Kimkim Trip Reviews

Hoa at Exotic Voyages did an excellent job planning our trip. I’m usually an over-involved, Google-every-detail travel planner, but Hoa took all the pressure off and made perfect choices for hotels, guides, and excursions. I loved having someone with local expertise, something a travel agent in my city couldn't provide.

Communication was super easy, accurate, and always immediate; I was the slow part of the process.

I also appreciated the package options presented. Hoa was very detailed with each option's level of luxury, and she was quick to pick up on what I was looking for, say it be an authentic experience with elephants or a day outside a busy city, or a down day on the beach with the highest level of luxury and comfort. She fit it all in and timed the busy vs. slow perfectly. We did not feel nearly as rushed as expected, since my itinerary was super packed.

As for the guides, Nana in Bangkok became part of the family and made us feel so comfortable and gladly joined us for a great impromptu day to visit my family outside Bangkok, Sunny in Chiang Mai was so sweet and made the most memorable videos for us at the waterfalls and elephants, and our wonderful van with massage seats! Rith in Siem Reap was so knowledgeable and patient, he made the visit to Angkor Wat and the floating village so memorable. Bach in Hanoi was super fun and energetic; he kept us going at this stage of a 3-week trip and really helped us understand Hanoi and the Vietnamese people. The boat trip to Ha Long Bay was also a highlight, so incredibly beautiful, photos barely do it justice, and the boat experience was so different and unique.
Lastly, our visit with a Vietnamese family is now the highlight of the whole trip; the food they made for us was so delicious, and this visit will not be forgotten.
Thank you for the most memorable and luxurious tour of Southeast Asia ever. I would say it was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime trip, but I won’t, since I hope to do it again!

Until next time, Gina Waco

Hotel Reviews

Amanpuri Phuket

One of the most beautiful and luxurious properties I have ever seen, just picturesque and perfect.

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Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

Siem Reap

Beautiful property, so loved the pool and wonderful feel throughout, the details and luxurious finishing touches made our stay special.

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Staff outdid themselves to make us feel comfortable.

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Capella Hanoi

Unique hotel with so much character, love the staff and complimentary food and drink service made our stay special.

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137 Pillars House Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Absolutely beautiful resort and grounds, so perfectly laid out with such luxurious finishing touches.

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Very prompt and helpful.

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Cycad Cruise

Culturally authentic and unique cruise in an incredibly beautiful place.

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The staff were so engaging and sweet.

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Activity Reviews

Cong Do - Vung Vieng Village (Cycad Cruise 3D2N)

Ha Long Bay

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Cong Do - Cap La Area (Cycad Cruise 3D2N)

Ha Long Bay

Highland of the cruise, very beautiful, serene, and relaxing, not another boat or person in sight, well worth the extra day on the cruise.

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Thien Canh Son Cave - Cong Do (Cycad Cruise 3D2N)

Ha Long Bay

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Angkor Complex Discovery

Siem Reap

Incredible experience, must do, I would love to see more of Siem Reap, very neat town.

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Unfold The Secret of Hanoi Street Food

Hanoi

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Backstreet Alleys: A Nostalgic Tour of Hanoi with lunch

Hanoi

The backstreet alleys were so incredible, the life that takes place behind the main streets is amazing. Our visit with a Vietnamese family is now the highlight of the whole trip; the food they made for us was so delicious, and this visit will not be forgotten.

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Siem Reap - Visit the floating villages of Tonlé Sap - Kompong Phluk

Siem Reap

Great experience, very memorable and interesting.

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Private Elephant Rendezvouse & Bamboo Rafting in Mae Tang

Chiang Mai

One of the most memorable experiences, the interaction with the elephants is nicely planned and very engaging, not too much and not too little. The facility is so impressive and lunch was wonderful. The property is very well designed and maintained, loved it!

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Apsara Dinner Show

Siem Reap

Beautiful show, would recommend for sure.

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Phi Phi Islands With Sunset By Luxury Longtail Boat

Phuket

The islands were so beautiful and the Phi Phi island town was very cute.

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Really loved the packed lunch, it was very good.

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We did have some boat problems, but they were quick to find a solution and made us feel comfortable.

Doi Inthanon National Park - A Nature Walk and Culture

Chiang Mai

Perfect comfortable hike, waterfalls were incredible, so unexpected, better than Hawaii, and the lunch spot was the best, loved that we hiked to lunch!

