Kimkim Trip Reviews

Amalia put together the most wonderful package for my family - we thoroughly enjoyed everything!

Organization was excellent - quality of lodges and activities. All superb

Our son did 100% of the planning for this amazing trip to the Netherlands with Miecke. Absolutely everything from the hotels, to the itinerary, to the restaurant recommendations , to the guides, was perfect. All of our ticket purchases for admissions to museums events, etc. as well as train tickets, transportation passes were all purchased in advance. Everything went smoothly in everything that we did. We had one guided tour in Amsterdam with Caroline. She really customized it to what we were interested in and we learned so much from her. We used a driver Maartin who was so nice, pleasant.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel des Arts

Amsterdam-Centrum

Authenticity & Character

Location

Walkable to almost everything

Staff

So helpful and accommodating

Cleanliness & Comfort

No elevator. Tough when on top floor!!

Villa Augustus

Dordrecht

Omg this was the most amazing hotel. Coolest place we stayed in. Delicious dinner in the restaurant. Love how they grow everything they make right out on the property

Authenticity & Character

It was such a cool place. So different from anything we have ever stayed in.

Location

Not sure about the location. It was accessible for us to get to the water bus so that we could get to the windmills. That was all we did. It may have been a little far from the center of town.

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Am amazing shower!!!!

Hotel de Wereld

Wageningen

Authenticity & Character

Location

Cleanliness & Comfort

Huys van Leiden

Leiden

Stairs to the loft were a little treacherous. But we took it slowly, and were safe.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Walkable to center of town

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Public Transport Pass Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Easy to use the past, but very often it was quicker to walk than to take the tram

Amsterdam - Private canal cruise to Rijksmuseum

The Netherlands

This was the first thing we did the morning we arrived in Amsterdam. We had an hour and a half private canal tour, which was wonderful. The guide was very informative, and because it was so early in the morning he was able to take us further in the canals, and he would’ve been later in the day.

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Amsterdam - Private guided historic city walk

The Netherlands

Carolyn was very informative regarding Jewish history in Amsterdam. She showed us many interesting sites and give us a good historical tour.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Keukenhof Gardens by private taxi

The Netherlands

Spectacular! Words and pictures do not begin to describe what these gardens look like. They are so beautiful. Some thing I have wanted to see for many many years and so glad to be able to check it off my bucket list!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

We had a great experience on our trip. Our initial local specialist, Monica, was great - helped organize our trip in line with our goals. Fabio, who took over for Monica at a later date, was good but not quite as helpful as Monica and we had a little more of a challenge getting the billing details correct.

Once in Italy, Lucia, our concierge, was quite helpful. Guides were excellent at all of our stops - great knowledge and helpful advice for restaurants and other activities. Hotels were all very good. Transfers all occurred flawlessly.

The only minor complaint about hotels is that the Hotel Villa Flori - Lake Como was a bit far from restaurants and attractions in Como, a fairly long walk. The desk staff at that hotel was not as helpful as at other hotels - one clerk didn't speak English all that well. That said, the hotel was still excellent.

Hotel Reviews

Grand Hotel Cavour

Florence

Very nice. Rooftop deck fabulous. Very conveniently located.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Very near the Domo. Walking distance to main attractions

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Park Hotel Argento

Levanto

Our favorite. The staff was exceptional. Beautiful patio views. Shuttle service was great. Restaurant was very good.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Private guided tour of the Uffizi and Accademia Galleries (4 hours)

Florence

The guide was very knowledgeable and experienced. Did a great job on the tour while navigating the crowds.

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Transport

Full-Day Private Excursion to Siena & Chianti Wine Region

Florence

A great day. Our driver was exceptional, very enthusiastic and conversational. All of the stops were excellent, especially the visit to Sienna and the wine tasting/lunch at Casa Rosa.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Wanna be Italiano - Florence cooking class and market tour

Italy

We didn't have very high expectations, however our chef, John was terrific. The class was well-run and informative. The meal we prepared as a group was great.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Hike the Villages of Cinque Terre

Italy

We had to make some adjustments to this tour because of weather-related cancelation of the next day's boat tour, but our tour guide was very good. Downside was that the tour was during a holiday weekend, and trains were exceptionally crowded, uncomfortably so. The next day we had great fun hiking between villages with notably smaller crowds.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Trains too crowded - try to schedule for less-busy times.

