Kimkim Trip Reviews

This was a bucket list experience that will be so special to me forever. The staff on board the boat were so great, friendly and knowledgeable and made the schedule and options really easy to understand. Heading out in the boats the first night from the cove where we docked, and seeing a pod of bottlenose dolphins swim right under our kayaks was something I'll never forget (they let us stay out a bit longer to enjoy that rare experience)! The food was also really good and I enjoyed the insightful commentary on the wildlife and the terrain of the Sound. 10/10 would recommend to anyone!

It was so cool to see the inner workings of the steam ship before going out to the deck to enjoy the view and a glass of wine. The food at dinner was incredible too! Really enjoyed the farm show exhibition with the sheep and the herding dog—very cleverly done.

I've been wanting to see the glowworms for years, and this tour did not disappoint (especially because Australia and New Zealand are the only places you can see these!) — after we took a comfortable ferry across the lake, we arrived on the island and split into smaller groups. My group was first to go inside the caves, which are lit up for the first section so you can see how they were formed by the water that's still rushing through. Walking on the metal gangplanks over the water and through the different pockets of the cave and the waterfalls (one coming straight down through a hole in the "ceiling" was incredibly cool and unique. At the top, our guide helped us into the little boat and then turned off all the lights so our eyes could adjust, and pulled the boat along a rope through the cave silently so we could take in the glowworms in the pitch black, floating on the water. She did a great job turning the boat around at different points so everyone could get directly underneath them for a better look. Be aware the they're not as bright in person as they are in the photos but that didn't make me marvel at it any less — such a cool phenomenon to witness. After, we walked on a nature path back to the welcome center for a drink and a presentation, and then took a look around the exhibits to learn more about the glowworms and the natural landscape on the island. After that, we headed back on the boat across the lake to Te Anau.

Breakfast was nice every day. The hotel staff was nice and the property was very clean. Also the location was convenient to everything

Excellent location. Rooms were generous and we had a double balcony view of our area

This was a resort property that was very nice. Breakfast was yummy every day. The staff were very helpful

Only there for 1 night. It is close the the main city area.

Wow! Is all I can say. An absolute must do! Our guide was fantastic!

Our guide was great and the stops were fantastic. We got a great overview of the food and wine of Portugal

What a great activity! Our chef was fantastic and we had a great time

Our driver was great!

Very nice dinner and Fado. Room was a little warm

A bit quick and could have been a little more time seeing sights. It was a good overview of the old city but could have been a little more in depth.

The trip was great and views amazing. Crew of catamaran was super nice. Had drinks and snacks available and provided water activity equipment as well

This was the perfect end to our trip! Site’s beautiful and our guide great

Heaven on earth!

Great central Location. 3 bedroom clean and comfortable apartment with nice swimming pool. Good base for Hanoi tour. Good breakfast.

Beautiful cruise ship. High standard accommodation. Good food. Enjoyable activities.

Boutique type hotel , nice comfortable rooms, quaint. Lovely breakfast, nice swimming pool, very good location.

3 bedroom Apartment was spacious and very comfortable. Shop on ground floor. We didn’t get a chance to try out swimming pool and gym. Breakfast provided by adjacent diner on ground floor was not to the same high standard as the apartment.

Cuong was a brilliant friendly and informative guide. Loved the Ethnology museum in particular and the Temples and Pagodas.

Very interesting providing unique insights to Hanoi

Luxury cruise boat. Fantastic accommodation. Enjoyable activities. Vietnamese food good but set menu. Advice bring some food staples such as bread if bringing children who might not eat the food on board. Can purchase drinks.

Ly was a fun and friendly guide and we really enjoyed our day. Loved the crab fishing, our tour and the memories show.

Brilliant. Highlight of trip

Ly was a great guide, friendly personable and flexible.

Amazing trip with Tony our guide. Very knowledgable and friendly and personable. One of our highlights of our trip.

Great tour with Tony our guide. We loved the war museum. One of the highlights of our trip.