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Still talking about the massage chairs in our van.

Charming Night And Night Street Food Tasting

Chiang Mai

Very nice evening, great food, loved the Chiang Mai red truck and the temple visit.

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Full-day (8hrs) Van & Guide at Disposal

Bangkok

Thank you to our guide Nana for joining us and adding to the our experience with family.

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Manohra Dinner Cruise

Bangkok

Beautiful boat and great food, loved the experience and the welcome before the cruise was nice too.

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Half-day (4hrs) Van & Guide at Disposal

Bangkok

Thank you for making this impromptu day so fun for everyone, even with some of us just arriving from the US, you had the perfect day planned.

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Night Street Food Tour After Dark by Tuk Tuk

Bangkok

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The Arenal Manoa hotel near at Arenal/ LaFortuna was a delightful hidden gem. The grounds and facilities were immaculate and we felt like we were in a tropical paradise. Nice breakfast selection with a variety of foods. The staff was very friendly and professional. We had a sloth in a tree behind our room, enjoyed toucans while soaking in the hot springs, enjoyed pizza at the pool, and our hike to Arenal in El Silencio was rewarding with numerous birds and a couple trees with white faced monkeys. Spotted 4 red Macaws as we were checking out of our room.

We also enjoyed the Sibu Boutique hotel in Monteverde. Great staff, conveniently located. Had access to the facilities at a sister hotel, Poco a Poco. Nice menu selection at the onsite restaurant. Cloud forest tour with Treetopia was great!

Favorite activity while in Tamarindo was the Panache Catamaran sunset cruise. Very friendly, personable and professional crew (especially Gabriel). Snacks and open bar drinks were an added bonus with a nice selection of foods.

Was pleased with all transfers and pickups at each location. Timely and professional!!

Hotel Reviews

Wyndham

Tamarindo

Enjoyed the location, staff very accommodating but the rooms could stand some upgrades. Transfers to downtown were good.

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Sibū Boutique Hotel

Puntarenas

Delightful room, conveniently located, super staff, nice setting with immaculately maintained grounds, and a very nice restaurant.

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Access to everything in the area plus access to facilities at sister hotel Poco a Poco.

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Arenal Manoa & Hot Springs

Fortuna

A true tropical paradise with immaculate grounds, hot springs, pool and restaurants. Super staff, great ambiance at La Saca Restaurant. Pizza by the pool was excellent. Will stay there again if we return to Arenal/LaFortuna!

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The tropical plants, trees, flowers, entire grounds

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Quiet with a great view of the volcano. Tropical paradise!

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Friendly, professional and accommodating!

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Activity Reviews

Catamaran Sailing Excursion

Costa Rica

First rate! Great captain (Gabriel) and crew!

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TreeTram & Hanging Bridges Adventure

Monteverde

Great guide! Excellent English! Very knowledgeable!

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Sloth Trail Watching Tour

Arenal/La Fortuna

Felt a big suburban and too commercial

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El Silencio Hike & Visit to Ecotermales Hot Springs

Arenal/La Fortuna

Guide very knowledgeable and used his scope to zoom in on birds and monkeys. He took pictures through his scope with our cell phones. Hike to the volcano was a little bit taxing in stretches but the guide and fellow hikers let us catch our breath and take our time

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The guide was very good!

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Francisco’s team created a wonderful itinerary based on my requirements. The entire team including Pam, Dayana, Angel were hyper responsive at all times of the and available to answer my questions. My daughter (24) and I enjoyed all the cities but especially the trip to Valparaiso, Casablanca valley and all of Easter Island. We landed late around midnight many times and it was nice to have private transfers all arranged for us. We had a flight that cancelled last minute and the team made great suggestions to fly that same night and booked a hotel and arranged private transfers quickly. It was a most memorable trip and we returned home with a head and camera full of memories. This was our second trip with Kim Kim, the first being to Brazil and I would engage them again.

Great trip, very well organised.
All the guides and drivers were superb.
Excellent communication and support from the team throughout and any issues/questions we had were addressed very quickly.

Hotel Review

The Tigress

Fantastic hotel. Delicious food.

Activity Reviews

Sunrise Boat Ride on Ganges and local Varanasi Sightseeing

Varanasi

Brilliant tour with Ravi.

Visiting Ghats and attend Ganga Aarti

Varanasi

Great ceremony - amazing that it happens every single day.

