cities inside and out. I can’t pick a favorite spot or guide because they were all amazing! Moonika arranged our trip with the tour guides, accommodations and transport. I would not change a single thing! I highly recommend Kim Kim for anyone wanting an authentic experience with the bonus of all travel being arranged. We definitely maximized our time in beautiful Finland!

My wife and I and our adult son spend one week in beautiful Wales and could not have been happier with what our Kimkim planner Aleksandra arranged for us as well as John, our guide for Wales. He picked us up in Liverpool and we toured with him for five days. We started across the north coast and then into northwest Wales/Anglesey. We then ventured south through the national parks and ended up in Cardiff.

Through our journey, John made some wonderful suggestions for changes in our planned itinerary, and every place that he chose turned out to be delightful. In addition to experiencing the stunning natural beauty of Wales, we loved interacting with locals, which he facilitated because he seems to know everyone. We love learning about history and culture as we travel. John is obviously very proud of his Welsh heritage, and he taught us so much about the history and culture as we traveled together.

All in all, another wonderful trip by Kimkim- this is our fourth!!

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Most of the trip was good.. we had a few misunderstandings along the way and some changes to the original itinerary. We did see a lot and the overall experience was good.

From the start, our small group of friends wanted to shape our own trip, keep it small, and flexible. We found kimkim and felt as if we'd found a source for guidance in Taylor who helped us plan a delightful trip! The kimkim experience started with asking good questions to help us narrow our focus to some specific cities and fjords we wanted to visit in Norway. We enjoyed scrolling through all the optional activities, clicking to learn more, and then keeping or discarding various activities. Our group wanted to do mostly unscheduled or independent exploration, but include some group tours or activities, too. Taylor found great options for us. By the end of the planning process, which was exciting to do, we all felt like we had a great plan for our trip.
Pre-trip, we met via Zoom with Taylor and had a chance to ask questions, clarify any issues, and find out about what to expect when we landed in Oslo. In the weeks just before the trip, we only needed to focus on packing and tending to our own personal details, knowing the kimkim had the rest under control! That was huge! Here are a few highlights about what we planned and experienced on the trip:

Transfers from the airport to our hotel, hotel to the train, and things like that made us all feel cared for and confident in the plans. Knowing someone had checked the timing of everything and indicated on the detailed itinerary where and when to gather allowed us to enjoy our free time.

Oslo Private City Walk: Lene met with us on our first morning, sitting down with a map, listening to what we had done already and hearing of what we wanted to do. She proposed options, and we chose her idea of learning how to buy tickets online, and then led us to the Vigland sculptures. As a native of Oslo, her knowledge and understanding of the area was helpful. Our experience of the sculptures was enhanced by information she shared. We all agreed that she was a great choice as our guide.

RIB Safari: Our group enjoyed the anticipation of the RIB Excursion, as well as the real event! They provided all the gear, a great guide, and the weather made it a perfect outing. The cheese tasting and fjord tour was really fun! All agreed that it was a highlight.

Bergen Food & Culture Walk: This walking tour was beyond expectation. Our guide was a delightful fellow who told stories well, and navigated the city as we stopped here and there for exceptional tastes of food and beverages. It was more than a lunch! Starting with a fishcake, several other small stops, then soup at a sit down restaurant, and finally a beer. Wow! We loved it!

Geirangerfjord Cruise: Cato, our cruise ship host was personable, and very experienced. He made this an interesting time, on a foggy day. Our time in the town was enjoyable. In the afternoon, he stayed up top and, as the fog burned off, he shared more about the fjords. Great guy!

Lodging: All of our lodging was well located near transportation and great views. Most of us agreed that the Flam Marina was the best. Fortunately, the enormous cruise ship present when we arrived, departed around suppertime. No more ships arrived while we were there, making those days and evenings a dream of peaceful waters and quiet atmosphere since we were on the quiet end of the marina. Weather was great!

External factors making this a great trip were the weather--not a drop of rain the whole time we were in Norway--and the World Cup soccer tournament which we could watch anywhere we went. I can't imagine a better trip!

Activity Reviews

Edvard Munch Museum in Oslo (Tickets not included)

Oslo

Great place! We planned ahead to get an English tour. The guide , "Sid", was excellent! Great refreshments on the main floor. The museum store was also full of good stuff.

