Kimkim Trip Reviews for Norway

Every thing went smoothly.
Our hotels were excellent, and the transportation was the same.
Had a great time and the weather was superb.
We loved our time in Norway and would definitely use Kimkim again

Thanks to Anna and the team

Martin & Kathy Woodward
Tasmania

The trip is wonderful, the hotels are very local and unique.
Mar is very nice in helping out with all the questions, it made my trip planning a lot easier.

We had a good combination of driving, cruise, train, get to see many different areas of Norway.

This was the first time I’ve used a planning service, and couldn’t have been happier with the results! The plan covered so much of southern Norway in a short period, I never would have accomplished as much on my own. Even packing so much in, we never felt rushed or overwhelmed. Our dinner at Cornelius in Bergen, the private sauna in Flåm, and the Amerikalinjen Hotel in Oslo were highlights that the KimKim team added to our adventure. Thank you to Mar, Fenne, and Julia for your diligent planning, outreach, and responsiveness during our wonderful Norwegian adventure!

We had a fantastic time in Norway! The itinerary suggested by kimkim was terrific and filled with hidden gems that we otherwise would not have discovered (walking tour of Bergen, floating sauna in Flam, 5-course seafood dinner at Cornelius, Norway in a Nutshell, restaurant suggestions, the list goes on). Our transportation was seamless. Hotels were spacicious, unique and charming, and in central locations. We highly recommend kimkim. Very responsive and helpful.
We can't wait to plan our next vacation with them!

Hotel Reviews

The Hanseatic Hotel

Bergen

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

Best hotel in Flam! Tasting menu at the adjacent brewery was excellant

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Amerikalinjen

Oslo

What a way to end a trip! This hotel is amazing! Rooms are beautiful, spacious and relaxing. Great bar for evening cocktails. Breakfast was terrific. Can't beat the location near the train station.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Bergen: A Walk Through Past and Present

Bergen

Wonderful tour! Our guide Emma was terrific.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Fløibanen

Bergen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Boat Trip and Dinner at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant

Bergen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Luggage Transfer Service

Norway

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Norway in a Nutshell Tour

Norway

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Private Fjord Sauna experience

Norway

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our guide Christina was amazing! She made sure we knew what to do every step of the way and answered all of our questions in a timely fashion. We loved our hotels that were chosen, and all of our modes of travel. This was definitely a trip we will talk about for the rest of our lives. We have recommended KimKim to our friends and family, and shared which hotels we stayed in. We are looking into planning another trip in 2025 with KimKim.

Hotel Reviews

Amerikalinjen

Oslo

What an amazing hotel that is historically significant yet very refined. Its location is convenient to the train station, mall, and basically anything else in Oslo. We literally only walked around Oslo and the Amerikalinjen was the perfect base camp.

Authenticity & Character

One of the oldest in the city, yet perfectly restored and updated.

Location

Centrally located

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

The showers were amazing

Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

It's a very cute lodge-style hotel. Right on the edge of the fjord, a quick walk to the tourist shopping area and the boat in the morning. The Viking brewery that is owned by the same as the hotel was quite the experience and felt authentic

Authenticity & Character

Old world lodge style, but updated; looks like a Viking lodge on the outside

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Bergen Børs Hotel

Bergen

The Bergen Bors Hotel was the old Bergen Stock Exchange. It has been tastefully updated, and the restaurant has kept some of the exchange's charm. The hotel also has beautiful murals depicting the way of life in Bergen.

Authenticity & Character

It was the old stock exchange and lots of history

Location

Right off the main port, quick walking access to everything

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Viking Dinner at Ægir BryggeriPub

Norway

We did the Viking tasting dinner, and brews. It was very interesting food and it tasted good. However, our favorite was the focaccia bread and the mashed potatoes; we liked them so much that we got a larger portion for dessert than we had on our tasting meal. Would definitely eat here again and order off the full menu.

Quality of Experience

Food

The hot dogs in Bergen were my favorite!

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

We had an incredible trip. Tricia was very helpful during the planning process, incorporating our wishes and adding suggestions to create a fantastic and sometimes complicated itinerary tailored for us. She was patient during a lot of back-and-forth and was able to pivot when we made adjustments before our departure. On the actual trip, we were always well informed on where to be and what was next. For one exception — during one day's confusion about a booking confirmation — Tricia was very responsive on her day off, helping us get things sorted out.

We were able to pack a lot (but not TOO much) into a 9-day trip, and would absolutely recommend KimKim and Tricia to anyone planning a trip to Norway.

