Kimkim Trip Reviews for Slovenia

Nikola, our local specialist, was the very best! We did a self-drive 2 week tour around Slovenia, Istria and Trieste. Flawless execution in planning the trip, an amazing App to follow during the trip of directions, sites, hotel and restaurant reservations, etc, with outstanding daily follow through to ensure that each day's activities and reservations were correctly handled and in place. Nikola was always pleasant every step of the way. We would recommend him without question for trip planning in Slovenia and Croatia and Trieste! Thanks for a memorable holiday!!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Heritage

Ljubljana

Great location. Very friendly staff. outstanding breakfast. A historic hotel in the center of town. Only feedback from us: the room was a bit small and cramped, including bathroom

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Hotel Plesnik

Solčava

What a view of the Julian Alps and the Logar Valley from our room! Room was spacious and lovely. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Our dinner there as more "traditional' and 'fussy' in Slovenian cuisine. Though tasty, we do prefer more modern cuisine. That is a personal preference.

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Penzion Berc

Bled

Lovely large room and bathroom. Walking distance within minutes to Lake Bled and its surroundings. Had a nice 'Alpine' charm to it. The restaurant which we dined in once was delicious -- all very well prepared. Great and varied breakfast too. Very pleasant staff at reception, in restaurant and the owners.

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Hotel Dobra Vila

Bovec

A beautiful boutique hotel in a beautiful setting surrounded by mountains. The room was lovely with views from all windows. We were disappointed in the bathroom. It contained a claw foot tub with a hand held shower, but did not contain either stand up in the tub for showering or a stand alone shower. As tall people who are used to showers, this was a disappointment. Their breakfast was amazing in how it was beautifully displayed and the quality and the choices. Staff were lovely!

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The nicest place in Bovic, in our opinion!

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The Melegran

Rovinj

The best location in the Old Town on a quiet street. Very atmospheric to be in old quarters with its rooms in several separate entrances around the reception. Staff were wonderful. A bit difficult to find the distant parking area, but the staff were outstanding in picking us up with electric cart to take us into the Old Town and to the hotel (one cannot drive into the Old Town), as well as o n departure taking us with luggage back to car. Our first room had issues in that the hotel key to turn on lights resulted in dimming out to nothing after a few minutes! While this could not be repaired, there was a similar room next door that we were able to move into and that worked well. Room was charming and adequate size (not spacious); the bathroom was a bit small for two adults.

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Activity Reviews

Visit Lipica Stud Farm

Slovenia

Who knew this existed in Slovenia?!?!? We were certainly aware of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna from past European trips. Very interesting tour! We appreciated the private tour as we saw lots of group tours while were there that appeared to be crowded. Our guide was very informative. She told us about the show and offered us the opportunity to attend it for an additional 7 euro per person (above what had been paid for the private tour) We were lucky enough to have our tour on a Friday afternoon, right before the horse show which is only offered then (or perhaps at one other time in the week?). This was most enjoyable!!!

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Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Slovenia

Our guide (?Ekelena? -- pardon the spelling!!) was terrific -- knowledgeable, nice, informative and did cover all the highlights in the given time. We would certainly recommend her for others!

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Ljubliana is a wonderful strolling town

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Discover Bled Town and Enjoy Pletna Boat Ride

Bled

Our guide (also ?Ekelena? by name!! -- excuse the spelling!) was terrific. Very knowledgeable and taught us a lot about the history of Slovenia, Croatia and the former Yugoslavia (and of Tito). Not sure there is much in Bled itself for a guide to expound upon (unlike eg Ljublijana or Trieste) , but she filled the time with teaching us about other things. The Pletna boat ride is a bit touristy but the only way to get to the very interesting island and church. We enjoyed sitting down there in cafe and having coffee and traditonal cake with her.

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Private Walking Tour of Trieste

Trieste

Demian (?spelling) was an outstanding guide. We learned so much about the history of Trieste and Istria in a well balance way of understanding its complex history. He spent a bit more time than the allotted time to show us as much as possible. Friendly, intelligent and with good humor, Demian (as a Slovenian with a personal history for Istria and Trieste going back to his grandparents, etc) made this beautiful city come to life for us . This was our favorite tour of the entire trip for sure!

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Although we were not originally planning to have a private guide, my husband and I decided to take a chance with Tarun and we were not disappointed. Tarun created a personalized itinerary prior to our arrival based on our interests, but was also flexible to make changes based on things that came up or that we decided that we wanted to see once we got there. He balanced our schedule with the primary tourist attraction but also afforded enough time and flexibility for us to explore at our own leisure. He went the extra mile to seek out experiences off the beaten path that only a local know. He was very friendly and personable and we often felt like we were travelling with an extra friend rather than a host. If you are looking for a turnkey experience, we definitely recommend Tarun and Holiday Adventure Tours for a personalized experience, no matter how long you plan to visit Slovenia, and we will be in touch with him when we book a trip to India in the future.