Transfer to Varanasi Airport

Varanasi

Arrival in Varanasi Airport and Transfer to Hotel

Varanasi

A very warm welcome from Ankit and driver Rakesh.

Experience Kolkata Street Food Tour

Kolkata

Another tasty food tour, with Rabishankar.

Departure transfer from hotel to Paro Airport

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Paro - Hike to Tigernest Monastery aka Taktshang Goemba

Paro

Unbelievable scenery - well worth the climb to get there.

Paro - Chele La pass (3988 m) & hike to Kila nunnery

India

A snowy hike to the nunnery at 12,000 altitude! Spectacular views and a great picnic (below the s online!) on the way back.

Paro - Rinpung Dzong & Ta Dzong

Paro

Unfortunately the museum was closed because of the King’s birthday, but the fort was very interesting and we had a nice gently hike to help get used to the altitude.

Arrival in Paro and transfer to Hotel

Paro

A warm welcome and smooth pick up from Pema and driver Bumdey, who looked after us brilliantly for our whole stay.

Excursion to Wagah Border Ceremony

Amritsar

A fascinating experience.

Visit to Golden Temple (Daytime Visit)

Amritsar

Brilliant tour with Inderjit.

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Evening Experience Mumbai Street Food Tour

Mumbai

Great tour with Peter and driver Ajay

Morning and Afternoon Jeep Safari in Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore

Stunning scenery and lots of wildlife. We were also lucky enough to see a tiger.

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Old Delhi Evening Street Food Tour

Delhi

Awesome experience - visited so many places with Hemant. Such a variety of delicious food.

We had such a wonderful trip! The details were perfect, and our tour guides from Paris & Beyond were excellent. Thank you for all of the recommendations and suggestions for our Mother/Daughter trip!

Hotel Review

Hotel Brighton

Paris

The hotel is in a wonderful location, and the staff is so accommodating! Our only complaint was the quality of the mattress and pillows which were not comfortable at all.

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As mentioned above, the mattress and pillows were uncomfortable

Activity Reviews

Moulin Rouge Evening Performance with Dinner

Paris

It was fun but not sure I would recommend or go again. It's very factory like and you're herded in like cattle. An interesting evening.

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Private Louvre Museum Visit

Paris

Lilly was the best tour guide! We loved listening to her passionate stories!

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Montmartre

Paris

Seine River Gourmet Dinner Cruise with Wine Pairing

Paris

A must-do for any visitors! We had a wonderful evening. The food and sights were fabulous. Quality of the boat and staff were first class.

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The taxi couldn't get us close to the boat, so we got a little confused finding the location.

Private Notre-Dame & Sainte-Chapelle Visit with Priority Access

Paris

Agatha was a great tour guide who was very knowledgeable and full of interesting stories.

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Macaron Cooking Class

Paris

We had a very good time, but were surprised it was in the apartment of the chef. We were with a father and his son, who were very nice, and we had a great time.

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Arc de Triomphe - Self-guided Tour (tickets only)

Paris

Private Exploration of Fleat Market

Paris

Very interesting wandering through the streets and visiting hundreds of flea market booths. Fabulous opportunity to see antiques and beautiful jewelry.

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I joined only for a portion of a trip that a friend had planned. The 2 activities that I joined were a bit mixed. The Northern Lights safari entailed very long drives to see very little of the Northern Lights. We had a slow start because some fellow travellers were late, and this entailed missing the lights. Sigh... The dog sled outing was much more successful, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I lost my water bottle during this outing, and Emerson went out of his way to retrieve it for me. So thank you for that. Overall, Emerson was very attentive and helpful.

The food tour of Ha Noi with Mr. Chu was excellent, as were the city tour with Mr. Chris, and our birding and wildlife tours with Mr. Bay. When we had concerns, Kien was responsive and addressed them, even refunding a couple tour fees that didn’t meet our expectations for a toddler. We were a bit disappointed that our itinerary wasn’t updated when we went to the hotel in Ha Noi, which was not the hotel on our itinerary. We had expected a different hotel in both Ha Noi and Ninh Binh. Even though the upgrades we got were fine, it wasn’t what we had been led to expect.

