Kimkim Trip Reviews

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Machu Picchu
Peru | Aug 29 - Sep 5, 2023

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Bristi C.
Dallas, TX | Reviewed on Sep 11, 2023
Our first South American trip was amazing and another win with KimKim. Liz Karen provided great service in working through any questions/issues that arose with local vendors. The Short Inca Trail was amazing and our guide Claudio was great - can't recommend enough. We likely spent one too many days in Cusco for our liking and wish we had optimized our travel time to Ollantaytambo for a day tour and just went to Machu Picchu instead of returning to Cusco and making another trip to the train... Read more

Our first South American trip was amazing and another win with KimKim. Liz Karen provided great service in working through any questions/issues that arose with local vendors. The Short Inca Trail was amazing and our guide Claudio was great - can't recommend enough. We likely spent one too many days in Cusco for our liking and wish we had optimized our travel time to Ollantaytambo for a day tour and just went to Machu Picchu instead of returning to Cusco and making another trip to the train station later in the week. The cooking class in Cusco was fun and we enjoyed the walking tour as well.

Hotel Reviews
Susanna Inn
Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu

It's at the very end of a street once you get off the busy. Many restaurants/stores along the way. Was clean and the beds were comfy by amenities were sparse. A little bar of soap and package of shampoo were provided (we had just brought backpacks so were expecting shampoo/conditioner and a hair dryer.) Breakfast was also pretty sparse as well. Staff was friendly but could have used a little more comfort after our hiking.

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Casa Biru Hotel Boutique
Cusco

Loved the location and the little courtyard. Pillows were a little hard for liking but was clean and staff was very friendly.

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Tierra Viva Miraflores Centro
Miraflores

Great location, comfy beds and good breakfast.

Activity Reviews
Private Lima City Tour and Larco Museum
Private Lima City Tour and Larco Museum
Lima

Guide was knowledgeable. Would have loved to have lunch at the restaurant next to the museum, it was beautiful.

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Shared Short Inca Trail trek 2/2: Machu Picchu
Shared Short Inca Trail trek 2/2: Machu Picchu
Peru
Shared tour to Pisac, Ollantaytambo & Chinchero tour
Shared tour to Pisac, Ollantaytambo & Chinchero tour
Cusco
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Shared Short Inca Trail Trek 1/2
Shared Short Inca Trail Trek 1/2
Peru
Private Mystic Experience & Culture Immersion at San Pedro Local Market
Private Mystic Experience & Culture Immersion at San Pedro Local Market
Cusco

Tour guide was nice but very different. He had a lot to share on the spiritual side but once we were ready to move on and not focus on that he did not pick up the hint. Great way to see the city but the beginning of the tour could have been sped up. Seeing the city from high up and then walking parts of the Inca Trail were very cool. The market was also worth visiting.

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Shared Cooking Classes Ivanna Lescano  (18:00 - 19:30) w/assistance
Shared Cooking Classes Ivanna Lescano (18:00 - 19:30) w/assistance
Cusco
Local specialist: Liz Karen L. Jihuallanca
Liz Karen
Liz Karen L. Jihuallanca
Local specialist in Cusco | Replied on Sep 20, 2023

Hi Bristi,
Thank you very much for your comments, these help us to improve our service. I'll share this with the rest of our team.
I'm happy to know that you enjoyed your trip to Peru. I will be always happy to help you if needed in the future.
Please take care!
Liz.

we had an outstanding tour guide, Margaurite....
Ireland | Aug 26 - Sep 4, 2023

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Debbie C.
Walhalla, SC | Reviewed on Sep 11, 2023
we had an outstanding tour guide, Margaurite. Her knowledge was impressive, as well as her love for Ireland. She meshed so well with our family. Our group consisted of my husband and I, our daughter and son-in-law, our daughter and fiancé. We also had our 11 month old grandson. Dean made sure that everything we did, was doable with an infant. Every hotel was prepared for an infant. I would NOT hesitate to have kimkim plan future vacations. We made some changes to our itinerary, and it... Read more

we had an outstanding tour guide, Margaurite. Her knowledge was impressive, as well as her love for Ireland. She meshed so well with our family. Our group consisted of my husband and I, our daughter and son-in-law, our daughter and fiancé. We also had our 11 month old grandson. Dean made sure that everything we did, was doable with an infant. Every hotel was prepared for an infant. I would NOT hesitate to have kimkim plan future vacations. We made some changes to our itinerary, and it was handled well.

Hotel Reviews
Maldron Hotel Kevin Street Dublin
Dublin

This hotel was very good and well-located. We were able to walk to many places in Dublin from here.

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Lahinch Coast Hotel
Dough, Lahinch, Co. Clare

This hotel was a bit of a letdown. There was no air conditioning, and the noise from the parking lot and the banging of a fire door all night was bothersome. Also, the location didn't have much to offer in terms of shops or dining.

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Killarney International Hotel
Killarney, Co. Kerry

A pleasant stay. The hotel was very good and had air conditioning.

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Maldron Hotel South Mall Cork City
Cork Co. Cork

A perfectly good hotel with all the amenities we needed.

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The Tower Hotel & Leisure Center
Waterford

Our first stop was quite impressive, from the location to the restaurant on-site, this hotel was fabulous.

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Harbour Hotel
Galway

This hotel was excellent. The room was very comfortable and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

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Activity Reviews
Belfast Free Day
Belfast Free Day
Belfast

The black cab tour in Belfast was fabulous, one of the highlights of the trip.

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Dingle and Slea Head Guided Drive
Dingle and Slea Head Guided Drive
Ireland

A memorable drive indeed, filled with beautiful scenery.

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Ring of Kerry and Valentia Island tour
Ring of Kerry and Valentia Island tour
Ireland

The tour was perfect and well-organized. The landscapes were absolutely stunning.

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Mizen Head and West Cork
Mizen Head and West Cork
Ireland

Truly a picturesque location, it was a delight to explore.

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Cork via Rock of Cashel & Blarney Castle & Stone
Cork via Rock of Cashel & Blarney Castle & Stone
Cork

I had a wonderful time experiencing the history and charm of these places.

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Explore Kilkenny and Waterford
Explore Kilkenny and Waterford
Ireland

This exploration was quite fantastic. It was a great way to kick-start the trip.

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Local specialist: Dean Garrison
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Dean Garrison
Local specialist in Ireland | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

Hi Debbie

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for your kind word.

We are glad to hear you had a great time in Ireland and you enjoyed every aspect of your trip.

We hope to welcome you back in the future.

Kind Regards

Dean

Excelllent and Memorable Trip , Well Put Together
Costa Rica | Sep 1 - Sep 9, 2023

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Noel S.
Phoenix, AZ | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023

Maitre De at both sites were friendly and knowledgeable. Great conversations. Guides were timely and friendly and knew their stuff. All were patient with our questions and concerns

Local specialist: Randall Jiménez
Randall
Randall Jiménez
Local specialist in San José, Costa Rica | Replied on Sep 13, 2023

Hi Noel,

Thank you for your review. It makes us so happy to read that you had a good time during your stay in Costa Rica and we hope to have the chance to welcome you again in the future.