Private Cruise to discover the cinque terre

Cinque Terre

Cancelled because of high surf.

Guided Tour by public ferry of Lake Como - Explore Bellagio

Italy

Very enthusiastic guide. The ride on the public ferry, lunch and walking tour in Bellagio was great.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Theresa was fantastic! We only started planning this trip about 3 weeks before we planned to go, and she made it happen. She gave us a great first draft of our itinerary based on the online survey we took, and then helped us to fine tune it until our trip was exactly what we wanted. She understood the vibe we were going for, the mix of activities, and then when we were in Bali, she checked on us almost every day. We loved the cultural experience in Sideman, the sunrise hike up Mount Batur, the scuba diving in Gili Air, and the beach hopping around Bukit Peninsula. She also surprised us with massages at two of our hotels! Also, a big shout out to our driver Bagus - he was always on time and very fun to get to know! He answered all our questions about Bali and Indonesia and even taught us some phrases in both languages. After this trip, we want to go back! And would definitely want to work with Theresa and Bagus again if we could :)

In general, the service provided by KimKim was okay, but there were a couple of things that could've been optimized. 1. We were never provided an itemized breakdown of trip costs. Having worked with other trip planners in the past, this was odd to me and made me feel like there was a lack of transparency. When asked, I was told that's just not what they do, but why can't I know exactly where my money is going? 2. We were a group of 5 grown women traveling together and it was only after I looked at the itinerary in detail I learned that one of our hotel stays had 3 people in one room together and 2 women sharing a bed. This was not an acceptable arrangement and was not called out initially. We ended up changing to have 3 rooms but I think this should've been called out ahead of time. 3. While we were actually on the trip, there was a mixup where the on call planner thought we were staying in a completely different villa and sent our driver to the wrong place. I don't know how that happens and it did put us to a late start for our tour that day. The next day, I had to remind her again that the meeting point suggested was no where near our villa before she made the change.

Hotel Reviews

The Five Rooms Napoli

Naples

The location of this hotel was good, but it was very bare bones and felt more like a hostel. Beds were not comfortable and breakfast was not very good.

Location

Luxury Villa in Sorrento

Sorrento

Loved this villa, it was well appointed and had a good location. We liked that each room has its own bathroom.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Exclusive Capri Boat Tour from Sorrento

Italy

Great activity and great boat guides

Full Day Tour: Positano, Amalfi & Ravello

Italy

Great activity and driver. Ciro was great and we loved his karaoke machine. We also likes the Lemon Experience for lunch.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Naples Pizza Tour

Naples

We liked the places we stopped on this tour and the food but we didn't think our guide was supposed to just leave us before we finished dinner.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Fez Marrakesh and Essoiria most memorable. Driver ,Fez guide and Food guide in Marrakesh were great. Tents and camps in Sahara were miserable but hotel there was excellent. Probably we should have been notified Ramadan would mean many things closed. No other concerns. Great trip

Camila did a fantastic job of putting together an unusual itinerary in a very short period of time.

She listened to my feedback and incorporated it while giving her perspective when I had questions as a first time traveler to Bolivia.

The highlights were hiking up Volcán Tunupa near Uyuni with Juli and Doli and staying in Santiago de Okola and doing an amazing guided plant medicine walk with Victor, Naira, and Arturo. Aymara and Quechua language lessons on the fly were an amazing gift to receive. Everyone I met was generous with themselves and their insights and the interaction between the La Paz based guides and the local guides was a joy to witness. There was a lot of learning and sharing all around!

