Kimkim Trip Reviews

The only thing is not having breakfast on site but making sure we had breakfast with our traveling partners on the balcony was perfect t

The breakfast here was so good and I loved the extra treats.

A lot of climbing for people who were jet lagged. Would have loved to have done this the next morning when I was fresh but it was till amazing

We had an absolute blast in this however it was an hour too long.

It was so so much walking. A lot. So many stairs.

We couldn’t have had a better driver. Our tour was an absolute blast. So much so we booked another one with the same driver

It was FABULOUS!! 10:10 my favorite activity.

Lovely small boutique hotel with friendly and helpful staff. It has a great outlook over the waterfront.

The hotel overlooks the small harbor and has a real buzz about it. We were able to swim in the sea which was a bonus. The staff were friendly and helpful. We ate at the hotel restaurant next to the water and which had an overwhelming choice of meze.

Good location. Lovely rooftop for meals and/or a drink with views of the Blue Mosque - especially nice at night

A highlight was learning about the Maeander River ( from which we get the word 'meander') and how it silted up over time thus preventing access to the sea which had been Miletus's key advantage. It is well-known as a home of many Greek philosophers.

There was a short walk through the quaint village and up to the top . The view at the site of the temple was quite spectacular - the view of the Aegean and Lesbos. One can imagine that was why they chose that spot to construct it.

We took the cable car up to the top which was an adventure in itself . In the Hellenistic and Roman period Pergamon was a major centre with a far -reaching kingdom and we learned so much from Volkan. The theatre is incredibly steep and could house 10000 people. Going through a 'subway' to enter it be careful not to bump your head . Because it was extremely hot we didn't spend as much time as we would have liked.

It was amazing to walk through this site and imagine its construction in the 6th century by the Romans. Our guide gave us interesting facts and pointed out the Medusa heads used as column bases!

This was our second day in Istanbul encompassing the Spice Bazaar and the boat trip along the Bosphorus. The highlight was definitely a visit to The Blue Mosque which is astonishing in its architecture and decoration.

This was our first day with Volkan as our guide. He expertly took us to the various locations rescheduling flexibly as it was terribly hot and we waned to avoid big crowds. His knowledge throughout our trip astounded us! We enjoyed all the sites that day : Hippodrome , Grand Bazaar , The Sultans Palace, Hagia Sophia and finally the Basilica Cisterns which was definitely a highlight.

It was a very nice boutique hotel. Good location. Steep hill to get to. You get used to it.

One of the nicest hotels I've stayed in. Absolutely beautiful. Lots of small touches that made it so nice. Views were amazing

Perfect location. Updated and beautiful

Loved our little hotel. They have dinner there which we loved. They even held it when we were running late.

Best food ever!

Really fun place right in the heart of Bergen

Loved being over the water

Fun place right by the train station so we wouldn't get lost!

Fun hotel in a great location

We didn't arrive until 2 AM, but they had someone there waiting for us!

Got to see the city through the eyes of a local

One of our favorite activities. There was no one else at the Stegastein viewpoint (and that is rare)

Beautiful. Love having the electric boat as it was so quiet

We had to cut our paddling short due to weather, but the guides did their job and made sure we were safe.

Guide was amazing. She showed us all around the city and made it personal to our Minnesota roots.

Even though it was a larger group, our guide held us together well! Plus, we saw Musk Ox. Beautiful land

Our guide was so fun

Hotel itself was beautiful, our room was disappointing

View from the restaurant was incredible.

We didn't complete this because it was difficult terrain getting from our hotel to town and our jeep driver who could have helped us get there and back did not.

It was brutally hot so we were not able to fully appreciate the local markets.

This tour was a nice introduction to Santorini. It was helpful to do it on the first night we arrived because it gave us a good feel for the island and how we wanted to spend our time there.

There should be a better way of transporting people to and from the catamaran. We spend over an hour on the bus between the pick up and drop off.

This was advertised as a six hour tour and it was over in three and a half hours. For much of the tour the driver was on his cell phone conducting what we assumed was personal business. Unlike other tour guides, he was not very accommodating. We indicated an interest in seeing the town, a request he could have easily accommodated since we were running well ahead of schedule and while he offered to drop us off it was begrudgingly and then suggested he's send somebody else to pick us up.

Maria was incredible. What a terrific ambassador for Greece. We learned so much about the food, customs and traditions of the Greek people. This was an absolutely wonderful tour and totally delightful. It's easily one the highlights of our trip.

The driver was very accommodating and helpful.