Self-Guided Oslo Exploration

Oslo

There were plenty of options in Oslo, so we chose carefully what to do as we arrived, and with the time most of us had at the end of our trip. Learning how to download the right app, and buy tickets was very helpful. Using 24 hour tickets allowed for easy transportation and included some local ferries too.

Explore Ålesund

Norway

We did not have a lot of time in Alesund and would have enjoyed another day. Loved the art nouveau museum, and walking along the water. Totally recommend the museum. We ate great food in Alesund.

Self-Guided Hiking in Bergen's Seven Mountains

Bergen

People who hiked really enjoyed the trails at the top. The funicular made this activity more doable.

Self-Guided Bergen Exploration

Bergen

Bergen's funicular and street life were the most fun. Lots of food spots, and areas to walk.

Self-Guided Flåm Exploration

Flåm

Mostly, my husband and I enjoyed keeping our eyes on the beautiful calm water vs hiking or doing outings. We enjoyed the restaurants and sought out spots to watch World Cup Soccer. Very fun..

Quality of Experience

Our lodging was exceptional with regard to breakfast options, view of the water, and proximity to the busy areas.

Fjord RIB Safari & Undredal Cheese Tasting

Norway

This adventure was a highlight! Having all the gear provided to us, great RIB Safari staff, and a beautiful day made everything great!

Quality of Experience

All around good weather, staff, and cheese tasting experience.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Made us feel safe and equipped us with outfits and knowledge to enjoy the boat ride.

Transport

We walked to the RIB Safari location and then the boat ride was easy and felt safe.

Geirangerfjord Cruise & Day Trip

Norway

Our tour boat host was Cato. He was kind, personable, and willingly shared about his Norwegian upbringing, stories and info about the fjord. There was a lot of fog the day we were on board, but the skies cleared enough to see more on the way home. The town of Geiranger offered a good assortment of activities, restaurants, and gift shops to keep us all satisfied. Cato offered suggestions to us for a couple of places to eat, and activities to do.

Quality of Experience

Cato made the biggest impact on our group's time on the fjord cruise.

Fløibanen Funicular Ride

Bergen

Everyone enjoyed this opportunity to use the pass multiple times a day. Some rode up and walked down or just went up and down a couple of times at different times of day. The funicular was easy to use.

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I did not do the trails. Just enjoyed the views. I think those who walked around had a more enjoyable time.

Visit Stegastein Viewpoint

Norway

I enjoyed the trip up. We paid to ride a bus up. Great view!

Food & Culture Walk

Bergen

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Wonderful food and stories, and a good walk into parts of town I didn't go otherwise.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Engaging, kind, and helpful. One or two of our group needed to sit down vs stand sometimes, so the guide shifted the group to be near those who needed to sit, when possible. Easy solution.

Private City Walk

Oslo

Lene worked well with our group. She helped us clarify how to best use her time with us. She made great suggestions, and helped us understand how Oslo has changed over the years. Our group reflected on how she added to tool kit by showing us how to get tickets and use the transit system. It was great to have her as our guide.

Our guide, Penny, in Delphi was the most amazing and charming woman. From the beginning to the end, the guide was less a lecture and more of a discussion. She was amazingly knowledgeable not only on the history, but the relationship between the people, cultures, religions, and happenings of ancient Greece to the modern climate.

Our travel guide Chris was phenomenally receptive, quick to respond, and brilliantly knowledgeable about our travel plans. He was always so quick to help us out at any point of the day. We were very lucky to have him planning out our trip for us.

We wanted to go on vacation and booked our flights only 3 weeks in advance. Diana did an amazing job of putting together a trip for us. We gave her just a few guidelines and she took all of the stress out of planning an international vacation!
We stayed in beautiful hotels in 3 different cities. In Lisbon, Pedro provided an excellent food & wine walking tour. His personality was great and we learned a lot of interesting things about both the food and the city. In Lagos, we had a fun time on a boat tour exploring the caves. Then in Cascais, Rodrigo took us on an e-bike tour of the city and coastline.
Pepe and our other driver were fantastic as well.
All in all we had an amazing experience in a beautiful country. I would absolutely use Kimkim again.