Our trip was a relatively short visit to the Amalfi Coast for our son and daughter-in-law's wedding. We had specific constraints on arrival and departure dates and events we needed to attend. We also had some free time we wanted to occupy with special tours and experiences, and we needed transport between the various appointments. Deborah Boarolo was exceedingly helpful in guiding us to prepare a trip plan that provided everything we were looking for. When we arrived in Naples, we were met with our local concierge, Debora (Debz) Rimonti and our first driver to get comfortably transferred from the airport to our first hotel. During our stay, Debz was very helpful whenever we had questions or needed to make minor changes to the timing of our plans. Our first full day in Naples included a walking tour of the city with local guide Sonia (unfortunately I don't recall her last name), which was an excellent way to learn some of the history of this vibrant city. Each of our local drivers were extremely punctual, professional, and also provided interesting information of the area. Overall, we had an excellent experience in Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and we credit the Kim Kim team with making that happen.

Hotel Reviews

Santa Chiara Boutique Hotel Naples

Naples

We loved staying at the Santa Chiara Boutique Hotel in Naples. The hotel was located in the heart of the old city, with narrow, cobblestone streets and old buildings. The staff was super friendly and attentive, and the room was comfortable and enjoyable. This hotel had a feeling like it was run by a small family, which made it feel intimate and personal.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Corallo

Sorrento

Our stay at Hotel Corallo on the Amalfi Coast was a bit of a mixed experience. While the staff was attentive and the hotel was more polished and formal, our room was quite small and the towels looked old and thin. The breakfast selection was large and enjoyable, but we're not sure if we would return to this hotel in the future.

Authenticity & Character

More polished and formal hotel

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Street Food Tour in Naples

Italy

We loved our street food tour in Naples with our local guide, Sonia. She did a great job taking us down various streets and explaining the history of the area. We found this activity to be really engaging and enjoyable.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Group pizza making class

Italy

Our group pizza making class was entertaining and informative. We learned about the best ingredients and techniques for making pizza, and even made our own dough. The dinner afterward was delicious and the company was great

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Visit of the Amalfi Coast villages with wine tasting and lunch at Tenuta di San Francesco

Italy

Our visit to the Amalfi Coast villages and wine tasting at Tenuta di San Francesco was excellent. It was fun to climb up into the mountains and visit the old winery. The lunch prepared by the family was delicious, and the tour of the vineyard and winery afterward was a great experience.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Lemon Grove- Mozzarella Farm in Sorrento area

Italy

Our food tour in Sorrento was a highlight of our trip. We visited a lemon grove, cheese making farm, and enjoyed an oil tasting and limoncello tasting. The only downside was an unexpected encounter with a cat at the cheese-making portion of the tour, which caused some allergy issues.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Our trip to Italy was amazing! The tours setup by Chiara were great. All the tour guides knew a lot of information and the small groups were perfect. It was so nice to not be in a huge tour group. We had a great mix of scheduled tours and time to explore the cities ourselves. It was also easy to reach Storywalking when we were late for one of our tours. The hotels Chiara picked were beautiful as well! Overall it was a great trip, and having someone knowledgeable plan it made it less stressful and I could just enjoy it!

Maria was fantastic! She was patient and accommodating as we fine tuned the details of our trip to pure perfection! Everything was luxurious just like we wanted! No detail
Was missed. Highly recommend

Activity Reviews

Full Day Tour: Positano, Amalfi & Ravello

Italy

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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Exclusive Capri Boat Tour from Sorrento

Italy

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We purchased a costumed designed independent trip to Australia with Springboard Vacations, and we ended up having great vacations on April 2023. We have to thank their trip specialist, Connie, with whom we started communicating in late Dec. 2022. Connie worked with us for over three months prior and during our trip, clearly understood our priorities and wants, and ensured that our two weeks filled with activity and tours-cations in Melbourne, Uluru, Cairns and Sydney would be unforgettable. Overall, I will work with Connie again if we plan other trips to destinations covered in her portfolio. Springboard Vacations, can certainly create good travel packages to please any traveler, and at good price.

Overall experience with tours included in our itnerary per our requests and interests: Very satisfied 5/5
Also, all of our tour guides were knowledgeable and courteous. We were glad that with a customed designed trip option, we went to the specific locations and attractions that we were interested in, joining different small groups and being more independent.

