Kimkim Trip Reviews for Norway

Our trip to Norway this past June was absolutely amazing! Mathia worked with us to ensure our itinerary was smooth and connected us to fantastic guides and places to stay.....most importantly he navigated the ferry and train time tables to ensure we were on the correct boats/trains for our trip! Without his guidance we would not have connected with local guides like Stig...our guide when we visited Oslo. Stig was so knowledgeable and fun. He walked us around the city sharing the highlights of Oslo and small lesser known facts the while easily conversing and making us feel like his special guests...not tourists. We wanted to see as much as possible in Norway so after two days in Oslo we flew to the Lofoten Islands. Mathia booked us in a fantastic place....historic and charming...the Svinoya Roburer. We had excellent weather and toured the entire island chain under blue skies and sunshine. Epic views and enjoyed the beach under the midnight sun. Our next flight took us to Bergen. Once again Mathia connected us to John who expertly guided us through the beautiful town of Bergen, sharing the history and ensuring we got to experience the fantastic views that the city has to offer. Mathia booked us on the Norled ferry from Bergen to Balestrand. Balestrand was our favorite place we visited. Do not get me wrong....all of our locations were amazing...but the small village charm of Balestrand, the special Kvicknes hotel and our special tours there made our visit so special. We toured and tasted at the local Cidery. The tour and tasting was intimate and so very interesting. The cider was delicious. Mathia booked us with the ultimate tour guide in Norway, Tor! Another local born and raised in Balestrand, he knew everything about the town, the area and was the warmest funiest man we have met in a long time. He took us up a side fjord, stopping at farms, amazing waterfalls and of corse the glacier. Tor made Balestrand special!
Mathia then booked us on the famous Flam railway to head back to Oslo. It is rated one of the top train rides in Europe and it did not dissapoint.
Norway is beautiful. The people we met in Norway were very special. I would highly recommend a trip to Norway and I would highly recommend working with KimKim and Mathia to plan your visit. I hope to go back to Norway...if nothing else than to eat the delicious fish soup.

Mathia was very responsive to all emails and inquiries, and empathetic to a sudden pet illness that prevented my husband from going on the trip. He was very flexible in what he would schedule/book and what we could book on our own. All walking tours were excellent with Stig in Oslo and John in Bergen. Tor in Balestrand for the fjord boat tour is not to be missed. All very friendly and engaging guides. Will definitely use Kimkim in the future!

Our connection at the airport was great!
We felt the Fram day long, with many line ups, rushing crowd's and to many connections. The train going straight through from Oslo to Bergen would have been a better choice! Sort of redundant as we were cruising the coast of Norway

Hotel Review

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel

Oslo

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Activity Reviews

Luggage Transfer Service

Norway

Norway in a Nutshell Tour

Norway

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Electric fjord cruise on the Oslofjord

Oslo

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Transport

Mar was delightful to work with as she helped me plan our Norway trip. She was responsive & attentive to my requests. The work Mar did ahead of our trip to help with route planning and instructions for finding our way were so helpful. She was even available once during the trip when we had a question about our route.
The fjords we visited were just spectacular and we loved spending time in the small towns Mar selected for us. Aurland was probably our favorite, including the RIB boat ride in the fjord there. All of our rooms had great views —of the fjords and mountains, a pretty city view or a view of the harbor.
Fenne made the bookings for accommodations, experiences, transportation etc. and it was all taken care of perfectly.
I’m giving KimKim 5 stars for this trip, and I won’t hesitate to work with them again!

Hotel Review

Hotel Union Geiranger Bad & Spa

Geiranger

Wow! This hotel had everything in amenities and was a lovely place to stay. The room was clean and comfortable and the meals were delicious. Staff was friendly and helpful. Lovely place to stay In Geiranger.

Authenticity & Character

The antiques and furnishings around the hotel were interesting. Views are amazing.

Location

Quick walk or drive down to the village

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Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

The home of Edvard Grieg with Lunchtime Summer Concert

Bergen

I was looking forward this concert and was not disappointed. The pianist for the week played masterfully and listening while taking in the the view out the front window of the concert hall was heavenly. The grounds are lovely. You can follow a pretty path through the woods down to the water; it’s very peaceful. Edvard Grieg’s home and the museum were full of interesting things.

