Kimkim Trip Reviews

This was a most pleasing, entertaining and and well organized trip. The Tour operator KimKim did a fabulous job for us. The driver and both the guides had exceptional knowledge and insight about the Sites they were showing. Abu Jalil our driver was very accommodating and helped us complete the tour very comfortably.

KimKim has done an exception job in executing this tour for us. we would recommend them to all our friends in the US.

Thank you KImkim

A big shout out to Marianna! She was amazing specialist and worked hard to make this Trip my family. I went back-and-forth with her on the phone and email so many times and she was patient and kind with all my revisions when we got the final draft she made sure we understood everything sending us a video on how to use the itinerary truly amazing!
Each person in our family had a special moment that could’ve been done without her! My 16-year-old daughter’s highlight was going to vintage Bentley. She was able to be a passenger in a 1929 Bentley and race around the track in it!!! We had a great private Tour of the Garage with a restore Bentleys! This was a dream come true for her!
My husband had the time of his life driven around Paris in an antique car! Their driver was the owner of the company and took us to so many interesting out-of-the-way stops ! His knowledge was impeccable. I don’t know his name, but he was the owner of the company. I would use him again. If I went back to Paris he was just amazing with his knowledge wonderful sense of humor and skill of driving ! Four stars for this activity !
My 17-year-old son highlight was going to the Black Country Museum in Birmingham. It It is worth a day trip out of London! Is ranked one of the best living museums in the world and my family agrees! The people on character are spot on and share sooo much history ! This place Kept two teenagers, engaged all day while learning!!! The coal mine tower is a definite must do! My daughter loved that she got to see the set for Peaky Blinders!
Amsterdam is a city we plan on going back to as we all loved it! The tour of the windmills cheese factory , wooden shoes ( Yes, my son brought home a pair of wooden shoes and wore to school when we got home) and walking tours of cute towns was a good overview of Holland! We just wish it was a longer tour as at times we were rushed! But the camel tour at the end was a perfect ending! Great captain with a wonderful sense of humor! The only glitch was the tickets had one meeting place on them and the itinerary had another! But we did catch up with the tour!
One last shout out to Oscar our guide on the London donut tour! He was wonderful! Heated the tour to our needs and interests! We felt like we had a new friend when we left him! He told us to call him anytime we were in London, and he would help us with anything even after the tour! I really fun tour that is relaxing and you’ll be stuffed afterwards. Well worth it for its quirkiness.
Our Doctor Who tour was a little bit of a disappointment! The guide, giving it was a movie director and gave more information about directing movies than Doctor Who trivia, which is what we really wanted! Nice and knowledgeable, but not what we were looking for. I would recommend another tour company for this.!
Can’t wait to use your company again as this is the second time I have used them and everything is always spot on! Thank you again for making my daughter sweet 16 trip so memorable!

Hotel Reviews

Trebovir Hotel

Kensington, London

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The Grand Hotel Birgmingham

Birmingham

Great location

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Activity Reviews

Private transfer in Paris

Paris

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Hop-on, Hop-off Bus

London

Great way to see the city wish you had live guide

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Live guide

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Doctor Who Tour London

London

Not the type of tour we wanted! Would of enjoyed more trivia not cinematography knowledge

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Tickets to British Museum

London

Must do in London

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Private transfer to your accommodation. Then check-in or bag-drop

London

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London Borough Market Doughnut Tour

London

Fun and yummy tour! Learned a lot of London history as well tour totally catered to our likes and dislikes and interests

Quality of Experience

Oscar the guide was fantastic

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly funny, just perfect and every way

Discover Paris in a vintage car

Paris

Best guide ever! The owner of the company is an Amazing guide! He takes you to so many out of the way places that are priceless!! Best guide ever

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Dutch countryside tour - windmills and more!

Amsterdam

Wish tour was longer and could have more times at stops

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Private transfer to your destination

England

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Visit of Cadbury world

Birmingham

Fun family activity!

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Private driver transfer

Amsterdam

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lol

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Tickets to Anne Franck's House

Amsterdam

Must do!