Melbourne:
• Great Ocean Road Day Trip- great full day tour with multiple stops including various National Parks)
• Adventure Philip Island & Penguin Parade Excursion - First stop was at the Moonlit Sanctuary Conservation Park where we enjoyed seeing koalas, and feeding/petting wallabies and kangaroos, and the last stop was the super amazing treat by over 1400 small penguins that got out of the sea and paraded in front of us on their way to their burrows; I really recommend this tour and an upgrade to the Penguins Plus option seating.
• Morning Lanes and Arcades Tour - 3 hour tour was very educational and enjoyable.
• Note: We had 1.5 free days in Melbourne to visit museums, gardens and other points of interest. We highly recommend some free time for these activities.

Uluru:
• Kata Tjuta & Sunset Over Uluru tour- a few hours tour to enjoy very pretty views of the big rock
• Sunrise Over Uluru Culture and Sightseeing tour - very enjoyable sunrise with colorful views, and a good hike that brought us close to the huge rock formations.
• Sunrise Field of Light Tour is a good exhibit with good natural backgrounds (sunset option is available)

Cairns:
• Full-Day Marine World Outer Great Barrier Reef – this was priceless to us, as we spent approx. 2 hours each in the morning and afternoon snorkeling in two different coral reef areas with very abundant sea life. On board, we purchased the bio-snorkeling 30 min tour that led us to about ½ dozen spots where we saw (otherwise have probably missed), and learned about clams and some fish and coral species.
• Note: On our free day we enjoyed a morning on the boardwalk area, and the afternoon was awesome too, as one of us went to the Botanical Gardens and Tanks Art Exhibit, and the other one went white water rafting.
• We wished that we would have spent a third day in Cairns to spent another outer Great Barrier Reef snorkeling.

Sydney
• Sydney Opera House 1 hour tour was very informative, and at the end we bought tickets for a night performance which was worthy.
• Morning Panoramic Sydney Sights tour (informative 3 hours drive around the city and to Bondi Beach)
• Afternoon ferry ride that took us to the Taronga Zoo – excellent with a wide variety of local birds, koalas kangaroos, dingo dogs and many more interesting/exotic animals.
• Full Day Blue Mountains Deluxe Day – we first stopped at a farm for about 1.5 hrs to pet a koala, watch many kangaroos, wallabies and emus, and then we arrived at the National Park where we enjoyed the views at different stop points, a 2 mile hike, and its garden.
• Note: We had free time in Sydney to walk on the bridge across the Harbour, go for the Saturday Night fireworks on Darling Harbour, do a little shopping, and eating at various restaurants of choice. We wished that we had a free full day to visit museums and gardens around Sydney.

Transportation from/to all airports: Very satisfied
Transportation was consistently excellent: On time, top notch and vehicles, and the drivers were friendly and respectful.

Hotels: Very satisfied.
Mantra on Russell, Melbourne: Good option because location of hotel was convenient, e.g., close to free light rail, to lots of stores and good restaurants in the predominately chinese area. The room appeared to have been recently remodeled, it was well appointed, super clean and with all desired ammenities (including a kitchenette). I enjoyed the swimming pool too. Good service. 

Desert Garden Hotel, Uluru: Great option
It was super close to the "town square" of the hotel, there is a small but well appointed grocery store, free laundry facilities (dryer/washer), many stores and restaurants (very good food), and opportunity for various presentations and for walking around hotel between tours to the National Parks. All tour companies covering the area have representatives in an office in the "town square", so if necessary, we could ask detailed questions about tours in our itinerary. Good service. 

Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside: Very satisfied with this hotel
Very good location with access to boardwalk and restaurants. Pretty lobby, gardens and restaurants and the large room was clean. Breakfast was good too. Good service.

Mantra, Sydney: Excellent a 6 out of 5 if possible to rate it that way.
Location is to die for, with the light rail station being in front of the hotel. Hotel is surrounded by malls, stores, grocery stores, many restaurants and within walking distance of key tourist locations as you described in our itinerary. The hotel was very clean, the suites are very well appointed, and it was great to have a washer/dryer in our suite. Very good service with friendly and helpful personnel. On two out of the three mornings during our stay in the hotel, we had to leave prior to their small restaurant being opened for breakfast at 7:00 AM; the chef prepared us to go breakfast boxes with delicious/good content on the first day with less than 30 minutes of my request when he had just arrived, and appeared to have a semi-ready to go box on the second day, as he handed them to us at his official start time of 6:30 AM.