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Summer/Autumn Fjord Safari on a RIB boat

Flåm

Our guide and pilot, Eric, made this a great experience. Attentiveness to safety was impressive. Eric stopped at waterfalls and in front of small villages up on the mountain and shared interesting stories about the people/ locations. He also shared some Norwegian folklore about trolls that was amusing. He was super at his job and obviously enjoys the work. This was a fun excursion!

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My wife and I usually plan trips ourselves but I was short on time for planning our trip to Norway. Relying on kimkim and its Norway-based Ethical Travel partner greatly relieved the stress. After some initial guidance, our knowledgeable local specialist Tom Christer proposed an itinerary. We communicated back and forth a few times, with Tom providing clear answers to all questions, to refine the plan. The high point of our trip was a 4-night stay at a boutique inn called BesteBakken, in Hafslo. The owner personally hosted delicious family-style dinners and breakfasts where we had a chance to meet other travelers including quite native Norwegians. It was a great base for exploring the local region, including a glacier hike, a kayak day paddle, and a hike up Molden mountain on our own. Our family of 4 adults needed some rest as well as wonderful sights and that's what we got on this trip. Tom or others at Ethical Travel were available to answer questions during the trip, and rebooked us in advance when one boat tour was cancelled. I would not hesitate to use kimkim again.

The trip was just ok. The hike at Besseggen was a disaster because Christina failed to mention the necessary ferry. She only offered a guide (which you totally do not need and was $800, just needed info on the ferry - trust me you don’t need a guide, just the knowledge to catch the ferry). This ruined several days of our trip and almost ended up with physical harm. When questioned the next day I was told only by Christina had she mentioned it (when, I have no idea). But it was not anywhere in the final itinerary. Riddergarten was a lame town with little food choices. Like really bad food choices. Bestebakken in Hafslo was nice but definitely didn’t need 3 nights there. 2 would have been sufficient. Food here was quite good and we liked this place a lot. Loften Ullensvang had good bike ride but absolutely nothing to do second day. Did not need 3 nights here. 2 nights would have been more than enough. The food here was horrendous. Literally only the (very) overpriced mediocre hotel buffet or a pizza shop. I had wanted to go to Bergen and Lofoten but was told Bergen was boring and not enough time to go to Lofoten. I’m used to planning my own trips but ran out of time. I’m sworn off travel agents. I was not impressed with the final itinerary.

Hotel Reviews

Bestebakken

Hafslo

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Riddergården

Beitostølen

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Hotell Bondeheimen

Oslo

Authenticity & Character

Location

Noisy at night with bar across the street open very late otherwise this hotel was fine

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Hotel Ullensvang

Lofthus Hardanger

Food was very expensive (about $60 per person without drinks for a mediocre buffet), and only other open restaurant was a pizza shop. We ate here two nights but kind of sad to have to do that on vacation

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Activity Reviews

Kayaking Adventure in Gudvangen

Gudvangen

Basic kayaking trip, was nice but spent most of the trip just sitting there waiting for 2 people who couldn’t keep up with the other 10 people in the group. Not that the rest of the group was fast.

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Tailor-Made Activity on Lustrafjorden

Hafslo

E-bike ride was very nice

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From the beginning, Ezdi was always available to help with the organisation of this trip then Fenne took over and also did an amazing job. Every aspect of the trip went very smoothly and this mustn’t have been easy as I had told them from the beginning that I wanted to see everything Norway had to offer. The guides and I kept communicating back and forth up to the very end. No other company could offer me an all encompassed tour of Norway and such good service as Kim Kim did. My travelling companion and I liked and enjoyed every step of this trip. Norway is such a beautiful and amazing country and Kim Kim helped make my dream come true. Thank you so much!!!!
I also have to mention Iggy ([email protected]) who brought us on a 12 hour Geiranger tour. It was incredible, we made so many stops along the way from the very top of the mountains to the deepest valleys so we could take in the views. He is very knowledgeable and has a very good sense of humor, We highly recommend this tour, it’s a long day of travelling but wouldn’t have missed a second of it. Anita

Activity Reviews

Private Tour to Geiranger

Ålesund

Already did in the general comments. We highly recommend this tour.

Quality of Experience

The planning team were all very helpful.

Food

Loved the seafood everywhere we went.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

They were anlways available and ready to help.

Transport

we always felt very safe.

Norway in a Nutshell Tour

Norway

Everything was great.

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Good organisation from start to finish

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Good organisation from start to finish

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A belated Thank You to Tom and the Norway crew at kimkim!