Hotel Review

PortoBay Liberdade

Lisbon

Great location, comfortable beds, great breakfast

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Activity Reviews

Exclusive Panoramic Boat Tour to the Ponta da Piedade Caves

Portugal

Overall this was a good experience. Our guide was kind and knowledgeable, but I felt like she just was reading a script and it wasn’t very personal (as compared to our other tours). The scenery was beautiful of course

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Cascais-Sintra Exclusive E-Bike Adventure

Portugal

It gave a great overview of the city and we saw things we never would have otherwise

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Flavors of Lisbon in a Premium & Gastronomic Private Walking Tour

Lisbon

Our guide was amazing and the food and drinks were delicious!

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Private Transfer to the Rental Car

Portugal

Our driver was fantastic! Very friendly, professional, and gave us some good tips

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We had a great time. Our travel specialist connected us with all the "must-see" items on our list. He coordinated our flights and transfers and made it so easy for us to follow in the kim-kim app. We had great hotel staff, friendly drivers, and excellent guides.

Hotel Reviews

Skala Hotel

Patmos

Excellent accomodations right where we needed to be!

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Heliotrope Hotels

Lesvos

Excellent hotel, fantastic breakfast and dining menu options, and friendly staff.

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NLH Monastiraki

Athens

Great staff and unique accomodations in the heart of Monastiraki... Close to everywhere we needed to be.

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Activity Reviews

Classic Monastery Tour

Patmos

This was a beautiful and emotional experience. I only wished we had more time there!

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Acropolis Of Athens Afternoon Walking Tour

Athens

Our tour guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. She managed to guide us to the top without exhaustion for those who were out of shape.

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We had a great time in Mongolia. Our guide Khishgee was super nice and very professional, also our driver (Zorgo ?) was a very nice man and driver. The highlight of the trip were the four days horse riding. After we complained after 1.5 days about the route being too close to the street, they changed the route for riding more in remote areas. The horse guide shall in general know that we do not come to Mongolia to do a horse riding tour along a busy country road. All the hotels/Ger Camps we stayd were very good and we enjoyed at the end having everytime our own bathrooms attached. The hotel in Karakorum was really good and nice to have after four days without a shower and toilet. Gobi Desert was really nice too and we truly enjoyed that we had expressed the wish that we do not change Camps every night in Gobi but rather stay in one camp for three nights. It meant maybe a little more driving but it was much more relaxed not having to pack and unpack very day. Plus it enabled our teenaged children to skip either a morning or afternoon excursion. The Dream Gobi Ger Camps was a very good camp to stay in. Also the Best Western Hotel in Ulaanbataar was a very nice hotel and top location. Maybe we could have left Ulaanbataar on the second day earlier to avoid more traffic and arrive earlier in the Hustai Ger Camp. Otherwise, we were very lucky during out trip that we only had rain showers in the evening with being in a camp or tent and otherwise, we had dry, warm and sunny days and in Gobi not too hot days.

Hotel Reviews

Gobi Mirage

Very well run Ger camp. Very niche staff, very good food. Nice atmosphere.

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Durvun Berkh

We stayed in little huts not the gers as the huts have bathrooms attached. This was very nice. Absolut top was the food. Very tasty.

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Ikh Khorum luxury ger camp

Really very nice modern hotel. We had rooms in building B which were super nice and large.

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Tent camping

The tent were generally ok, but one tent we used in the first night was not water tight when it rained stronger. We changed tents and the driving then slept in the car which was fine for him.

Hustai Ger camp

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Best Western Premier Tuushin

Ulaanbaatar

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Activity Reviews

Horse riding days to Karakorum (15 – 45 km ride each day)

Khashaat

Really super nice experience. Well organised. We had good guides and a nice cook. Great experience, but the guides shall stay away from any roads.

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Tuvkhun monastery

Mongolia

Really worth the drive and the hiking.

Free half day in Ulaanbaatar (self-tour)

Ulaanbaatar

We enjoyed in particular the Chinggis Khan museum. Very well done.

The Gobi Museum of Nature and History

Mongolia

Very good modern museum

Bayanzag (Flaming cliffs) - a dinosaur native land

Mongolia

Really interesting to see the museum, watch the film with the history of the original excursion, and then see the cliffs

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Khavtsgait Petroglyph

Mongolia

We found it really interesting to see this and it is a nice little hike.

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Orkhon Waterfall

Mongolia

It is quite a drive to the waterfall and then yes nice to see but not spectacular.

