Kimkim Trip Reviews

Our family of 6 (including two sets of twins ages 9, 9, 12 and 12) spent the month of April 2026 in Nepal trekking from Ringmo/Taksindu to Everest Base Camp and return to Lukla. It was our first time at elevation, however we are no strangers to challenging backpacking trips and adventure travel. This was our second international trip with Kim-Kim and I highly recommend their services to connect you with the best guides in a region and to reduce the stress of coordination and language barriers. In particular, this trip to Nepal was so phenomenal that this review cannot convey the level of connection and respect that we gained for our trekking team, their families, and the villages that we travelled through. You can find a break down of our journey at miller-6 dot com through the eyes of our kids.

What truly set this experience apart was the incredible dedication of our organizer, Ngima. We came to Nepal with a specific desire to give back to two community schools and two monasteries. My children purchased and delivered smart boards, uniform supplies, delivered postcards from our hometown and distributed 400 hand sewn school supply bags during the first 5 days of our trip. Ngima put immense effort into organizing the logistics and seamlessly weaving the school visits into our itinerary. It was a profound, beautifully managed experience that our family will treasure forever, and it wouldn't have happened without Ngima’s passion and hard work.

Our lead trail guide, Nuru Jangbu Sherpa, was a true master of his craft. Knowing his impressive guiding achievements and the massive expeditions he has led, we were humbled to trek with him. Yet, he had a remarkable way of making our family’s journey feel just as monumental and impressive as any world-class summit. His son, Pemba Sherpa, who runs the family tea house in Paiya with his wife, joined us for the trek as a second guide and added a youthful maturity to the trip. He was always eager to play soccer or build a tower out of playing cards with our children and was an excellent role model for them to look up to.

The team’s attentiveness to our health and safety was world-class. They monitored our well-being constantly, ensuring everyone felt strong and secure at every altitude. Each day we would fill out a table of metrics for each family member, including blood oxygen monitoring. When health fluctuations and altitude sickness required us to pivot our plan, the team adjusted our itinerary flawlessly on the fly, never making us feel like a burden or that we had fell short of an achievement. They replaced the original plan with something that was equally (if not more) incredible.

The kindness, warmth, and constant smiles of Nuru, Pemba, and our incredible team of porters completely stole our hearts. Their strength is unmatched, but it is their gentle kindness that we will remember most. As a family that has travelled all over the world, including sailing across the Pacific Ocean on our catamaran for 2 years, this is the trip that our kids want to repeat over and over again.

Final Thoughts
If you are planning a trip to Nepal and want an experience that combines flawless logistics, unparalleled safety, deep cultural connection, and a team that feels like family, look no further. Ngima, Nuru, Pemba, and the entire crew gave us more than just a trek—they gave us a lifelong bond with the Himalayas and its beautiful people. Five stars doesn't feel like enough but I hope that this review encourages you to take your own adventure to Nepal, specifically taking the time to explore communities that are on the fringes of high tourist areas. This is where the experience reached a elevated level of connection for our tribe of 6. Good luck!

Two beautiful weeks in Croatia

My wife and I spent two amazing weeks in Croatia. Thank you Sarah and Ivan for the meticulous planning of the trip. Our hotels were just what we were looking for, and all of the trips - wine and olive oil tastings, city tours and the truffle hunt were informative and well presented. All of the drivers - Zoran, Ivan, Mato and Marija (I’m sure I’m forgetting a few others) were friendly, professional and very informative. We’ve learned so much about Croatian history and culture that I can’t really pick any one place that I like more than another, although Plitvice lakes was probably the prettiest place we’ve ever visited. Our particular thanks to all the folks in Dubrovnik who made our five nights stay there unforgettable.

