Kimkim Trip Reviews

We are so happy we used Kim Kim in partnership with Responsible Travel to plan our school’s excursion to Ecuador. It was a pleasure working with Tammer, who oversaw our entire trip and whose attention to detail goes unmatched by any other travel company. He made sure we always had exceptional lodging, punctual private transportation, delicious meals, and the friendliest tour guides to work with our students. By the end of the trip, it was like Tammer was a true part of our Forman family!

Our tour guide for the Galapagos Islands, Legendary Wilson, was fantastic and always went above and beyond to ensure we had the best experience while there. He taught us so much about the history of the islands and Charles Darwin, as he led us on snorkeling, hiking, and sightseeing adventures. We saw every form of wildlife we were promised!

Our tour guide in Quito, Sebastian, made Ecuadorian history and culture come alive for us as we explored the city on a walking tour, participated in an authentic cooking class, and visited el Mitad del Mundo. It is sometimes hard to keep high school students engaged, but Sebastian made it look easy with his easy nature and funny stories.

We HIGHLY recommend using Kim Kim & Responsible Travel for your next travel expedition. You will not be disappointed!

I had an amazing experience travelling through the Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia and to Atacama. Despite having an activity packed vacation, everything worked smoothly. I am very satisfied with the service provided by Emilce and all the partners at KimKim. I will definitely used them again.

We decided to tour Morocco prior to Covid. The trip was delayed but Kim Kim was great and honored our booking well after Covid ended. We are so glad we went. We had a wonderful experience. Abdullah and later Said were both great and getting the hotels setup and even during the trip Said was helping to make the trip even better! Also it was great to have Ayoub as our driver. Navigating Morocco is not easy and having Ayoub there to negotiate and help up throughout our trip was just excellent. He was very patient and informative. It terms of experience and sites, it was awesome. The Moroccan people are wonderful and kind. We learned so much about the culture and saw the most magnificent sites including the Atlas Mountains, the Sahara Desert, the red rocks, beautiful cities and so on. Look, Morocco needs to be on everyone's list and KimKim was fantastic to book with. We were not alone either. We ran into other travelers who used KimKim and they said the same thing.

Hotel Reviews

Lina Ryad & Spa

Chefchaouen

We loved this hotel and the food they cooked was the best we had in Morocco. From the hotel we walked to the lookout point and watched the most amazing sunset. Great location and very helpful.

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The location was safe and interesting.

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Riad Salam Fes

Fes

The hotel was old riad in the medina. Staying in a riad is not easy. The food was so-so, the noise outside the rooms was intrusive. The medina's are hard to get around in. We recommend staying in the modern section of Fes.

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Tiziri Luxury Camp

Merzouga

The trek to to the camp was awesome. The people were great. Camping in a tent is not our thing but actually this was pretty awesome. We totally enjoyed the experience.

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Hey, it was a great experience because it was authentic and eco-minded!

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You're in the desert. How awesome is that! Also it was far away from the other camps.

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The staff was great and we actually sat around a campfire and after singing, we just talked. Great added experience.

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Its a tent, but having said that, it was very comfortable and definitely recommend!

Hotel Xaluca Dades

Boumalne

This was a very comfortable resort and could have stayed and extra day.

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Very safe and great views!

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Kasbah Titrit

Ait Ben Haddou

This was was very nice resort and could have stayed here and extra day. Food was good and the staff was very nice. It was very comfortable overall.

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Very well located next to the green valley. It was very calming.

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Riad Pachavana

Marrakech

If riads in madina's is your thing, then go for it. This is a very busy hotel in a busy area of Marrakesh.

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We prefer the modern part of Marrakesh.

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Activity Review

Quick Tour of Casablanca with your Driver-guide

Morocco

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We had a amazing trip to Peru! Aspiring Adventures took the stress out of the trip. It was so reassuring to have our driver and guide waiting for us every day. Justino was the best guide - he anticipated our needs and adjusted as we needed to to ensure we had the best trip possible! Trip of a lifetime!!