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My husband and brother in law teamed up on planning this trip with KimKim support and their close coordination with Clothilde was essential. The hotels were well located and for the most part the service staff were charming and kind. Our guides and drivers: Fernando in Zurich, Mateo in InterLaken, and the 2 gentlemen from Zermatt to Geneva (from Alps transfer) were prompt, knowledgeable, and engaging, as was Aude who was beyond kind. The concierges at Lucerne- Patrick, Isabelle and their colleagues gave us excellent recommendations to spend our time in the lovely city and where to dine for an authentic experience.
Some suggestions on improved communication:
1. emails - when informing customers of changes, it would help to specify what items have been changed in the body of the email itself, rather than have the customer check the 11 page itinerary against the last version, for what could possibly have changed. for example, "Dear Customer, we are enclosing an updated itinerary with the following changes:
page 1 paragraph 2 line 4, Please note that pick up time has changed as the local tour company does not have availability at 10:00 am. Instead, your local city tour will start at 2:00 PM pm on the same day."
2. for airport pickups it might help to instruct travelers about specific locations to meet drivers - our pickup was on the lookout at one end of the airport and we were at another. It could help to be specific - "upon exit from the double doors take the exit to the left where your pick up will meet you next to the cafe illy sign (example)". It would save time and the cost of calls.
3. Inconsistencies between itinerary and vouchers based on last minute changes between the company, its distributors or local contacts need to be coordinated by you and not your customer as that is an expected part of service.
4. The hotel Bristol was wonderfully located and was clean and offered excellent value. The lady in registration expected us to have signed in online but that expectation was not communicated to us ahead of time. The pad offered to accomplish the online check in was nonfunctional and the staff's frustration with the technology reflected in their treatment of the guests. Our pick up was scheduled for 9 am, but we were told we were late at 8:30 - it turns out our driver had also just called them to inform them they would be at the pick up at exactly 9 am. We objected to a drop off at the train station as we needed to meet our driver at the pick up for private vehicles. This showed a clear lack of coordination unexpected of a professionally run travel outfit.
These minor irritations are all fixable with personal attention, interest and care. We are hopeful KimKim can address these issues .

The trip was very well planned out. We appreciate all the effort provided by the driver, the guides, Ravi and Aditya. Thank you!!!

Our tour guide of Marrakesh was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and interesting.

Our driver Ayoub was outstanding. He was friendly and professional, always on time and very pleasant. He shared his love of Morocco with us.

Our guide Reda was the best, very knowledgeable about local culture as well as being extremely fluent in English. He’s an excellent driver. I highly recommend Original Travels for anyone who wants to see the best of Morocco. We’ve even met Saïd and his family in the desert campsite. He was extremely friendly. My wife and I will be back to Morocco again, and for sure will use Original Travels.

Mariliza our tour curator was amazing. She was in contact with us the entire time with reminders, checking on weather in advance ro ensure transport schedule continues.

Our trip was amazing . Our guide in Marrakech took excellent care of us in our tour and during our short visit to the clinic.

A few suggestions:
1. Find a better hotel in Casablanca. There was black mold in the shower, light bulbs out in the room, a broken lamp , no towels , drinking glasses or Kleenex tissue. We asked twice for these items . We got towels and 2 glasses the first night; nothing the 2nd night.
2. Our route should have been planned better and I should have caught this error. We should have gone to Madrid LAST and then flew direct to Marrakech instead of being in Granada and then having to take 2 flights to get to Marrakech.
Avoid Iberia Airlines and go with Air Arabia. They are friendly, accommodating and have much better service and planes. The Iberia jets don't have seats that move. They are in a permanent position. They never offered us anything after a 2 hr delay, gate and plane change. Upon asking them what they were going to do to compensate the passengers for this delay they stated , "this is Iberia airlines ". My response was : "and your point is? They are an international airline." We got nothing !!

The guide in Madrid for the walking tour was so so. When he finished with us he didn't return us to our starting point. We had to figure out where we were and how to get back to the hotel.

We highly recommend the Barcelona Hotel Catedral for Barcelona. Excellent breakfast , room, location and a free happy hour daily.

The other hotels, guides, transfers were excellent.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Odyssee Center

Casablanca

Black mold in the shower ; light bulbs burned out ; a broken lamp; no towels or water glasses. Nice location but the room wasn't good

Authenticity & Character

Location

Read what I wrote

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Attention to details

Petit Palace Posada del Peine

Madrid

Great location. Small but pretty room

Authenticity & Character

Location , breakfast

Location

Not far from the main square and shop

Staff

Friendly and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Clean!!

Petit Palace Puerta de Triana

Seville

Great location Great breakfast

Authenticity & Character

Boutique hotel

Location

Close to the sights. Easy walking distance to most of the sights

Staff

Friendly and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Very clean

Palais Sebban

Marrakech

Beautiful venue Older but authentic feeling It is down a few alleys and without a guide we couldn't find our way out

Authenticity & Character

Authentic. It felt Moroccan

Location

Street signs !!!