Back in the cold days of February this year, my spouse and I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Norway for a short time - and on short notice. Not being good at quickly making detailed plans to visit a new country for the first time without a car in the winter, we went with a recommendation to try kimkim. We are soooo glad that we did!

Tom transformed our desires for beautiful fjords, train travels, and a chance or two at northern lights into a fantastic itinerary of unique memorable experiences and splendid overnight stays in towns rich with history.

The arranged tours, travel, and lodging were all top-notch. Communication was great! The availability of the team's 24/7 phone assistance really helped put our minds at ease with the travel connections.

Kadri did a great job planning and organizing our trip thru the southern fjords of norway. She picked excellent hotels and scenic spots and active activities to do. We did want to ride the Rallervegan (sp?) bike trail which ahe thought started near Voss but actually started about 100 kilometers from Voss so that part of the trip didnt work out unfortunately as where our bikes were reserved and where the trail started were not even close at all.
We also had a major medical problem as i slipped on some rocks mountain biking and broke my leg but Rofu helped us make some changes on our remaining itinerary and we were able to “limp” along the rest of our trip. A little more knowledge and understanding of more adventurous activities like Via Ferratas and paragliding and hiking would have been helpful not to mention the Extreme sports festival in Vass in june would have been great to know about in advance.
Also a heads up to the Parking laws and heavy fines for violations and even minor speeding Violations would have been good as well.
Other than those issues we had a great trip and appreciate kimkims services
We’ll definitely use them again and recommend them to others

Mathia planned a trip that fit perfectly with our time. We saw city sights, village charm, and natural wonders. The hired guides were engaging and knowledgeable.

The selected Hotels were incredible - all of them. They were all at good locations, easy to walk to and from train, bus, ferry locations and easy to walk to other arranged excursions and centrally located near other attractions, restaurants and transportation, Thank you for considering my interests.

The arranged excursions were appropriate for each of the cities where I stayed.

Of particular note was the Sanden Pensonjat in Laerdal. The room was very nice, the host was very gracious, the breakfast was great and the quiet location was only 75 m from the bus stop. The small town did not have many amenities but was very enjoyable and suitable for overnight.

Also, to note, the taxi from the Ferry Terminal outside Stavanger was very expensive ($689 NOK), but it was appropriate for me since I was tired from the ferry and it was raining. There was a public bus that most travelers took to the city but it left later and only went as far at the bus terminal, so I would have had to walk in the rain or take a taxi to the hotel, So, your itinerary suggested the taxi from the Ferry Terminal to the hotel and that was the right choice for me, Thanks

Also, to note, The weather in Tromso was cold. I was prepared because I checked the weather conditions and brought warm clothes and rain gear (I have travelled the Canadian North!). I know the weather is not your responsibility but a advance notice of possible weather might be helpful to other travelers.

Thanks for everything, I am already planning another trip with KimKim

Adele

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Christiania Teater

Oslo

Very good location, permitted early check in, friendly and helpful staff. Rooms a bit small.

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Good bedding

Scandic Ishavshotel

Tromsø

Great room with large windows and overlooking harbour

Authenticity & Character

Interesting architecture

Location

Close to everything, easy to walk everywhere - even to the bus stop to catch the bus to the cable car

Staff

Helpful, allowed early check in

Cleanliness & Comfort

Large room, comfortable bed

SANDEN PENSJONAT

Lærdal

Very gracious host met me on my way from the bus station and showed me to my room in the Pensjonat,. The bus station was about 75 m from the Pensjonat. The breakfast was superb. The restaurant suggestion for dinner was great. The room was nicely decorated and the bedding was wonderful.

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Near the bus station, near restaurants, near local walking trails

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Scandic Stavanger City

Stavanger

Authenticity & Character

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close to city attractions

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Hotel Norge by Scandic

Bergen

Room with lots of natural light

Authenticity & Character

Location

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Front desk staff were helpful

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Activity Reviews

Oslofjord Sightseeing Cruise

Oslo

Easy to find starting point, good alternatives for weather. It was raining during some parts of the trip and there were locations on board to sit out of the rain, or to sit in the sun and out of the wind,

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Mostraumen Cruise

Bergen

|This trip was very very crowded and by the time I boarded there was very limited seating. There was some confusion about a second boat that I was waiting for but a the last minute it did not go and every one had to board the first boat.Ge

