Kimkim Trip Reviews for Chile

Comfy room. Nearby center

Nice hotel near center of town. Helpful staff

Nice hotel near center of town. Helpful staff

Nice hotel near center of town. Helpful staff

Nice hotel near center of town. Helpful staff Elegant decor

Nice hotel near center of town. Helpful staff Kitchenette is great

Interesting info on Ushauia

Show was great and food/wine made even better. The dancers were great

Lake view was superb. Did not expect lunch in a fancy cave and loved the bread soup inside a cave with a beautiful view.

Very nice tour. Only thing that was not so good was the guided jewelry store.

Great view, very knowledgeable guide. Had a blast with the different views

Fantastic views and also grilled lamb was great

Beautiful views and great guide. Train ride was fun. Wished had more time to explore the park via hiking if had more time

Guide was funny and gave us lots of details about the locals. Very enjoyable

Great view from below. When we hike on top, we thought the views on top as just as impressive, so doing both give you a better perspective, if you are short on time, just do the hike

Guide was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of details about the area. Lake view at end was beautiful. Very enjoyable

Great restaurant! It was nice to have filtered water available to refill our containers. There was also always coffee\tea available in the lobby. The front desk was very helpful too.

Great breakfast. Staff not helpful.

The staff at this hotel is outstanding! The location is lovely, quiet and has great views. It is out of town and requires transportation into town. The rooms are tired and the whole hotel could use updating. The staff made up for the hotel's run down condition.

Kind of lackluster for us but could have been the travel fatigue from redeye flights.

Great food, wine and conversation. It was lovely to spend time in a Chilean home. An authentic experience!

Great hike and guide. Especially liked the "treats" after the hike.

Loved seeing the flamingos

Loved our guide, Anna

Great guide, didn't like getting up so early. Not sure if it was as spectacular as I anticipated.

Everything was tasty; the Vega market and Central Mercado, food can be cheap and it's best to eat at the outer areas of the market. Watch out for the floors as they can be slippery.

Haven't biked since 2009; great experience; did not realize that we biked for 13 km. Nice to learn about wineries and the famous Carmenere.

The wine tasting tour seemed too commercialized. Also, did the wine tasting as the second part of the tour instead of the last. It was nice to see the ghost in the cellar. It seemed the tour focused on the house and garden rather than the winery. If it weren't for the other tourists in the group, this would have been a 1 star.

This was one of the best parts of the trip. I had a nice lunch that contained seafood and I was able to touch the Pacific Ocean. It has been the second time in my life that I was able to do this. The drinks were tasty.

This was a good tour and very focused on the wines rather than the house or garden. Wines were pretty good. The lunch was really awesome and bought a wine that was not on the tasting tour but at lunch.

I wish the weather was not hot; it was almost 30 degrees C and I felt really tired after doing the tasting and walking around the vineyard. A lot of historical value and it was nice to taste different wines during the tour instead of at the end. I bought two wines. Bahai was a good experience. A lot of tranquility there. I wish there was no smog that covered much of the city. I also went to Los Domingoes and got some souvenirs.

Bought a sauvignon blanc; just tasted it today in the US. Went well with a salad.

Many things to do in walking distance.

Beautiful views and accommodating staff. Walls are a bit thin, though.

Cute hotel with a sweet history. The owner was actually the one who checked us in, and SO very helpful with our needs. We only had 1.5 hours between check in and our excursion, we got our laundry and lunch dealt with, thanks to her assistance. We loved the feel of this place, and the bed was super comfy.

This was exactly what we wanted- lunch was amazing, the captain was great- maneuvered the boat so everyone could get a view.

This was interesting because we didn’t know what to expect. First trek was fun and scenic, though the guide seemed to think it was a race. Second trek (waterfall, hike to horns) was beautiful, and we got left behind while taking pictures of the scenery that the guide seemed to take for granted. You can’t really get lost, though, as there’s 1 trail in and out. Third trek was more strenuous, but doable. Take a jacket, as that wind goes right to your bones.

Best part of the trip!!!! Penguins! So many, so cute.

Well located, ample room facilities and quality breakfast. Clean and user friendly

Good location near restaurants, clean bedding facilities. However, bedroom and bathroom were too bare and witouth furniture. Breakfast ok.

Facilities very basic but clean. Very quiet and decent breakfast. However, location is a negative (3 Km from town, on a very dark and dusty road), especially considering the fact that is EXTREMELY difficult to get taxis in San Pedro de Atacama. Every night it was a nightmare returning from dinner to the hotel. Avoid until they set up a transportation alternative to downtown.

We had rain all day, so the city visit was made within the car. Guide was imaginative and we ended up in nearby Sta Rita winery

We could not do it due to cloudy skies for the 3 nights we stayed there. But the tour operator was extremely cnstructive and accommodating d

Probably the best tour in Patagonia. Boat was clean and service was very good. Barbecue in a nearby restaurant was very decent and the place very clean.

Transportation was timely and very friendly (guide Paula). Ferry crossing the Magallanes Strait was in good shape. Lunch at El Porvenir was in a very good restaurant. Visit to the King penguin colony went very well. Exciting watching over 70 penguins. Trip back noneventful.

Majestic nature of the Torres del Payne and other mountains nearby. John Pineda, our guide, was extremely informative and responsive t our requests. He is a good photographer too!!! We had a bad weather but he altered the route and allow us to make the most out of it.