Marion and William did an excellent job creating a fully custom Scottish vacation of my husband and myself. Each step of the process they were fantastic. They offered excellent recommendations and their responses were always prompt and professional. It took me a while to response sometimes and finalize our plans due to my heavy workload but they were always so kind and patient with me. When it came time for the trip, everything went very smoothly. There was a little hiccup with my train QR codes not scanning but I called the on call KimKim team and got in touch with a team member and got a easy solution. It was a minor issue that ended up being an easy fix and caused no stress or delay in our trip. The next morning Marion was on top of everything so that the issue wouldn’t happen again. Overall the trip was a success. My favorite part was the walking city tour of Edinburgh with Garret and my husbands favorite part was the Ross Clan museum in Tain with Jason. We are so pleased with KimKim and we will definitely be using their services for our next vacation. I highly recommend Marion, William and the KimKim team for creating a completely custom, unforgettable an amazing vacation. Thank you so much!

Our trip to Spain was a family trip of a lifetime thanks to KimKim! Yuri, our travel specialist was phenomenal. We found his knowledge to be invaluable in helping us design an itinerary tailored specifically for us. He listened to what we desired for our trip and suggested a myriad of activities for us to consider to choose from. We appreciated his insights, responsiveness and attention to detail. The pacing of our trip and private tours/guides were all exceptional. Even the chauffeurs KimKim vetted were delightfully engaging. Knowing our transportation, hotel accommodations, and tours were scheduled, allowed us to relax and enjoy immersing ourselves in the beauty of Spain, the culture and people.

Highlights: The private tour of the Prado Museum in Madrid with our art historian enlightened us to the great masters of Spanish and European art. Tapas tours introduced us to the delicious food and cultures of Spain sprinkled with personal anecdotes from guides who loved and embraced their country. Toledo, the old capital of Spain offered a rich history lesson merging 3 cultures and unforgettable marzipan sweets as well. In Barcelona after an informative Gaudi walk, our tour guide led us into the La Sagrada Familia, wisely allowing us to "take in the moment" without saying a word. The day trip up Costa Brava, the scenic stretch of Catalan coastline included a 5 mile hike at Tossa de Mar filled with stunning vistas and a storied past.

Yuri and his team at KimKim surpassed our expectations. We returned from our trip enriched and refreshed!
Thank you Yuri and KimKim!

With gratitude and our endorsement,
The Lowe Family

Great help putting our trip together. We had some requests like bird watching and cheese making and Maria set it all up. Everything was seamless, which meant more time to enjoy the trip.

Chhewang and CT were the best companions and guides you could ask for.

Beatriz was amazing!!! Great trip specialist

Had an amazing trip overall and loved our itinerary to Chile and Patagonia. Overall, the coordination between cities was great and the transfers were perfect. The kim kim platform was wonderful and I really liked this service. However, I would not recommend using the agency or Ana, as she dropped the ball as our travel planner. Specifically, we met virtually to discuss the details of our hike in Patagonia… her lack of knowledge and insight into the W trek led to us staying in a small 4 foot tent in rainy 30 degree cold weather located at the top of a mud hill instead of a warm room dorm that you could walk around in and has individual showers. Additionally there were other scheduling issues that led to us missing our hike briefing, which caused a bit of a mess for us. My expectation is that a travel agent helps you to navigate options, provide insight that you would otherwise not have, and ensure a smooth schedule throughout the trip. This was not the case. Again, the basics of the trip were great… but this is more of a “plug and chug” kind of agency.

We had a wonderful trip to Vietnam and Cambodia - all thanks to Dat and his team. We started planning the trip late and did not have enough time to research and manage everything by ourselves and that's why we started looking for Kimkim's service. And they have delivered!
Each moving part from the itinerary - from the cab pickup to the local tour guide to the accommodations and different recommendations were all to the point and as per expectations and we were able to relax and enjoy the trip. Not once were we stranded anywhere waiting for our ride or contact. We had excellent stays at all the hotels too.
When we had specific plans for a day, they helped us manage that as well.
Special mention to our guide in Da Nang, Mr. Tuan, who went above and beyond and came late evening to take my husband to the local hospital when he fell sick. Thank you, Tuan!
Dat, please accept our hearty thanks for helping us manage this trip in a short timeframe without much hitches. We will be using Kimkim's services again.