My wife and I just completed a 3 week trip throughout Spain. Dalia curated a fantastic experience for us, which
started in the planning phase. She took great care to understand what our interests and favorite types of activities were. She drafted an itinerary. Through our many conversations she continued to refine it until it was perfect.
We traveled to Madrid, Toledo, Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Mallorca, and Barcelona. The transportation that Dalia arranged was flawless. From private drivers, to trains, car rental and inter-country flights, everything was coordinated and timed perfectly. Dalia was available throughout the trip on What's Ap to help with any questions, restaurant recommendations, etc. We had private guides throughout. They were uniformly excellent and had a great depth of knowledge about the sites that we visited. Some of the highlights included the Prado Museum, the Montilla olive oil & wine region day trip, the Sevilla Tapas & Flamenco Evening Tour, the Iberian Ham experience in Aracena Natural Park, the island of Mallorca, a Market Tour + Cooking Class in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona, and a walking city tour of Gaudi's masterpiece, the Sagrada Famila.
We requested small boutique hotels rather than the large commercial ones. We particularly enjoyed the Hotel Casa Del Poeta in Sevilla and the Cap Rocat in Mallorca.

We have travel throughout the world. This was one of our best trips ever. Thanks Dalia. Thanks Just Explore.

I have nothing but great things to say about Guatemala! Eduardo made the itinerary to fit my needs and interests, and even adjusted it as needed! Luis, my tour guide all week, made my experience one to remember as a solo traveler. He was passionate about his home but also so open to welcoming me to it. I didn’t have nearly enough time to see as much of this beautiful place as I wanted, but I definitely believe Lake Atitlan is a MUST SEE in Guatemala. I hope to be back to see the northern regions!

Herve planned an amazing trip for us in Patagonia. He did not miss a detail and checked on us throughout our trip. Everything was perfect! We will use kimkim again!

Activity Reviews

Nativo Experience: 4x4 tour to the footsteps of indigenous people

El Calafate

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Pioneros Experience: Estancia Visit & Perito Moreno Glacier

El Calafate

This was our collective favorite tour of the 10 day trip. I highly recommend!

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Food

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All of our guides were very knowledgeable and personable and really helped us get a much deeper understanding of the history and culture of Turkey. We had a lot of places we wanted to see in a short time (Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Cappadocia), but Berat and the team made it all run so smoothly (which was not easy because we took a lot of domestic flights) and helped take off a lot of the stress. All the places we saw were amazing, but we were blown away by Cappadocia! It was truly incredible to see the churches/monasteries and the underground city. And we were really lucky the weather held out so we could go on the hot air balloon ride. We enjoyed our hotel in Sirince the most (Nisanyan House) because it felt the most like a home and the setting in the mountains was so quiet and peaceful. The homemade breakfast was such a treat too! We are grateful Berat recommended this place! We would not recommend the hotel where we stayed at Hierapolis - one of us got bitten by a lot of bugs in the bed. Overall however, we were very pleased with our boutique hotel accommodations throughout the trip because they added a special touch to our trip. Turkey should definitely be on your bucket list, and we recommend experiencing it through Kimkim!

Hotel Reviews

Nisanyan Houses

Selçuk

Authenticity & Character

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Gül Konaklari Sinasos (Rose Mansions Sinasos)

Nevsehir

Authenticity & Character

Location

I think next time we would have stayed in one of the slightly bigger towns nearby

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Pam Thermal Hotel

Pamukkale/Denizli

Authenticity & Character

Full of lots of other tourists

Location

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

One of us got bit by bugs

Ansen Suites

Istanbul

Authenticity & Character

Location

Only thing is it was pretty loud into the night on a saturday night because it seems like a party district

Staff

Served us tea while we waited for our room

Cleanliness & Comfort

Recital Hotel

Istanbul

Authenticity & Character

Location

Could walk to the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar!

