Peruvian Soul

Our trip with Kimkim to Peru was a dream come true. From Jorge who planned the trip specifically addressing our individual likes and personalities to Luis our incredible guide and our wonderful and careful drivers Jorge and Donato. We learned so much from Luis and had a fabulous time with many laughs with our new friend!! The logistics were smooth.

Our most fun and fondest memories were glamping above the Sacred Valley in Misminay - fun and beautiful and personal. If you consider this, do keep in mind its altitude, it’s very high.

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Glamping at Misminay Community

Sacred Valley

Fabulous at a high altitude. A highlight of our trip

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Home cooking!!

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Moray circular terraces and soft hike to Maras salt mines

Peru

Fascinating and beautiful at a good pace.

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Llama Walk in The Sacred Valley

Sacred Valley

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Great local guide, beautiful, and off the beaten track.

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very informative, kind, and personable

Jorge was very helpful pre-trip and set up the entire itinerary- the highlights of the trip was the Sky pod lodge up in the cliff

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SkyLodge

Urubamba

Was waiting for this adventure for last 15 years and did not disappoint. Awesome and amazing. Nicely challenging but not impossible

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Casa Andina Premium Cusco

Cusco

great location and great staff. Very clean and great bar....very clean rooms

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Casa Andina Premium Puno

Puno

Absolutely perfect location and amazing Ambience. Great staff and very clean

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Aranwa Pueblito Encantado del Colca

Arequipa

Clean, Helpful staff and amazing ambience

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Casa Andina Premium Arequipa

Arequipa

Clean, Helpful staff and amazing ambience

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The Colca Canyon 2/2: The Condor’s Cross View Point & Journey to Puno

Peru

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Colca Canyon: From Arequipa to the Colca Valley

Peru

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Walking City Tour in Arequipa

Arequipa

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Lots of good things to say about our specialist Jimena. She took great care of us.
Our guides were knowledgeable and gave us the history and information we needed as we toured Peru.
Special thanks to our guide Guido and driver Willy.
The sites, the hotels , the transportation were first class.
We learned a lot about Peru!!

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Tierra Viva Miraflores Centro

Miraflores

A nice hotel with all the amenities needed. Front desk was helpful and getting a taxi or uber here was no problem. Overall a good stay😁

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Close to the main walking area in the Miraflores district. Safe, lots of shops and restaurants and money exchange

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A nice three star hotel. Close to everything we needed

Los Portales Cusco

Cusco

Only stayed here overnight. Nice enough hotel. Breakfast was fine.

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Within three blocks of the main square

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Ava Valle Sagrado Spot

Urubamba

Stayed here during our trip to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Nice three star hotel. Comfortable, good breakfast.

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Cleaned every day. Great staff.

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Tierra Viva Cusco Saphi

Cusco

Nice three star hotel. Staff was friendly and the breakfast good. Clean rooms, king bed, hot shower, enough space for our luggage.

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A couple blocks from the plaza de Armas.

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Moray Terraces

Peru

A great outing with our guide Guido. Lots of history, great location. Loved the site. Everyone should come here.

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Full Day Machu Picchu Exploration

Peru

An amazing experience from beginning to end. Wilson our guide was great. Full of knowledge and passionate about the Incan history. We had a great time

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Soft hike from Yanahuara to Ollantaytambo

Sacred Valley

A walk through the Sacred Valley! Interesting plants and history as we walked. Guido our guide was knowledgeable and kept to a pace we could handle.

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Lunch at Chuncho Restaurant

Peru

We stopped here for lunch and our expectations were high after having marvelous meals on our previous tours. The waiter told us that we would be served the special of the day. It turned out to be a chicken quarter of breast and wing on the bone. It was not cooked through and impossible to get the meat off the bone. The potatoes tasted like flour and the vegetable was a pepper. A dish of beans and corn were also on the table to be shared but the skins on them were tough and hard to peel. All in all it was an unappealing meal and impossible to eat.

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Lunch at Ama

Peru

An amazing experience here. Great good, quality , variety and great service. Wonderful to hear the work AMA is doing.

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Cusco Walking City Tour

Cusco

A very interesting walk through Cusco city. Lots to see, a lot of history and our guide was terrific

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Jimena and team put together an amazing adventure in Peru for our family. We have used KimKim before and found it quite easy to use; this time was no different. We were able to give insight into some of the things our family enjoys and from there an itinerary was created which we refined to meet our families specific interests and requests. We even made some last minute adjustments that were graciously accommodated.
To add more detail, we are a family of 5 with two adult children and one younger child. We had asked to see Machu Picchu as well as the Amazon rainforest and Jimena delivered an amazing trip plan. Every detail seemed well planned. Each transfer (and there were many) was seamless and our guides brought us to the airport or train station and ensured we were all set. On the other end of each transport, someone was there to receive us. We always felt safe and taken care of. Our guides from Peruvian Soul were all lovely and informative. They made sure we were comfortable and all our needs were met. We also had a separate driver so the tour guide was able to focus just on sharing stories and information with us. The places we stayed were all beautiful and great for our family. People there were friendly and accommodating.
I could go on and on about all the details, but suffice it to say that this trip was packed with activities and internal travel to multiple different locations, which would have been extremely difficult for us to plan on our own. Kim Kim and Peruvian soul made sure all of these details were perfect.