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Midnight sun cruise

Tromsø

Very very good, even though it was raining and there was no sun.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Very friendly and helpful and knowledgable

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Visit to Polaria Aquarium

Tromsø

Good information local sea life

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Tromsø Cable Car

Tromsø

Dress warm

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Elise made planning the trip so easy. She gave us great suggestions and was happy to make any tweaks that we wanted. All the excursions that she arranged we wonderful and all the hotels booked were good and were always close to our arrival/departure point which minimised the dragging of luggage. The itinerary provided was very clear and easy to follow. The guides for the excursions were very informative. Overall I would have no hesitation in recommending Kimkim. Thank you Elise for everything

Hotel Reviews

Zander K Hotel

Bergen

Very comfortable centrally located hotel. Good sized rooms and excellent breakfast

Authenticity & Character

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Close to station and centre

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Large rooms. Coffee machine in room

Kviknes Hotel

Balestrand

Gorgeous hotel overlooking the fjord. Comfortable rooms and great food.

Authenticity & Character

Lots rooms to sit and overlook the water

Location

Right by the fjords and close to the boat

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Augustin Hotel

Bergen

Centrally located hotel near the harbour. Good breakfast although it does get crowded. Rooms are very very small. Not much in the way of public areas. Unfortunately there is building work right next to the hotel so woken at 7 am each day

Authenticity & Character

Not much in the way of character- lots of grey

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Ventilation system was noisy

Activity Reviews

Cidertasting & Lunch/Snack

Balestrand

Fabulous experience. Very interesting introduction to apple growing and cider making by the owner followed by a cider tasting and wonderful lunch. Would highly recommend

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Gondola Ride in Voss

Voss

Gondola to the mountains above Voss. Lots of hikes once up there and great views. There is a restaurant at the top

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Great Summer Waterfall and Fjord Tour

Voss

Day long waterfall and fjords tour. Part was guided and was very interesting and informative. The end part of the tour - returning via Bergen to Voss was on the long side bus and train taking 2.5 hours

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knut - the guide was excellent

Transport

It was overlong at the end

Tricia was crucial to the success of our trip in Norway. She was always available to tweak things to make them perfect, was a dream to work with and her suggestions for what to do on our own were perfect!

Every aspect from planning to the trip itself was incredible! Our trip planner, Christina, asked questions and got to know our family and what was important to us before planning. She then prepared an initial plan and asked for comments. She worked with us to meet our price point and then made many revisions and offered advice throughout the whole planning period. She planned so perfectly that our trip went amazingly smooth. It was such a nice convenience to have all of the accommodations and transportation booked in advance, and Christina put a lot of thought into our accommodations and their proximity to our modes of transportation, making our travel very easy. This trip was done solely on planes, trains, ferries, buses and a couple taxis. The tours she booked for us allowed us to see everything we wanted. Everyone from our tour guides to taxi drivers were so nice, accommodating and very knowledgeable. Our itinerary included Oslo, Aurland, Bergin, Alesund, Andalsnes and Trondheim as the main hubs, with cruises on the UNESCO fjords, trips on the Flam and Rauma railroads, and private tours to other destinations with many waterfall stops along the way. Although it was all wonderful, one highlight was the gondola ride in Andalsnes and dinner at Eggen restaurant at the top. Norway is a very beautiful country with diverse areas, awesome hikes, excellent art installations, living history museums, excellent restaurants, wonderful fjords and really nice people. We are very thankful to Christina for making this trip so amazing, comfortable and perfect for our family. We highly recommend using Christina and KimKim as a trip planner.