Hotel Reviews

Amadria Park Hotel Capital

Zagreb

Beautiful hotel in the middle of Zagreb

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The Melegran

Rovinj

Great location inside the city. The rooms are somewhat small

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Tesla's Gastro House

Prijeboj

Lovely B and B with wonderful hosts

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Five minutes drive from the park in a beautiful country setting

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Splendida Palace

Split

Wonderful location and service

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Steps from Diocletian’s Palace and the port

Staff

The staff at this hotel was simply amazing

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Hotel Porto

Dubrovnik

Great location, very good breakfast and a large comfortable room

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It’s five minutes away from the old town by bus, and the bus stop is right next to the hotel. Perfect location for both the exploration of the old city and having a driver pick up for day trips

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Activity Reviews

Guided Walking Tour of Split

Split

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Truffle Hunting + Exploring Motovun

Croatia

One of the highlights of our trip. Great truffle hunting, and a wonderful lunch to follow.

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Day trip to Hvar for a private wine tasting excursion (to and from Hvar by ferry)

Split

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Privately Guided Tour of Rovinj

Croatia

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Olive Oil Tasting + visit Porec

Rovinj

This was a great olive oil tasing. Bembo is a wonderful small olive oil producer, and both owners were friendly and generous with their knowledge of details of every aspect of the olive oil production.

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Visit Kastela for olive oil tasting + seeing the beautiful old olive tree

Split

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Oyster Tasting & Farming Experience in Ston Bay + Wine Tasting (Peljesac Peninsula) - Day trip from Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Great selection of wineries and a nice tour of the oyster harbor

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Private Day Trip to Cavtat & Sokol Grad

Dubrovnik

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Game of Thrones Tour

Dubrovnik

Ivona was very knowledgeable and passionate about the city and the filming process for Game of Thrones

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Private Boating Excursion to the Elaphiti Islands

Dubrovnik

Great day on the boat with Simon

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The three islands we visited were all beautiful, each in their own way.

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We booked 4 days in Norway, split between Bergen and Balestrand. We had a lovely time in both places, and we appreciated the travel recommendations made by our Kim Kim agent. Our two favorites were the Dragvik Fjordhotel and the cider tour at Ciderhueset, both in Balestrand. Our room at the Fjordhotel had big picture windows looking right out on the fjord, a truly spectacular view! The Hotel is family run and you can see the pride of ownership, and the staff was personable and attentive. The food was also excellent. We ended up eating dinner in the Hotel two nights and both meals were delicious. The tour at the Ciderhueset was run by the owner and he was very informative, and the lunch and cider tasting were lovely. We had a very positive experience on our trip, and we enjoyed the travel recommendations from our kimkim agent.

Hotel Review

Dragsvik Fjordhotell

Balestrand

Our room at the Fjordhotel had big picture windows looking right out on the fjord, a truly spectacular view! The Hotel is family run and you can see the pride of ownership, and the staff was personable and attentive. The food was also excellent. We ended up eating dinner in the Hotel two nights and both meals were delicious.

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Activity Review

Cider Tasting with Food Pairing

Norway

The tour at the Ciderhueset was run by the owner and he was very informative, and the lunch and cider tasting were lovely.

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Food

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Lorenza did a wonderful job of understanding the kind of trip we wanted to have and made it happen! She chose wonderful, knowledgeable guides (Ricardo, Laura, Davide) and had clearly briefed them on our priorities. :) When we hit a bump they stepped in and made sure that it was JUST a bump and didn't derail our tight schedule. THANK YOU!!

We had an amazing trip thanks to kimkim and Christine, our local specialist. While I am a more seasoned traveler, my husband and our son are not. Having all of the transfers to and from hotels to the airport/train station was huge. We had two private tours, one in Seoul and one in Busan, and both experiences were excellent.

Jun was our guide is Seoul and started off our trip on the right foot. He knew exactly how to navigate the sights to give us the best experience, and even got me a discount on my purchase at Gwangjang Market.

Luke was our guide in Busan and was so informative and engaging, especially with our 12-year-old son. If we go back to Busan, I would love to go to more sights with Luke.

I would definitely recommend kimkim for anyone planning an international trip and Christine specifically for any trips to South Korea.

