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We had a great time despite the terrible weather. Difficult driving conditions (we rented a car) added to the adventure! We did not get to do everything on the itinerary, either because of time, weather, or we just decided to pass on a couple of things. Do not miss the Freidheimar tomato farm. The tomato soup and breads are the best.

Blue Lagoon was a great way to start the trip. Ice cave tour was amazing. Thingvellir is incredible from an historic and geological perspective.

We are talking about going back for 3-4 days in Spring or Summer just to stay in Reykjavik and maybe do some days trips from there.

My husband had been wanting to go to Iceland since we first met. We decided to go for his 40th birthday and worked with Rinolda to plan the trip. It was amazing. She took all of our feedback into account and really thought about the details. We had a redeye flight so didn't sleep much and basically started our activities as soon as we landed. The first stop on our itinerary was the Blue Lagoon which was really refreshing and helped to wake us up. We had just the right amount of things to do each day and got to see so many beautiful places and do so many unique things on this trip.

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Comfort Category Accommodation With Private Bathroom

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Blue Lagoon

Iceland

The facilities were very nice and it was a nice, relaxing experience overall.

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Crystal Blue Ice Cave

Iceland

Our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. The experience itself was really cool and definitely something I'd recommend.

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All activities and sightseeing stops were great. Hotels were all perfect for our needs. Rinolda was responsive both before and during our trip. Would recommend kimkim to others looking to go to Iceland or other locations.

One small hiccup- the rental car company, Blue, charged us a ridiculous amount for 2 very, very tiny scratches on the car likely caused by pieces of gravel that hit our car during the trip. The amount of damage caused was extremely minor (maybe 2mm in length) and looked like normal wear and tear on a rental car to us, especially because many roads in Iceland aren’t paved and are gravel roads. Blue charged us nearly $900 for it to get assessed and fixed by their mechanic, and claims they will refund us the difference. We had no choice but to pay it. It was a shocking charge at the end of an otherwise great trip. I would not use blue rental car company again.

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Superior Category Accommodation With Private Bathroom and Breakfast

N/a- we didn’t actually stay here. Rinolda changed this part of our trip at our request. We didn’t end up staying here. The accommodations we did stay in in Reykjavik were great though.

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Solheimajokull Glacier Hike

Iceland

Amazing, great guide, it was a challenge but fun!

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Blue Lagoon

Iceland

Lovely time.

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FANTASTIC
Accommodations were all good; Hofsstadir Country Hotel was excellent.
Daily itineraries were very helpful; optional activities were great so we could pick and choose.
Map points were super helpful.
We added a hike at Hallormsstadur Forest - turned out to be one of our favorite things.
Ferry ride was interesting/fun and the zodiac boat tour was a big hit.
We would absolutely return to Iceland and use Rinolda as our travel specialist.

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Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon zodiac boat tour

Iceland

Guide patiently waited in one spot until a piece of glacier fell off!

The Trip was fantastic. The sites and food recommendation was spot on. We loved how everything was planned out each day. Especially since we did a lot of driving, so it was great to have a pre loaded itinerary with google maps. There was a lot of information that our guide gave us with regards to the sites and restaurants. We had total freedom to pick and choose where we went and what we saw. the tours were very fun and the local guides were so nice and accommodating.

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Hótel Klaustur

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

clean and comfy

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Skuggi Hotel Reykjavík by Keahotels

Reykjavík

Great Hotel. Clean and comfy. Breakfast was ok.

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Fosshotel Stykkishólmur

Stykkishólmur

Very nice hotel. Clean and amazing breakfast.

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Hotel South Coast

Selfoss

Clean and comfy

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Blue Lagoon

Iceland

very relaxing and staff were very nice. Love how quiet it is.

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Vatnshellir lava cave tour

Iceland

Very cool and guide was very funny

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Rye Bread tour (Geothermal bakery)

Iceland

delicious !

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Reykjavik Food Walk

Reykjavík

Got to experience some cool restaurants and food. One stop was a hotdog. Could of had something else there since thats so easy to get . Other than that our guide was great and food was delicious.

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Silfra Snorkeling

Iceland

Great guide and staff. Wish it was longer. really cool experience.

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Katla Ice Cave Superjeep tour

Iceland

Great hike with amazing scenery. wasnt really a cave tour. More of a glacier hike. We went in a tunnel of ice for like 5 seconds. Still great to see.

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Puffin watching tour at the Ingolfshofdi cape

Iceland

Scenery was surreal. Got really close to the puffin. I wish i had my professional camera.

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Rinolda put together a great itinerary for us!

Rinolda planned an amazing trip for our family. Everything was perfect - lodging, sites, food recommendations - everything. We will definitely use KimKim again in our travels and when we return to Iceland. We loved it!

The main reason for this trip was to see the Northern Lights ( bucket list), knowing it might not happen however the first four nights in Iceland I was gifted with sightings! The itinerary Rinolda put together for me was incredible, amazing, awesome! She really listened to my wants and made my adventure all that we talked about and more! Just one hiccup with one of my tours and it was me not giving the correct means of contacting me for directions but Rinolda took care of the miss communication and got me on the tour the next day, again outstanding! This was my first time on a self drive tour and the car was fast and easy and ready when I got to the rental company. My accommodations were outstanding, comfortable and the staff and owners were super nice, friendly and very helpful. Iceland is a beautiful country and its people are wonderful. So much diversity from volcanos to glaciers and all the waterfalls and geography, the history and the weather made for one of my top five vacations and I’ve been to many wonderful places! All and all Kimkim was a great find in my research for an Iceland adventure and will use them again and again for other places and countries. I went in November and will definitely use Kimkim again for a summer adventure in Iceland!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Langaholt

Stadarstadur

Great staff, amazing breakfast (included) and had dinner one night and was so very good! The rooms were very clean and comfortable. I would highly recommend and would stay there again.

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Easy to find and remote in the best way!

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Was my first night in Iceland and saw the Northern Lights!

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The chef was really great and all were so nice and friendly.

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Rooms and the bed was awesome!

Hestakrain Guesthouse

Selfoss

The owner was delightful, the guesthouse is on a horse farm and watching and listening to the horses was so soothing .

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Had a hot tub on the back porch to star gaze and watch the Northern Lights!

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On a horse farm!

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Very accommodating.

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Rooms were rustic just the way I like and all was very clean.

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Dog Sledding

Iceland

Ok my favorite part is the dogs! So beautiful sweet friendly to me and I wanted to take them all home with me! The hides and staff were great too!

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Lava Cave Explorer Tour

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