We had a memorable, enjoyable, stress-free trip through Vietnam planned from start to finish with Long from Realistic Asia. Our initial contact was only 6 weeks prior to the trip which did not leave much time for planning, however the trip was fully planned and booked within a short two-week time period. After giving Long ideas about what we’d like to do and how much time we had, he planned an initial itinerary that we tweaked a few times before settling on our 11 days in Vietnam that was perfectly paced according to our request for a “somewhat busy” itinerary, leaving some time for relaxing. We requested private tours and transportation throughout the trip including airport transfers, tours, car travel between two locations and two domestic flights which required a lot of coordination and was executed without issue. We visited Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh with daily tours in each location. From start to finish everything went off without a problem, drivers and tour guides were always on time. The drivers were excellent in the busy cities, driving between cities and outside of cities to tours in more far-reaching areas. We enjoyed each of the tours that were chosen based on our preference for experiencing the culture and food of Vietnam and ranged from street food tours to historical tours to dinner with a local family. All of the guides were fluent in English, knowledgeable and personable. Mr. Sea and Mr. Koi who work with Realistic Asia were excellent guides in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. Each of the hotels was located in a great area and was very comfortable with excellent breakfasts. Notably, in addition to all the planning/coordination of logistics, what stands out with working with Realistic Asia is the experience while on the trip where I felt taken care of throughout with Long keeping in contact to ensure we were being picked up on time, the guides were on time, confirming times for pick up, and that accommodations were to our liking. I felt that if there were any issues, that I had someone I could rely on. I highly recommend Realistic Asia.

Guides in Iguazu were informative and supportive, I would leave my greatest praise for Selena who guided us through most of the Mendoza visit.. an excellent job done by her.

Activity Reviews

Full-Day Wineries in Uco Valley

Chacras de Coria

Visited a large vineyard complex, and enjoyed good wine with a good description of the process and varieties. Had a great dining experience in Uco Valley at the second of our winery visits.

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Half Day City Tour in Mendoza

Chacras de Coria

Drove and walked around the city centre. Great descriptions of the parks , monuments, history and current lifestyle by Selena our guide.

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Hiking in Uco Valley

Chacras de Coria

Climbed our way to 2000 metres on a short guided walk. The pre Andes still provides some majestic scenery, and we were fortunate to see wildlife with foxes and buzzards up fairly close.

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Full-Day Wineries

Chacras de Coria

Tasted some beautiful wines and talked with local staff to get a better understanding of what the region offers. Only down side is the extremely high cost to freight goods to US or Euro destinations.. freight often costing more than the produce itself.

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Half-Day Iguazú Falls Brazilian side

Puerto Iguazú

See the falls from below on a 90 minute casual walk on the Argentine side.

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Full-Day Iguazú Falls Argentine side

Puerto Iguazú

Simple and smooth entry to the park, program ran to time, guide managed ticketing for those that hadn’t already purchased entry tickets. (Do buy ahead if you can, it makes things simpler). The sites are amazing, mostly from the top of the falls, but take the boat ride that takes you under the falls, it’s brilliant, but prepared to be wet.

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We had a great experience! Highly recommend Kimkim. Working with Alex for the planning was smooth and all changes were handled with our best interests in mind. Mr. Nguyen Thahn Binh thoroughly enjoys his job and always greeted us with his smile. With specific dietary concerns, he made sure each cafe/restaurant was aware. He was enthusiastic, answered our many questions, was delightful, knowledgeable, and was excellent in getting us exactly where we needed to be to capture the perfect photo. Our driver, Bo, was always there to collect us after each adventure. He was courteous, polite and respectful.

The service provided by Sophie was fantastic. Every logistical detail of the trip was taken care of and every excursion was an absolute blast.

José was an exceptional tour guide. Knowledgeable is an understanding! And personable beyond expectations! I highly recommend if you want historical background and palace I intrigue, which I did!
Maria’s tour of Musé Sophia Reina was eye opening for this American! She is an awesome host and guide with detailed knowledge and passion for the modern art within the museum!
I highly recommend!

Trang set up a perfect adventure for us, it included biking, lots of sightseeing, historical and socially interesting activities we thoroughly enjoyed. Trang was available to us 24/7, she smoothed out any issues we encountered with great solutions and had our best interests in mind always. What a professional and personable specialist! Thank you Trang!!!