Hotel Reviews

Bjørvika Apartments

Oslo

Fantastic location, convenient access to sights and transportation, great amount of space. Bare bones with no services. Cheap furnishings and thin walls. Having to go to a nearby office to get the key and then double back to the apartment is no fun when you're tired from travel, but the access was simple enough.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

A nice woman checked us in and gave us directions to our building, but there was no interaction with staff beyond that.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Clean and as-advertised, but bedding was not especially comfortable. Towels were few and small.

Svinøya Rorbuer

Svolvær

A very special spot in the world, with great charm and unbelievable views. Finding our cabin was a bit confusing, as it was easy to confuse our cabin number with a private home with the same address. Upon check-out, we were taken aback at having to strip the linens and take out the trash ourselves (or accept a penalty cleaning fee), but that was not enough to deter from our fond memories of this stay.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Manshausen

Leinesfjord

What a special place, what special people who run it. We made incredible memories with fun excursions. The staff was very accommodating in adjusting the menu for our children. Know that the mountain hike is a bit more strenuous than we expected, but was wonderful all the same.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo Gardemoen

Gardemoen

A comfortable place to stay between flights. Somewhat long wait to check in. Advertised photos of a "family room" led us to expect partition walls that we didn't have in our room. Still, amount of space was good. Excellent included breakfast.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Half day hike with a guide

Mannshausen

A beautiful hike with varied terrain. Incredible mountaintop views.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

A Taste of Norway's Culture and Cuisine

Oslo

Less food than we expected, but the walk was scenic and our guide pleasant.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Lofoten by horse: Guided tour

Norway

A beautiful tour with sweet horses and lovely guides. A real highlight of our trip. The restaurant is excellent as well.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Fishing Trip with a Guide

Mannshausen

The experience we had landing a monstrous halibut was certainly more luck than anything else. Still, even if we had caught nothing, the location and staff and equipment had the makings of a great fishing trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our trip was a blast; my partner and I had a great time. Flam was one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. The Viking Village was a blast and very educational.

If we could have changed something, it would have been to fly out of Bergen instead of taking an 8-hour train ride the day before when we had to take a 12-hour plane flight. If we visit again, we would love to cruise to all the sites instead of using so much land transportation. While it was beautiful to travel by train and bus, it took up a lot of time.

Hotel Reviews

Hotell Bondeheimen

Oslo

The rooms were great and the staff was excellent.

Authenticity & Character

The staff...

Location

Super close to all kinds of shopping.

Staff

Super kind and helpful.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

Great location, so beautiful. The front desk staff was excellent, and we had a great time at the onsite Pub.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Gourgous...

Staff

Very friendly and helpful.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Absolutely loved the room, it was nice a cozy.

Zander K Hotel

Bergen

Really disappointed in this hotel. The rooms are cold and stale. The area of town it is in, is not the best.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

The best part of the stay.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Private Fjord Sauna experience

Norway

The sauna was beautiful and the water was cold. It was a total blast!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Staff was excellent.

Transport

Viking Day in Gudvangen

Gudvangen

Staff was great.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Norway in a Nutshell Tour

Norway

Beautiful!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Food and Culture walk in Bergen

Bergen

Very interesting and fun. Our guide was outstanding. We lucked out with some great weather.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The best guide ever!

Transport

Mar did an amazing job setting up the lodging, transportation and activities for our dream anniversary trip. She took into account all of the things we love to do and see. The hotels were spot-on both in amenities and location. The transportation was smooth and seamless. One of our favorite activities was the private floating fjord sauna experience in Fläm! Absolutely envigorating!! The details worked out by Fenne were also seamless. We never felt stressed or worried about where to be or how to get there. We had one glitch in that a gondola was not running on the day we had tickets for it. A quick message to the local expert, Julia, via What’sap assured us we would receive a refund and that we could continue on to our next location earlier without having to wait out the 5 hours that had been allotted in our travel for the gondola trip and area sightseeing. It actually gave us more time to explore Bergen on a rain-free afternoon that was perfect. All communication throughout the process was very timely and very clear.

Hotel Reviews

Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

Beautiful location with a view of the fjord. Very clean, comfortable and spacious. A cute lodge feel. The hotel made a lovely break in travel and we enjoyed the Viking beer tasting dinner and Aegir the associated brewery. We also had a 5 minute walk to the floating fjord sauna experience that was a favorite of our on the trip. The breakfast was also delightful.

Authenticity & Character

Classic Nordic mountain/fjord lodge feel.

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Heated bathroom floors! Such a treat.