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Horse riding (15 - 25 km), arrive in Karakorum

Mongolia

Very nice horse guides. They were very friendly and good people. We were only not so happy with the route they had in mind which was too close to a busy country road but they changed that after we complained. The food was nice, and they catered well for us when we decided not too eat too much meat all the time.

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Our seven day trip to London with our ten and eleven year old grandchildren was great!! We had two hiccups and Aleksandra responded right away. Everyday our schedule was laid out for us. We used the tube while in London and had private drivers to and from Heathrow and the Harry Potter Studios. Our tour guide David in London was great! He used to do security for the palace and was assigned to Prince Harry . He had a ton of good stories! Our Beefeater tour guide at the Tower of London was really good and engaged the children a lot. We were scheduled at the Natural History Museum but got done early and also went to the Science Museum. Our grandchildren like the Science Museum better. We saw the show Come Alive!! Highly recommend but get the VIP ticket. We were always busy, very little down time. Never waited in any long lines. We stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn in Kingsington in a two bed two bath apartment. Right across the street was Cacciari's Italian Restaurant and they would deliver right to your room. Also we were just blocks away from Earl's Court Tube station and a Tesco.

Hotel Review

Residence Inn by Marriott London Kensington

London

This place is a bargain for London. We had two bedrooms, two baths, a small kitchen and a living room with a dining table. They serve a daily breakfast buffet but it is not very English and sort of bland. The place is clean, the staff is attentive and very accommodating. Lots of families stay there. It is a few blocks from the Earl's Court Tube station, a Tesco and Cacciari's Italian restaurant is right across the street. Eat in or they deliver to your room.

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It is starting to look a little tired. It has been updated but I don't know how they keep up.

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Dining room, front desk and luggage attendant were all great. Remembered the kids names.

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Daily maid service was good . It just gets a lot of wear and tear.

Activity Reviews

Arsenal - Emirates Stadium Tour

London

Awesome experience

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Thames Cruise

London

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Tower of London Beefeater Welcome & Crown Jewels

London

Awesome Beefeater Tour

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Took the tube

Royal London Tour

London

Our guide was great. However 3 hours for the kids was a lot of standing.

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David was veryngood.

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David was our guide

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We used the tube!

Our trip was FANTASTIC! All of our guides were absolutely fabulous and every driver was on time (usually early) to pick us up. We especially loved Dora from our Acropolis tour and Katarina from our e-bike tour in Santorini. Really, every guide was FANTASTIC! We loved the catamaran tour in Milos (the captains/guides were great - I know one is named George) and our Greek Cooking class in Paros (so much fun)! We really had so much fun doing everything we planned.

We absolutely LOVED Senia Hotel in Paros. The staff was exceptional, the views and pool amazing, the food and service were top-notch, the location perfect and overall staying there was absolutely fantastic!

We also really loved our hotel in Santorini, Agali Houses. The accommodations were spacious and very nice, we had another amazing view and the location was fantastic. Whew those steps - you really can't be out of shape to climb those! We felt bad for the porters carrying our bags.

We also really liked Niche hotel in Athens. The rooftop was great, location perfect and the breakfast was one of our favorites of all the hotels we stayed at. The only negative was the rooms were small (but very nice) - but I guess that is to to be expected in a big city.

We had the absolute BEST time and loved meeting so many amazing people from Greece and other travelers from around the world and eating the most amazing food. The only thing I would have done differently is possibly added a day to each island (we did 2 nights Athens, and 3 islands, 3 nights each) so we had more time to relax and explore or only go to two islands and stay at each one for 4-5 days. With the travel it just cut into our time at each island and we were all a little tiered those days. Thank you so much for all the planning! We would highly recommend KimKim to anyone planning a trip.

Hotel Reviews

Agali Houses

Firostefani 00

Beautiful hotel in a great setting. Hotel steps are steep and there are lots of them so just be aware of that. The views from our room were AMAZING and we were in a fantastic location.

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Very nice staff - just not as many staff. The pool bar was not at the pool (you had to walk up a level) and they stopped serving food at 4:00 pm (not a huge deal).

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Olea Bay Hotel

Milos

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We had two rooms in two different buildings which was fine but not idea. Just not as nice of a view as we had at other hotels and a little further of walk to shopping/restaurants, but not terrible.