Hello, I will be honest in my review, and hopefully not too critical.
Overall our trip was fine but not outstanding. Part of that may be that we have always been fit and healthy, and now in our mid 70's we not as energetic or willing to accept annoyances.
Hotels....the 3 hotels we stayed in were nice hotels in general, and all had friendly, professional, and helpful staff. All breakfasts were good as well.
Our first hotel experience though, was challenging. Our assigned room at the Norge was the smallest room I can ever remember, and we were there for 5 nights. Our only other choice, which we opted for, was a much larger room with a pleasant view. This was in a handicap accessible wing on the ground floor with wide hallways which were used to store extra furniture. This, combined with food smells from the restaurant, and the stained carpet made for a less than appealing sense of arrival each time we came to our room. In addition, we had to pay $470 CAD extra to the hotel for the room.
It seems that all our hotels in Norway used the same company for interior room design. All were minimalist, with zero or only one drawer for clothes. This is unacceptable for stays of several days....no place for socks, underwear, PJ's, dirty clothes etc. It ends up with shoes and clothes strewn all over the place.
Regarding the guided tours, we were pleased,
Although we recognize much of Norway is about the water, we spent too much time on boats, even considering the one we missed. The ferry from Bergen to Stavanger was very nice. We went to the oil and gas museum in Stavanger, which was very interesting.
regarding you contact people, we started with Kristina, then over to Fenne, then to Rufo. Rufo was helpful in last-minute rescheduling of our Cornelius dinner.
I sent 2 messages requesting light bedding in our rooms. None of the hotels had the requests on file when we checked in, so we had to deal with that in various ways. The bedding issue was important to us, especially sing none of the hotel have air conditioning.
Thank you,
Randy Byrne

Activity Reviews

Dinner Cruise in the Oslofjord

Oslo

Food and culture guided walk

Bergen

Nina is very good

Great Summer Waterfall and Fjord Tour

Bergen

A bit too long

Boat Trip and Dinner at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant

Bergen

Private Nature Walk: Island hopping

Oslo

Private tour of Oslo's highlights: Fram Museum, Vigeland Park, and Holmenkollen Hill

Oslo

Mariann was very good

Pre trip planning was excellent. Mar and Fenne were responsive to all my questions and made adjustments based on my needs.

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Torget

Bergen

Great hotel right in the center of everything which allowed for walking. Would have been helpful to know where to park before arriving.

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Very central

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Flåmsbrygga Hotel

Flåm

The hotel and room was very nice. I just happened to have a cruise ship directly out the window which ruined the view.

Authenticity & Character

Liked the rustic feel

Location

Easy walk to train and harbor

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Fjærland Fjordstove Hotel

Fjærland

The view from my window was spectacular. Dinner with the wine pairing was great.

Authenticity & Character

Loved the old house

Location

Most remote location I stayed but by far my favorite.

Staff

Very knowledgeable and friendly

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Loenfjord hotel

Loen

The hotel was nice but full of very large tourist groups coming in on buses. It made finding a time for breakfast a little difficult.

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Hotel Utsikten

Geiranger

First rate food and meal. A bit of a hike from the town

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Outstanding view but have to drive everywhere from here.

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Quality Hotel Ålesund

Ålesund

Decent hotel within walking distance of everything. Again it would have been good to know about the parking situation before arrival.

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Activity Reviews

Summer RIB boat Safari Local Taste of Undredal

Flåm

The boat tour guide was very fun and knowledgeable. The cheese tasting was underwhelming, not bad just wasn’t as involved as I expected.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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It was a much more intimate experience in a small boat as we were able to get up closer to the sites.

Ride the Ulriken Cable Car

Bergen

The walk from the center of town to the cable car was very nice. I took the ride up and walked down which I definitely felt for the next two days.

Quality of Experience

Luckily I had good weather. This probably isn’t worth it if it rainy and foggy.

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Bergen: A Walk Through Past and Present

Bergen

Fabiola did great job of weaving history and modern culture into her tour.

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Summer Adventure day in Flåm with Zipline and Bicycle trip

Flåm

Although the weather was a little rainy I was still able to zip line. I got wet on the bike ride back into town but it was still worth it.

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Car ferry between Geiranger and Hellesylt

Norway

While you can get to Geiranger by car, the ferry trip is worth it.

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Discover Kayaking Geirangerfjord

Geiranger

Because it was cold, rainy and windy we weren’t able to get as far as I would have liked. It was fun and the guide was great but the weather was a damper.

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The whole team at Kimkim was amazing. Krista, Fenne and Olivia worked with us at the planning stage, and David and Rufo helped us out while in Norway. All interactions with all of the members were very helpful. All the planned activities were excellent, and so were the private guides. The car transfers between airport and hotels were on time and very good. We had a plane cancelation during the last leg of our trip, but we got immediate help and reassurance on what to do and expect from the Norway airlines.
We will use Kimkim again for our future trips.

Hotel Reviews

Scandic Oslo City

Oslo

Friendly staff, great location for taking earlier trains, a little noisy Great breakfast

Authenticity & Character

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close to the train station

Staff

Very helpful and friendly.