I used Kimkim for the first time for my 10-day trip to South Korea with three members of my family (spring 2023), and it couldn't have gone better! The planning went smoothly with Tom, and it showed as soon as we landed in South Korea. We had three very good tour guides that brought us to fascinating and tasty places and made visiting easy (our top places: the National Folk Museum, zip lining to Nami island, and Haedong Yonggungsa). We would like to especially mention our tour guide for Busan, Jade Kim. Jade made the short time in Busan memorable - he tuned in with us straight away, was knowledgeable and accommodating, had excellent driving skills and gave us great recommendations for our next step in Jeju Island (loved the gimbap and doughnut places). All in all, a trip of a lifetime!

Hotel Reviews

Best Louis Hamilton Hotel Haeundae

Busan

Clean room, friendly staff, choice of 3 menu for breakfast, centrally located

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Lotte City Hotel Jeju

Jeju

Great breakfast buffet on top floor, nice clean spacious room, friendly and helpful staff, great location and service overall!

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Activity Reviews

Half Day Busan City Tour with Gamcheon Culture Village

Busan

The temple of the sea and Gamcheon culture village were breathtaking and fascinating places to visi. However, we think that our tour guide Jade Kim made this day special for us. He shared stories with us about the places, brought us to good places to eat (that fit our style), and was very open minded. We could ask him about go stop card and got the cards in the market, we tried the original hotteok in Busan, and he his driving skills were spot on. He gave us great recommendations for Jeju island too that turned out amazing!

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See the comment above: knowledgable, accomodating, excellent driving skills, excellent English, open-minded, fun

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Go to Busan From Andong with Gyeongju Tour

South Korea

The historic center of Silla is a great must-see for anyone interested in the people of South Korea.

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Full Day Seoul City Tour with Gwangjang Market

Seoul

Perfect first day in Seoul.

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Kdrama Fan Tour

Seoul

I recognize that Petite France is where a lot of Kdramas were filmed; however, as europeans, this wasn't our favorite location (we came to South Korea to see South Korea). Nevertheless, zip lining to Nami island and Nami island was great! Loved the place!

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We, a family of 5 with three teenagers, really enjoyed our time in North Holland.
. First, Haarlem was a beautiful town to stay in— much nicer than staying in Amsterdam! Which was only 15 minutes by train!

Our absolute favorite activity was renting bikes and riding to the North Sea! My husband and I don’t normally ride bikes, but with the e-bike rental, it was a breeze! We felt like kids again! And since the Netherlands really was made for biking, there is no better place to revive that!
We also went in a good tour of Amsterdam- Marc was an interesting character and showed us some
Non typical areas of Amsterdam with some traditional Dutch food. Glad to have heard about Dutch history in regards to food influences—makes sense- and got to try Genever— the original gin! Our wonderful tour planner, Mieke, had the forethought of getting us tickets to the Vermeer exhibit at the Rijksmuseum. What a treat to see this! Sadly, Easter Sunday and good weather made crowds, and took away from some of the joy. We’ll be back to the museum when it’s less full. The Anne Frank house was good for our children to see, and is well put together.
We also went to the flower auction just south of Amsterdam. Unfortunately not much to see since the auctioning is now done online. Mostly your busses of elderly folks to fight through.
And we also went to Keukenhof to see the spring plantings. The garden is open for only 8 weeks, I believe, and the gardeners make sure it’s all eye candy for this eight weeks with their brilliant planting methods. Very full, but that’s expected if you’re only open for a brief time.
Mieke was super responsive to our wishes, as well as answering any last minute questions. We could not have asked for a better organizer! Thanks for
Making this trip a memorable one for our family! Again, the biking was the best— do it, and you won’t regret it!

