Kimkim Trip Reviews

Our Croatian guides were fabulous-Nikolina in Dubrovnik, the Kameni Dvori family in Konavle- with cooking lesson, wines and dinner, Peter from Dubrovnik/ Ston-where we had the most amazing oysters-raw and fried, Petar in Korchula for Steve’s bicycle tour, Grgo in Hvar/ Stari Grad/ Verboska/ with lunch prepared by his family at their konoba, and, lastly, Ivana for the historical tour of the Diocletian Palace. All we’re knowledgeable, friendly and added unforgettable memories for our Croatian experience. And Nikola! He gave us a vacation of a lifetime. We have him our budget and our list of what we wanted to see and he created a vacation that was doable within our time frame and wallet. The accommodations were centrally located, clean and modern, with delicious European style breakfasts and friendly, informative concierges/ receptionists. We will use Kimkim for our next vacation!

Hotel Reviews

Balatura Split Luxury Rooms

Split

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Heritage Hotel Dea

Hvar

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Zuviteo Residence

Korčula

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Apartments Palmotta Palace Dubrovnik Old Town

Dubrovnik

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Activity Reviews

Hvar Half-Day Private Island Tour (Morning)

Croatia

Grgo was such a joy to spend time with. His knowledge of English, his equal respect for both my husband and me, his sense of humor and his obvious love for his country, his family and being a guide made him my favorite ambassador for Croatia.

Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)

Croatia

The farm/ gardens were full of fruit and vegetables that we used for our cooking lesson/ dinner. The wines made on the premises were delicious and our group of fellow diners were friendly and our hosts, entertaining.

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Ruth from KimKim/Spring Board and Nathan from Southern World we’re just amazing! I couldn’t have asked for a better pair of travel agents. Ruth listened to what I wanted and help me set up an amazing trip schedule and Nathan set up my accommodations, rental car and trip events. I had an amazing time in my number one bucket list location, New Zealand and I cannot thank Ruth and Nathan enough.

Everything went well with the plan. We got pick up on time and have a good drivers + tour guide staff. /We were not happy with one tour guy (he was old and rude to us) and got a replacement right away the next day.
Our hotels are reasonable and in good locations but they are not the top as we pay the VIP package. Especially, the hotel in Sao Paulo: it should be rated as 2 -3 stars not 4. I would recommended that you choose your hotels rather than Kimkim.
Sao Paulo is very big city and quite dangerous for tourist. Other cities are ok but still: walking at night after 7: 30PM is not recommended.

Hotel Reviews

Wyndham São Paulo Paulista

Sao Paulo

it is definitely not a 4 stars hotel. No free water bottle in the room. Hotel restaurant is not great. Next door has an Agentina restaurant which has excellent steak with very good price.

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Wish Hotel da Bahia

Salvador

Good location: beside of a city park. Good restaurant in front of hotel . Not many restaurant near by. I would rate this hotel as a 3 stars. NO free bottle water in the room either.

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Hotel Solar do Rosário

Ouro Preto

Overall review: Good location, not really a 4 stars as it claims. It does not provide water and have no kettle or coffee maker in the room; it has a good size swimming pool and good restaurant to dine in. We rate it as 3 stars hotel.

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Washroom a bit old and smelly.

Miramar Hotel by Windsor

Rio de Janeiro

The pool is too small. Not for swimming but sit in to cool and drink.

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In front of the beach and surrounded with restaurants

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Activity Review

Half- day tour in Belo Horizonte and Transfer to Ouro Preto

ouro preto

We landed in Belo Horizonte and was pick up by the driver and a tour guy who did not even offer to help us with luggages. We has only 2 carryon and 2 napbacks but it was a very long walk from the airplan to the parking. Our tour guy was a very old man whom mumbling that we could not understand a word he said then he yelled as my husband when my husband complained about no good air condition in the car. We was upset and asked to go straight to our hotel in Ouro Preto: forget about the tour. We was glad that Kimkim change our tour guy the next day. The car air condition was fixed the next day as well. Our driver was great with all the steep hills in Ouro Preto.