An amazing day on the Mekong delta with Tony our guide. Very interesting to see the industries on the delta, how coconuts are used to make sweet treats, sampling the honey tea and having lunch.

We really enjoyed this tour. Mary, our tour guide was knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor.

Very nice cruise along Lake Linnhe. although The weather was spotty with rain there was seating inside and we we were able to still see the beauty and hear the captain speak about the scenic surroundings

The only negative of the entire trip was Inkarri Hotel. The location was great and the staff were excellent and friendly but the hotel itself was not well kept. The sleeping quarters were okay although the room stayed cold despite the heaters. The bathroom was very small, the showers were cold to lukewarm and unfortunately periodically the bathroom smelled like sewage.

Fantastic hotel, great bar and food. Idyllic location. The best hotel in our trip

Very good hotel in a busy location and easy access to the train and bus.

Good hotel in Milaflores, Lima. Conveniently located and good amenities

Was great. Justino was fantastic and took great care of us. Very professional, yet with a charm and friendliness that was very endearing.

Was great with Paul driving and Justino riding shotgun and being our personal guide. We learned so much about Peruvian and Andean culture. Was exhilarating. Kids loved the anomal experiences tremendously.

Truly enjoyed it. A short immersion into the village life in Peru.

What can I say? Breathtaking! Otherworldly !! Justino was a kind guide as well, paced it well taking into account our kids pace.

Was a slower day as we were fairly exhausted from the previous days. The morning we relaxed and walked around in Cusco and the afternoon was spent visiting couple of locations and we visited a Shaman who "read" our fortunes using Coca leaves.

Flew to Lima. Plane was delayed so our evening in Lima was rather short. We did walk around Milaflores.

Arturo was great. Went to the local markets and indulged in the wares. Saw central Lima and ate at a local restaurant. Amazing experience compresses in 6-7 hrs. Arturo dropped us off at the beach front and we walked back to the hotel for some Pisco sours and the dinner. Sad to be leaving this amazing and friendly country.

Dropped us off at the airport in time and off we head back home and to reality.

Beautiful room with plenty of room. The staff was friendly and helpful. The location is perfect and the bar/plaza is great for people watching. I would stay here again.

Our guide, Serena, was fun and didn't hurry us. She had positive energy and even helped us find a restaurant for dinner. Love her.

Staff were friendly, clean, good selection of food for breakfast, well positioned for sight seeing the area by foot.

Andre was an excellent guide with a great deal of knowledge of the history of Porto and especially the history of the jewish people. His english was excellent. I would like to suggest that a breal for a coffee or suchlike in the middle of the 3 hour walkabout would have been nice for us older people.

We stayed in the cabins with decks overlooking the fjord where we soaked in the peace and quiet as we took in the gorgeous views in all directions. We also very much enjoyed dining at the gastropub at this hotel.

We requested rooms facing the fjord and were glad we did. The rooms were spacious and updated. The hotel itself is large and offers many amenities including multiple pools, historic buildings, a dock with seating, a large restaurant, and a bar downstairs for after dinner .

Hotel Terminus is ideally located opposite the train station, making it easy to catch a train to the airport. The hotel is a renovated older building, but could use more refurbishment. The breakfast served at the hotel restaurant is excellent, however, the lack of a consistently open evening restaurant was a minor inconvenience. However, the location is very walkable, being a few blocks from downtown Bergen.

Brakanes Hotel was a good experience. The location is absolutely stunning, with cabins right on the fjord. Despite undergoing an ownership change, the hotel remains a great place to stay.

Great experience with guide Wilde who was very friendly, accommodating, and attentive to each person's needs in our group with a wide age range.

Ana gave us a full tour of downtown Bergen and the Bryggen area. She provided extensive information about the history of the area and offered suggestions for restaurants and shopping.

Driver Richard was great! He had a good sense of humor and gave our grandsons a thrilling ride in the speedy rib boat while not overdoing it. Loved it when he spun a yarn about how getting we in a waterfall with give you a longer life and then nudging the boat up to a waterfall at the fjord's edge so our grandsons could catch the spray! Only time will tell on the veracity of his yarn...