The personalized detailed planning was excellent. Our hotels were just what we asked for as were the tours. We especially liked our unusual day in champagne with the Vintage Tour Company in “Marcel” with Coline. All our drivers were excellent.

Hotel Reviews

La Poterne

EPERNAY

The welcome and personal service was like visiting old friends. Charlotte made the best cake and breakfast. Very welcoming and comfy B&B. Perfect location if you want to be in town within walking distance to shops transport and restaurants.

Authenticity & Character

Lovely house and rooms

Staff

They make you feel like family

Cleanliness & Comfort

Loved the big tub and separate shower. Big comfy bed.

Hotel Dame des Arts

Paris

Great service, friendly and helpful staff. The food is excellent. Modern and stylish hotel with ambience. Our room was small but very comfortable with a king sized bed and well organized.

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Great style and ambience

Location

Close to every thing sight seeing, restaurants, metro etc.

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All the staff were very helpful. Isi went the extra mile

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The bed was spacious and comfortable

Activity Review

Guided tour of Paris and secret Montmartre in a Citroën 2CV

Paris

JR listened to us and gave us a very personal eclectic tour as we had been to Paris a few times and wanted to see some different places.

The planning was very thorough and helpful. All the transportation was on time and easy to get a hold of.

Emilie planned a wonderful Switzerland trip for us that went very smoothly. She was very prompt in her responses when we had questions and was very attentive to our requests. She checked in on us during the trip as well to make sure things were going well. Kimkim made the planning process very easy and Emilie was a pleasure to work with.

Hotel Reviews

Ruby Claire Hotel

Geneva

Interesting hotel as the hallways are really dark but the rooms are bright and cheery. It has a really cool rooftop bar/check in area. It's kind of hidden and I'm glad we finally figured out we had to walk into the walkway thru various stores to get to the right entrance point.

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Trendy, modern vide; it was very very quiet throughout the hotel

Location

Loved that it was 15 minutes walk from the train station and in the cool, older part of Geneva

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Friendly, helpful if I had questions

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Very clean and quiet

Mona Montreux Hotel

Montreux

Right on the lake with great views; nice rooms & very quiet for a large hotel

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While it is a large hotel, it was very quiet and was a great place to stay

Location

Right on the lake in the heart of the city; loved it was right on the lake walkway

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Very friendly staff who were helpful; breakfast buffet manager was really friendly

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Clean, quiet

Hotel Capricorn

Zermatt

Really nice and quiet part of town away from the business of the main street and train station area. The spa area is awesome and such a fun amenity!

Authenticity & Character

Really well kept Swiss hotel with very friendly staff

Location

It was a 15 minute walk to the train station however it was nice to be away from the business of downtown

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Pleasant and very helpful

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Very clean and just a wondeful place to stay

Hotel Central Wolter - Grindelwald

Grindelwald

Very close to the train station which makes this a nice choice. We had a room near the back which was great as it was more quiet.

Authenticity & Character

It was a classic large Swiss hotel with a nice restaurant.

Location

Nice to be close the train station and to all of the action of town

Staff

Friendly and helpful check in desk staff

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Very clean and comfortable.

Boutique Hotel KARL

Luzern

Loved that we were right on the river in the old part of Luzern. The room was very authentic and staff were all very friendly and helpful.

Authenticity & Character

Really neat building with lots of character.

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On the edge of the old town which was nice as it made it quieter & we loved having a balcony on the river.

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All were very friendly and helpful with any questions.

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Great room and the breakfast was wonderful!

Hotel Bristol

Zurich

The hotel is very close to the train station which is it's major plus.

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Very close to the train station

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Very clean---we were only there for one night and this was a good fit for us. There were 4 of us and the room would have felt a bit tight had we been staying longer.

Activity Reviews

Night Watchman Walk in Lucerne (private tour)

Lucerne

This was really enjoyable and the guide was very knowledgeable

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He loves to tell the history of the town and we really thought this was a coll experience

Swiss Travel Pass

Switzerland

Very easy to use but definitely get the Swiss train app so that you know when trains are coming. Make sure you arrive before the train coming in gets there so you can get on the train right away as some trains get really busy.