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A 13 day trip around Scotland means one thing, we've got to go back for more. AMAZING. Oou guide around the Isle of Sky, Donald, was amazing, funny, and kind. I can't say enough good things about JUSTINE. She looked after us our whole trip. Checking on us, making changes due to our health problems. My only regret is not being able to give her a hug and say Thank You.

My wife and I wanted a trip that allowed us to see many parts of Morocco. The team went back and forth with us until we finally had a plan that we really loved. We started in Tangier and our driver, Soufyan, picked us up from the airport. The SUV was very nice and clean. Soufyan took us to a store to make sure we had things for the night. We drove from Tangier to the Blue City to Casablanca to Marrakesh to the Agafay Desert. Soufyan made sure we had very authentic experiences, as we stopped at various local restaurants and shops along the way. We even met Soufyan's mother and brother and shared a meal with them. Soufyan knew where to find anything we needed and let us play music in the car to get the vibes right. He was available 24/7 and we were very happy to have him around. I'm committed to always finding a person like Soufyan wherever we travel to--it makes the experience all the more memorable.

Absolutely amazing honeymoon. Bernice was a joy to deal with, and we will definitely use kimkim for future trips.

This was my first time booking with Kimkim and I was nervous because I prefer to book every step of my vacation myself. Leaving my trust to the Kimkim team was a new experience that paid off. We had a good itinerary, nice accommodations, great guides (Sharif, Said, Hanan) and driver (Tarik) for our entire trip. This style of travel was definitely outside of my comfort zone but visiting Morocco would have been impossible to plan without Kimkim's vetted drivers and guides (Original Travels). For future travelers to Morocco specifically, I would suggest to budget $300 minimum in cash as there are lots of tips involved and unexpected, cash-only visits. Also, work closely with your Kimkim advisor to reduce number of cities to minimize drive time. The driving estimates were much longer than listed and, had I known in advance, I would have cut out some places to spend more time in cities instead of on the road. For me, traveling to Morocco was a once in a lifetime experience. I felt supported by the Kimkim team and they were responsive during our trip when we had problems or questions. I would recommend Kimkim for complex itinerary travel.

Hotel Reviews

Mövenpick Hotel Casablanca

Casablanca

Dated, dusty hallways, stuffy rooms. The rooftop restaurant was incredibly slow for dinner (2 hours for pizza). Day time service was much better.

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2Ciels Boutique Hotel

Marrakech

Typical city hotel with city amenities

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Best breakfast of the trip was at this hotel.

Orient Desert Camp

Merzouga

Wonderful! Perfect setting. Campfires were a lovely touch. Food was pretty good. Real plumbing was a nice luxury. Only thing noticeably missing was air conditioning in the tents. If you needed to stay inside during the day (due to illness, for example), it was pretty difficult due to the daytime heat.

Authenticity & Character

Beautiful setting in the Sahara

Location

In the sand dunes. Stargazing can't be beat!

Staff

Mohammed made the desert experience fun and authentic

Cleanliness & Comfort

We needed AC and outlets in the room but otherwise it was great. Lots of hot water, flush toilets, beds were excellent.

Hotel Dar Mounir

Chefchaouen

No complaints about Dar Mounir. Room was comfortable. My one suggestion would be to have more food/ staff at the breakfast buffet. There were many many guests nearly fighting over eggs. The hotel did not seem prepared for the high number of guests.

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Le Grand Alcazar

Fes

Beautiful, well located riad. I loved the food, comfortable beds, pool, wifi. We did have a problem at check out where they asked us to pay for our pre-paid rooms. We needed to reach out to Kimkim to get it resolved before we could leave. It was incredibly awkward and delayed our early start for the day.

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Literally everything was great until check out. It seemed that the staff working the morning of our checkout was disorganized which left a poor feeling at departure.

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Kasbah Titrit

Ait Ben Haddou

We arrived here after dark and it was clear this was a remote mountain hotel. The door to our room did not shut fully (and could not be locked) and we had no hot water. The views from the balcony were nice in the morning. The staff were nice but the dinner food in the restaurant was subpar and expensive. Because of too many issues, I cannot recommend this hotel.

Authenticity & Character

Not enough time to enjoy the pool

Location

This was a stop we could have skipped. Not much else in this area so were limited to eating at the hotel.

Staff

Staff were great

Cleanliness & Comfort

The room was clean but no hot water and felt a bit unsafe not being able to close or lock our room.