Regards,
Randall

Amazing trip to Peru!
Peru | Aug 25 - Sep 4, 2023

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Bilin C.
Coney Island, NY | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
We had an amazing trip in Peru, planned by Martina with Kimkim. All our local guides were great, and we enjoyed all the places we visited. We booked a private tour and our guides were very flexible with timing and such. We started the tours each morning, and were back to the hotel late afternoon everyday and it felt like a nice mix between guided tour and free time for ourselves each day. Some thing that could have done better -
1. We arrived in Lima late in the evening and were supposed to...
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We had an amazing trip in Peru, planned by Martina with Kimkim. All our local guides were great, and we enjoyed all the places we visited. We booked a private tour and our guides were very flexible with timing and such. We started the tours each morning, and were back to the hotel late afternoon everyday and it felt like a nice mix between guided tour and free time for ourselves each day. Some thing that could have done better -
1. We arrived in Lima late in the evening and were supposed to have a free half day to tour Lima ourselves the next day, before we flight to Cusco in the afternoon(we asked for an afternoon flight so we could have the free half day in Lima). That's why we chose to stay in a hotel in Miraflores(45mins from the airport) instead of right by the airport. However, the pick up time to the airport was 9am for our 1pm flight. We ended up staying in a hotel far from the airport for no reason, wasting our whole morning, just waiting at the airport for the flight.
2. Our return flight from Lima was around midnight so we had a full long day. The tour planned originally was to go to Caral archaeological site, which is 4.5 hours each way. That's 9 hours of car time plus we had to fly home that night. So instead, we decided to do a Lima city tour instead(since again we couldn't do it ourselves earlier). The tour was good, but it did feel like it was dragged long because we had so much time to fill. The local guides were very flexible though, changing our plans from Caral to Lima city tour with short notice.
Overall, we still had a great experience with Kimkim and would go with them again.

Hotel Reviews
Corto Maltes Amazon Lodge
Puerto Maldonado

Nice lodge, friendly staff. It's amazing how many excursions you could go on just around their lodge. Food was good too!

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El Albergue Ollantaytambo Boutique Hotel
Cusco

Cute hotel right at the train station, super easy to take the train to Machu Picchu. Although it's right at the train station, we couldn't hear the train from our room at all. They have a nice farm of animals and vegetables, and a very nice restaurant that uses fresh seasonable vegetables from their garden.

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Antigua Casona San Blas
Cusco

Great hotel! Stayed here twice with different rooms, both were great! Friendly staff, tea time every night. They had a really good spa menu too.

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Hotel El Patio
Miraflores, Lima

Room was clean, nothing special. Not a ton of options at breakfast, poor wifi connection

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Local specialist: Martina Capel
Martina
Martina Capel
Local specialist in France | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

Dear Bilin,
I'm so happy that you enjoyed your trip to Peru and that you had a great experience !
Thank you for taking the time to write your review, I will certainly take your comments into account to give an even better service to our travellers.
Warm regards,
Martina

Eva was incredible!!
Iceland | Aug 25 - Sep 3, 2023

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Sara W.
Bend, OR | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
Eva couldn’t have been better. Her attention to detail for every single day proved amazing. She made changes as we asked and was spot on with choices she made for us. We were pretty late in planning but Eva made it all work out. The hiking guide, Izak, was fabulous. I’d go anywhere with him. Super knowledgeable and competent. The guide we had on the glacier hike was Kasia from Local Guide and she was also exceptional!!! She was great with everyone in the group and explained so much... Read more

Eva couldn’t have been better. Her attention to detail for every single day proved amazing. She made changes as we asked and was spot on with choices she made for us. We were pretty late in planning but Eva made it all work out.

The hiking guide, Izak, was fabulous. I’d go anywhere with him. Super knowledgeable and competent.

The guide we had on the glacier hike was Kasia from Local Guide and she was also exceptional!!! She was great with everyone in the group and explained so much about the glacier and geology. She was super knowledgeable and shared it well.

Joanne really enjoyed her horseback riding and a highlight was the glacier lagoon zooming around to see the glorious icebergs.

We are in love with Iceland and Eva really made it perfect.

Oh, and our favorite place to stay was the Herring House. Exceptional hosts and lovely conversation and breakfast.

Hotel Reviews
Fosshotel Stykkishólmur
Stykkishólmur

We didn't have the best experience with the Fosshotel. It felt very impersonal. Not really our style of traveling. The people were perfectly nice there, but overall, it was not our favorite.

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Vogafjós Farm Resort
Myvatn

We had a bit of a problem at Vogafjós Farm Resort, as we had no shower water. Despite this, the place was lovely and the lodge was high-end. The rooms were nice, simple, and sweet.

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Frost & Fire Boutique Hotel
Hveragerdi

The Frost and Fire Boutique Hotel was super sweet. I appreciate the small boutique-style hotels.

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Herring House
Siglufjörður

Our favorite place to stay. Lovely owners and great conversation and breakfast!!

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Cold setting. Too many people
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We didn’t like the Fosshotels. Too impersonal for our taste.
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Very good staff.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Clean but had an incident with the shower. Haha
Activity Reviews
Hvitserkur
Hvitserkur
Iceland

We visited Hvitserkur, which was a unique location. However, the long gravel road to reach the spot was a bit challenging. Despite this, we still had a great time!

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Möðrudalur Farm
Möðrudalur Farm
Iceland

We visited Möðrudalur Farm and it was a lovely place. The area had a lot of bugs, which was a bit of a nuisance, but overall the experience was positive!

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Glacier Hike- Glacier Encounter
Glacier Hike- Glacier Encounter
Vatnajökull National Park

I absolutely loved the Glacier Hike- Glacier Encounter. It was one of our favorite activities and was a truly unique experience.

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Reykjavík Culture and Food Walk Tour
Reykjavík Culture and Food Walk Tour
Reykjavík

I enjoyed the Reykjavík Culture and Food Walk Tour because it was quite a unique way to explore the city after landing in Iceland. We visited five restaurants, which was a bit too much food in one sitting. However, the tour was a nice way to interact with the local cuisine and culture. I might consider doing it in another country with more interesting ethnic foods.

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Into the Valley of Thor- Thorsmork
Into the Valley of Thor- Thorsmork
Iceland

Our guide Izak was fabulous!

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Local specialist: Eva Sigurðardóttir

Great first-time trip to Europe
France | Aug 26 - Sep 3, 2023

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Tyler M.
East Hartford, CT | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
Valentine helped us to plan an amazing first time trip to France for us! We really enjoyed all of our tours by A la FRANÇAISE in each city! Read more

Valentine helped us to plan an amazing first time trip to France for us! We really enjoyed all of our tours by A la FRANÇAISE in each city!

Hotel Reviews
Novotel Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Tremblay-en-France

This hotel was probably one of the worst we have stayed in. The location was convenient as it was in the airport terminal. We had to change rooms as our air conditioning was broken. The room we changed to had water leaking from the ceiling and the response from the front desk was that they knew. The room wasn’t very clean also. The hotel restaurant was also concerning as we witnessed several people complaining about their food so we ate elsewhere.

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Maisons du Monde Hôtel Marseille Vieux Port
Marseille

The hotel was within walking distance to pretty much everything!

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The room had a little bit of a smell to it like food and the floor wasn’t super clean but overall, we enjoyed our stay!
Hôtel de l’Horloge
Avignon

The hotel was right in the center of town so it was easy to walk everywhere we needed to go!

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Maison Armance
Paris

This hotel was one of our favorites of the trip! The hotel staff & amenities were top notch!

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The decor and all of the staff
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Close to restaurants, sites and the metro
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They were friendly and thoughtful
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Activity Reviews
Louvre Murders & Mysteries Experience
Louvre Murders & Mysteries Experience
Paris

This tour was fun & we learned quite a bit but I think we were under the impression the “murders & mysteries” part was something different. We had a great time regardless!

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Gourmet Market Walk & Cooking Class with Lunch
Gourmet Market Walk & Cooking Class with Lunch
Marseille

We would have liked to see the menu options before as one of us doesn’t care for seafood but the entire experience was worth it! We loved the chef!