Our guide Christophe was genial and attentive to the widely varying abilities of our group. (Yes, I did bring up the rear!) He took us all across the bay at the end of the fjord where Ulvik is situated and then across the fjord. We stopped on an island where Christophe demonstrated how to start a fire using a rustic flint knife and a steel. Our grandsons were thrilled when he helped each of them to start a fire of birch bark and scraped tinder bits. He then made a fire on a portable grill and brewed us tea and coffee! Great experience!

This was a leisurely tour of Naeroyfjord after our tour of Viking Village in Gudvangen and ending in Flam. Beautiful scenery and ore waterfalls!

Louis, our guide, picked us up in a shuttle van and took us around the end of the fjord in Flam to Undredal on the other side. He took us on a walking tour of the tiny town while he explained the history of the area. We then visited the tiny stave church in town, which was an inspiration for the Disney movie Frozen. We admired the ancient painting on the wooden staves and ceiling inside the church and marveled at the two drawings dating from the Viking era, which were carved into small squares on the walls. We lunched on goat at a restaurant fjord-side where we tasted various kinds of goat cheese. The whole valley is famous for its goat herds and the cheesemaking.

The visit to Osafjellet and the Tunnel was interesting, but the guide spent too long on a PowerPoint presentation at the beginning, which was a bit dry. The tunnels themselves were fascinating, but the uneven, wet footing was a challenge, and the lack of provided lighting made it potentially dangerous. The overall experience was okay, but some aspects could have been better planned

The cider farm tour was a great experience, but there were some issues with communication regarding the amount of walking involved. The tour included a lot of walking, which was a challenge for some members of the group. The cider tasting was done back at the hotel rather than at the farms, which was a bit of a disappointment.

If old elegance is your jam, this hotel is for you. Recently renovated, it's maintained its art deco feel -- even has time-capsule vignettes. The staff is lovely. They have port, tea, coffee and snacks available at no charge, from afternoon to evening. And by "snacks" I mean pastries. Yum. Our room was large, with a foyer, high ceilings and tile floor. A bottle of port is kept refilled, daily, and if you don't (like me) drink, they provide juice or sparkling water or whatever you'd prefer, instead. The staff moved furniture, the first housekeeping day, to better accommodate our two-suitcase-living. On our departure day, after joking with the breakfast staff that I was going to steal the whole tray of pastiche de nate, they arrived at our table with a container packed with a dozen of them! So nice! We loved this hotel.

Great location: easy walk to the waterfront, bridge and city center. This hotel, the "newest in Porto" suffers from new construction quality... the bathroom door handle fell off, the shower drain is incorrectly vented, so the room smelled like sewer if the bathroom door was left open. On the bright side, the windows opened. Mostly clean: nail clipping behind the bathroom door --not ours: pet peeve! The restaurant breakfast buffet has lots to offer and was tasty. Dinner was disappointing as the meat and fish were overcooked. Waitstaff was friendly and helpful. Front desk was efficient.

Awesome view! Efficient design. Helpful staff. Great breakfast. Nice, small, outdoor seating on room deck. Rooftop pool. No bathroom privacy as it's just a glass partition. Only stay with people who know you poop, and don't care if they hear or smell the process.... Very efficient layout.

If you have a large crowd you are travelling with, this would be great. Our travel agent booked us into a huge suite: big outdoor deck, large living room, large bedroom, 2nd balcony, huge foyer. Too big for the two of us, but made me want to come back with more people. It did allow us to have plenty of space to hang our laundry. Lots of spaces to gather and hang out at this hotel. The decor is an odd combination of antiques-style and Ikea.

Fabulous view, great staff, and comfortable space. Balcony overlooking the harbor is where we spent our last day in Portugal. No need to go anywhere else with a view like that!