Activity Reviews

Dine with a Local Family

Morocco

Going into a stranger's home for a meal is very questionable endeavor anywhere in the world, but it was great here. Surprisingly enjoyable! The family was very nice, kind, welcoming. They made sure to keep us fed and entertained. It's clear that they host families often and I think we all had a good time.

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Hammam & Spa Experience Marrakech

Morocco

Definitely not tranquil. Walking in was very chaotic with lots of loud talking and people milling around. The reception was frazzled and we did not feel welcomed. There seemed to be only 1 service available (scrub and massage) so there was no point in looking at the spa menu. The changing room was very small and hot-- not much privacy. There was 1 toilet in the building for probably 15 ppl there. It felt like an assembly line. By the time you get to relax, it's time to leave.

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All of the people that helped us on our Greece trip were amazing. Special shout out to the driver from the Ferry to Chania (he also drove back to the airport in Chania). A lovely man, incredibly helpful driving tips, create conversation he crushed it. Also our guide on our first day in Athens to Acropolis (and food tour) was awesome. Food tour on last day was also incredible - guide was great and the other people on the tour were fun too.
The drive to Chora Sfakion was stunning as was the hike to Sweet Water. Bus taxi to Loutro and back to Sfakion was really fun.

All in all an amazing trip.

Santorini was a bit overrun with cruise ships which made walking in Fira a challenge. But that is the only "bummer".

Hotel Reviews

Elia Zampeliou Hotel

Chania

Loved location - authenticity - breakfast - staff - just great.

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shower

Blue Dolphins Hotels & Villas

Firostefani, Santorini

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ventilation/fan to fight tile mold

Athinaidos K&K Unique Holiday Homes

Gives you a taste of what living in Athens would be like. Lovely Hotel Manager - super helpful with restaurants in Athens (our best meal) and great suggestions for our future stays in Santorini and Crete.

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Activity Reviews

An ultimate food experience in the villages around Chania

Chania

They take you to towns off the beaten path and you meet people from villages you wouldn't likely meet otherwise.

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Food

liked the sampling of all

Guides, Drivers and Staff

FANTASTIC guide - on some stops i.e. Olive Oil factory we wished he gave the tour!

Transport

Driver made all the miles pass seamlessly - such interesting antic dotes

Sunset Volcano Cruise on a wooden boat

Santorini

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It was better than expected feeding so many - solidly good

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not all staff was super friendly - they seemed tired of tourists. Boat was great.

Acropolis & Flavors Combo Tour

Athens

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All was amazing - just the quantity was a bit overwhelming but it didn't seem to stop us.

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Our guide - female from Olympia - was OUTSTANDING - her knowledge, her delivery - we LOVED her. Kills us that we didn't get her full name so we can recommend to any and all that go to Athens.

We had the most fabulous 60's birthday celebration trip to Greece in late Sept and it would not have been nearly as fun, relaxed, and well coordinated if Angela at Kim Kim had not helped us. She was so fantastic in making sure we comfortable with all that she chose for us, she was attentive during the trip, checking on us and problem solving along the way. There was not much to problem solve because she planned the trip with such care for us that almost nothing went wrong. I have already referred at least 3 people to her and will continue to do so. She was amazing.

As for the trip, we visited Athens and had an extremely knowledgable tour guide the took through the weaving streets of Athens filling us with history along the way. On to Milos for a lovely day long catamaran that took us to the most spectacular water! The accommodations at the Dome White Caste pools was so lovely and the food was amazing. The staff went out of their way to make us feel at home.

Next on to Naxos and the highlight of this island was its laid back feel, culinary delights and kind people. Our tour took us to a lovely homestead farm where we cooked a meal with a lovely couple. I was so amazing the hospitality these folks showed us. Just lovely. The only thing about the tour in Naxos was that we were to go to an Olive Oil factory and we were very much looking forward to it, but it did not happen.

Last spot Santorini. A truly beautiful island and the Oia Mansion was to die for accommodations. The only warning I would give folks is that even in late Sept/early Oct, it was very crowded. On one day, there were 5+ cruise ships and frankly walking down the street was impossible. Luckily we had a spectacular roof top to hide from the crowds!