Our knowledgeable guide and a beautiful day allowed us to admire the great colors of the Valley and understand teh basic of the geology behind the scenery. We also visited the petroglyphs of Yerbas Buenas site. A great surprise and one of the top tours we made in Atacama.

Visit to Laguna Tebinquiche was interesting albeit a bit short. Opportunity to swim on the Cejar lagoon (25 % salt concentration) was fun and the surrounding scenery very beautiful. Visit to Ojo del Salar was a bit lame. We had an open cocktail event with nice wine and treats and, more importantly, the impressive volcanos/mountains backdrop...excellent

We visited several locations of the Salt Cordillera with a grand finale by watching the impressive sunset. Impressive!

Very early morning tour to have the opportunity of seeing the geyser in full activity (27 F). Our guide prepared an unforgettable private and quality breakfast on a private spot with full sight of the geysers.... Some road stops included the possibility in Machuca to taste grilled Lama with chimichurri... Finally, we had the luxury of seeing 3 types of flamingos...

Amazing location and amazing staff! The room was so great and breakfast provided was wonderful

Great location. Room felt small and a bit like a dorm room set up. But it was clean and the staff were amazing!

Our guide was fantastic. Transfers were all On time. Had a great day.

Really fun day on the glacier! Not a super challenging day but amazing views and guides!

Beautiful hotel! All the amenities, wonderful spa, the gardens are so beautiful and the staff amazing.

We felt welcomed and taken care of! The staff was wonderful. This hotel has all what you need in rapa Nui.

This was a long hike, challenging at times. The guides were so kind and patient. Helpful at all times. It made the experience feel safe and comforting. They were very responsible, attentive, kind. We had a wonderful time.

Impeccable service, beautiful rooms and property, with an impressive breakfast. What more can you ask?

It’s a Refugio, so don’t expect luxury. What you get instead is a chance to mix and mingle with like-minded adventurers in some of the most awe-inspiring settings you’ll ever have the opportunity to explore.

It’s a Refugio, so don’t expect luxury. What you get instead is a chance to mix and mingle with like-minded adventurers in some of the most awe-inspiring settings you’ll ever have the opportunity to explore.

It’s a Refugio, so don’t expect luxury. What you get instead is a chance to mix and mingle with like-minded adventurers in some of the most awe-inspiring settings you’ll ever have the opportunity to explore. Out of all the W-Trek Refugios, Refugio Frances is by far the most beautifully located.

This tour was truly spectacular. The boat was small, accommodating only around seventy people, which gave it a more intimate feel. The penguins were incredibly active in the morning, and it was exciting having to stop walking just to let them pass by! The guide was very knowledgeable, presenting facts about the animals in both Spanish and English. The tour also included a visit to Isla Martha where we got to see massive sea lions and a variety of birds. This experience was an absolute highlight of my trip.

This self-guided hike was one of the best things I've ever done. The route finding was easy and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. I got to see a glacier over 100 square miles and hear it cracking in the distance, which was truly inspiring. The refugios (shelters) had a dorm-style living which was a new experience for me. I would definitely recommend this hike but would suggest better packing and preparation for the dorm-style living.

Exploring the Atacama Salt Flats and Lagoons felt like being on another planet. The desert scenery was mind-blowing and getting to see flamingos in their natural habitat was a unique experience. I would highly recommend this tour to future travelers.

Staff are very kind and helpful. Very good breakfast. Convenient location. Very clean.

A quiet oasis - the food was also fantastic.

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

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

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

A must do

We showered in lukewarm water during our stay.

This was an OK tour in and of itself, not as impressive as it was marketed. But the guide and the driver were very nice. For us, what made this trip good were the tourists who did it with us.

The sunset was the best part of this tour. The lunch was very good. The guide could be a little friendlier.

These lovely birds were worth it!

I really appreciated the way our guide always repeat her presentation for us in English. We were the only two members of the tour who didn't understand Spanish. So she had to rerun all her presentations for the two of us. The photographer was professional and nice. We loved the chilean red wine served at this tour. It was our best red wine experience in Chile. In my mind what can be improved of this trip was the location of the showing. It was too close to the town San Pedro and the town's light had some negative impact on the view of the Atacama starry night sky.

This was one of our lifetime trekking experience which will stay with us in our memories. It might be a bit too challenging for us (10 hours of almost nonstop trekking and a good part of it involved steep ascending). My husband and I are in our high fifties. We were the oldest of the five members of our team. From the start the younger part of our team had to frequently stop to let us catchup. At one point we almost decided to turn back. We had to let the younger members move on without us. We eventually finished the hike, albeit at a much slower pace than our younger team members. I think one thing that could make our experience better is if we were grouped with hikers that were closer to our age. It would definitely take some stress off of us trying to keep up, and it would improve the younger members' experience too. It would make the guide's job a bit easier too, as he tried to get the team to stay together. We only got to spend 10 minutes at the base of the towers to snap some quick picture, because our guide was so concerned that we couldn't get back to the bus by 6pm. But it was one heck of hike! We were glad we did it.

Torres del Paine is amazing. We were vowed again and again. This was definitely the highlight of our trip.

Amazing scenery. The highlight of this tour was the lunch serving BBQ lamb and Chilean red wine.

Absolutely amazing, literally everything from the location, the guides, the service overall and the food.