Over all our trip was amazing. Morocco is an exceptionally beautiful country both in natural beauty and artistically. We found the Moroccan people to be extremely welcoming. Majid always responded to me very quickly both in planning and during the trip. Highlights were our hike with Mohammad in Dades followed by lunch in his house, the trip to the Sahara desert, the Todra gorge the Hammam. If I had realized how much time I would spend in the car I probably wouldn’t have booked this trip but almost all of the trip is done driving in stunning Mountain Views so totally worth it! Having a driver made everything so much easier although we wish he were more communicative. He changed the route without telling us so we didn't understand why we weren’t stopping at the places on our itinerary. He also would stop and we’d get out of the car and have no idea why we were stopping there. Once we thought we were a hurry so we spent less time on the stops only to get to our destination 2 1/2 hours early , having to wait for our camel ride Another disappointment was the e-bike ride we booked in the Todra gorge. Our hotel was a short ride to the gorge, we could have biked from the hotel but instead we were taken a half hour away There were no e-bikes and after about an hour into the ride in a very uninteresting garden of wheat fields I asked for the second time what about the gorge and he said it would be a 3 hour RT bike ride from there and way too hard without e-bikes. It was a wasted day. There’s a great hike in the gorge we would have preferred to do but it was too late in the day at that point. Another disappointment was that we after booking the tour we decided to change to the higher tier luxury tour and I asked what the difference was from what we had originally booked. Majid said mostly accommodations and added a Hammam spa. We were in all the same hotels that we were originally booked in, but still in probably the least expensive, smaller rooms without fireplaces or terraces. It did not seem like we were upgraded even though we paid a higher price. After I asked Majid about it, we did get a bigger room with a terrace our last night.

Hotel Reviews

Riad Ksar Ighnda

Asfalou

Beautiful outdoor area. The view from our window was striking. There is an old mosque and Kasbah on the hotel property that you must see. The buffets were incredibly delicious with so many choice. Another really great hoyel

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Very helpful and friendly

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Tiziri Luxury Camp

Merzouga

A highlight of the trip. I expected to eat in time plates around a fire but we had a very cozy and warm inside restaurant. The outdoor area also had so many places to sit even a tree house. I had wished we booked 2 days. I absolutely loved every minute

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Amazing to be in the middle of the Sahara desert

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Very comfortable. Can’t really be considered camping

Auberge Le Festival Todra Gorge

Aït Baha

We loved this hotel. The outside area had so many places to take in the gorgeous view. We also loved the fireplace in our room. We had a very spacious suite with a large living room. Be on the lookout for a very friendly black and white cat!

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Very close to the gorge

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The only place in Morocco where the staff seemed unfriendly. Even our driver noticed

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Dar Rihana Dades

Douar Aït Ouffi

This was probably the least appealing hotel in our tour but was made up for by Mohammad who seemed to do everything there, from concierge to waiter to launderer. He was incredibly hospitable and made up for what the hotel lacked. We were so grateful he told our driver who was about to take a different route , that there was a much more scenic route which was so worth a few extra minutes. The whole ride had stunning views. Dinner at the hotel was exceptional!

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Very hard bed

La Maison Arabe Hotel

Marrakech

Wonderful staff and a really memorable Hamman. My skin has never felt better. Georgeous decor and outstanding food. A complementary bottle of wine. We loved this hotel

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Activity Reviews

Hammam Spa & Massage in La Masion Arabe at 3 pm

Marrakesh

It's been 5 days since the Hammam and my skin still feels so soft! We loved the Hammam! I've never had so much dead skin removed it feels amazing to be free of it. We loved being pampered! My husband and I thought we'd be separated but we did the whole experience together. We loved it so much we looked to see if we could get one in NYC, but my guess is that it won't be as good as the one we had in Morocco.

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Guided Tour of Aït Benhaddou

Morocco

Totally worth seeing, fascinating site. Our guide went a little fast for me and I would have liked more info about the site. He did get us into the house of someone who lived in Ait Benhaddou and that was very interesting to me!

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Ait Benhaddou, Tizi-n-Tichka Pass over the High Atlas, Marrakech

Morocco

I don't think I really understood where the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass was. would have liked more communication from the driver

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Merzouga to Ouarzazate via Draa Valley

Morocco

Spectacular views! Our hotel was an hour further than Ouarzazate (worth it because it was a wonderful hotel), but the itinerary said it was a 4 hour trip but it was actually a 6 hour trip. If we had known that we probably have timed things differently.