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The appetizers & wine were our favorite. One of us doesn’t like seafood but the meal was good!
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Calanques National Park – Boat Afternoon Escape
Calanques National Park – Boat Afternoon Escape
Marseille

This boat tour was one of our favorite parts of the trip to Marseilles! We loved the entire experience.

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Our guide Jean-Luc was amazing!
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Full-day e-bike tour in the Alpilles region (small group from Aix-en-Provence or Avignon)
Full-day e-bike tour in the Alpilles region (small group from Aix-en-Provence or Avignon)
France

We loved the e-bike tour for the most part! The only thing we think may be done better is returning the bikes and then walking through the village/town. We loved the olive oil tasting and wish it was a bit longer!

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Afternoon Luberon Villages Tour: Roussillon, Pont Julien, Gordes &  Regional Park
Afternoon Luberon Villages Tour: Roussillon, Pont Julien, Gordes & Regional Park
Avignon

We really loved the Luberon! The tour guide and group was great as well!

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All of the amazing sites!
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Our guide, bastian, was great!
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Avignon Private Guided Walking Tour with a Licensed Guide
Avignon Private Guided Walking Tour with a Licensed Guide
Avignon

We really enjoyed the 1:1 tour through Avignon! We got to ask so many questions and learn so much!

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Our tour guide was amazing! She gave us so many great tips, recommendations
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés Pastry & Chocolate Walk
Saint-Germain-des-Prés Pastry & Chocolate Walk
Paris

The guide we had was awesome! We loved it!

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Our tour guide was very knowledgeable & super nice
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Palace of Versailles Day Trip with Audio Guide
Palace of Versailles Day Trip with Audio Guide
Paris

We wish this tour was a few hours longer! We had to get an audio guide but felt rushed in each room as there was so much to see! We loved the inside of the palace and loved the gardens even more!

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Eiffel Tower Summit Tickets
Eiffel Tower Summit Tickets
Paris

We added these tickets last minute and they did not disappoint!

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Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide
Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide
Paris

We loved this boat tour! Got to see Paris from a different angle

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Local specialist: Valentine Julien
Valentine
Valentine Julien
Local specialist in Lausanne | Replied on Sep 12, 2023

Good morning Tyler,
Thank you very much for your review!
It is always important to read your comments in order to improve our future services.
We hope you enjoyed your holiday in beautiful France.
Have a lovely Summer season & see you soon in Europe,
Valentine

Porto, Coimbra, Lisbon via Fatima Portugal Getaway
Portugal | Sep 2 - Sep 9, 2023

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Lorna P.
East Elmhurst, NY | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
Maryann was our Guide for Food and Wine tour.
Pedro Dias for our Porto City Tour who was both knowledgeable and accommodating.
Pedro for our Douro Valley and Wineries tour and Port Wine Tasting, very funny and nice guy.
Joao who went out of his way to pick us up from Coimbra upon learning we have left Porto the day before via Fatima to take us to Lisbon. Guillermo or Guill was our Amazing Tuk Tuk Lisbon City Tour Guide. Paulo Pires our Guide for the Day Excursion of Sintra, Cascais and...
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Maryann was our Guide for Food and Wine tour.
Pedro Dias for our Porto City Tour who was both knowledgeable and accommodating.
Pedro for our Douro Valley and Wineries tour and Port Wine Tasting, very funny and nice guy.
Joao who went out of his way to pick us up from Coimbra upon learning we have left Porto the day before via Fatima to take us to Lisbon. Guillermo or Guill was our Amazing Tuk Tuk Lisbon City Tour Guide. Paulo Pires our Guide for the Day Excursion of Sintra, Cascais and Estoril, Very informative Historically of Lisbon and Portugal as a whole.

Hotel Reviews
Pestana Lisboa Vintage
Lisboa
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Everything can be walked from where the hotel is located.
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They need to be more friendly & accommodating to the guests needs.
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The housekeeping cleaned without changing or washing the coffee cups and replenishing the coffee and tea in the room.
Porto Charming Hotel
Porto

All staff are friendly and very accommodating especially Rui and Gonzalo. We never get to meet Sonia unfortunately. It is 3 blocks away from the proximity of Main Avenue Rua Santa Catarina connecting streets to City Center

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Very Friendly, Accomodating and Helpful with Suggestions.
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Local specialist: Helena Fernández
Helena
Helena Fernández
Local specialist in Madrid, Spain | Replied on Sep 25, 2023

Hi Lorna,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your kind words, I'm so glad you had such a great time with your guides, they are also happy to know that their work is valuable.
I take note of your words about Lisboa Vintage Hotel, I will check everything with them so they can offer a better service from now on.
It has been a real pleasure to have worked with you on this trip and for me, a great satisfaction that you liked it so much.
It would be a privilege to work with you again, whether for another fantastic trip to Portugal, Spain, Italy or Morocco.
Warmest regards,
Helena

Africa was phenomenal!
South Africa | Jul 31 - Aug 16, 2023

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Lori S.
Canada | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
Africa was phenomenal! Out specialist Lucy made sure that we had the most incredible experience. She helped us with the planning and was in touch with us while we were there making sure we had no issues. This was my second time using Kimkim and I would definitely use them again. Read more

Africa was phenomenal! Out specialist Lucy made sure that we had the most incredible experience. She helped us with the planning and was in touch with us while we were there making sure we had no issues. This was my second time using Kimkim and I would definitely use them again.

Hotel Reviews
Sable Alley
Khwai

We loved this place. It was more rustic and wilderness-like than what we were used to but we liked that. The food was great and the people were nice

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Intercontinental Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport
Johannesburg

The accommodations were great and the people were nice, but we didn't like the restaurant. The food was too fancy for our liking.

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Kapama Buffalo Camp
Hoedspruit

This place was fabulous. The people were very friendly, our guide was great and the accommodations were amazing.

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Abalone Guest Lodge
Hermanus

We loved this hotel. The location was beautiful, the space was great and we enjoyed walking along the path by the ocean.

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The Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Cape Town

This hotel was beautiful and in a great location. However, we had a bit of a situation where my friends had money stolen. The hotel said they did an investigation but we felt they could have done more.

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Activity Reviews
Tour of Jo'burg & Soweto
Tour of Jo'burg & Soweto
South Africa

The tour was interesting and informative, but our guide was quite intense and pushy.

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Activities at Sable Alley
Activities at Sable Alley
Okavango Delta

We loved Botswana, it was my favorite place. The safari was even better and the Okavango Delta was incredible.

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Through the eye of an elephant
Through the eye of an elephant
Victoria Falls

We enjoyed all these activities, especially the elephant sanctuary and Victoria Falls. However, we had issues with the tour company as they were often late

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Sunset Cruise - Signature Deck
Sunset Cruise - Signature Deck
Victoria Falls

This was a lot of fun. We really enjoyed the experience.

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Day Trip to Kapama Game Reserve
Day Trip to Kapama Game Reserve
South Africa

We loved the game reserve. Our guide was good and we enjoyed the accommodations and spa.

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Marine Big 5 Boat Tour
Marine Big 5 Boat Tour
South Africa

This tour was okay. We saw some whales, but we thought we were going to see more and there were a lot of people on the boat. It was fine but not great.

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Cape Town Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Tour
Cape Town Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Tour
South Africa

We visited a few different wineries and had cheese at different places. It was not really a wine and chocolate tour, but more of a tasting experience.

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Cape Peninsula Tour
Cape Peninsula Tour
Cape Town

This was a nice tour, and our guide was excellent. We enjoyed exploring the area.

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Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain
Full Day City Tour, Robben Island & Table Mountain
South Africa

I adored Cape Town and our guide was fabulous. He was with us the whole time we were there, taking us to the wine country, Cape Point, and the city. He was very personable and it was great having the same guide.