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Kviknes Hotel

Balestrand

Friendly service, great rooms, great views, great location Both buffet and a la carte dinner available

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Heimly Pensjonat

Flåm

Good and friendly service. Good breakfast and dinner

Authenticity & Character

Location

Fabulous view. A bit away from the main street which was good for us

Staff

Friendly staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Scandic Neptun

Bergen

We had a renovated room which made it good, but not a good view. The hotel was a bit too big for our liking.

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Hotel Brosundet

Ålesund

A very nice boutique hotel! Great breakfast! Excellent a la carte restaurant within the hotel

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Location

Staff

Very friendly

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Scandic Svolvær

Svolvær

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Scandic Oslo Airport

Gardermoen

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Activity Reviews

Oslo private tour

Oslo

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Oslofjord Sightseeing Cruise

Oslo

A must for any visitor to Oslo

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Cidertasting & Lunch/Snack

Balestrand

Really enjoyed this activity - Great hosts

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Explore Bergen with a local

Bergen

Despite the rain and cold, we had a great experience. Synnøve, the guide was so friendly and knowledgeable

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Synnøve was great!

Fløibanen

Bergen

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Transport

Very modern funicular

Fjordcruise Ålesund - Geiranger (Return)

Norway

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Cruise in Trollfjorden

Svolvær

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We had a fabulous trip to Norway and it was in no small part due to using KimKim. The entire trip was very well planned out and every single activity, excursion and hotel was exceptional. BUT the biggest bonus was having a KimKim rep available to make any changes or answer questions during the trip. I can not understate how valuable this was for our entire trip. Through text with KimKim rep I was able to make changes to a few excursions due to weather. Response was quick and my requests were taken care very quickly. Excursion highlights were kayaking in Bergen and all of our fjord tours. The train to flam in unreal and dinner cruise and Cornelius restaurant were home runs. Whole trip was awesome!

Hotel Review

Hotel Christiania Teater

Oslo

Great hotel great location loved it!

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Right in city center

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Activity Reviews

Oslo private tour

Oslo

Bjorn is incredible guide

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Bergen: A Walk Through Past and Present

Bergen

Very informative

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Fjordcruise to Hardanger

Bergen

Unbelievable and do the hike to waterfall at hardanger

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Guided Kayaktour Bergen

Bergen

One of the best activities of our trip - Lena is the best guide ever.

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Boat Trip and Dinner at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant

Bergen

The best dining experience ever

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Fløibanen

Bergen

Fun and great views

Electric Dinner cruise on the Oslo Fjord

Oslo

Don’t miss great evening

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Mostraumen Cruise

Bergen

Awesome cruise great views

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The itinerary planned for us by Elise was great. We never had to travel too far to.our hotel from.the train or Ferry. We woukd not have known about some of the activities e.g the cider tasting with fantastic food at Balestrand.

Hotel Reviews

Kviknes Hotel

Balestrand

Gorgeous views, the most peaceful place I have ever been. Good breakfast, nice staff

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Augustin Hotel

Bergen

This is a fairly basic hotel but is very central. Decor is grey, very narrow corridors, some rooms are very small.The ventilation is noisy so.i could not sleep.the first night. However the staff were very responsive when I.mentioned this and they gave me a new room which was quieter.

Authenticity & Character

Everything is Grey..walls and, carpet

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Cental

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Responsive

Cleanliness & Comfort

Rooms small

Zander K Hotel

Bergen

Good location, central. Pool and Sauna

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Activity Reviews

Cidertasting & Lunch/Snack

Balestrand

The cider and the food were lovely, and interesting talk re history of cider making in Norway

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Great Summer Waterfall and Fjord Tour

Voss

The waterfalls were fantastic, and I really enjoyed the film at the nature centre. However there was no time for lunch built into the day and there was a lot of travelling. I suggest cutting some activities out and including tome for lunch as it was a very long day with very little food!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Grest to.hear background on Norway

Transport

Very long day with many changes of Bost, bus and train

Gondola Ride in Voss

Voss

Great views from the top and lots of hiking trails

Quality of Experience

Transport

Anna created an amazing Trip for us. She listened to what we liked and put together a trip that met all my requirements. She was super flexible, and had many great ideas. She thought of everything - trains, buses and even taxis. All the hotels were close to transport so we didn't have to carry bags too far.

Tricia took over just before the trip and was super helpful - she responded quickly to all my questions on the trip.

The trip itself was everything we could have asked for - some great walks and plenty of fjords!