Staff

Friendly and accommodating. Extremely helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Clean!

Hotel NH Collection Granada Victoria

Granada

Clean and good breakfast

Authenticity & Character

Pretty

Location

Far from the sights. We walked a lot of miles. Street signs. It well marked

Staff

Very friendly and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Clean!

Hotel Barcelona Catedral

Barcelona

Excellent location and breakfast. Room was very clean and comfortable. Love the free happy hour

Authenticity & Character

Comfortable

Location

Easy access

Staff

Friendly and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

Excellent room

Hotel Regina

Barcelona

Very expensive for a bare bones "superior" room Breakfast was very good

Authenticity & Character

Hang a picture; Make the room feel warm with some color

Location

Staff

Friwndly

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Very clean

Activity Reviews

Explore Casablanca

Casablanca

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Highlights of Madrid Walk

Madrid

Only 1 hour. Saw the cathedral and palace from a distance. should have walked to it

Quality of Experience

A different guide

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Flamenco Experience

Spain

1 hour show. No explanation as to how, why they did what they did.

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Tapas Walk in Barcelona

Barcelona

Excellent tour!!

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Specific for the area

Food

A large variety

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Guided Visit of Barcelona

Barcelona

Guide was very knowledgeable and thorough

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Privately Guided Tour of Hassan II Mosque

Casablanca

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Privately Guided Visit of Marrakech & Bahia Palace

Marrakesh

We walked through the market after the palace. The market repeated itself over and over again. We didn't need to see every corner of the market. Lots and lots of walking

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Guided Visit: Alhambra & Generalife Gardens

Granada

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Full Day Excursion to Ronda & White Villages

Seville

Good your company

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Full Day Excursion to Cádiz - Europe's Oldest City

Portugal

Lovely tour and stop at. Local winery. Lots of knowledge and information.

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I had heard good reviews about kimkim but our Philippines experience was not very great. The lack of professionalism was reflected in the communication and our itinerary. Time frames and location details were not clearly mentioned before. A lot of room for improvement at Philippines kimkim team..

This trip was seamless and remarkable. Phil was a great communicator and the guides were really good- our guide on the volcano hike was great as well as in the guide on this silence hike and Santa Elena hike.

Our entire trip was very well planned and executed. We enjoyed every minute of it.
Riads (hotel) that were booked were of high quality and breakfast was amazing.
Ali was professional, efficient, collaborative, responsive and available to answer questions or take care of new requests even at odd hours of the day and night.
I would highly recommend KimKim and especially the local team of Ali and Said.

I am reviewing my notes to identify where the disconnect occurred between Stephen and I. From the beginning, I was very specific that my wife and I wanted small group or private tours. The fact that the tours to Stonehenge / Windsor, Cliffs of Mohr were large groups were a disappointment. The tour guides were very good in both instances, it was the environment of traveling with 40-70 ppl was not discussed beforehand if that was the only option.

The arrival experience was a disappointment. First, Stephen never mentioned that communication to the KimKim team, tour operators, or taxi service would be through WhatsApp. It was only by chance that I downloaded the app to keep in contact with my family back in the states. The service that provided pickup at Heathrow, Pink Berry Card, went to the wrong terminal (this was disclosed by the driver) and same driver went to the wrong pickup site after your tour to Stonehenge. The rest of the transportation went well.

The welcome baskets at both hotels was a nice touch although considering I am a lifetime Diamond and regularly receive room upgrades, this did not occur in spite of Stephen knowing my Hilton status.

Overall, Stephen was responsive although not transparent in disclosing that my requests were not going to be met.

Put Albania on your travel bucket list and use Drive Albania to make it happen before more people discover this spot. Albania has warm, welcoming and kind citizens, eye-popping scenery, beautiful and interesting ancient sites and natural, fresh and mouth-watering food and of course homemade wine and raki at every stop.

We worked with Ed from Drive Albania to create the tour that worked for us – 4 young middle-aged females. He worked with our itinerary sketch to create a trip that delivered the sites and experiences we wanted while minimizing the amount of hotel hopping we did.

Our guide/drive Margil made this a once-in-a-lifetime experience with his passion for delivering high customer service, his knowledge of Albanian history, his safe driving and his pure joy and zest for life. After consultation with us, on our off days, Margil arranged our activities and made reservations at the best, out-of-the-way eating spots. From the moment he met us at the airport with his wide grin to our final send off, he was professional and attentive, adjusting to our needs, all while sharing his love

Our driver/guide (Tarik) was outstanding. He was informative, punctual, pleasant , helpful and willing to do everything/anything we needed. His assistance made our trip successful, stress free and enjoyable. Tarik was a pleasure to work with. He was our guide for 8 days. We traveled throughout the entire country. Thanks Tarik!