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Local specialist: Lucy Berndt
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Lucy Berndt
Local specialist in Cape Town | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

Hi Lori
I am so pleased to hear that this was the best experience for you and your friends.
I really appreciate you taking the time to leave the review for us too.
Always here to help.
Thank you
Lucy

Perfect 5-day Tour in Marseille and Provence
France | Aug 31 - Sep 5, 2023

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Gregory C.
Italy | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
*Wonderful cruise in the Calanques - our skipper Kristoph was great, very friendly, skilled and informative
*Our cooking class with Gille in Marseille was fun and we learned a lot from him, getting fresh fish/produce to make Boullibaise, etc., working as a team with 4 other couples
*Our 2 days Provence excursions with Robin Soulier were wonderful..... the wineries we visited and the wines tasted were all unique. Robin took us to several Roman ruins and Medieval castles, towns and...
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*Wonderful cruise in the Calanques - our skipper Kristoph was great, very friendly, skilled and informative
*Our cooking class with Gille in Marseille was fun and we learned a lot from him, getting fresh fish/produce to make Boullibaise, etc., working as a team with 4 other couples
*Our 2 days Provence excursions with Robin Soulier were wonderful..... the wineries we visited and the wines tasted were all unique. Robin took us to several Roman ruins and Medieval castles, towns and theater/coliseums. He is very friendly and we learned so much from him about Provence and France as a country. We would definitely recommend him for others in the future. He went out of his way to have us follow him to Avignon to find our hotel, which was in the inner, older part of town. We would have had difficulty finding it our own.
*The Luminaries of Vincent Van Gogh and other artists on the famous cave walls was a tru highlight of the trip for us.
*We enjoyed each of our hotels. They were all distinctively unique and the staffs in each were very welcoming and helpful!
** Our one suggested would have been to include directions in our Roadbook regarding finding the underground parking lot closest to our hotel in Avignon as we had no idea where it was located, that there would be no parking nearby and ended up parking in underground parking far way from the hotel, making in difficult with our luggage to navigate the busy
inner pedestrian walkway of old town.

Thank you Josee for making this a beautiful, unique and memorable trip that really exceeded our expectations!
We are very, very grateful!!!!!!!

Hotel Reviews
Hotel de Cambis
Avignon

Pay parking is a ways away. Be prepared to walk with your luggage from the pay for parking lot. Hotel is on the busy main, old town pedestrian walk way. Lots of people watching from your balcony if it faces to the front. Front desk employees friendly and helpful. Breakfast was comparable to other Hotels in Provence.

Authenticity & Character
Older, reburbished building in the old town inside the original Avignon stone walls.
Location
Staff
Friendly and helpful with showing us the parking garage that would have been closer to the hotel.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Le Mas des Tourterelles

Loved the feel of the old farmhouse turned hotel........ had some issues with the toilet and very small space, but wonderful breakfast in the a.m.!

Hotel des Augustins
Aix en Provence

Other than walking 350 meters to parking, it was amazing to be in a 1500 yr. old monastery turned elegant hotel with the BEST French breakfast!

Hôtel Carré Vieux Port
Marseille

Parking nearby was difficult! Everything else was wonderful!!! GREAT Location!!!!

Activity Reviews
Culture and Wine in Chateauneuf du Pape
Culture and Wine in Chateauneuf du Pape
France

It was a wonderful area to visit with a lot of Roman and Medieval history and 2 different UNESCO world heritage sites to visit and walk through. Robin shared a lot of the history he was familiar with and we took a tour of the large amphitheater which has been re - done yet keeping the original structure intact so that concerts/performances are still held there today. Our only downside of the day, and which couldn't have been helped, was the high temperature the day we visited this area. Due to the sites all being outside, we weren't able to truly appreciate all that we saw that day.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Robin, again, was on time, always thoughtful and shared a lot of extra information and answered questions while on our drive.
Tour in the Alpilles, Les Baux de Provence and Saint Remy de Provence
Tour in the Alpilles, Les Baux de Provence and Saint Remy de Provence
France

One of our top 2 excursions in Marseille/Provence. Our driver, Robin, took us to a wonderful winery and then to Chateau des Baux-de-Provence where we saw the Luminaire exhibit in the caves of the Alpilles. Then lunch in the medieval town nearby, with a tour of the old castle after, with an amazing view of the beautiful vineyards and olive groves in the Baux Valley below....... a truly memorable day.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Robin was very knowledgeable, always on time to pick up and drop us off and stopped at the lookouts so we could take pictures.
Transport
Robin is a very safe and thoughtful driver.
Cooking class, Provencal lunch and local market tour in Aix-en-Provence
Cooking class, Provencal lunch and local market tour in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence

Gille is a very talented chef who is able to share his knowledge of cooking with our group of 10 in a way that ALL of us learned SO much, from the experienced to the very inexperienced, like my husband. He came away so excited to try some of the techniques he learned from Gille. It was a great experience walking with Gille to look for the fresh fish at the Vieux Port and the fresh produce in a small square, a few blocks away and then walk to his mother's beautiful home to prepare our French meal. Wonderful experience~~~

Quality of Experience
Cruise in the Calanques - Max 12 people on board
Cruise in the Calanques - Max 12 people on board
France

This was in the top 2 experiences in our trip throughout Marseille and Provence. These islands are uniquely beautiful. Going in a pontoon boat can be a little bumpy but you have the opportunity to get much closer to the unique land, beaches and especially, being able to go into the caves along the coastlines. Bleu Evasion was a great cruise company. The employees are efficient, safety oriented and our boat captain, Christoph (spelling?) was very experienced, knowledgeable, friendly and engaging.......... all the attributes you want for an beautiful excursion like this!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Felt very safe at all times.
Welcome to Marseille
Welcome to Marseille
France

An exciting, vibrant city. Hundreds of choices for wonderful places to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, all within a 5 to 10 minute walk. Walking at night is an amazing experience, especially along Vieux Port. Great people-watching, people from all over the world living and touring in this city.

Quality of Experience
Local specialist: Josee Legrand
Josee
Josee Legrand
Local specialist in Lacenas | Replied on Sep 14, 2023
Bonjour ! Thank you so much for sharing your comments and your enthusiastic feedback on your trip to France! It was a delight to organize your itinerary and I hope you went back home with lots of great memories! Your comments are very important to us as they help to control, maintain, and improve the quality of our services and those of our local partners. Do not hesitate to reach out again for your trip next year! Id be happy to help organise another quality trip and would love to meet you... Read more

Bonjour !

Thank you so much for sharing your comments and your enthusiastic feedback on your trip to France! It was a delight to organize your itinerary and I hope you went back home with lots of great memories! Your comments are very important to us as they help to control, maintain, and improve the quality of our services and those of our local partners.

Do not hesitate to reach out again for your trip next year! Id be happy to help organise another quality trip and would love to meet you in person in our part of France ! (I am in the Beaujolais region)

Thanks again for your trust in Kim Kim and in our team !

Josée

Amazing time in Malaysia
Malaysia | Aug 23 - Sep 2, 2023

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Sabiha K.
United Kingdom | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
We had an amazing time in Malaysia, it's a beautiful country, with friendly people and delicious food! Nick was great at organising the trip for us; he was friendly and responsive, and made adjustments to the itinerary as requested, as well as providing helpful suggestions. Upon arriving in Malaysia, everything ran to plan and was very smooth. No issues with any of the transfers and everyone was always on time; all very well organised. We were generally happy with the hotels, and breakfast at... Read more

We had an amazing time in Malaysia, it's a beautiful country, with friendly people and delicious food! Nick was great at organising the trip for us; he was friendly and responsive, and made adjustments to the itinerary as requested, as well as providing helpful suggestions. Upon arriving in Malaysia, everything ran to plan and was very smooth. No issues with any of the transfers and everyone was always on time; all very well organised. We were generally happy with the hotels, and breakfast at each was fab. We really enjoyed all the activities that had been planned and absolutely loved Borneo and having the oppprtunity to see lots of wildlife. Seeing the orangutans was definitely a highlight of the trip! In hindsight, we should've spent longer here and less time travelling around, but we still enjoyed our time in the other places too. Our guides for Kuala Lumpur- Lawrence, and Kuching- Duke, were super friendly, patient and knowledgeable, and really enhanced our trip. Thank you all- would recommend to others planning a Malyasia trip too!