Gudvangen Fjordtell & Apartments

Gudvangen

A unique lodging experience. The Viking rooms are filled with handmade wooden furniture made locally and have skylights with views of the surrounding waterfalls and mountains. Very spacious, although a little worn. At low/early season we basically had the place to ourselves. So much so that they started the fire in the lodge just for us and we enjoyed a bottle of wine in front of the fire watching the rainfall one evening all by ourselves.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Opus XVI

Bergen

A beautifully appointed hotel in the city center. A very short walk to Bryggen or Mathallen the fish market. It was a lovely indulgence with the romance package with flowers and champagne in the room upon arrival and in-room breakfast. The breakfast was wonderful. Also a short walk to the tram line and the main train station. Lovely room and enormous bathroom!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Victoria

Stavanger

Charming hotel! Full of character but with all the modern amenities. Surrounded by cobblestone streets with cafes, restaurants and shopping. On the wharf to access fjord tours. Fantastic breakfast and fun bar! Super cute bicycles for guests to use…the weather didn’t cooperate for us so we appreciated the umbrellas at the door also for guests to borrow!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Beautiful location. About 20 minutes to the airport or the main cruise port.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Review

Private Fjord Sauna experience

Norway

Such an amazing experience! The sauna looked directly into the fjord. We listened to music, soaked in the sauna at 175 F (79C) and plunged in the fjord at 40 F (4C). It was incredibly invigorating! Very clean and well maintained with friendly, helpful staff.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Great service and a brilliant holiday. It was self guided but useful to have Christina and the team on hand to clarify any doubts during the trip. Highlights were dog sledding in Røros, being in Bergen and Flåm, but all of it worked well for me and my family (7 and 8yo daughters).

Trip was amazing! Kimkim offered multiple selections for any easy-going-relaxef vacation. Fantastic experience wit Kimkim.

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Torget

Bergen

Room was extremely small, bit for one person it worked well.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Location in the central city.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

Great place to stay! Located in quick walking distance to all traveler locations.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Byporten

Oslo

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Norway in a Nutshell Tour

Norway

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Winter Fjord Safari in a RIB Boat

Flåm

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Viking Day in Gudvangen

Gudvangen

Information provided was great. I had about 5 hours at this location and it was too long. You can visit this area in about 2 hours max including having a longer leisure lunch. This is not the Vikings Village fault - it was mine for booking too long it this location.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Food and Culture walk in Bergen

Bergen

Guide was great (I don't recall her name). Food, especially the soup. The dried fish - not so much.

Quality of Experience

Food

L

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Mostraumen Cruise

Bergen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Fløibanen

Bergen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Oslofjord Sightseeing Cruise

Oslo

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our travel specialists, Julia and Fenne, were great. They provided a perfect trip that met all of our desires for one week in Norway. Hotel selection and convenience to train stations and activities was well thought out. All of the activities they had planned, cruises on fiords, train rides and the food and culture city walk in Bergen were all great. Will definitely be using kimkim again. Told locals about what kimkim can do for them in planning trips! Keep up the good work!

Epic road trip, 4275KM from Oslo to Bodo. Mathia was very enthusiastic in the planning phase and very amenble to changing plans as the inital plan had far less driving but we were keen to see as much of Norway as possible and our kids travel well. First hotel and car hire were a short walk from the station so very convenient. Thon Opera let us check in early so we had a great day (in sun) exploring Oslo. Car hire was all organised by Mathia. Two nights in a fishing cabin in Aurland and the scenery was spectacular. Vking village was much better than I was expecting as did not feel like a tourist trap 'gimmicky show' but a village occupied by people clearly knowlegable and enthusiastic about Vikings! The cruise was also great and very cold! Then onto Loen. Accommodation was the most basic I think we had but was ok. We eat at the top pf the mountain in the restuarant. Views were incredible, ambience great (Very very quiet as we were out of season) and the food great. Onto Alesund and the best hotel we stayed at Brosundet. Lovely walk up to the viewing platform overlooking the city. If the sauna had been operational the morning we were due to leave that would have been perfect! Then onto Andalsnes and a hotel with great views. Another fantastic meal on top of the mountain with excellent food. Then onto Trondheim. Hotel had been awarded the best breakfast in Norway for multiple years in a row and it was very good! Trondheim woudl have been better in sunshine but it was grey, raining and cold but we found a great coffee (Norway seems a tricky place if you love your coffee!!) Then a very long drive up to Bronnoysund which was very beautiful. The hut we stayed in was good and overlooked a fishing farm and we had two nights here. We were able to hike through the hole in the mountain which was closed for work but the workmen let us through! Another advantage of being out of season! That day was very sunny and ended with an amazing sunset and the Northern Lights! The final longest drive was up to Bodo. We passed into the arctic circle, the landscapes were varied and beautiful. The arctic cafe was closed (Again out of season!) and the final accomodation was ok but we were again in rain and cold with no views of the spectacular scenery. Last day we flew back to Oslo and had a great day in the sun lazing in Olivia's, the italian restaurant on the dock. It was a perfectly organised trip and although this length of driving is not for everyone we cetainly enjoyed it. Mathia was in contact throughout, offering suggestions. 10/10 for enthusiasm. Thanks!