"Exemplary service! From start to finish, our experience with Cathy was nothing short of exceptional. Our tour guide Juan and Estevan were not only knowledgeable but also personable, making our journey unforgettable. Five stars all around!"

We wanted to experience multiple areas of Ireland as a family but didn't want to drive. Emily set us up with stays in 3 cities and got us to each by train.

We started in Killarney with stunning scenery and a charming, vibrant downtown. Our Ring of Kerry Tour was the perfect length and Michael was an informative guide but didn't dominate the trip. Cannot recommend the Kells Sheep Dogs demonstration enough. Highlight of the trip. We took a carriage tour of the Killarney National Park - Mikey, our guide, was a hoot and turned us on to the local pubs to try.

Cork was a quick stop and a colorful city with people who are very proud of their heritage. Blarney Castle is impressive but don't miss out on the gardens. We wanted Irish Session Music and we got it at Sin e'. Our cab driver also recommended the Corner House and those two both had tremendous atmosphere and music.

Dublin has yet another vibe than the other areas. We went on several tours - Molly was great at the Jameson experience. You can't go wrong in Temple Bar but hit THE Temple Bar early. We really enjoyed the Palace Bar and its adjoining Whiskey Bar. JR Mahon's also had great session music. The EPIC museum felt like the best way to end the trip.

We took a 13-hour bus trip from Dublin out to the west coast for the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and Galway. Barry, our driver, gave us enough breaks and a lot of interesting history along the way. You cannot beat the majesty of views. It's long day to cross the country and back so we were glad we scheduled it in between Dublin days.

Cannot thank Emily enough for building a trip that was exactly what we wanted while making it seem effortless.

Hotel Reviews

Castle Lodge

Killarney

Friendly staff, great location, good food charming decor. Just a little trouble regulating the heater in the room. Wonderful for walkability to the part and the downtown pubs, restaurants, shopping and the train station.

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Maldron Hotel Shandon

Co. Cork

Bit of a hike from the training but we had a lovely turret room. Room was very clean and the views were expansive. Bathroom was very updated.

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Academy Plaza Hotel

Dublin

Great value in Dublin right off O'Connell street. Quick walk to the river and pubs. Lovely staff. We found our normal double room spacious and updated. Others in our party had a small double and a single that were very tight, so understand what you're booking. Would stay there again for sure.

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Leon at the desk could not have been more welcoming. The bartenders were very helpful.

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Activity Reviews

Guided tour to the Ring of Kerry

Killarney

Michael as an excellent guide. The Kells sheep dog demonstration was a highlight of our whole trip. The tour was paced well with enough time to enjoy multiple areas.

Quality of Experience

Kells Sheep Dog Show, View from lunch in Waterville

Guides, Drivers and Staff

We were stopped for quite a while by and accident on the road. Michael somehow made up the time so we didn't miss anything. He was very informative without distracting from us taking in the views.

Transport

Very nice bus

Visit Blarney castle and kiss the stone

Scotland

We were lucky to visit in the afternoon when it wasn't so busy with tour buses and cruise excursions. Got right through the VERY steep climb to the top of the castle to kiss the stone. Had a great time learning about the castle and touring the amazing gardens.

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Dublin Castle

Dublin

State rooms are nice but you don't get to see much as it's not large. It's not an expensive ticket, but if you're expecting Windsor Castle, this isn't it.

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Cliff of Moher tour from Dublin

Dublin

The Cliffs are stunning and worth the long drive from Dublin. We enjoyed our lunch in Doolin - the staff at McGann's was ready and waiting for us. Doolin itself is a lovely village. The Burren is like nothing we've seen before. Wish we could have spend more time in Galway but we did get to spend time in the quaint shopping area and hear busker and see murals. The people could not have been nicer. Barry, our driver, was very accommodating and kept us informed of the schedule. But it was a long day.

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Transport

Bus didn't have charging ports. The pocket in the seat in front of us was ripped.

Trinity College Library : The Book of Kells Experience

Dublin

Really well done tour of the facilities even though the books have been decanted. Enjoyed the interactive presentations

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Free time in Dublin

Dublin

The Temple Bar area was colorful and fun with the pubs and restaurants. We sampled many and saw Irish music sessions in some places along with modern performers at others. The city center is every walkable. We found that cab drivers and bar tenders were great sources of intel on places to try.