Hotel Reviews
The Waterfront Hotel
Kuching

Perfect!

Authenticity & Character
Location
Fantastic location by Kuching waterfront- we had a lovely view of the Parliament building from our room. The hotel sits on top of a shopping mall too, which was handy
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Holiday Villa Beach Resort & Spa Langkawi
Authenticity & Character
Location
Lovely to be able to just stroll out to the beach at the back of the hotel
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Mosquitoes and ants in our room! But housekeeping were helpful to sort this out. Overall hotel was stunning, but maybe not reflected as much in our room
Royale Chulan KL
Kuala Lumpur
Authenticity & Character
Breakfast was great and nice to have been provided some history about Penang in the rooms and within the hotel
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
A few things in our room were rusty/ worn down due to wear and tear- could maybe do with a bit of a face-lift
Verdant Hill Hotel
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Mangrove & Fireflies Cruise
Mangrove & Fireflies Cruise
Kuching

Really lovely boat cruise and great opportunity to see more wildlife- we saw the irawaddy dolphins, a crocodile, proboscis monkeys, macques and the fireflies. Stunning sunset from the boat too. We were also provided snacks which was an unexpected but pleasant surprise

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Bako National Park Daytrip
Bako National Park Daytrip
Kuching

Great place to see the native proboscis monkeys, we were lucky to see some in two different places by the entrance to the park. Also saw lots of other wildlife with the help of our guide and enjoyed the hikes around the park. Boat trip there and back was also fun

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Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Semenggoh Orangutan Centre Visit
Semenggoh Orangutan Centre Visit
Kuching

Highlight of the trip seeing these beautiful animals- amazing experience!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Langkawi Island (Free at Leisure)
Langkawi Island (Free at Leisure)
Langkawi Island
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Penang (Tropical Spice Garden Cooking Class)
Penang (Tropical Spice Garden Cooking Class)
Penang
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Kuala Lumpur City Tour & Batu Caves
Kuala Lumpur City Tour & Batu Caves
Kuala Lumpur
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Nick Jansen
Nick
Nick Jansen
Local specialist in Malaysia | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

Hey Sabiha,

Thanks so much for your wonderful and extensive review. I am very happy to read you had a wonderful time in Malaysia. I truly enjoyed organising this journey through the country for you.

Regards,
Nick

Athens- Santorini- Paros tour.
Greece | Sep 1 - Sep 9, 2023

Laurie
Laurie P.
Oconomowoc, WI | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023
We loved our local guides! Gina in Athens, L in Santorini and V in Paris were all excellent. We really enjoyed learning about the local culture. The tour in Paros went a little long- 8 hours. Schedule wise, wish we had an extra day in Santorini to enjoy our pool at the hotel. I think an extra day there with splitting up the e-bike and catamaran tours so we could relax one more day there would have been nice. We were disappointed that once we were finally able to relax and wind... Read more

We loved our local guides! Gina in Athens, L in Santorini and V in Paris were all excellent. We really enjoyed learning about the local culture. The tour in Paros went a little long- 8 hours.

Schedule wise, wish we had an extra day in Santorini to enjoy our pool at the hotel. I think an extra day there with splitting up the e-bike and catamaran tours so we could relax one more day there would have been nice. We were disappointed that once we were finally able to relax and wind down in Paros that our hotel didn’t have a pool. We did find the beach-Monisteri based on our guides recomendation and that was very nice. We also really enjoyed the wine tour in Santorini and worked in another wine tour in Paros at Moraitis that was excellent!

I would say that in 7 days of planning we had an excellent introduction to culture and life in Greece. We loved it and will come again!

Hotel Reviews
Paros Cape Suites
Paros

The staff was very nice and helpful. Could not get over the fact that there was no pool or a beach that we could use without spending extra

Authenticity & Character
New hotel. Clean. Eco friendly.
Location
Pool or their own beach would have been better.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Very comfortable rooms.
Agali Houses
Firostefani 00

The views and accommodations are exactly what I expected while there. Wish we would have had another night there to really enjoy the views and pool

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Georgie who strapped 3 of our luggage pieces to his back to haul up and down the stairs for us came in early to get our luggage to our transport! Amazing!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Loved this place!
Elia Ermou Athens Hotel
Athens

Great location and spacious rooms with king beds! Liked the number of usb plugs. The Hotel seemed to get hot at night which didn’t lend itself to comfortable sleeping. Wish we could have made the room cooler.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
AC units
Activity Review
Welcome to Athens
Welcome to Athens
Greece
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Gina or tour guide and Nickolous our Acropolis guide were excellent!
Transport
Local specialist: Rebecca Skevaki
Rebecca
Rebecca Skevaki
Local specialist in Greece | Replied on Sep 15, 2023

Dear Laurie,
Thank you so much for your kind words !
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us and we take pride in the quality of our services and hope that we can continue delivering lifetime experiences.
I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip to Greece and we look forward to working with you again in the future and welcoming you back to Greece soon !
Till then, take care,
Rebecca and the GrecianLux Team

Croatia
Croatia | Sep 1 - Sep 9, 2023

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Ron C.
Atlanta, GA | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2023

Antonia and Nikola were incredible and extremely responsive before and during the trip. All the hotels we stayed at were top notch. The excursions were incredible as well. I will definitely be using KimKin for my next vacation

Local specialist: Antonia Šutić Ljuština
Antonia
Antonia Šutić Ljuština
Local specialist in Zagreb, Croatia | Replied on Sep 17, 2023

Hi Ron,
Thank you for your feedback! I’m so happy to hear your group had a great time! It was a pleasure working with you both before and during your stay in our beautiful country. Hoping we’ll get to work on another adventure together and wishing you all the best,
Antonia

Norway week—cities and fjords
Norway | Aug 31 - Sep 8, 2023

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Peter S.
Bethesda, MD | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
Ethel pulled together a fantastic trip in a short time—spot on first draft for our week there. Easy and responsive from start to finish. Julia was booking and on the ground support. We are mightily impressed s d will use them again! Read more

Ethel pulled together a fantastic trip in a short time—spot on first draft for our week there. Easy and responsive from start to finish. Julia was booking and on the ground support. We are mightily impressed s d will use them again!

Hotel Reviews
Zander K Hotel
Bergen

Nice clean busy hotel. We felt as if we were in a cruise ship crowd because there were buses of people--a bit busier than we would have liked but didn't detract from our trip. The rooms are nice and had ample space. Friendly staff. Room was quiet. Nice option next to the train station so it was a walkable option to a lot. We'd consider it again for convenience.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Amerikalinjen
Oslo

This is an amazing hotel option from every aspect--rooms were modern, smartly furnished, friendly team members, outstanding food in the restaurant, they went above and beyond one day when we were going to miss breakfast due to an early train and sent a bagged breakfast that was super. We stayed there twice and we will again! And we'll tell our friends/family to stay there. Final strong point is proximity to train station, which is why we went there in the first place. Top marks in all categories!