Our trip to Norway exceeded all our expectations! Mathia was great to work with, from working out our itinerary and throughout our trip! We spent the first night in Oslo and explored the city for a day, then flew to Narvik and were able to witness the northern lights twice!! Our snowshoeing adventure was beautiful, and our guide Hakon was wonderful! We also really enjoyed our dogsledding trip. Next we went to Tromso, where we visited Polaria, went on a fjord cruise, and then visited the Sami reindeer farm, where we fed the reindeer and slept overnight in a lavvu. Norway is a beautiful country, and March was a great time to visit.

Even though we did not travel in the summer, and there was a bit of snow, we really had a great time, and actually enjoyed seeing the white tops on the mountains.
The proposed itinerary was a good match to our preferences.
The guide to Preikestolen, Terry, was great. Overall, we really enjoyed the balance between boat trips and the walks in the nature.

Mar and Fenne’s suggestions of places were amazing and fitted in with what we wanted. Everything they booked ran smoothly, and when one thing was closed, they were swift in arranging a refund for that activity.

Everything went as planned! The organization was excellent and Christina and her colleagues have been always available to assist us during the trip. The local operators have been super nice and professional. The only thing we did not understand was that the Safari in Senja was going to be changed with another northern lights tour during the night. However, we will choose KimKim again!

Regards,

Giulia and Stuart

Our trip to Norway was spectacular. Tricia and the KimKim team were great from start to finish, especially during the time we were actually in country. They kept us apprised of trains not running and all the quirkiness that happens in Norway during Easter Week! Our time in the Lyngen Alps specifically at Lyngen North (in our glass igloo) was a highlight along with our Dog sledding experience at Riverland Husky and seeing the northern lights while there. The entire country is beautiful and the people too. We will be back!

Just overall amazing and detail was spot on. Great job!!!

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Ishavshotel

Tromsø

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Byparken

Bergen

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Gudvangen Fjordtell & Apartments

Gudvangen

We had the Bryn House and it was the best little house ever!!!

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Byporten

Oslo

Great Location. The room was a little small for 4 people but was still very nice

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Tromsø Cable Car

Tromsø

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Luggage Transfer Service

Norway

If you are doing this trip let them take your luggage, so much easier to travel

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Reindeer Sledding, Northern Lights and Sami Culture

Tromsø

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Mostraumen Cruise

Bergen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Dog Sledding with Alaskan Huskies

Tromsø

amazing!!! Best ever!!!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Aurora Dinner Cruise

Tromsø

Northern lights were great. Food was ok,

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Viking Day in Gudvangen

Gudvangen

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Fløibanen

Bergen

Make sure you go to the play ground with kids and walk down the mountain.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

2- hour Cultural Walk with a Local in Bergen

Bergen

well worth it and guide was great.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Ethel and Julia were amazing! I have never used a travel agency to help book any of my trips, and I’m so glad we did. Our Norway trip took us to four different cities and each one was amazing. Our group included kids and adults and everyone just loved it. The activities and pace of the trip matched us perfectly. We were busy the whole time, but had some nice down time in the middle of the trip that allowed us to recharge. My favorite part of using KimKim was the in country planning and assistance. We had some train issues due to track repair and Julia helped us through every step and took away all our stress and uncertainty.

I highly recommend KimKim.

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Ishavshotel

Tromsø

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Gudvangen Fjordtell & Apartments

Gudvangen

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Byporten

Oslo

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Byparken

Bergen

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Tromsø Cable Car

Tromsø

Quality of Experience

Dog Sledding with Alaskan Huskies

Tromsø

Must do! The highlight of our trip!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

This was our first time having someone help us with planning a trip -- and it was an amazing experience! Kadri was not put off by the fact that we started planning on Wednesday night when... our flight was going to be that Saturday! She put together a fantastic draft itinerary, was very responsive to our feedback, and even turned the whole trip from "Oslo to Bergen" to "Bergen to Oslo" in the last minute, as we changed our flights. What a good sport!
The activities she chose for us were perfect, and we especially appreciated the walk with a local in Bergen (this local is a certified guide and a historian! wow!) and the food and alternative culture tour in Oslo (the food was traditional Norwegian, and our guide Katerina was fantastic -- the tour was a perfect blend of culture, city scape, art, history of the people behind the food, and urban nature). But really, everything was great. It was a 1 week trip all in all, and we loved everything we did. We also really appreciated the 24/7 help just a whatsapp message away (even in the Easter holiday) as we did have to use it once. Julia (our emergency contact) solved the problem we had with the hotel, and when we got back from dinner we had the correct room :). Amazing. We are so sold on this whole idea of locals planning our trip -- for sure we will use kimkim again in the future.