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Wish the driver had told us the route he was taking before we started (he changed the route from the map we were given by Majid) and wish he had told us the night before it was a 6 hour trip. Needed more communication from the driver in general

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Camel trek to your luxury camp

Merzouga

A once in a lifetime experience. I wish we could have stayed 2 days. It's so amazing to be in the middle of the Sahara desert. The camp site was amazing!! I thought we'd be eating out of tin plates by an outside fire - but we had a very comfortable inside restaurant (it was cold outside!) The camp was beautifully decorated with lots of outside places to sit including a tree house. We loved every minute

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Todra Gorges to Merzouga Sunset Camel Ride via Rissani

Morocco

Beautiful trip.

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Todra Gorge E-Biking Experience – 2 Hours

Morocco

There are no e-bikes There is no view of the gorge unless you want to do a 5 ride that should really be done on an e-bike. Our itinerary said e-bike ride starting in the village and soon after arriving at the gorge. After an hour through some wheat plots I asked about the gorge and was told it would be very difficult to do without e-bikes. Our hotel was probably a 5 minutes bike ride to the gorge but this place was a half hour car ride from the gorge. A total waste of a day. Very disappointing

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Hiking & Cultural Immersion in the Atlas Mountains

Boumalne Dades

A Highlight of the trip was our hike with Mohammad. We loved seeing his house, meeting his family and hearing how he lived. He talked a bit about Islam and this was fascinating to me. Mohammed is a very spiritual person. He made a huge impression on me and my husband.

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We loved eating the olives from his trees and the bread from his wheat gardens

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Mohammed is an outstanding guide

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Marrakech to Boumalne Dades via Ouarzazate

Morocco

Spectacular views. A longer trip than I anticipated - It was very cloudly that day but we returned the same way and the views are amazing for the whole trip.

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Very comfortable car!

Marrakesh Medina & City Tour

Marrakesh

We spent way too much on things we bought. It would have been helpful to get more insight on how to negotiate prices. Later in our trip on the way to the Sahara we stopped at a market that had rugs for a fraction of the price we paid in Marrakesh. We wish we had been to told to wait.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide Hammid is still helping us with some items we bought and are having shipped. He has been incredibly helpful and kind!! He went above and beyond We are very appreciative!!!

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Marrakech Food Tour

Marrakesh

Very interesting but for me the food was a bit bland compared to the food we had later in the trip

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The olives!

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Each step of our trip was flawless! While traveling in a foreign country, KimKim made sure that everything was in place for us, from transit to/from the airport, to the delivery and pickup of our auto rental, to the hotels and activities! I would recommend KimKim to friends and family.

Hotel Reviews

Crowne Plaza San Jose La Sabana by IHG

San José

Very helpful staff and good location for restaurants, park, and museums. Good ending for our trip.

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Nammbú Beachfront Bungalows

Sámara

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Just a quick 5-minute walk down to the beach. Glorious view of the ocean from the pool/bar area.

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Hotel Eco Arenal

Fortuna

Great location and wonderful staff! One way to improve the room would be to provide indirect and/or lamp lighting. There was only overhead lighting.

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The balcony opened up to a view of Arenal Volcano---very cool!

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Sleep Inn Hotel Paseo Las Damas

San José

Good place for us to start our trip. The restaurant made a good sandwich.

Activity Review

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Boat Safari

Arenal/La Fortuna

Lots of fun and very educational! Our guide, Jorge, was outstanding.

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Jorge was wonderful!

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We loved our time in Italy overall! Our small group tours were some of our favorites!

What a great trip.
It took a long time to get the trip right, but with the great help ofCami we got there, Cami was very patient as this was a special trip for myself and my wife, getting the balance right between having enough time in one place and getting the accommodation right all took time and Cami was very knowledgeable and helpful .
We spent the whole of February travelling the Philippines and hit was wonderful, saw so many places, great trips and excursions, all private as well which was great.
All pick up from hotels, airports, ferry terminals all went great and according to plan, not one thing what wrong which was amazing
Would defiantly use KimKim again and a big thank you and shout out to Cami.

Thank you very much.

From Shirley & Paul

Mathia did a good job arranging a nice selection of different locations in Norway, and scenic modes of transportation between locations. The hotels she selected for us were very nice, and generally well located for walking and accessing public transportation. The tour guides she booked for us were excellent. She did a wonderful job rescheduling our Northern Lights Safari due to inclement weather on the originally scheduled date.

My only disappointment was when she said she could not book the planned dog sledding experience. When I looked into this myself I found many opportunities, and arranged a great experience on my own.

Visiting Norway was a great experience. The country is beautiful at every turn, the food is wonderful, and the people very friendly.