Fondue Gondola (To book in advance & to pay on-site)

Switzerland

While pricey, this was a really cool night out and very memorable. We all enjoyed our time!

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Friendly wait staff

The Chocolate Train (tickets)

Switzerland

This was a really cool experience; loved that we had transport to both the cheese and chocolate factory ... the train ride up was really scenic. We brought along our own picnic and had it at the park near the church in Gruyeres. Highly recommend doing that as it made the day very relaxing to be able to sit outside for lunch.

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Pleasant and friendly

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

Switzerland

Really cool activity and the views are impressive. Going earlier in the day makes it less crowded up top.

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Beautiful view and we really enjoyed getting off the train mid way down and hiking back to Zermatt (I would highly recommend doing that but makes sure you use a map app on your phone as it's easy to get lost with so many trails)

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Summer Kayak Tour Lake Brienz

Switzerland

Highly recommend! Awesome staff and a great way to get away from the vacation crowds! The lake is so peaceful!

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Well run actvity

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide was super pleasant and friendly

Transport

Easy to find as it's on a bus route

Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe (tickets and seat reservation)

Switzerland

It was really busy up top, however it is really a cool thing to see and a must do!

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Very fun activity but doing it as early as possible makes it less crowded!

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Kim Kim was so helpful in developing a plan for our first trip to Australia. Particularly in a place with so many internal flights and transfers within country, it was great to have a single point of contact with getting that organized. We loved the personal walking tours in both Sydney and Melbourne. The snorkeling experience with Ocean Free was lovely, as it was on a small sailboat versus a huge "touristy" ship, which allowed us to interact much more personally with the guides and animals. The zookeeper who led us around the Australian section of Taronga Zoo in Sydney was so informative and both our interactions with the koalas there and at Moonlight Sanctuary were top tier.

When a tour was canceled by the provider, Alejandra was quick to get us rebooked on another experience in the Daintree Rainforest. They were a great team for our first trip Down Under!

Hotel Reviews

Golden Sands Beachfront Apartment Resort

Yorkeys Knob

The hotel itself was clean and the restaurant on sight was good. We didn't see anyone from the hotel during our stay. It is a quiet hotel, so that can be a good thing. I will say though if you are in the market for good amenities and service, this one might not be for you. It is a bit of a drive to Cairnes as well. Again, makes for a more quiet stay but if you are looking for more action, you might want to be closer to the city.

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Avani Melbourne Jazz Corner Residences

Melbourne

Beautiful view of the city from our upper level room. Close to trams and train station. Easy walk to the Market.

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Adina Apartment Hotel Chippendale

Chippendale

Super helpful staff and lovely hotel that allowed for a quick walk to the trains, but felt like being in a true neighborhood.

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Close to public transportation.

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Activity Reviews

Laneways & Arcades Discovery Walk

Melbourne

This ended up being a personalized experience with just our family. Our guide did a great job of leaning in to our 14 year old's interest in art. Such a cool feature of Melbourne.

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Great Barrier Reef Tour & Green Island Day Trip

Cairns

Ocean Free is a collection of folks who truly know and love the reef. We had a great day on a small sailboat. The staff was top notch. Great experience!

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Food

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The transport from the hotel to the boat did not show up on time, which made for a rushed morning.

Our trip to Iceland was one of the best we have taken as a family. It all started with a message from Éric at Iceland Offbeat, who quickly put together a great and manageable itinerary for the Western peninsula and the southern coast, ending back in Reykjavik.

We spent eight days exploring glaciers, waterfalls, volcanic craters, and also the amazing countryside and food that this place had to offer.

Éric was so easy to chat with and made sure we were happy with our itinerary and excursions over the last few months. Definitely recommend using Kim Kim to anyone looking to relieve the stress of planning a memorable trip.