I can not gush enough about what a wonderful trip you had planned for us. Slovenia was a sheer delight. All the transfers were perfect. Our drivers Milan and Lukas were wonderful. Maya's team including guide Alenka in Lake Bled and Llubjiana was like touring with an old friend. The hot air balloon ride with Grigor was magical and the highlight of the trip. There was the right balance of activities (Gorge, Caves, Alps) and leisure time in the destinations. Milan even added in a stop at the National Ski Jump area in the Alp region which was a special treat to see folks practicing without any snow! Not only will I be singing the praises of Slovenia, but I will be sure to use KimKim for other trips in the future. Nikola made it all happen and kept in touch regularly to make sure all was well. He was terrific.

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Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Slovenia

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Discover Bled Town and Enjoy Pletna Boat Ride

Bled

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Hot Air Balloon Flight Over the Bled Lake

Slovenia

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Truffle Lunch with Presentation at Local Family Estate

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We had three guides, and all were excellent! Jasmina, Miha, and Klemen were the best. Highly recommended. Nika, our trip designer was also excellent, but perhaps a bit optimistic about how much territory could be covered in one day.

Going on a solo trip to Slovenia, I was unsure on how to plan it by myself which led me to Kimkim. The planning phase with Nikola went very well and he was attentive to my requests on my likes & what I really wanted to experience. On arrival, he ensured everything was sent over to me with detailed day-by-day plan. Since this was a self-drive trip, he also included the best route to take during the drives. I honestly did not expect this level of detail and care which only made my experience better. All the hotels, activities and visits were aware of my diet restrictions.

Nikola, thank you for making this trip one that I would not forget and for being attentive and always available.

Hotel Reviews

Urban Hotel Ljubljana Center

Ljubljana

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Centrally located.

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ECO Boutique Hotel AMS Beagle

Spodnje Gorje

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Close proximity of Bled and a walking distance to Vintgar Gorge

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Very attentive

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Hotel Soča

Bovec

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Residence Rovinj&

Rovinj

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Hotel Degenija

Rakovica

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Activity Reviews

Private Walking Tour of Ljubljana

Slovenia

A great way to start the trip, the guide was very helpful.

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Hot Air Balloon Flight Over the Bled Lake

Slovenia

This was the highlight of my trip. Although I was reluctant to be in a hot air balloon, but it was so surreal.

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Zipline Adventure Over the Soča Valley

Slovenia

One of the best locations to do a zipline

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Truffle Lunch with Presentation at Local Family Estate

Slovenia

A very friendly family with a long history in truffle hunting. The hosts were very welcoming and you can feel their excitement in sharing their history and truffle story

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Our entire trip was truly wonderful. We loved the specialized and personal touch of our local Slovenia guide.

Tarun did an excellent job organising our transfers around Slovenia. Where he was not able to make it, he ensured that someone he trusted was there at the appointed time and knew exactly what they had to do. Tarun and the other people we met through Tarun were all very knowledgeable about Slovenia and, the places he booked for us, were amazing including Lepa Vida wines, our Soca River rafting experience and Broken Bones Distillery. He ensured we were at the appropriate places by the required time to make each of the tours and took us to some lovely out of the way places that as a tourist we would not have seen. He was an easy person to be around and had a great sense of fun and humour.

Tarun also ensured we got to do the things that I had found before engaging him and wanted to do like a day yacht trip from Izola south along the Slovenian coast to Croatia and back again on board, "Alice in Waterland". Damjan and Fredrica were the perfect hosts and couldn't do enough for us and our fussy group of eaters. I had also booked our accommodation all of which turned out to be fantastic.

I think the best thing about working with Tarun is he would have been happy to organise the whole trip for us or to work with me and fit in additional things around what I'd organised or wanted to do. He was very flexible.

Everyone we met in Slovenia were amazing. Kind, engaging and generous. The food in Slovenia is incredible. Beautiful fresh produce cooked to perfection. The water is very clean and the environment pristine. There are a number of fabulous walks, lakes and other adventures. I really thoroughly enjoyed our time in Slovenia and would go back again in a heartbeat and ask Tarun to help me organise the trip again.