We were skeptical going into this, because the Fado we'd heard on TV was not enjoyable. These performers were amazing! At least the 2 we got to hear. It starts late (10:30) and some of the performers were late arriving. We had an early start, the next day, so left at midnight while they were still waiting for the next act to arrive. The dinner is a fixed menu and was disappointing. Entrees were cold, and overcooked.... The highlight were the starters: little taste sensations that were all delicious! The singers set up in front of the exit doors. Don't plan on leaving, mid-performance!

This was our favorite place of all to stay. The set up was lovely and thoughtful, the room was very clean and there was much choice for breakfast.

The trip to the Amazon was our highlight and the set up of Tupana Lodge and the friendliness of the staff were incredible.

Our favorite hotel we stayed at! The best restaurant in all of Iceland - Max! And super close to blue lagoon.

Absolutely gorgeous area…. But a very long day and got stuck in back of the Jeep and got a little motion sickness. Was not enough action for my kiddo.

Very lovely to ride along black sand beach and be with sweet horses

Amazing! Touristy for sure but it’s a must do. Very well organized and clean. Fun to do the silica masks and sit in the steam rooms and soak in the pool. The color is amazing and our bodies felt so good afterwards.

The hotel was nice and well-located.

The hotel was downtown, but Adelaide was a bit congested and not as pretty as other locations.

The hotel was secluded and peaceful. Loved walking along the lagoon in the morning. However, there are limited dining options.

The bridge climb during Vivid Night was amazing, even for someone who is scared of heights. Highly recommend!

The pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef had an all-you-can-eat buffet, submersible, and underwater window view. The snorkeling experience was enjoyable, even for someone who doesn't swim or snorkel much.

Kangaroo Island was beautiful, especially Admiral's Arch. Highly recommend doing the two-day tour!

Remarkable Rocks was another highlight on Kangaroo Island. The island was remote and full of wildlife.

The Wait Awhile tour in Cairns with Paul was great. He was very knowledgeable, and we saw two platypuses in the wild as well as other wildlife.

Not the best, but not the worst that I have stayed in. Had roaches in our room, TV did. It work, twin beds shoved together is not ideal, breakfast was amazing.

Loved the islands, but the additional tours were not worth the money and guides were not good.

A stunning property in a fairytale environment!

it was the least exciting place of our entire stay I was sad to finish our trip there the bathroom did not smell fresh; I felt I was already back in New York and I understand it was practical for us to stay there with a morning flight the next day but still...

charming, authentic; a very good introduction to beautiful Moroccan hospitality.

An absolutely stunning place!!

A unique experience with the Berberes and an unforgettable camel ride through the dunes.

The property is gorgeous, but I had mixed feeling about that place. It did not have the cachet and the attention to detail we experienced at the other hotels. I felt it could be so much better - the food and the staff's attitude. Hard to pinpoint. Just a 3 stars despite the exceptional garden.

Another amazing hotel, superbly decorated, and superbly staffed.

we were very impressed with Rabat and it gave us a very good first impression

We loved this small village and our young guide was funny and personable. Not your typical guide, but he easily conveyed his love for his town and gave us wonderful insights into the Moroccan way of life. We enjoyed him very much.

Fes is a magical city. We liked it better than Marrakech. Our guide was fantastic; very knowledgeable, very friendly, very warm.

Volubilis is a must-see. Our guide was friendly but a little bit on the light side; we learned more about Volubilis from your Fes and Marrakech guides. Unforgettable visit, nevertheless.

I felt sorry for our guide because this food tour was a misunderstanding. We were under the impression that we would have small tastes of unknown specialties over several stops, followed by dinner somewhere. But at our first stop, we were offered more food than we normally eat in one day. Everything was succulent, but the quantities were absurd and that took the wind out of our sail. I guess our guide was used to more hungry tourists and I know he was disappointed.

a fantastic experience in an authentic place with a very good staff

By the end of our trip, we were exhausted and I was disheartened by the hotel we were staying at. Casablanca was a chaos of traffic jam and confusion. Thank God, our driver was patient and always protective of us. Our guide was a very interesting fellow but we did not benefit from his knowledge as much as we could have.

Our guide was wonderful Marrakech is a very interesting city but a bit frantic compared to other places we visited.