Jorge was very helpful and responsive while planning our trip! Our guide, Julio, in Peru was very dedicated and knowledgeable, it was a pleasure spending time with him. In Bolivia, our guide Frans, and driver Ivan, were great! We really enjoyed both of them for our tours of La Paz and the Bolivian side of Titicaca. All of our guides, including the daytrip guides, were good.

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GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca Puno

Lago Titicaca, Puno

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Hotel de Sal Luna Salada

Uyuni

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Mitru Sur Hotel

La Paz

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Novotel Cusco

Cusco

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Casa del Sol

Machu Picchu

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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay

Urubamba

Very beautiful grounds, nice breakfast. Unfortunately we stayed only one night and left first thing in the morning

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Uyuni Salt Flat Adventure

Bolivia

The salt flats are very unique. I have mixed feelings about traveling so much just to see the area for one day, but it was a beautiful day and interesting scenery. There isn't much else to see or do in the area. The guides fixed us a nice lunch on the flats. We took the popular silly pictures. The hotel we stayed at, (The Salt hotel) was amazing. Unfortunately I was sick and didn't get to enjoy the hotel much.

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Sillustani tombs

Puno

Beautiful setting, and pretty drive to the tombs. Perfect stop to occupy us since we had time before our flight. The tombs are interesting

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Lake Titicaca 2/2: Sun Island, Copacabana & Puno

Bolivia

We really didn't have much time, just enough to arrive in Puno and spend the night there. Beautiful view from our hotel

Lake Titicaca 1/2: La Paz to Sun Island via Copacabana

Bolivia

It was all beautiful. Unfortunately we had to rush this excursion because of being stuck in Uyuni the day before

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City tour & Valley of the Moon

La Paz

We enjoyed seeing La Paz and the Valley of the Moon was beautiful. We really enjoyed the cable cars

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Free day in Cusco

Cusco

We really enjoyed having a leisurely morning and exploring the town on our own

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We found a small family-run restaurant in San Blas neighborhood where we had coca tea and amazing ceviche. Hiking up the steps in the San Blas area gave us an amazing view of the city

Machu Picchu Exploration

Aguas Calientes/ Machu Picchu

Of course Machu Picchu is an amazing place, which is why it is so popular. Despite the number of tourists there it didn't feel too crowded. The transport to and from was pretty well organized and ran smoothly.

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Pisac Archaeological Site & Village Tour

Peru

the archaelogical site was interesting, beautiful setting. The town of Pisac was in a beautiful area, I wish we could have spent more time in the town. I don't always love when we're taken to a particular store but hopefully it's for good reason.

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All the guides were very knowledgeable and amazing, especially Juan Carlos and Julio.

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Intiqa

Puno

Needs better cleaning, the floors both times were dusty and dirty.

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Acolpacha - Tambo Boutique

Arequipa

Nice views and breakfast

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Innside Lima Miraflores by Melia Hotels International

Miraflores

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Colca Lodge

Cercado, Yanque

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Casa Andina Premium Cusco

Cusco

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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay

Urubamba

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Loved the courtyard and restaurants

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Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

Puerto Maldonado

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Art and Local Cuisine in Bohemian Barranco

Lima

It was interesting but not amazing, the chocolate and coffee stop was the highlight

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Peru

Saw over 30 condors, amazing experience

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The Condor's Cross viewpoint

Colca Canyon

Probably my highlight seeing the condors

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Chimu Floating Island and Luquina Community Homestay

Peru

Enjoyed the experience of seeing a different lifestyle

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Morning activities at Luquina, lunch and drive back to Puno

Peru

Painting the bulls was a little boring, could have done without

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Peru

Too long of a drive, could have done without

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Cooking Class with Seledonia Mesa

Cusco

Great class and food

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Andean Sound Ceremony, Pachamanca & Pisac Site

Peru

Very spiritual and the outdoor cooking was amazing

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Soft hike from Pachar to Ollantaytambo

Peru

Enjoyed the walking and glad I was not in a car or van

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Machu Picchu Excursion: from Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco

Peru

The scenery and walking at the site was incredible

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Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica 2/3: Sandoval Lake & Canopy Walkway

Tambopata

Enjoyed the walk across the canopy

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Moray Terraces

Peru

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Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica 1/4: Arrive in Tambopata