All in all, a wonderful trip made possible and even more fantastic by Angela and her Kim Kim team. I will definitely be using them again and again for my travel needs.

The kids really enjoyed the Florence city tours, the Artisan Workshop tour was great, and the hotel was good. All the restaurants throughout the trip that we used KimKim recommendations for were great!

Our Montepulciano driver was amazing, as was the winery and truffle hunt. I would not recommend the Dimora nel Corso hotel.
The hotel was good in Rome.

We would definitely book through Kim Kim again. Lorenzo is awesome. Thank you.

Hotel Reviews

Raffaello Hotel Rome

Roma

Hotel Raffaello in Rome was good. It met our expectations of a three-star hotel.

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Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco

Florence

Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco was great. We didn't want any luxury as we needed to get three rooms for the kids, and this hotel met our expectations.

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Activity Reviews

Cheese farm visit and tasting in Pienza area

Italy

The cheese farm visit and tasting was okay. It was interesting, but not as engaging as the other activities. The farm was crowded that day, and we didn't get to see the vegetable gardens. The tasting was great, but overall, it wasn't a highlight.

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Truffle Hunt and Cooking Class in Tuscany Countryside

Italy

The truffle hunt and cooking class was a definite highlight. The family running the farm were warm and friendly. The dog was great, and the pasta we made was delicious. We had a beautiful lunch on the terrace with a stunning countryside view. It was a lot of fun.

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Oltrarno Artisan workshops guided walk (private guide)

Florence

The Oltrarno Artisan workshops guided walk was a standout experience. It was less touristy and gave us a unique look into the local culture. We really enjoyed this.

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Florence bike tour (small group)

Florence

The Florence bike tour was a unique and fun way to explore the city. My kids were able to see many sights that we wouldn't have found on our own.

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Florence private guided walk

Florence

The private guided walk through Florence was a great experience. I wasn't able to make it but my kids enjoyed exploring the city with our guide and learned so much about its rich history.

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Our trip to Portugal was great. We four had a guide with us for all we did including walking tours or trips with our drivers. Any question we had were immediately answered by Pedro. Our hotels were great, our drivers wonderful and our trip perfect. I would have no hesitation using this service again. Sue Ballard

Our trip to Scotland was a wonderful experience filled with beautiful scenery and many memories. Our specialist Kat at Kim Kim was a great resource and very helpful in the planning of our trip. The time difference between the USA and Europe did cause some issues with booking(s). However we planned and executed the trip in less than 3 weeks. From that aspect it was very helpful having someone book excursions and hotels.

We loved everything about our trip to Portugal! Pedro was in constant contact with us and took good care of us!
A very special trip was had by all! Thank you Pedro and KimKim for all the planning. We would recommend Pedro an KimKim to everyone. Thank you so much!

Bhutan has been at the top of my Bucket List for a while now, and I can easily say the trip FAR exceeded my expectations! The planning was superb - Mieke, you were so communicative and allayed all my 'fears' regarding visas, flights, paperwork, etc. It couldn't have gone any smoother. From the moment we set foot in Bhutan, things were perfect. The hotels Uma Punakha, Uma Paro, and Druk Hotel were outstanding - comfortable, welcoming, everything I could ask for. The country is stunningly beautiful, the people are so nice and friendly, and the food was fantastic. Our guide and driver Yonten and Dorji were SUPER! - so accommodating and flexible. Even though I wasn't always able to do some of the visits (due to my age and some health issues with walking up hills), I saw more than enough - and enjoyed every moment! And the fact that we ended up staying an extra day says how much we enjoyed the country - and we appreciated all the extra legwork you had to do to make that happen at the last minute! I can't thank you enough!

Hotel Reviews

Druk Hotel KK

Thimphu

Great location - right in the center of everything in Thimphu! Easy to walk to city sights - Textile museum, clock tower, artisan markets, etc. Clean and comfortable - great food, wine, and service.

Authenticity & Character

Great Bhutanese style

Location

Best location in Thimphu

Staff

Everyone was so nice!