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The staff was great - they just had less staff but everyone we interacted with was very kind and helpful.

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Clean, spacious and comfortable

Senia Hotel

Paros

Our absolute FAVORITE hotel of our trip! The staff was incredible, perfect location, amazing view, great food/drinks and a beautiful rooftop pool.

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The staff was absolutely the BEST here.

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Niche Hotel

Athens

Great hotel, perfect location, beautiful rooftop restaurant, great breakfast. Only negative was the rooms were pretty small so made it tight with our luggage.

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Activity Reviews

Self-guided Exploration of Milos Highlights

Milos

We rented a car which made it easy to see various beaches/sights, sometimes parking was difficult because it was quite busy and the roads are quite narrow so you have to be especially careful of buses and other vehicles.

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Private Evening Neighborhood Walk

Athens

Our guide was great and it was the first thing we did upon arriving in Athens. He introduced to the amazing Greek gelato and we loved seeing the old neighborhoods and some historical sights. We ended at dinner where he made some great recommendations.

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Traditional Greek Cooking Experience in a Hotel Garden

Paros

SO MUCH FUN! Our chef and all her staff were fantastic. The food we made was delicious, and we loved meeting so many other people at the class. There was also a plentiful supply of Greek wine. This was my favorite activity.

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South Coast E-Bike Adventure

Santorini

We absolutely LOVED Katarina. She was so knowledgeable, and it was great to see another part of Santorini. We made some great stops along the way. She was also did a fantastic job of making sure we were all well-hydrated and changed our route a bit when my daughters didn't love going downhill.

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Half Day Kleftiko Catamaran Adventure

Milos

LOVED this so much! Absolutely beautiful. We did the half-day tour which was plenty for us. The lunch they served onboard was fantastic! Our guides were great and so much fun!

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Morning Horseback Ride

Paros

We really enjoyed this activity but for some reason we thought it was on a beach and it definitely was not - but we could see the sea. Since we are not experienced riders some of the fear we had was due to our inexperience - we didn't do anything too hard but we just weren't used to riding horses and we did have to ride up some narrow spaces and we did have to navigate around some cars. But the guides and horses lead the way and everything was very safe and it was a great way to see a different view of Paros.

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Private Acropolis & Acropolis Museum Experience

Athens

Dora our guide was amazing. A little long for our teenage daughters but we were also jet-lagged and it was very hot even in the morning.

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We had an amazing experience working with Eirini to plan our trip to Greece! We told her we wanted to visit Athens and Santorini, see the major historical sites, and stay somewhere close to everything—and she executed our vision perfectly.

From the detailed pickup directions, to the seamless transportation, to the wonderful tour guides, every part of our trip was thoughtfully planned and completely stress-free. Everything ran smoothly, allowing us to simply enjoy the experience without worrying about logistics.

Her attention to detail, organization, and local knowledge made all the difference. We felt taken care of every step of the way, and it truly made our vacation unforgettable. We highly recommend Eirini to anyone planning a trip to Greece. Thank you for making our dream vacation such an incredible experience!

I have been waiting to have a moment to write you a note to say thank you for planning our Scotland trip. We all enjoyed every activity you chose for us! Every detail was absolutely perfect. You selected the most perfect tours/activities to maximize our time in each location and to see as much of Scotland as possible during our stay. I sincerely appreciate the way you planned everything to be so seamless. Our transportation arrangements were all perfectly timed, and it was easy to get to our hotel accommodations from each train/bus station. We loved each of the hotels you booked for us in Scotland, and every one of your restaurant suggestions was delicious. Our two private tour guides, Jack in Edinburgh and Stuart in Inverness, were both wonderful. We especially enjoyed Stuart! I cannot say enough good things about our experience with you! I could never have planned such a perfect trip on my own!

Hotel Reviews

Maldron Hotel Glasgow City

Glasgow

Great location. Nice, comfortable room.

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Lochiel Villa Guest House

Fort William

Very nice room that was comfortable for 2 adult and one teen. Note - luggage cannot be stored on site and must be stored about a mile away at another hotel. Not an issue if you know this before you arrive!

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There is no staff on site.

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The Glen Mhor Hotel and Uile-bheist Brewery & Distillery

Inverness

Beautiful location on the river. Perfect for our family of 3!