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Our trip to Peru was fabulous! Jimena did a wonderful job of planning activities that would be appropriate for both myself (age 65) and my son (age 35). We were able to complete separate guided hikes at Machu Picchu and then enjoy one of the circuits together. She reworked our itinerary when our flight schedule changed, and her communication both before and during our trip was excellent.
Our guides through Peruvian Soul and other tour companies/freelancers were top-notch. Nancy, who introduced us to Lima, was such a sweetheart. She was very knowledgeable about Peru’s history, and her love of and pride in Peru was evident in her enthusiasm.. the lunch spot she took us to was so cute and cultural, and we appreciated her ordering the food for us. Delicious all around!
Danny was our second guide and was with us for several days/outings. He was also very knowledgeable and answered all of the many questions we had about Peruvian culture. He was very flexible within our routine, and made time one day to visit Seminario Ceramics which I requested on a whim. Danny always explained the plan for the coming day(s) so that we were aware of places and times. He has a great sense of humor and made our time not only interesting but also fun. Danny made an extra effort.(along with Eddy ) to return my jacket which I’d accidentally left in Eddy’s backpack at Machu Picchu. I didn’t specifically request the jacket back, just mention that I’d left it behind, and somehow between the two of them, the jacket was returned to me. This was above and beyond what was necessary and I am very grateful for their efforts and thoughtfulness.
Our Machu Picchu guides (Eddy snd Wilson) we’re also terrific. Eddy provided so many details I’d not known about Machu Picchu. He kept the pace comfortable and stopped when he felt like I needed a breather and/or a moment to rest. He was very patient and attentive to my questions and picture requests. Thank you, Eddy,for a great MP tour and for getting my jacket back to me!
Miguel was with us at Rainbow Mountain and was, as the others, an exemplary guide. He was willing to let us explore a bit on our own yet kept a watchful eye on us as we climbed higher..
He stopped on our way to give a ride to a native Peruvian woman carrying a pack - a lovely gesture.
Marco was our guide on the bus trip to Puno. He gave us great service and kept Andrew and me aware of what would occur at each stop, speaking personally to us in English as we were the only native English speakers on the tour.. We appreciated the extra effort. Marco made to help us understand what he was saying and to make us feel more comfortable.
Our final guide was Aldo, who led our group tour to Lake Titicaca. He again was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He kept us traveling at a doable pace and made us aware of the altitude changes that might affect us. He also provided valuable tips about interacting with the native folks at Uros and on Taquille Island. Aldo encouraged me at lunch to try the trout.(I don’t care for Midwestern.U.S. trout), and I’m glad he did as it was delicious.
One other delicious aspect, I must mention was the market tour and cooking class we did at the Mama Seledonia restaurant. Mama.Seledonia wasn’t able to be there, but her son stood in for her and did a great job. It was such fun! I will be trying to make Pisco sours at home.
Our drivers were excellent all week - Luis, Kevin, others whose names I missed -we felt safe and in good hands. So glad we had experienced drivers to get us from one place to another, safely and on time.
All in all, our trip to Peru was truly a “once in a lifetime experience” thanks to kimkim, Peruvian Soul, and all of the above. I’m sure I missed a few names and I apologize but send a big thank you to all. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

Exactly the trip I wanted. I appreciated getting to know the country in a variety of ways, particularly in terms of the history, culture and nature. I also really enjoyed getting off the beaten path for several days of more aggressive hiking, and away from the crowds. I had great guides all around - Guido, Hugo + Team, Juan Carlos and Dennys. Many thanks to Jimena for creating a great itinerary.

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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay

Urubamba

Beautiful and relaxing. An extra special place

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Casa San Blas Boutique

Cusco

Great location, beautiful hotel. A little loud. Great staff.

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Sacsayhuaman, Temple of the Moon and Koricancha

Cusco

A great base of knowledge for the entire trip.

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Moray circular terraces and soft hike to Maras salt mines

Peru

Choquequirao Trek 1/6

Peru

A challenging hike, and totally worth it. Great to get away and get in to Choquequirao.

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Amazing food in very remote locations.

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Amazing team. Hugo, Martin, Fortunato, Juan Carlos y Jose

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Activities-a-la-carte at Tambopata Research Center

Tambopata

Beautiful lodges. Very interesting set of activities and opportunities to engage with the research.

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We had an amazing time! Thanks Nancy for showing us Lima and talking archaeology. Thanks Julio for sharing your stories we had a great time in Cuzco and Sacred Valley. And Jimena we had a great time appreciate all the planning you did to ensure a great trip.

All guides were wonderful.

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Innside Lima Miraflores by Melia Hotels International

Miraflores

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Colca Lodge

Cercado, Yanque

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Intiqa

Puno

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Casa Andina Premium Cusco

Cusco

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Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

Puerto Maldonado

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Chimu Floating Island and Luquina Community Homestay

Peru

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Machu Picchu Excursion: from Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco

Peru

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