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Local specialist: Ethel Laul
Ethel
Ethel Laul
Local specialist in Norway | Replied on Sep 14, 2023

Hi Peter!
I am very happy to hear that you had a wonderful time in Norway and that you had a great experience working with us.
It was a pleasure to have planned your trip.
All the best,
Ethel

First time experience
Greece | Aug 25 - Sep 3, 2023

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Zian S.
Kensington, NY | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
This was our first experience with kimkim. We started with some hesitation. However with Angela's help, we had an amazing experience from the beginning to the end. During planning, Angela was responsive and patient. She listened to our needs, made recommendations and was also flexible responding to our further questions. Once the trip was coming to a shape, Angela made sure we had all the details, checked in with us and remained in touch throughout. She even helped to call the domestic... Read more

This was our first experience with kimkim. We started with some hesitation. However with Angela's help, we had an amazing experience from the beginning to the end.

During planning, Angela was responsive and patient. She listened to our needs, made recommendations and was also flexible responding to our further questions. Once the trip was coming to a shape, Angela made sure we had all the details, checked in with us and remained in touch throughout. She even helped to call the domestic airline sort out the domestic flights we booked ourselves. Right before the trip, Angela made sure we had her contact information.

As soon as we landed in Greece, Angela reached out to check on us which definitely exceeded the expectation. The tours book were exactly as described. All drivers and tour guides were extremely professional. They were on time, patient with us, attended series of questions we had, walked with us everywhere and entertained us with all kinds of stories. We had tour guides who studied history and archaeology, retired university professor. Their extensive knowledge made our vacation special.

Throughout the vacation, Anglea constantly checked on us, made sure we were okay and had no concerns or questions. On the last day, she did not forget to wish us a safe trip back. Even though we never met, we felt we have known Angela for a long time. We had a once in a lifetime vacation and highly recommend Angela and her team!

Hotel Reviews
Olympion Asty Olympia
Ancient Olympia

Good location, friendly staff.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
CARAMEL Grecotel Boutique Resort
Rethymno

great location, friendly staff. room layout and furnitures could be updated to make it more friendly for families. very quiet hotel in a busy area which was great.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Electra Metropolis
Athens

Great service and amazing location. Breakfast with breathtaking views.

Authenticity & Character
Location
city center
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Aldemar Knossos Villas
Hersonissos

Great location and friendly staff. room could use some checking and update.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
New Hotel Athens
Athens

great location. room layout design could be more effective.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Crete Sightseeing: Rethymno - Argiroupolis - Kournas Lake - Chania from West & Her
Crete Sightseeing: Rethymno - Argiroupolis - Kournas Lake - Chania from West & Her
Greece

amazing hiking, beach, lunch, lake and everything.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Cave of Zeus & Knossos Palace with Lassithi Plateau from East
Cave of Zeus & Knossos Palace with Lassithi Plateau from East
Greece

loved every minute of the tour.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Highlights of the Peloponnese Day 2
Highlights of the Peloponnese Day 2
Greece

speechless visiting Olympia

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Highlights of the Peloponesse Day 1
Highlights of the Peloponesse Day 1
Greece

must do if you like archaeology sites.

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Delphi & Arachova full-day tour from Athens
Delphi & Arachova full-day tour from Athens
Greece

cannot miss this if you like to visit archaeology sites

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
"Who Killed Callimachos" a unique live theatrical performance in Athens
"Who Killed Callimachos" a unique live theatrical performance in Athens
Greece

creative immersive show held at a place with a great view.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Young Heroes: a Family Mythology Tour
Young Heroes: a Family Mythology Tour
Athens

knowledge and friendly guide. learned a lot and looked after us.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Angela (Aggeliki) Giannioti
Angela (Aggeliki)
Angela (Aggeliki) Giannioti
Local specialist in Greece | Replied on Sep 10, 2023

Yeia sou, Zian!

I am truly really happy to read about your great experience here in Greece with us.
Being able to assist puts a huge smile on my face.
But your phrase "We had a once in a lifetime vacation and highly recommend Angela and her team!" is what makes me super HAPPY!
I would love to assist you with your next trip to Greece and show you some more amazing spots in my country. Maybe on your next visit we can also meet in person and raise a glass "Yamas"!

Best wishes from all the team,
Angela

Anna proposed a travel route through Stockhol...
Norway | Aug 26 - Sep 6, 2023

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Bruce S.
Seattle, WA | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
Anna proposed a travel route through Stockholm, Oslo, Lillehammer, Bergen and Stavanger. This trip was fulfilling in every sense. She booked us with an amazing array of hotel atmospheres from 17th century to swedish modern. All hotels were boutique and in ideal locations. Anna blended our modes of travel from electric car, scenic train, fjord ferry, panoramic bus, fjord cruise and a fantastic hike to pulpit rock. Anna also arranged personal city walks in three cities. These walks gave us... Read more

Anna proposed a travel route through Stockholm, Oslo, Lillehammer, Bergen and Stavanger. This trip was fulfilling in every sense. She booked us with an amazing array of hotel atmospheres from 17th century to swedish modern. All hotels were boutique and in ideal locations. Anna blended our modes of travel from electric car, scenic train, fjord ferry, panoramic bus, fjord cruise and a fantastic hike to pulpit rock. Anna also arranged personal city walks in three cities. These walks gave us a great opportunity to talk to local people and get good feel for life in each of the cities . Our trip went off flawlessly with all the need tickets and info provided by Anna. We can’t say enough about this trip that Anna put together she exceeded our expectations and was there for us to answer questions through our trip. We’re looking forward to working with Anna again as soon as possible and recommend her to all.

Hotel Reviews
Scandic Victoria Lillehammer
Lillehammer

This hotel has an extensive Breakfast. The most selection of the five hotels we started in during this trip

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Free ice cream was the best
Cleanliness & Comfort
The Hanseatic Hotel
Bergen

We loved staying in a the 17 th century building with all the architecture that goes along with this hotel.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Nordic Light Hotel
Stockholm

This is a great metropolitan hotel.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Can’t be more convenient to all transportation
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Fjord Cruise & Pulpit Rock Hike
Fjord Cruise & Pulpit Rock Hike
Stavanger

This is a MUST DO for all interested. The cruise was a great intro to the following hike to the rock. And at the end it was great to get a bus ride to our hotel . Not to mention the longest tunnel experience was one for the bucket list .

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Explore Bergen with a Local
Explore Bergen with a Local
Bergen

Wilde was fantastic. It was great to gain her knowledge of Bergen and discuss current issues of life in Norway, from political in sight to the current music scene . This was well worth while even though it poured through out our walk Wilde kept our interest and spirits up the whole time.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Explore Oslo's Hidden Gems with a Local Expert
Explore Oslo's Hidden Gems with a Local Expert
Oslo

Stig was fantastic. He fit our walk into our interest and covered a lot of the city. He went out of the way to go beyond his time with us . We appreciated his history knowledge

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Local specialist: Anna Grindevoll Strønstad
Anna
Anna Grindevoll Strønstad
Local specialist in Norway | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

This melts my heart! Thank you so much Bruce and Tom, it is so greatly appreciated!
It was such a pleasure to assist you with your trip and help you make some great new memories :) I would love to assist you with more trips in the future - it was great getting to know you a bit!
Best wishes to you both!
Anna

Fantastic planning, great experience!
Greece | Aug 24 - Sep 2, 2023

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Kriti S.
Melrose, MA | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
We had an absolutely wonderful time on our Greece trip planned by Dimitrios. In all three locations (Athens, Santorini, Mykonos), the location of the accomodations selected was fantastic, and we particularly enjoyed our stay at the Lilium hotel in Santorini with its great views. The staff at all three hotels we stayed at were extremely helpful an accomodative, and the breakfast provided at all three locations was delicious. I really appreciated Dimitrios and the rest of the kimkim team for... Read more

We had an absolutely wonderful time on our Greece trip planned by Dimitrios. In all three locations (Athens, Santorini, Mykonos), the location of the accomodations selected was fantastic, and we particularly enjoyed our stay at the Lilium hotel in Santorini with its great views. The staff at all three hotels we stayed at were extremely helpful an accomodative, and the breakfast provided at all three locations was delicious. I really appreciated Dimitrios and the rest of the kimkim team for their prompt responses to my questions and for helping tailor an itinerary that was best suited to our travel preferences. The local team coordinating our trip from Be A Greek during our stay was lovely- very communicative and punctual for all tours and rides arranged, including airport transfers. We had a fantatsic time with each one of the guides who took us on private walking tours of the towns and appreciated their flexibility in aligning the tours with our interests and their engaging and warm personalities. We came away with a very postive take on kimkim's coordination and would definitely consider booking another vacation with them in the future.