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Activity Reviews

Avanos: Discover the Centuries-Old Ceramic Tradition

Cappadocia

We really enjoyed our lunch in a little hut over the river in the Love Valley! Beautiful place for a quiet stroll too. Might skip the Ceramic Tradition as everything they were selling was beautiful but too expensive.

Explore the Ancient City of Ephesus

Turkey

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide here was really funny and also really knowledgeable!

Visiting Göreme Open Air Museum (UNESCO World Heritage)

Cappadocia

Sightseeing Around Uçhisar and Discovering the Cappadocian Valleys

Cappadocia

Hot Air Balloon Tour at Sunrise

Cappadocia

There are two groups of hot air balloons that go up and I would try to ask for the earlier one if possible so you can actually see the sunrise from the balloon! We went up a bit later so we missed the sunrise by a bit.

Kaymaklı Underground City + Light Hiking at Ihlara Valley + Selime Monastery

Cappadocia

Visit to Ephesus Archaeological Museum + House of Virgin Mary

Turkey

Pamukkale and Hierapolis

Pamukkale

Discover Byzantine + Ottoman Istanbul

İstanbul

Eminönü Heritage Tour: Explore the Historical Bazaars and Ottoman Architectural Sites of Istanbul

İstanbul

Public Boat Tour on the Bosphorus

İstanbul

Whirling Dervish Ceremony at Saruhan Caravansarai

Turkey

Incredible setting! Interesting opportunity to understand more about this religious tradition, though some travelers might find the performance a bit long.

Great trip. Thanks to Amandine for adjusting our plans at the last minute. Debt of gratitude for your help. Thanks.

In planning for our trip (interrupted by covid) the Spaintop consultants (Sylvia and the Joël) helped us to put together a most memorable experience in Spain and Portugal.
Our journey started with a train to Léon where the hotel was in the main square. Two great days during the Easter festivals. Then onto Santander via Picos de Europa which was amazing. Our guide Alejandra and driver Jorge were friendly and knowledgeable. We also had Mercedes take us on a foot and wine trip - the winery was definitely a highlight.
On to San Sebastián, via Balboa and the Guggenheim, again a very nice hotel and our San Sebastián guide, Amaya, took us on a memorable Tapas journey.
Barcelona was next `after a short flight. We were picked up at the airport by another very nice driver. The hotel staff were very friendly and were quite happy to look after our bags - we had arrived to early. A small group tour of Barcelona which included a quick entry into the Sagrada Familia.
The visit to Cordoba was also interesting including a tour of the Mesquita with a knowledgeable guide who firstly showed us some of the historical parts of the town.
Sevilla by train, again a very nice hotel. Our guide, Juan, new his stuff as he showed us around the historical parts and recommended our lunchtime restaurant.
The next part was a tour of the white villages to Ronda by our guide Alfredo - a really great guide - who explained about the villages.
Alfredo also was our guide a day later for the Caminito Del Rey - a truly fantastic walk. Again his knowledge and insights were really good.
Granada was our next stop and again a very knowledgeable guide for the Alhambra.
Malaga was next - great hotel and used the hop on hop off bus to get a good overview.
In Lisbon our guide was Cristina who showed us around the historical centre and into the Aflame district. She also made sure that we had a table at a little restaurant for lunch.
We also stayed in the Douro Valley where the hotel was idyllic.
In Porto we met Joana who took us on a lovely tour (in the rain!) to finish in a wonderful little restaurant.

Overall the efforts of SpainTop have been excellent.
We had a wonderful journey that went without hitches.
I would certainly recommend them and personally would use them again.

We had planned our trip before the COVID -19 happened. We were one week from our departure when the lockdowns were announced globally. Fast forward three years,we finally managed to visit the beautiful Argentina. The team during these three years was extremely cooperative.
Special call out to our local specialist,Emilce. She accomodated us at a very short notice. Her suggestions were excellent and the selection of the hotels was super. Everything was meticulously planned and we take back the most amazing memories from the trip with us.
Many many thanks to the entire team for doing such a great job.