Cleanliness & Comfort

Comfortable and quiet rooms

Uma Paro

Paro

Absolutely Stunning! From the beautifully maintained grounds with the colorful prayer flags in the front, to the organic garden on site used for hotel meals, to the staff who cheerfully accommodated every need or wish (including arranging for us to stay an extra day - visa extension. flights, room, transportation, etc.), to the beautiful Como villa we stayed in with the beautiful garden views, to the wonderful views out the dining room windows as we enjoyed the superb food and wine. To the friendly manager who happened to be the friend of a friend of my traveling partner, but who chatted with and welcomed every guest. I couldn't have asked for anything more! It was so good we stayed in Bhutan an extra day just to relax at the hotel!

Authenticity & Character

The beautiful grounds with colorful prayer flags and benches we could sit at and just enjoy the surroundings

Location

High atop a hill overlooking the beautiful valley and town below!

Staff

So accommodating and always smiling and genuinely wanting us to enjoy our stay

Cleanliness & Comfort

The Como Villa was stunning - clean, comfortable, modern, and inviting!

Uma Punakha

Punakha

Absolutely stunning! Loved every moment there - from the courtyard doors opening the moment we arrived, to the stunning reception terrace with the beautiful view of the valley and the Buddha on the hill, to the terrace on my valley view room looking down over the river and valley - and being able to go to sleep listening to the sounds of the river, to all of the warm and friendly hotel personnel who always greeted us with smiles, to the beautifully appointed and very clean and comfortable room with everything you could need or want, and the wonderful food and wine served expertly. Absolutely First Class and more!

Authenticity & Character

The exceptional Bhutanese furnishings

Location

the beautiful views of the valley

Staff

So many smiles, and their sincere wish to make our stay as lovely as they could!

Cleanliness & Comfort

Modern, clean, beautiful. Couldn't ask for anything more!

Activity Review

Thimphu - Changangkha Lhakhang

Thimphu

Beautiful place once you get across the cable bridge and up the hill. We happened to be visit this along with a group of Bhutanese students and it enhanced the experience.

Quality of Experience

Beautiful place right by (and over) the river.

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We worked with Mar to book an amazing 10 day Norway journey that was virtually perfect - great itinerary, great properties, amazing assistance throughout our trip. We started in Oslo and headed west to Bergen with nights in Heilo, Odda, Eidfjord and Bergen before flying up to the Lofoten Islands with 2 nights in Svolver and 2 nights in Hamnoya/Reine — just amazing — and ending back in Oslo. We could not be more pleased with the recommendations, accommodations, guides and everyone else who jumped in to help. Fenne and Meree were always available if we needed assistance during our trip and even after hours. The properties we stayed at were also great - especially since we traveled in October offseason.

We will absolutely use KimKim and hopefully work with Mar, Fenne, and Meree on a future Norway trip.

We had a great trip to Northern Italy. The trip included 2 nights in Florence,Bologna,and Venice.
We traveled between these cities on rail. The transfers from train to our rooms were flawless.
The Tuscany day trip including wine tasting and meal, visit to Siena and San Gimignano were terrific and our tour guide Stephanie was remarkable and made the whole experience so memorable.
Our next stop in Bologna featured a whole day tour to Parma. Again, transfers were flawless and the tour to Parmigiano,Prosciutto, and Balsamic factories were informative and well hosted by very knowledgeable tour guide.
Last stop was Venice and featured a half day walking tour to many of the major sights but more interesting were the side trips thru the winding, narrow alleys of Venice . Our tour guide Rita was so knowledgeable and shared her own personal experiences of her hometown of Venice.

Lorena and Valentina were absolutely fantastic! They answered all my questions (from silly to logistics) quickly and helpfully. Lorena especially ensured my trip was unique to my interests and found fantastic guides and tours. She also built in rest days, which I appreciated. My KimKim experience felt very catered and the specialists were invested in me having a great time! I would highly recommend - especially for any solo female travelers.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Lunajuim

El Chalten

The hotel staff were so kind and helpful in providing recommendations!

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Hotel La Casa de Don Tomás

San Pedro de Atacama

A quiet oasis - the food was also fantastic.