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Jameson Distillery Dublin - Bow St. Experience

Dublin

This was so much more than we expected. The facility itself is very cool with shops and a unique bar. Even though Jameson isn't distilled here, they celebrate the heritage so well and so a great job of interactively demonstrating how the distillation process works. The tasting room was so well done and our tour group was so friendly thanks to our excellent guide, Molly. Will recommend to everyone to gets to Dublin.

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Molly was great!

The trip was amazing. The farm in Sorrento, boas ride, everything top notch.

Hotel Review

Hotel Villa Gabrisa

Positano

This hotel was perfect. The room, the view and the people. Also one of the best artichokes I ever had at the restaurant.

Authenticity & Character

Location

The view

Staff

So friendly and helpful

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Activity Review

Cooking class in Sorrento

Italy

This was my favorite part of our trip. Thus farm and family was perfect. My sister and I cooked and ate in the kitchen with the family.

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We went thru a lot of iterations. Sandy was very flexible and invariably polite and responsive.

Both guides were excellent. Mr. Tan went above and beyond to help me deal with the logistics of additional adventures in Japan.

Hotel Reviews

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kanazawa-Eki Nishiguchi

Kanazawa

very nice but nothing really special. Rooms small for US but nice for Japan. Great bathroom. Good restaurant.

Authenticity & Character

standard westernized hotel. No complaint but nothing special

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Staff

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love the pajamas

Mitsui Garden Hotel Jingugaien Tokyo Premier

Tokyo

we were pleasantly surprised by how big the room was

Authenticity & Character

it's ok. Standard westernized hotel without much character but no problem

Location

Location is fine. Only thing better would be closer to Tokyo station. Not really possible to take subway with luggage. But no complaint. Tokyo is so huge that we can't really comment on location. Near a very nice park which we enjoyed.

Staff

very helpful with some addtional requests

Cleanliness & Comfort

everything

Activity Reviews

Full Day Kenrokuen, Kanazawa Castle Tour

Kanazawa

Really nice to walk around with Summer

Full Day Mt. Fuji with Lake Kawaguchiko Cruise and Oshino Hakkai

Tokyo

We loved being in the nice private car. Definitely an upgrade from a bus. The driver really knew the area and took us to a great small local restaurant

Guides, Drivers and Staff

so nice

Transport

big comfy private car

Full Day Tokyo City Tour

Tokyo

Mr. Tan was super nice and knowledgeable. He changed the experience since we'd already been to the imperial gardens

Hello, I would like to share my comments about our Vietnam trip.
Overall, our Vietnam trip was a delightful experience, and everything went seamlessly according to the plan.
The local agent was good, the drivers were very good. The guides were nice/polite and eager to help. Maybe they should be more knowledgeable. Their English level was rather poor.
One thing that spoiled our trip was the Hotel in Hanoi. Despite spending our last two days in a beautiful little place, our accommodation was subpar
One thing that I recommend is for the travel agents to be more specific about the hotels/list, provide at least two options, and let the clients decide. I booked the hotels without knowing the exact level/price of each hotel. I have made clear that we wanted 4/5 star hotels.
Hue, Ha Long Bay, and Hoi An were unique experiences. We particularly enjoyed the Ecolodge at Mai Chau; it was an excellent idea. Additionally, the cruise was excellent.
Thank you,
Lena Pateraki

Hotel Reviews

Mai Chau Ecolodge

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Lalita Boutique & Spa Ninh Binh

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Paradise Sails Cruise

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Pilgrimage Village Hue

Hue

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Laluna Hoi An Riverside Hotel & Spa

Hoi An

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Activity Reviews

Hanoi - Mai Chau

Mai Chau

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Ninh Binh - Halong Bay Cruise - Overnight on boat

Ha Long Bay

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Halong Bay - Hanoi - Fly to Hue

Vietnam

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Visit Hoi An Ancient Town

Hoi An

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Hue- My Son Holy Land - Hoi An

Hoi An

Food

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Hanoi Culture & Walking Tour

Hanoi

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Mai Chau - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu, Ancient Capital - Tam Coc Boat Trip

Vietnam

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The trip was amazing. Our drivers, Daniel, Hugo, and Greddy, were all excellent and ensured we were comfortable as we made our way to our destinations. The itinerary created by Kim Kim was perfect and ensured that we were able to experience the beautiful countryside of Costa Rica.