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Small family wine yard tour ? :)

Slovenia

Lepa Vida Boutique Winery. We loved our trip to this small winery. In addition to the wine tasting they created some amazing food to have with it and said, if they had of known in advance, they could have also catered to any allergies or intolerances. We tried each of their wines and loved them all. Walked away with 6 bottles of wine none of which made it home - they were too good. The winery owner was amazing, fantastic knowledge of wine, the winery's history and the local area. Couldn't recommend this winery too highly

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The quality of the wine, food and the owner's generosity in ensuring it is the best experience possible for you

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We had our travel specialist collect us from Venice and drop us at the winery on time

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The car was clean, comfortable and appropriate for the number in our group

Visiting Izola and Strunjan

Koper

We did a tour down the Slovenia coast past Piran and onto Croatia on "Alice in Waterland" a beautiful 51 foot yacht. The yacht owners, Damjan and Fredrica made sure our day was perfect with breakfast and coffee when we boarded the yacht and a swim stop in a sheltered cove just north of Piran followed by an amazing lunch, beautiful wines and gins. They made sure that the trip was perfect in every way.

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It was the best experience with two wonderful humans

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We walked to the yacht

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The yacht was in immaculate condition

We had a wonderful trip. Petra designed a terrific itinerary; modified it with our feedback. It was a great combination of ideas from her, and spur of the moment decisions we made on the trip. Slovenia is a marvelous country. We loved our experience.

My husband did most of the planning with Petra but she helped me immediately when I contacted her after our stay in Bled when I left my silk pillowcase there. She arranged for it to meet up with me at the end of our trip! The tour guide Jasmina who led our food tour of Ljubliana was terrific - friendly and knowledgeable. I would say that the only things I think would have been useful were to know in advance how things work in Piran with the car and not to drive through the castle in Goriska Brda! We were clueless at first about getting to our hotel but one call to Hotel Piran and we understood what to do. In GB, the signage didn't really indicate that one shouldn't drive through the castle and that you park on top and walk from there. Luckily, we made it through without scraping any walls (of the car or castle!). Lastly, we didn't realize that Roundabout was the name of our tour services once in the country rather than kimkim but obviously, that became clear right away. Luka at Hotel Cubo was amazing. He was so friendly and warm and even loaned us the hotel's laminated map of Slovenia to return at the end of our trip. The whole experience was fabulous and we highly recommend your services!

We were very impressed with KimKim. They did everything as promised and did it quickly and efficiently.
Our account manager Nikola was detail oriented, professional and extremely pleasant to work with. We would recommend KImKim to our friends and family and very much use them again.

Domen and Slotrips put together a great itinerary and experience in lovely Slovenia. He customized a blend of hiking, biking, and rafting around my interests with many additional side options depending on time/desire. When the weather was rough the last part of my trip, Domen worked with local companies to rearrange times for trips. The GPS provided for hiking and biking was superior! Highly needed for some trails in the national park where trail marking can be confusing. Excellent accommodation selection and very good restraunt suggestions. Would strongly endorse letting Domen and Slotrips organize your next trip to Slovenia.

Overall, we were satisfied with our trip. There were a couple of small glitches but that can be expected during a 2 week holiday.

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Full day in northern Istria

Slovenia

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Rovinj & around

Rovinj

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Miha organized a fantastic trip for my wife and my honeymoon in Slovenia. He was super flexible in accommodating our interests of outdoors activities (hiking, biking, rafting) with high quality dining options and boutique hotels, allowing us to pack a ton into our 10-day trip without feeling overwhelmed nor rushed. We also felt like we were able to get a good sense of the different regional characteristics of each place we visited due to the way Miha put our trip together.

Miha quickly responded to our requests/questions and crafted a trip that let us have flexibility on the day, without having to worry about any of the small stuff (car rentals, hotel reservations, even where to park).

We could give a full list of our highlights but that would be too long; however, we must give a high recommendation to Soča Splash rafting in Bovec, Winestronaut wine tours in the Vipava Valley, and Majerija for dinner.

Hoping to visit Slovenia again!
Dave & Nicole

Best trip I’ve ever been on! It was exceptionally organized and provided great variety in the activities and regions of exploration. I loved all of the overnight accommodations and the meals that were included were excellent.

Overall, well organized and very flexible in terms of booking options. Antonia provided excellent recommendations and was able to make last minute changes if they came up. Very happy with this service.

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Soča

Bovec

Loved this hotel. Rooms are are very spacious, uptodate and comfy beds. Pool is awesome. Location is great. Walkable to shops/restaurants. Lots of outdoors activities in the area.

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House Klasika

Bled

I would rate this hotel a 3.5/5. Everything is clean, and tidy. Beds not the best. Washroom had a weird smell. But overall nice hotel. Highlight was the breakfast.

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Kempinski Palace Portoroz

Piran

Excellent hotel in a great location. Breakfast is amazing. Directly across from beach. Lots to do. Highly recommend.

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Hotel Cubo

Ljubljana

Not bad, but not amazing. Rooms are nice, but AC was not working the best when there. Beds were a bit soft for my liking. Breakfast was a 4/5.