Hotel Reviews
FOS DownTown Suites Athens
Athens

The location of this hotel can't be beat - it's in the perfect location to wal to all of the neighborhoods and attractions in Athens. We found the suite for 3 individuals to be quite spacious and comfortable. The staff were very helpful and friendly throughout our stay, and the breakfasts that were brought in each day were very nice. The only minor downsides we felt were the slightly weak air conditioning in our suite and the lack of larger lobby area for the hotel, but otherwise, we enjoyed every aspect of our stay.

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Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Aeolos Resort Mykonos
Mykonos / Chora

Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at the Aeolos resort. We appreciated the location slightly outside of Mykonos town, which was calmer and quiter in the evenings. The hotel staff was also very accomodating to give us rides into town. We did appreciate that we were moved to a larger room when we checed in to better accomodate 3 adults but did miss the garden view that we had originally booked. This was the only small downside to our experience. The staff was wonderfully attentive and hospitable, and we really enjoyed the amazing food at the resort restaurant.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Lilium Santorini Hotel
Santorini

The views from this hotel were outstanding. We appreciated the location slightly out of town to avoid the feeling of being overwhelmed by other visitors. The staff were lovely and helpful in arranging transport to Oia and helping us with restaurant reservations. We particularly enjoyed the hotel restaurant and the breakfast spread.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Not in a congested part of one of the main downtowns (nice and quiet) but very easy to arrange transportation.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
The rooms were lovely and had great outdoor seating with fantastic view. The only negative was the slightly uncomfortable sofa bed in the room for 3 people, but otherwise fantastic.
Activity Reviews
Athens Highlights Private Guided Walking Tour with a Local
Athens Highlights Private Guided Walking Tour with a Local
Athens
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Good pace walking tour
The Acropolis & Athens Old City Private Guided Tour
The Acropolis & Athens Old City Private Guided Tour
Athens

This tour was great and the perfect length! We appreciated the time and deatil spent teaching us about the history of the Parthenon

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Private Walking Tour of Mykonos Town
Private Walking Tour of Mykonos Town
Mykonos
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Private Santorini Cultural Highlights Guided Tour with Wine Tasting
Private Santorini Cultural Highlights Guided Tour with Wine Tasting
Santorini
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Alex was such a great guide
Transport
The comfort of the private van was fantastic
Santorini Caldera Small-group Sunset Cruise with BBQ on board and Open Bar
Santorini Caldera Small-group Sunset Cruise with BBQ on board and Open Bar
Santorini

Definitely one of the highlights of our trip. The crew was so warm and friendly, and the meal they prepared onboard was fantastic (including the sursprising number of vegetarian otions, which we were thrilled by).

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Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Dimitrios Mantelos
Dimitrios
Dimitrios Mantelos
Local specialist in Athens | Replied on Sep 10, 2023

Dear Kriti,

I am so happy that you had such a great time in Greece with us!
I must say that this is the most important for Be a Greek.

I would like to thank you for taking the time to share with us and other travelers your experience. Much appreciated. Very descriptive and up to the point, helping us to improve, and of course, helping travelers to know what they should expect from our company.

Needless to say, I will be here to assist and support you in any request or questions you may have in the future. I hope to hear back from you again.

Warm regards,

Dimitrios

We had a wonderful trip! Everything was great...
South Africa | Aug 27 - Sep 8, 2023

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Richard C.
Johns Creek, GA | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023

We had a wonderful trip! Everything was great great hotels, great activities, and Anna-marie was awesome! The extra added attention she gave really saved the day when she got my wife some replacement contact lenses for the ones she left at home! The whole Pangolin experience was probably the highlight of the trip and our guide Sara's enthusiasm was infectious. She had us taking some really fun and good pictures and we were complete novices. The most highly recommended part of our trip!

Local specialist: Anna-marie Mocke
Anna-marie
Anna-marie Mocke
Local specialist in Cape, Winelands | Replied on Sep 11, 2023

Hello Richard & Kari

It was such a pleasure to help you plan your dream trip to Africa! It was also great to meet you at Fairview. I went back this weekend to buy more cheese.

Thank you SO much for the great review! It means so much to us. We will also share your review with Pangolin and Sara, as they would love to hear it.

I do hope it was not your last trip to Africa.

Anna-marie, Deb & Corlia

Everything that Antonia planned for us exceed...
Croatia | Aug 25 - Sep 3, 2023

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Stacey L.
Ramsey, NJ | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
Everything that Antonia planned for us exceeded our expectations and the communication with both her and Nikola was amazing. They helped us with dinner reservations during the course of the trip and each night sent us the details for the next day. If we had a request they were on it. Antonia met us in Dubrovnik with something my daughter left behind in Hvar - amazing. We loved Croatia so much and highly recommend Kimkim. Read more

Everything that Antonia planned for us exceeded our expectations and the communication with both her and Nikola was amazing. They helped us with dinner reservations during the course of the trip and each night sent us the details for the next day. If we had a request they were on it. Antonia met us in Dubrovnik with something my daughter left behind in Hvar - amazing. We loved Croatia so much and highly recommend Kimkim.

Hotel Reviews
Devecchi rooms
Hvar

Stunning - so clean and well maintained. Great location. Good service. Nice breakfast. Beautiful views.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Right in the heart of everything yet quiet.
Staff
Kept everything clean
Cleanliness & Comfort
Rooms were well kept
Aminess Korčula Heritage Hotel
Korčula

The hotel had a lovely exterior and location, but the interiors were outdated. However, the staff was very friendly.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Apartments Palmotta Palace Dubrovnik Old Town
Dubrovnik

The main problem with this accommodation was the difficult stairs. However, our contact person Antonia was quick to arrange help with our luggage.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Villa Toni Design Apartments
Split

Perfectly located by the palace. Nothing fancy but very clean and well attended to, offering excellent service and attitude. I enjoyed having my own room. Overall, a pleasant stay.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)
Konavle Region Culinary Experience (small group)
Croatia

A thrilling experience at first but it felt a little touristy towards the end as more groups came in. The drive to the location was slightly terrifying due to the speed and winding roads. However, the overall experience was really nice.