Activity Review

Solheimajokull Glacier Hike

Iceland

This hike was memorable due to being able to walk on a glacier that may not be here in the next 20 years. The guide, Dennis, was very knowledgeable and made sure that we found the coolest spots while staying safe. Very easy hike and anyone who can walk for about an hour or so can do this.

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All of our tour guides were very knowledgeable, friendly and great at what they do.

Hotel Reviews

Aigialos Luxury Traditional Settlement

Santorini

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The George Hotel

Mykonos

Great hotel, friendly staff , awesome location

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Morus Acropolis Boutique Hotel

Athens

Staff are very friendly and accommodating.

Authenticity & Character

Nice room size with balconies

Location

Moderate walk to arrive at tourist sites, restaurants and bars

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Very friendly

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Activity Reviews

Private Guided Athens Food Tour

Athens

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Mykonian Farm Wine & Local Products Tasting Visit

Mykonos

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Concierge-Class Small-group Sailing Cruise to Delos & Rhenia islands

Mykonos

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Private Day Trip to Delphi

Greece

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The Acropolis Private Guided Tour

Athens

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The Kim Kim Team which included Giorgia and Bea were extremely attentive to our requests and accommodated all of the changes to our itinerary during the planning phases. The travel App was an amazing resource that we have not used in the past and would recommend this for all future travels.

Our transfers and drivers were excellent and gave us five star treatment from airport pickups to traveling to Porto. Our driver, Nuno, who drove us to Porto allowed for a quick stop to Fatima, which we were grateful for. Our guide, Nuno, who drove us to Sintra was extremely intelligent and humorous. Our guide to Duoro Valley, Alfons, was quite knowledgeable and gave us an incredible experience in the Valley. That ranks as one of our favorite tours. Our arrival to Madeira was smooth and we loved our guide, Nuno, for the island Jeep expedition.

Out of the 4 hotel accommodations, only one disappointed. The Editory Garden in Porto was not up to our expectations. We did not like the location. If we had done our research on the city, we would have preferred to have stayed at a 5 star resort along the river where the city is alive. In addition, the rooms were small and the overall lobby and restaurant was sub-par. The staff was also rude. For example, our guide gave us a bottle of wine and we decided to enjoy it one afternoon. We also ordered two beers for the men in our family. The staff then charged us 7 Euros for an empty glass for me to drink my wine! We were annoyed and irritated for that charge and their lack of hospitality.

We also would have liked the travel agency to book our return flight from Madeira to Lisbon. I ended up booking it myself and the website was difficult to navigate and I had to pay extra Euros for our baggage. Since our flight to Madeira was booked by your agency, I was surprised that we had to do the return flight.

Overall, our family trip celebrating our children's graduation from college was a memorable and beautiful experience that we will cherish for a lifetime.

We had a great time! All guides were friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, and all activities were fun and enjoyable. Our whole family loved the beauty of the country and the wildlife, as well as the beautiful weather. Our accommodations were great and all recommendations were helpful. Thank you for great memories!!

The trip to hike along the Brittany coast from Port de le Duc to Saint Malo was a treat. The transfers were mostly flawless. The hotels were nice and well situated Watching the Eiffel tower sparkle through you hotel room window is quite the treat as is listening to the crashing waves on the beach in Dinard. The only feedback that would keep it from a 5 star was no map was provided for the route the travel adviser expected us to take. Perhaps I should have done that ahead of time instead of spending 45 minutes to an hour each evening reviewing the route and finding the location of the hotel etc etc. Once there was a surprise but it was sorted out and a great alternative was found. The written description of the route, the time estimates and the location of the hotels did not always match up perfectly. Fortunately the GR 34 is easy to follow and can be found on many hiking sites as a GPX file. The extra day in St Malo was a good idea but another day of walking would have been appreciated as well. The Brittany coast is stunning.

Hotel Reviews

Hôtel Les Charmettes

Saint-Malo

Fun hotel on the St Malo beach. A 20 minute walk from the walled city. The beach is fun with water and wind sports abounding. Lots of happy noise.