Lorena did an amazing job communicating, being responsive and clear regarding our 8 day trip to Chile in February. Every single transport, accommodation and tour was really well done and reliable. We had weather issues in the Atacama that caused some reworking of itineraries and they were handled greatly. Shoutout to the Hotel Desertica who handled the numerous weather related power outages really well, even serving dinner by candlelight. Overall a great experience with Kimkim and its on to Morocco with them! Thanks again to Lorena and all supporting staff.

We had a wonderful vacation and all went smoothly. All of the tours and transportation were well planned with no issues.
Day 1 - Arrived in Sydney. Shangri-La Sydney is a wonderful hotel.
Day 2 - Chef Led Hunter Valley Gourmet Food and Wine tour was great. Jimmy owns/operates the tour and prepares food to pair with the wine. Highlight was going to the new Sydney Fish Market where Jimmy picked up fresh fish and oysters for our food later during the wine tour. The wineries and food were great.
Day 3 - Walking tour, Sydney Opera House tour, and Sydney Bridge Climb Summit. Craig led the walking tour and provided a wealth of information on the beginning of Sydney and concentrated on the botanical garden and how Sydney came about and significant events. The Opera house tour was very good and we were able to the wonderful architecture. It was raining during the Sydney Bridge Climb but rain coats were provided. It is not a hard climb and our tour guide, Nico, kept the group motivated for the climb. The guide has a transmitter and we had ear phones to hear him during the hike. We were drenched but enjoyed it.
Day 4 - Blue Mountain tour - It was raining and couldn't see much. Can't do anything about the weather. We did see another couple on our trip that went on the tour and they showed us pictures that looked awesome.
Day 5 - Travel to Cairns/Port Douglas - Ground transportation and flight went great.
Day 6 - ABC Reef Safaris - The snorkeling was wonderful. We spent about 1.5 hours at two different spots and were led in the water by ABC who also have Marine Biologists on the tour. We saw a Manta Ray which is very rare. The food supplied on the boat was great and plentiful.
Day 7 - Daintree Rain Forest and Nocturnal Tour - Another great tour led by our guide Nicki. We went out on a river boat looking for crocodiles and found a few along the shore. We saw a cassowary bird that is only found in Australia. We had dinner in the rain forest and able to try kangaroo. We did a nocturnal walking tour and spotted quite a few different animals/birds/frogs. Nicki was a great guide and loaded with information.
Day 8 - Bump Track Mountain Biking - This was canceled due to so much rain. The guide, Steve, for the bike ride was willing to do a different tour but the road was flooded. Steve was great to deal with and he was trying to give us a memorable tour but had to cancel.
Day 9 - Travel to Uluru/Ayers Rock with 4wd Mount Connor tour - No issue with ground/air transportation. We stayed at Sails in the Desert Resort and it was very nice. Mount Connor tour was very good but the highlight was having dinner with the cattle farm owner, Amy, where she explained the operation of the cattle ranch and growing up on a million acre cattle ranch.
Day 10 - Uluru/Ayers Rock tour - very good tour with history of the area learning the history of the aboriginal people. A net to cover your face is a must with the flies when it is hot out.
Day 11 - Transfer to Melbourne - No issue with ground/air transportation. Had a wonderful dinner at Hopscotch on Riverside Quay.
Day 12 - Yarra Valley Grazing Tour - We got on a bus from Go West Tours and Ashleigh was our guide/driver and was fun and very entertaining. We sampled wine, cheese, gin, and chocolate on the tour. Wonderful day with beautiful scenery.
Day 13 - Laneways of Melbourne - John was our tour guide and did a wonderful job explaining the history of the city and setting up lots and roadways. He was able to show us how the shops moved goods into the warehouses and the wonderful architecture that you would never see if you didn't know where to look for it. The public library was our last stop and a must see.
Day 14 - Great Ocean Road Tour - This was a tour with just the 4 of us in our group. Cory was our guide and did a great job explaining how the GOR was built by WW1 veterans to help them get over shell shock/ptsd. The coast was beautiful and stopped at a the 12 Apostes. (not really 12) We toured a wildlife sanctuary and spotted a couple of Koala Bears in the trees swaying in the breeze.
Day15-16 - travel back to Sydney and home to USA.

Overall, the trip was fantastic. The transportation within Australia was all planned by Vicky and we had no issues. Everything was planned very well and we loved all of the tours. Highly recommend Vicky!