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Small Group Island of Hvar Cycling Tour
Small Group Island of Hvar Cycling Tour
Croatia

This was an overwhelming experience as we had to navigate through roads and people despite being assured that the tour was on the outskirts. It was a little scary for someone like my daughter who is fearful of bicycles.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Antonia Šutić Ljuština
Antonia
Antonia Šutić Ljuština
Local specialist in Zagreb, Croatia | Replied on Sep 12, 2023

Hi Stacey,

Thank you for your kind words! I’m so glad Nikola and I were able to help you make your trip as memorable as possible. It was great working with you and your daughters and we are grateful you choose Kimkim - and us, for your vacation in Croatia. Hopefully we’ll all get a chance to work together once more! Wishing you all the best,

Antonia

2 Week Family Trip
Croatia | Jul 28 - Aug 13, 2023

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Tracie N.
Canada | Reviewed on Sep 09, 2023
We went to Croatia for a 2 week family trip - we met our daughter there who had been travelling in Europe for 3 months. Robi was our travel specialist who helped us plan our trip. We had a few ideas about what we wanted to see and do, but he truly helped shape our trip to be very memorable. He was very patient with us as we changed our minds a few times as to what we wanted to see, and the length of time we wanted to spend in each location. We rented a car in Zagreb (which was brought to us!)... Read more

We went to Croatia for a 2 week family trip - we met our daughter there who had been travelling in Europe for 3 months. Robi was our travel specialist who helped us plan our trip. We had a few ideas about what we wanted to see and do, but he truly helped shape our trip to be very memorable. He was very patient with us as we changed our minds a few times as to what we wanted to see, and the length of time we wanted to spend in each location. We rented a car in Zagreb (which was brought to us!) and made our way to Plitvice Lakes, Kra National Park , and finally to Split. Robi suggested a number of towns along the way that we could stop and see, and provided some great backstory to those locations. We left our car in Split then took a catamaran to spend a few days on Hvar and Korcula. We had a private driver pick us up in Korcula and drive us through the Peljesac wine region where we visited a couple locally owned wineries, visited Ston and ended in Dubrovnik, where we spent 4 days. All our accomodations were extremely central, provided breakfast and were very pleasant. The KimKim approach is to provide the specific location details and additional info about restaurants the night before you reach your new destination. I was apprehensive about this approach but it worked really well! Robi was in contact with us every day of our trip and available to help if we needed. Croatia is a beautiful country with an incredibly interesting history, great food and people. We will go back - thank you Robi for making our first time visit to your beautiful country so memorable.

Hotel Reviews
Hotel Degenija
Rakovica

we spent one night here on our way to plitvice lakes park. Once we got here i wanted to stay for a few more days!! The accomodations were very clean, comfortable rooms. I loved the pool! We borrowed the bicycles and did a small tour around the area (they have numerous bike paths) and then enjoyed the afternoon at the pool. We had dinner at the neighbouring hotel that evening which was very good and we had a good selection for breakfast the next day. The location to the parks is fantastic - it only took us 15 minutes to drive to the park entrance from here.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Close to Plitvice Lakes park, easy to find
Staff
very friendly and accomodating
Cleanliness & Comfort
Almayer Art & Heritage Hotel
Zadar

We stayed one night - the rooms are unique and the breakfast is absolutely outstanding. Great location for us to walk everywhere we needed to. Comfortable beds and very clean

Authenticity & Character
was more unique/ boutique. Loved that they had art and crafted jewellry on display in the halls that you could buy
Location
central
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
beds were comfy
Devecchi rooms
Hvar

We stayed 2 nights in the very quaint B&B. Its very much a boutique - character furniture in the dining area. Our room was at the top, we had a private balcony with chairs and a table where we could look out over the harbour and enjoy some quite time away from the crowds (we were there in August). Lovely hostess and good breakfast

Authenticity & Character
Location
central and easy to find from the catamaran
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Marul
Split

Very clean - the staff went out of their way to accomodate us. They even walked me to the closest place so we could get our laundry done. The next day we had a cooking class booked, so one of the staff offered to get our laundry for us! the Breakfast was very good - you could order a fresh made omelet if you liked. Great location - we could walk everywhere from Hotel Marul.

Authenticity & Character
Location
close to Diocletian's palace and central. Our room had access to a small roof top patio that had chairs and a table to enjoy the outdoors privately.
Staff
always available, extremely friendly and they picked up our laundry for us!!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park
Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia

This is the most beautiful national park I have yet to see. We are from Canada, near the Banff National Park which I consider to be extremely beautiful - now it has a rival! This area is so well taken care of - the water is pristine and the boardwalks protect the area. We absolutely loved this park

Quality of Experience
one way direction around the lakes -- such a great idea. Natural beauty is breath taking
Zagreb visit
Zagreb visit
Croatia

We had a private tour of the city one day, which we highly recommend . Not only did our tour guide provide so much information about the history of Zagreb, she made the morning very pleasant showing us all the interesting areas of Zagreb.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
vey knowledgeable - and personable
Leaving Zagreb -Rastoke  visit- Plitvice lakes overnight
Leaving Zagreb -Rastoke visit- Plitvice lakes overnight
Croatia

this was our travel day to get to the Plitvice Lakes area Robi suggested we stop in Rastoke. We didn't know much about the town and just thought it would be a quick stop. The town area is extremely enchanting - it was our first introduction to the beauty of the Croatian waterfalls. We ended up staying for much longer that anticipated because it was such a fascinating area.

Local specialist: Robert Pinčević
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Robert Pinčević
Local specialist in Croatia | Replied on Sep 09, 2023

Hi Tracie,

thank you for your feedback, much appreciated.
I am very happy to hear you had a good time and that I was able to contribute to your experience in Croatia!
Hope you left with lots of good memories!
Thank you.
Many regards from Croatia!
Best
Robi

Amazing trip
Argentina | Aug 24 - Aug 31, 2023

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Camila B.
Riverside, CA | Reviewed on Sep 08, 2023
Ana was amazing in putting together our trip to Patagonia. She was prompt to respond and organized an amazing itinerary, exactly what I wanted. The guides were very knowledgeable, kind and responsive. I lost my phone, by contacting the urgent line I had it back by the next day. Will certainly book with them again for my next adventure Read more

Ana was amazing in putting together our trip to Patagonia. She was prompt to respond and organized an amazing itinerary, exactly what I wanted. The guides were very knowledgeable, kind and responsive. I lost my phone, by contacting the urgent line I had it back by the next day. Will certainly book with them again for my next adventure

Activity Reviews
Cerro Avanzado Adventure🌄
Cerro Avanzado Adventure🌄
Puerto Madryn

Great time watching seals.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Nautical Safari - Brazo Rico
Nautical Safari - Brazo Rico
El Calafate

You get it experience the glacier up close and personal! Definitely recommend doing this.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion  🗻
Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion 🗻
El Calafate

What can I say regarding one of the most important tourist attractions in the world. You just have to experience it.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Transport
🐳El Doradillo Adventure🥪🧃
🐳El Doradillo Adventure🥪🧃
Puerto Madryn

Very peaceful experience, you’re literally hanging out in a beach, watching the whales at close distance. Our guide Leandro was superb and very accommodating.

Quality of Experience
No
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
🐳Whale watching navigation🐳
🐳Whale watching navigation🐳
Puerto Madryn

Overwhelming experience seeing the whales so up close

Quality of Experience
No
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Ana Maibach Cikes
Ana
Ana Maibach Cikes
Local specialist in Córdoba | Replied on Sep 18, 2023
Dear Camila, Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you and your mom had such a fantastic experience during your trip to Patagonia. It was truly a pleasure helping you plan this adventure. 💙 Our 24/7 support line is there to make your trip as smooth as possible, and I'm glad to hear that it was helpful when you had an issue with your phone. We are committed to providing all our travelers with the best experience possible! We can't wait to help you plan your next... Read more

Dear Camila,

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear that you and your mom had such a fantastic experience during your trip to Patagonia. It was truly a pleasure helping you plan this adventure. 💙

Our 24/7 support line is there to make your trip as smooth as possible, and I'm glad to hear that it was helpful when you had an issue with your phone. We are committed to providing all our travelers with the best experience possible!

We can't wait to help you plan your next adventure, whether it's another journey to Patagonia or a different destination. Don't hesitate to reach out whenever you're ready to start planning again.

Safe travels and warm regards,
Ana - Trips South America ✈️

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