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Hotel Le Port-Jacquet

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Ille-et-Vilaine

I would have slept on the floor in a closet to get at the breakfast! so good. so friendly.

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Activity Review

Day Trip to Cancale & Mont-Saint-Michel

Saint-Malo

Mt St Michelle is very nice. We skipped the Cancale portion as we had each day been in a nice town along the coast and wanted to spend more time in St Malo. We stayed an extra day in St malo to enjoy the city but would not have had any real time there had we spent 3 hours in Cancale.

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When we were planning we changed our minds a lot about what we wanted to do and more importantly what we thought we could cope with due to medical conditions. Berat was very patient with us and helped us to plan the best itinerary. Our local guide Volkan was brilliant and we enjoyed our time with him. He was very knowledgeable and also kind and happy to go at our pace. He also made some excellent recommendations for places to eat which meant we had some very tasty food and a stunning view from the restaurant on our last night. Overall, really happy with the experience and glad we decided to book with Kimkim.

We absolutely loved Trad on the Prom, the Blarney Castle, the Guinness tour, the boat and jaunting car ride at Ross Castle, the famine boat tour, and the CaherConnell sheep herding experience. The lodgings were excellent though the information about which had parking and which didn’t wasn’t correct. Many other things were awesome as well. However, it is impossible to do the Ross Castle, Blarney Castle, and Rock of Cashel in one day unless you can fly between them.

Hotel Reviews

The Rooms @ Firecastle

Very nice and the shop beneath is awesome!

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Right in the middle of town.

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Foley's Townhouse Killarney

Killarney

Had parking which was amazing and the owner and the bartender were incredibly full of info and kind.

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Location

Right in downtown.

Staff

So helpful!

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Eyre Square Hotel

Galway

Very centrally located but easier to just go to parking garage and walk to hotel with luggage.

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Right in the square

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Cassidys Hotel

Dublin

Beautiful and super helpful staff

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Location

Right in the square

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Very helpful with directions, parking, places to go to eat

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Activity Reviews

Rock of Cashel

Ireland

It was impossible to make it to this in time . Which was a bummer. But the schedule as planned by the agent for the day, since we started on the boat in Killarney at 10:30AM couldn’t have worked.

Guided E-bike Tour Of Galway City

Galway

Great tour guide! Learned a lot!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

The smart helmets were great and even though it was windy and periodically raining, we could hear him.

Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center tickets

Wales

This was a gorgeous view, but the wind and cold made it a challenging experience on this day.

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Killarney Combination Tour - Boat + Jaunting Car

Wales

We had a gorgeous day, which everyone said was totally unusual. :-). It made for a perfect day to be out on the boat and then take a spin through the park!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

The jaunting car driver was fine…..boat the guide on the boat was fantastic!

Caherconnell Fort & Sheepdog Demonstrations

Ireland

This was amazing - never seen anything like it!

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Irish Dancing Show

Galway

LOVED IT!

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Aran Islands and Cliffs of Moher Day Cruise sailing from Galway

Ireland

The water was super rough and far worse than we expected. The time on the island was excellent and luckily the trip back was better than the trip over, however, due to fog/weather, we didn’t see the Cliffs of Moher from the water.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

That staff did their best to distract from the rough water but spent a lot of time handing out and collecting sick bags. They were so patient.

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Visit of Christ Church Cathedral

Dublin

We enjoyed this more than St. Patricks.

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Tickets for St Patrick Cathedral, Dublin

Dublin

Very interesting to the history of the city/country.

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Trinity College Library : The Book of Kells Experience

Dublin

A lot of info but super interesting!

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Kim Kim provided a memorable family experience in Spain. The tours provided beautiful views, historical insight, & immersed us into the culture!

The hotels were excellent. Fantastic guides Brian and Debbie. Wonderful opportunities to explore and see penguins, ostriches, baboons and meerkats. Beautiful country and people.