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Activity Reviews

Ljubljana City Tour with E-bikes

Ljubljana

A bit underwhelming. I think it was due to a bad guide. Nothing personal but he just didn't seem to know the details/history of this city, wasn't what you would normally expect.

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Hike to Debela Peč Mountain

Slovenia

Nice hike. Not all that challenging, but great views. Our guide was great. My personal opinion is that this hike is totally doable even without guide. Location not hard to find. Hike well marked.

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Hot Air Balloon Flight Over the Bled Lake

Slovenia

Great experience. Gregor and his team are very detailed and true professionals. Excellent views.

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Explore Škocjan Caves

Slovenia

Amazing once in a lifetime experience.

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Food & Culture Tour of Piran

Piran

Interesting city with lots of history. It's worth doing the tour.

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We are a family of five - children aged 19,17,15. Domen did an excellent job planning the trip for us and taking into consideration our preferences. Communication was very smooth. First a telephone conversation, followed by a few iterations by mail. He was quite flexible and happy to adjust according to our feedback. Trip turned out to be well thought out, with the right mix of activities and places to stay. Having the entire trip and the hike maps available in apps is great and very convenient. Although there were some complicated logistics involved (transfer of luggage, mixed trips hiking + biking etc.), everything worked out 100% (e.g., pick up at 8:40 to drive to rafting = pick up at 8:40 on the mark). We have done several trips like this across the world. The service provided by Domen I would rate among the highest if not the highest. Many thanks to Domen and Slotrips.

We had a terrific 9-day driving tour through Western Slovenia, focusing on beautiful Triglav National Park. Domen Strle, our virtual tour guide and travel agent, chose excellent places for us to stay and activities including hiking, fly-fishing and touring. Without his intimate knowledge of the area and his responsiveness to our questions, we would have had a difficult time planning such a trip (our first to Slovenia). He quickly accommodated last-minute changes to our schedule (e.g., an unplanned but very worthwhile stop in Lubljana; changing the day of our fishing trip), and provided feedback on activities we discovered en route. Altogether, the trip was planned just enough to avoid the stress of finding places to stay and eat, but with enough flexibility to allow spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment activities. The ability to switch digitally from places on the overall trip plan to Google maps driving instructions made navigation easy and painless. It made for a very diverse and fascinating trip, which we enjoyed immensely.

Our experience in Slovenia was magical. Nika understood what type of travelers we were and catered the entire experience to our specific interests perfectly. The variety of landscape, culture, and activities we were able to do and experience each day was incredible. Every day was a new adventure and thanks to Nika's expert scheduling, we never felt rushed. We had ample time to take in every experience and not simply check it off the list. I only wish we could have stayed longer. In short, 5/5!

Nika was wonderful, she listened to our feedback on the trip and adjusted perfectly. She was also available during our trip when rescheduling and timing changes needed to be made. We had such a fantastic honeymoon and would def use Kim Kim again depending on the country. One thing that would have been nice was to know of the local holidays beforehand so we could planned accordingly. There were several Slovenian holidays (where lots of attractions were closed) during our trip and a wine festival in Gredic that would have been fun to include if we had planned accordingly.

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Hotel Majer'ca

Bohinjsko jezero

Hands down our fav from our stay! It was cozy and the restaurant was absolutely superb! We ate there twice it was so great!

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Ljubljana Food Walking Tour (shared tour)

Ljubljana

Jashmin was a highlight of our trip! We are so glad that we took this tour at the start of our vacation. She was so kind, full of local info, and planned a well curated journey through Ljubljana.

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Had a wonderful time in Slovenia's spectacular autumnal colours! A great way to get back into adventure travelling after having been unable to for so long. Local specialists Tomaz and Jala were both excellent in helping piecing together an excellent itinerary which included the places I wanted to see (Lake Bled, the Julian Alps etc) and the activities I wanted experience including hiking, paragliding and whitewater rafting. The Seven Lakes trek through the Julian Alps was both challenging and spectacular, just the way I like it to be. Highlight of the trek for me was Lake Krn, coloured green by the minerals and surrounded by the reddish brown autumnal leaves. Jala did a brilliant job helping me find my hostel by phone when returning to Bled after finishing the trek. All local guides were brilliant in helping me find my way around as well as assisting with the local covid protocols. Paragliding above Lake Bohijn's reflections was amazing while lake Bled, the Jewel in Slovenia's Crown, was so relaxing, especially while enjoying the delicious Bled cakes! Finally, the capital, Ljubljana was very pleasant, especially when colourfully lit up at night. From Ljubljana, I had enough to time explore how spectacular Slovenia is underneath with a day trip to Postojna Cave. My first ever KimKim trip was both and exciting and relaxing experience, so well done during very difficult times in which to travel with the pandemic. Hoping for some more such memorable experiences in 2022.