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The staff were extremely helpful

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Activity Reviews

Perito Moreno Glacier Big Ice Excursion

El Calafate

A must do

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Stargazing Experience

San Pedro de Atacama

This was enjoyable, but prepare yourself for it to be very cold and it goes much longer than I expected

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Hike to the Summit of Toco Mount

San Pedro de Atacama

Brian was an amazing guide and super knowledgeable of the area and mountain

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Brian was an engaging guide I highly enjoyed

We loved our Bolivian trip, it was perfect.
Chilean part was a bit disappointing, as we didn’t realize it’s gonna be every day a half day trip from the hotel. We sort of expected the same customized trip with a small group where we could ask to stop somewhere and spend almost all the time outdoors.
Our first trip in Chile was as boring as possible and on the trip to Puritama Canyon the guide didn’t even speak English.

Activity Reviews

Valley of the Moon Tour

San Pedro de Atacama

The tour guide was very nice and friendly, he explained a lot. You could see he loves this place and this makes you appreciate even more.

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Transport

The car was a bit old, at the back seat no airconditioning arrived.

Tour of Tatio Geysers

San Pedro de Atacama

An interesting tour. The place was a bit overcrowded, but it still was nice to see the difference between this one and Sol de Mañana.

Quality of Experience

We would have loved visiting it at another time of the day

Food

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Transport

We didn’t like the orange windows. They change the color perspective, so you can’t really make any photos

Explore Yerbas Buenas & Rainbow Valley

San Pedro de Atacama

This was a nice trip. Our guide was super friendly and very animating us all to enjoy! The driver was funny too.

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Transport

We didn’t like the orange windows. They change the color perspective, so you can’t really make any photos.

Puritama Canyon Trek

San Pedro de Atacama

The guide didn’t speak english. The tour was supposed to start at 2-2:40. We departed at 3pm and then on our way the car broke. So we had to drive back and change the car and the new one wasn’t a lot better. At the end we departed for Puritama Canyon an hour later so when we arrived to the pools there were the last shades of sun left. 15min later it was completely in shadow.

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Stargazing Experience

San Pedro de Atacama

The guide has a very boring way to explain actually very interesting stories. We were 15 people and you could see that 10 of us were very bored. On each question his answer was at least 15min in Spanish and then 15min in English. And after 2 of these minutes we were just not able to listen any more

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From the Uyuni Desert to the Atacama Desert

Chile

Everything was well timed, we loved this whole experience!

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Eduardo Avaroa Reserve

Uyuni

Great trip, we saw sooo many animals and this nature is stunning.

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Incahuasi Island and Uyuni Salt Flats

Bolivia

Very interesting, the day was amazing!

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We were a party of two woman who wanted to celebrate our key milestone birthday with some adventure in the desert.
We were looking for certain things that were not on the suggested itineraries and Megan helped us pull together a bespoke plan that met our needs and was augmented with her experience and suggestions.
The result was exactly what we had hoped for. Our driver, Mohammed, was an absolute star making sure we were taken care of, checking in on us, ensuring each evening that we ran through the program and timings for the next day and acting as a guide as well. We certainly felt we benefitted from his local knowledge, especially in Merzouga which was his home town.
The accommodation and food were all great. All in all despite the long drives our trip was full of stops at interesting places and meeting interesting people and we felt we really got a feel for the culture and the people of Morocco. The highlights for us were certainly the hike in the desert, the walk in Toudra Gorges and Ait Ben Hadou.
Thank you.

Activity Review

Trek into the Dunes

Erg Chebbi Dunes

This was the highlight of our trip. Our guide, Said, collected us after breakfast from our overnight camp and we walked with him through the desert and back to our hotel. We had to learn how to walk up dunes - Said in his flip-flops and us in our hiking boots! We had a mixture of dunes and a bit of the road. Said showed us how to spot where water was found, milk plants, wells, the camel parking lot, and a desert spring that fed the town's central garden/crop area. Walking in the desert was just the best experience - cresting the dunes to look for the town in the distance only for it to disappear and feel like we were in the middle of nowhere. The walk was 3 hours long and just enough for us, ending up at the Riad for a swim and a shower was sublime.

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Minh, Nguyen, and Vantuan were a great team from pre-planning to arrival and departure to and from Vietnam. I will never forget the cruise we took in Ha Long, the kayaking we did off the cruise, the bike rides in Hanoi, and the hotel staff's hospitality, and Minh being on top of the visa process for Vietnam. Truly an unforgettable experience!