Hotel Reviews

Pezula Magic

Cozy Air BNB

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Pezula Nature Retreat

Knysna

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Hlangana Lodge

Oudtshoorn

Gardens were lovely Rooms were ok

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Near busy road

Staff

Staff were very friendly and helpful

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Abalone Guest Lodge

Hermanus

Beautifully decorated Lovely scenery and views

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The Winchester Hotel

Western Cape

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The Victoria & Alfred Hotel

Cape Town

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Activity Reviews

Safari Ostrich Farm Tour

South Africa

it was fun to learn about the different types of ostriches and feed them. We also had lunch there. It was delicious.

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Transport

Brian our guide and driver was fantastic!

Featherbed Eco Experience including Lunch

South Africa

The food was wonderful. But the trip was over booked. We had middle seats at the front of the bus. We couldn't see or hear the guide and smelled diesel. The Featherbed staff paid better attention to the visitors who had tour guides with them. We couldn't hike because of rain.

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Food

food was delicious

Guides, Drivers and Staff

guides at Featherbed - looked after those with tour guides

Transport

bus too many people

Full day touring Boulders Beach and Kirstenbosch Gardens

Cape Town

Loved seeing the Penguins. We also visited Table Mountain that day so didn't get to Gardens

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Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain

South Africa

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Debbie was driver. Guides and drivers on Island all personal connection

Transport

We added this French Basque experience on to a cruise and was so glad we did. We had always heard of Biarritz, the resort of royalty and also the Basque region with its intriguing culture and language. Working with Emma was a pleasure. She recommended staying in Bayonne as our base and it was a delightful choice and so convenient to take the train for all day trips. Hotel Koegui in Bayonne was so nice to come back to each night. We liked the room, breakfast and staff. The artwork was a beautiful touch. Our St Jean de Luz tour was unfortunately canceled but we enjoyed the town on our own. Lauren in Cambo les Bains and Espelette was a great guide. Being Basque, she explained the culture and sites very well. She was very conscious of our time so we made our return train but we did not feel rushed. Vicky in Biarritz was marvelous. We immediately felt a connection and enjoyed our tour immensely. Wish it could have been longer. The Quality Hotel in Bordeaux for our last night was a great location but not very special. It was adequate. We did not have a room as pictured in their online site. The driver to the airport was punctual and a delight to talk with on our drive. Kimkim has again given us the trip we hoped for. Thank you.

Hotel Reviews

Quality Hotel Bordeaux Centre 3*

Bordeaux

Great location. Adequate room and good breakfast.

Authenticity & Character

Nothing special

Location

In the heart of old town

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Everything in our room was very clean

Villa Koegui

Bayonne

Great location in a wonderful town. Our room was spacious with a nice bathroom. Breakfast was delicious and varied. The staff was very helpful and courteous. Highly recommend if in Bayonne.

Authenticity & Character

Location and artwork

Location

Walkable to train and all restaurants

Staff

Very helpful with restaurant advice

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Biarritz Walking Historical Tour

France

Same as Biarritz train station

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Welcome to Biarritz

France

We loved Vicky. She met us at the train station where we were going to take a taxi or bus into town but instead her husband was with her to take us. So nice. We had a great walking tour of Biarritz with plenty of history and culture explained. Wish it could have been longer but we had 2 hours and the afternoon to explore on our own.

Quality of Experience

Vicky

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Vicky

Transport

Espelette guided Tour

France

Lauren also guided us to Espelette which we really enjoyed. It was an even more submersion into the Basque culture. The final tasting of some pepper products was a nice way to end this tour.

Quality of Experience

Lauren was great

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Good driver

Transport

Villa Arnaga

France

Lauren was a very good guide for this chateau. Being Basque, she knew the reasons for much of the architecture and decorations. It was a fascinating home with all the wall paintings.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Walking Tour in St Jean de Luz

France

Unfortunately cancelled at last moment

Quality of Experience

Canceled

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Canceled

Transport

Canceled

The hotels selected and the daily schedule were great. All four of us had a great time and it was nice to have it all planned for us.