The tour guide was very good, very knowledgeable and sensitive to the fact that it was a brutally hot day. She tried to find shade whenever she could.

Location was excellent, but the hotel left a bit to be desired. Clean, but showing some age.

5 stars doesn't even do it justice. A pricy option, but worth the splurge. The grounds, food, and staff are second to none! The resort also provided free transportation all over the island.

We were on the Ocean Free which is a sailboat. It was awesome. Toni did a great job on the guided scuba dive as well. Would certainly repeat!

Highly recommend. We were able to get up close with a koala and feed kangaroos and emu. A really great "behind the scenes" tour led by a zookeeper.

This hotel is part of a chain, but is located in an historic building near to the old core of the city. It boasts several swimming pools.

This hotel is beautifully situated; has fantastic views, welcome swimming pools, and a wine cellar; and is conveniently located for visiting the winelands

This is a charming hotel, with sweeping views, ready access to the university and old town, and a lovely courtyard.

This is a comfortable and conveniently located hotel, and the staff are wonderfully helpful and informative.

This was an amazing experience. The meal was great, the staff exceptionally friendly and funny, and the wine tasting was most informative and enjoyable.

This is a short but worthwhile experience. Our young guide was enormously knowledgeable about the history of the area as well as about viticulture, wines, and the local economy.

The Sandeman cellars are a short walk from the hotel, and the tour and tasting were both engaging and very informative. We had an excellent guide in James.

Pedro was amazingly knowledgeable and engaging and expertly tailored his comments to our particular interests.

Cute hotel! We wished we could have stayed longer!

Beautiful hotel and incredible staff!

Enjoyed the modern feel of this hotel. Great staff who were super helpful, especially Angela!

We enjoyed this property. One evening we walked into the restaurant area thinking it was open. We saw the family having dinner. Instead of sending us away, they told us to join and shared their homemade wine!

Great staff. They helped us with a breakfast box when we had to leave early.

This was our first tour and it was so great! Ronia, our guide, was incredible. She was so knowledgeable and shared that with us. The food was delicious as well.

Learned so much! Enjoyed our guide Kostas…he is so informative. The ruins are incredible.

Totally enjoyed Chef Chris and Constantine. Great recipes and amazing wine!

Amazing….our guide Sophia was incredible. Great way to see the island!

Sunset on the loch was not just beautiful and relaxing but full of lots of information about the local area and its history. We loved our time out on the water!

Great section of the West Highland Way. It was not as strenuous as we were led to believe by some locals so we were able to complete this hike in about 3.5 hours, which gave us lots of extra time in Kinlochleven to enjoy the scenery.

Gareth's knowledge of Edinburgh, both historical and current, was truly impressive. We covered a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, during our 3 hour walk but we were engaged the entire time as Gareth is committed to providing lots of information but in a way that kept us all tuned in and curious.

While a couple of the restaurants weren't the most unique or charming locations, the food was the reason each stop stood out and was worth visiting. The comprehensive and detailed information that was shared about Glasgow's history, current events/happenings, and its food scene were such treats to enjoy. Lei was a fantastic guide we were lucky to have!

Dave was prompt, friendly, VERY knowledgeable, engaging, dedicated to giving us a quality experience for 9 straight hours, and gave us such a comprehensive, personalized tour of Scotland---we will be forever grateful for our time with him!

Dave was a fantastic guide. He took our input for what we wanted to get out of the half day hiking and made plans from there. Although our first idea for hiking was a bit ambitious (blurb about the Lost Valley hike in our provided itinerary was very misleading about the skill level required for this trail) and we needed to change plans, Dave was able to pivot very quickly and still provide us an amazing guided walk/hike in an area that was beautiful and we had all to ourselves. He made this experience one worth having!

Liked this experience more for the views from the castle than for the castle itself. LOTS of people, even midday on a weekday.

A real treat of a hotel in Colchuagua Valley, near to several wineries and with a lovely garden area. The restaurant was amazing. While it did get chilly at night - the rooms have extremely high ceilings - the heated bathroom floor and the thick covers were fine.

Actually, we would take another visit to Pirque just to stay at this hotel. It has a large internal garden, beautiful walking areas, clean and comfortable rooms, and a very good restaurant. We only were here for one night but in the future I might change that. It's close to the wineries of Concha y Toro and Santa Rita.