We had a fantastic trip to Peru, a family of four with kids aged 10 and 13. Our trip went so smoothly, can't say enough in gratitude for the support we received from Johanna and her team. They efficiently helped us manage a passport mishap on day 2 of our trip! We truly enjoyed two weeks - dune bugging and sand surfing in the dessert, a trip to the Ballista islands with tons of wildlife, into the Amazon for three amazing days, followed by a week in the Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Manchu Pichu. We have travelled extensively and never had such amazing tour guides or such efficient use of our time away. Johanna was amazing when we needed to postpone making our decision about travel in Peru given the recent political instability and our home countries travel restrictions limiting our access to insurance and sense of safety. She allowed us to take extra time with our decision, we were so grateful we went ahead with our trip. Everyone we met along the way share how happy they are to have tourist back in their country, they shared their struggles with the impact of the Pandemic, followed by the impact on the tourist economy of the recent political unrest. For our entire journey we felt safe, secure, and thrilled to be travelling in such an interesting country, meeting so many locals who welcomed us with open arms. KimKim made the travel experience so easy, my kids tease me that I will keep advertising for this travel platform and look forward to using it in the future.

We had such a wonderful time in Bhutan. It would not have been possible without the help of Vishal (planner), Nim (guide) ang Ugyen (driver). A big THANK YOU to them. They taught us their culture, custom and the history of Bhutan. What a caring country.
Highly recommend Kimkim if you are planning a trip to Bhutan.
Thank you for a lifetime of memories.

Everything about this trip was incredible! Anna Marie did an amazing job planning this vacation. She listened to us and planned things of interest and was spot on to make all of our dreams come true to make it a vacation of a lifetime!

Thank you so much Silvia for everything! It was a trip of a lifetime!!

We had a spectacular trip in Vietnam. Dat, our planning specialist, meticulously planned every detail based on our desired itinerary...even down to anticipating an extended hotel stay due to our late flight plans. His responsiveness extended to being available for calls while we were in Vietnam. There wasn't a single hitch in transportation, and the tours scheduled were fantastic; each of the tour guides were personable, knowledgeable, and flexible.

Andrea was so very patient and accommodating with us from day one. In the end, we wound up with the perfect trip from the pick up at the airport in Rome to the drop off in Venice. The hotels, drivers and tour guides were all fantastic. Rome, Maria Paola took us around and showed us everything including the perfect gelato place. In Florence, Simonea was incredible and we learned so much from her. Alessandro, our driver to Pisa went out of his way to show us the most beautiful spot in Venice and even recommended a great place for dinner back near our hotel. In Venice, Enrico showed us all around Doge’s Palace and went as far as the jails. The trip was impressively perfectly planned and can’t wait to go on another.

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Hotel Fellini

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Hotel Roma

Florence

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Ca' Pozzo Inn

Venice

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Activity Reviews

Rome Private Guided Walk

Rome

Maria Paola was our guide who was just fantastic. She was with us for 3 days. You can tell she loves what she does

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Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel - private guide

Rome

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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel skip the line ticket

Rome

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Colosseum & Roman Forum skip the line ticket

Rome

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Colosseum and Roman Forum - Private guide

Rome

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Florence private guided walk including Accademia Gallery

Florence

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Pisa guided walk

Italy

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The Jewels of Venice (St. Mark & Doge Palace)

Venice

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This was an incredible, once in a life time trip. We took a 7 day Everest trek, with our last day being Ama Dablam base camp and then a helicopter ride over Everest basecamp. This enabled us to get a closer view of Everest. The views were amazing and the food was great. The trekking was difficult at times, but they did a good job balancing the level of difficulty. The places we stayed were definitely above average for the area.

I am 59 years old and in moderately good shape. I had no training for the trip and it was still very doable. We truly enjoyed our guides Chhewang and CT. They were accommodating and knowledgeable about the culture and area. They were with us from beginning to end.

The trip was easy to plan. We didn't know exactly where we wanted to go, but from our conversation, Chhweng was able to put a wonderful experience together. They did an amazing job of cultivating a personable experience. I would definitely do another trip without hesitation with them!