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Leonardo Royal Hotel Edinburgh

Edinburgh,

Nice sized room with enough space for 2 adults and 1 teen. Perfect location very close to the train station.

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Activity Reviews

Edinburgh Castle & Old Town Private Tour

Edinburgh

Jack was very knowledgeable and informative.

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Jacobite Steam Train

Scotland

This is a wonderful way to see the Highlands!

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Half-Day Loch Ness Tour from Inverness City

Inverness

This was one of our favorite parts of our time in Scotland! Our private guide, Stuart, was wonderful and made the experience fun for our whole family!

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The Real Mary King’s Close

Edinburgh

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The Ultimate Isle of Skye Tour from Inverness

Inverness

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Our trip to Italy was made seamless with the guidance of Leslie and the KimKim team. They organized a detailed itinerary that fit the needs of our whole family including our teenagers. Each day was carefully curated with a balance of learning about culture and relaxing days on the beach. We appreciated the small details from navigating the Italian transport system to personalized one on one tours like through the Vatican City. We were rest assured that we could leave the details to KimKim and just enjoy our trip! Thank you for helping us plan our vacation!

Our guide in Oslo was just wonderful. She sat down with us at the beginning of the time to see what was best for our 3 hours together. Extremely knowledgeable and shared so much in a short amount of time!

We had an excellent kimkim experience. Anna developed an itinerary that was exactly what we were looking for, and Michelle was very helpful when we arrived. Bookings went smoothly and instructions/vouchers/documents were clear and well organized. We did have a couple of very minor hiccups which were easily resolved with a call to the 24-hr hotline. A reassuring aspect of kimkim’s services is that they are very responsive. If you need anything, you will get a real human on the line who will help you immediately. Staff are also quick to respond via chat. Norway is a beautiful and friendly country. We highly recommend traveling there with kimkim.

Iceland is beautiful! We had great excursions and all the Guides were super, especially for the glacier walk (Hanee), glacier lake kayaking (Tom), the horseback riding, and the lava tube spelunking.
One suggestion is for kimkim to provide a daily map showing the location of all the stops/excursions, so it would make the daily planning easier; we struggled a few days getting the order of activities arranged to minimize travel backtracking, etc. and decide it we had time to deviate from the itinerary for special interest destinations.

Activity Reviews

Krauma Geothermal Spa

Iceland

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Front desk help (male) was not cordial.

Horse Riding on Black Sand Beach

Iceland

Great Guides. Would have liked more time to trot the horses.

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Víðgelmir Lava Cave Experience

Iceland

Fascinating! Guide was great.

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Geothermal Bakery Experience

Golden Circle

Great bread and smoked arctic char and great Guide.

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Whale Watching Ólafsvík

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

We did not see any whales. We saw several dolphin.

Reynisfjara Beach & Reynisdrangar Columns

Iceland

Did not get to do this.

Þingvellir National Park

Iceland

Waterfalls were great!

Djúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Did not get to do this.

Glacier Walk and Kayak Experience

Iceland

Very interesting and the guides (Tom and Hanee) were great!

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Cliff Walk from Arnarstapi to Hellnar

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Did not get to do this due to the weather.

Geysir Geothermal Area

Iceland

Interesting, but underwhelming.

Our trip was absolutely wonderful. Valentine did an amazing job helping us organize our travel plans. We had peace of mind that our transportation was taken care of to and from the various sites we visited. She took extra measure to accommodate a variety of ages within our group. 100% recommend kimkim and Valentine when planning your next vacation.

Our trip to Barcelona and Madrid was wonderful. The itinerary was perfect for what we were looking for. The hotels and transport were great, and we were in perfect locations for everything we wanted to do. Our tour guides and excursions were all wonderful.

Our trip to Portugal was wonderful. The itinerary was perfect for what we were looking for. The hotels were great and the locations were perfect for walking to everything we needed/wanted to do. Our tour in Lisbon with Nuno was great, and beach time at Cascais was nice and relaxing. KimKim and Emily made everything easy and convenient from the planning, to the hotels, to the transportation....our tour of the Moorish Castle and Pena Palace and Sintra were great as well. Highly recommend.

Activity Review

Evening Fado Show

Lisbon

I'm a musician, so I truly enjoyed and appreciated the performance from that aspect, but even if you are not, it was fun and intimate and the songs and stories were great.

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