This hotel is comfortable and clean. It is located in Vitacura, which is a very high-end mainly residential and commercial neighborhood in Santiago. There are very good restaurants and shopping nearby. You are, however, quite far away from the old historic parts of the city, and there is no convenient subway line to the Vitacura neighborhood, making you reliant on the bus system, taxis, or a private car. If you are looking to be close to the old city, this might not be the accomodation you want, but if the new district and the nightlife and restaurants are what you are looking for, this is a very good choice. The staff were friendly and able to understand my poor Spanish!

The very high slopes at this vineyard meant that we did not have a horse or car tour around the wineries like we did with the others. The tour was still quite enjoyable. We also found that this winery is a bit more experimental in the way that they approach and make wine. It's a young winery with interesting new techniques and it is very different from Montes, Viu Manent, or Santa Rita.

The tour is not very large - the wine shop to the fields to the production facility to the cellars is a very short walk. If you are mobility impaired this is a good choice as there will not be a lot of walking. The owner's collection of classic cars is included in the experience, which makes a nice addition.

I have to confess that we did not do the private city tour. We were exhausted from our flight to Chile and did not have the strength to take the tour. The guide did come back the next day to tour with us for the food tour, and she was very kind and accommodative.

This tour includes a horseback buggy, which can be a little shaky and jolting for older passengers. Climbing into the buggy can be a challenge for people who are mobility impaired. The tour goes around the Vineyards to the main winery and then back to the main area for tasting. We enjoyed the tour and tastings. We did not stop at the restaurant, but it was absolutely PACKED with people who seemed to be greatly enjoying their meals. There was a large space outside for children to run around and play safely.

This was a very unique experience. The owners of this relatively young label are eccentric and have a property that reflects their eccentricities. Part of the tour involves a car tour up the side of the mountain over which much of the production can be seen and photographs can be taken of the main building. We found this tour guide to be the best of all of our tour guides she was very good about engaging with my wife, whereas most of the tour guides looked and spoke to me and did not speak to my wife directly during much of the tasting. The winery is a little different from others in the owner's eccentricities, but it is a very pleasant experience and one we certainly see it as a "must" stop in Colchuaga Valley. We did not eat at the restaurant, which originally we were planning on doing (we were SO full from breakfast), so I cannot give a report on the restaurant. It looked wonderful overall.

Santa Rita winery This is the second largest winery in Chile with a very large tour, and there are many different facets of the tour that has different appeals to different people. The tour itself goes through the very extensive gardens which are very attractive. It includes a look at the chapel and the former home which is now a boutique hotel. Admission to the former home is restricted to people who are spending the night at the hotel. The tour then includes a look at the cellar, the cellar facilities and has a brief historical video of the famous cellar that hid the 120 patriots of Bernardo O'Higgins, the Chilean independence leader. The winery has a very large restaurant which is excellent. The wine store is extensive. There is also a museum which we did not go into. This tour could easily take one hour to complete with tasting, not including the museum or any food in the restaurant. Although this is a long tour and a large area to walk around, I do think it is a very good tour and was one of the best traditional winery tours we took. Concha y Toro This is the largest winery in Chile, one of the largest in the entire world, and it is the most visited. The area is immense. It is very, very crowded and often over-crowded in many places with so many visitors. The winery has spent a lot of money building a new wine experience tour and frankly, I am not sure that it is really worth it. There is an enormous amount of educational, and then what I would refer to as infotainment with the legend of Don Melchior and the Casillero del Diablo as the featured attraction. It was very over the top and seemed very Disney-fied to us. Perhaps some tourists would appreciate this, but we did not find it added anything to our experience. I would also say that at Concha y Toro, there were many employees, but none of the employees we met had worked at the winery for a full year - almost everyone was six months or less, whereas most other wineries had guides who had been employed for many years. As such, the new guides often seemed a little confused or overwhelmed at times. I’m not certain if this is simply because it’s so big, but I would be hesitant to send anyone on this tour without first alerting them to the size and the type of experience that they were going to get.

This was really one of the highlights of our trip, to be brought into someone's home and be cooked a local meal and learn how to make common traditional dishes. We always enjoy experiencing real native food and this was a very good choice.

Wow! Only 35 rooms in this historic hotel built in 1502! This hotel is in the historic district of Granada. You could see the Alhambra from our hotel window. My favorite. The room was the smallest of the 3 hotels, but no complaints. When walking out the hotel you felt a sense of how they lived in the past. So much history.

Nice boutique hotel. It was so hot, and having the pool on the rooftop was a nice option. Hotel close to everything. Friendly staff and rooms were nice.

A block away from the Grand Villa! Perfect.