Miryam,Romina,Fernando, RodriguezJr.,Franko(it's a crime to be vegetarian in Argentina) we found plenty of options though. I am forgetting some names here though I would like to thank everyone who helped us make this trip,it was booked pre pandemic and we took it in 2023! Our initial coordinator Virginia and our next one Emi very very helpful. Liked the choice of hotels. Ushuia tops the list!! What views from the view top.

Hotel Reviews

Alto Andino Hotel

Ushuaia

Lovely receptionist and warm rooms

Authenticity & Character

The reception really is warm and friendly The heating in the rooms is topclass

Location

The view top is amazing

Staff

They were in love with their jobs

Cleanliness & Comfort

Heating was amazing

Hotel Lunajuim

El Chalten

Lovely location

Authenticity & Character

It is an older hotel with slightly frayed edges which is maintained and doesn't try to hide that it is an older property

Location

Its a small town ,hotel is right in the middle of it

Staff

They lent wme their walking sticks! The ones I rented were slightly difficult

Cleanliness & Comfort

It is an older hotel with older amenities

Hotel Sierra Nevada

El Calafate

Authenticity & Character

Location

Centrally located, what we had asked for

Staff

Cleanliness & Comfort

Again very friendly

Hotel Loi Suites Esmeralda

Buenos Aires

Very centrally located oall the downtown buzz,also an older property,with it's quirks. Plus weekends are party time,so not suitable for people looking for peace and quite. It met our needs everything we needed was a walkable distance

Authenticity & Character

Residential area with restaurants outside

Staff

Marit the lady at reception was very aware of the work and was a solution finder

Cleanliness & Comfort

As mentioned it is an older property, very clean

Hotel Merit Iguazú

Puerto Iguazú, Misiones

Lovely hotel in the old part of town, very clean and lively decor.

Authenticity & Character

It was nice without being themed to the destination

Location

We wanted to be nit so far and things at walkable distances

Staff

I forgot to pack my umbrella, the hotel manager lent his personal one! Also we arrived before check in time they accommodated us.

Cleanliness & Comfort

They cleaned all the time because I guess of the weather and the amount of rain

Activity Reviews

Tierra del Fuego National Park (Half day visit) 🌲🌿

Ushuaia

The first views took my breathe away! It really is like walking into something sacred.

Quality of Experience

As I said it's a special space, you have to experience it yourself to feel how the place speaks to you.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The drivers were very good,the guides knowledgeable,barring the penguin hiccup.

Transport

Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion 🗻

El Calafate

It's a lively expedition. I felt like an explorer.

Quality of Experience

A healthy glacier. Need I say more

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Neighborhoods Tour

Buenos Aires

A lady on our toye got her phone stolen, nit only did she chase the their down with the help of locals, the tur guide, stayed with her for the process and arranged a substitute guide.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Niko was very helpful to the lady whose phone got stolen, Rominafinished the tour for us who didn't muss a beat.

Transport

The driver was very good and tried informing us of all the happening with the police and lady along Niko. Very sweetly in Spanish .

San Antonio de Areco & Estancia el Ombu

Buenos Aires

Just do it for the horses!!!They are beautifully kept and pampered to death I think. Such well behaved ones too. Oh! I can go on. I am a city dweller,chances like these don't come very often in my neck of woods. The last show with Brian and his horse,their bond is to be seen to be believed.

Quality of Experience

It is a working ranch, though these days tour like ours must bring revenue too, it really felt like a open air very posh picnic with lively gaucho music,singing and dance

Food

We are vegetarians! They knew it be f ore hand and the food prepared accordingly, while not a 10 course meals feasted by meat eaters, it was well thought out.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

I mean the singers and the couple with their adorable boy, God bless the family. The little one was singing and dancing too.

Transport

Well managed and executed

Argentinean Falls - Full day

Puerto Iguazú

This was an outstanding tour

Quality of Experience

I mean it's a natural phenomenon

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Rodriguez Jr was very knowledgeable and knted out things of interest to lay person like me which encouraged me to ask more questions

Transport

Lovely drivers accommodative of requests