Francesca Stoppani

Our second trip to Iceland booked through Kim Kim was just as amazing as our first. Francesca did a wonderful job of putting my vacation ideas into a wonderful real life experience. We got to see everything on our Iceland bucket list including seeing the amazing puffins on Westman Island and the Northern Lights in the West Fiords. Could not have been better.

First Francesca is absolutely incredible! Her expertise, recommendations, and itinerary made our trip to Iceland an incredible adventure! Thank you so so much! We enjoyed our whole trip. I only wish I had known about this company sooner. If you are looking to book an Iceland adventure look no further! Thank you so much for coordinating our trip and making it a trip of a lifetime.

Francesca planned the trip of a lifetime for us. I cannot imagine anything that would have improved our trip. I hope to work with KimKim in the future and to recommend Francesca to friends that wish to travel to Iceland. Thank you for a trip that was beyond my wildest dreams!

Thank You, Francesca, for creating a 5-star fly, drive, hike and horseback riding vacation for us along the southern coast of Iceland. Your attention to detail, listening and including all of the activities that we dreamed about doing on our trip was amazing. Everything from in-country flights, to rental car, hotel confirmations with breakfast, activity bookings, complex travel from the interior after our hiking the Fimmvorouhals Trail, EVERYTHING, went off without a hitch! You made this trip to Iceland such an easy and magical experience and I would highly recommend Kim Kim and Francesca to assist with planning your next journey! I would like to also Thank Francesca for responding promptly to all our questions prior to booking our trip and presenting our trip in such an organized and easy to access format. You made this such an easy experience. Thank you so much for doing all of the hard work so that all we had to do was sit back and enjoy our vacation! Thank you. Thank you! I will definitely recommend you to family and friends as well as consider using Kim Kim for future travels to unknown destinations.

Hotel Reviews

Fosshotel Baron

Reykjavík

Vatnsholt Hotel & Guesthouse

Selfoss

Hotel Skógá by EJ Hotels

Hótel Klaustur

Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Höfn - Berjaya Iceland Hotels

Höfn

Hotel Framtid

Djúpivogur

Love the open space and enjoyed having our own kitchen. Convenient walk to harbor and diner.

Seydisfjordur Guesthouse

Seydisfjordur

Excellent location! Walk to restaurants. Nice community space with kitchen. Appreciated the use of free washer and dryer.

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Activity Reviews

The Secret Lagoon

Iceland

Wonderful experience. I was expecting all of the lagoons and "spas" to be a much quieter experience, but they are more of a tourist attraction and family pool. I would definitely go back though! I loved floating around and apprecia!ted the use of the "noodles" for floating. Locker rooms and showers are clean and well maintained.

Horse Riding Tour

Iceland

A lovely farm and wonderful horses! Our guide (Seeno? spelling) was from Denmark and was wonderful. We had a semi-private ride over to the waterfall. The horses were amazing and so well behaved and friendly. We stopped for photos and loved the views! A wonderful and relaxing 2- hour ride. Even for an experienced rider, I would recommend this trip as the scenery was amazing and I had never experienced the "Tolt" gait. It felt like such a priviledge to ride these beautiful animals.

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The Geothermal Vok Baths

Iceland

The baths were amazing, but crowded.

We had an awesome time on the Ring Road! Francesca made a great itinerary for us, with a great mix of hikes, scenic stops, and cool towns. The logistics of the rental car and all of the great lodgings couldn’t have been better! It was very relaxing to know that so many highlights had been organized for us.

Francesca and her collegues did a great job! Francesca had so many great sites for us to visit. It was a lot packed in to a 10 day trip, but so worth it. We had great weather the entire time we were there. Sunny but windy at times. I've never seen so many waterfalls in one place! The towering cliffs and mountain views are just unbelievable! My kids loved Selijalandsfoss. They walked behind the waterfall and got soaked, but both said it was worth it! Bruarfoss was absolutely stunning and an easy, short walk from the parking lot. A must stop! My favorite place was the quaint, charming town of Heimaey on the Westman Islands. Especially visiting the puffin colony. We spent just one night there and wish we had more time. The Katla ice cave was spectacular but not for the faint of heart. I felt safe but if you have a fear of heights, it might be tough. Another favorite of ours was Diamond Beach and the Fjallsarlon area. I've never seen so many icebergs! Reykjavik City is a great place to walk around and try local cuisine. We all felt very safe there.
As far as the touristy, Blue Lagoon...we did that right off the plane when we arrived in Iceland. It was a great relaxing experience but later in our trip we did Sky Lagoon on our own and liked it much better. Smaller yet less touristy of a feel and overlooked the ocean, where we could see the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano in the distance. How lucky were we to be there when the volcano erupted?! Something my kids will always remember. While we weren't prepared for the very long hike to the volcano site and we couldn't secure a helicopter trip, it was still awesome to be there at the time. I had some concerns the days leading up to the eruption, but Francesca assured me we would be safe and provided a website to follow for updates and warnings that may be issued. Overall I can't say enough about the trip. It was a great experience and well planned. Iceland is truly a beautiful place. I hope to return some day to visit the North.

Hotel Reviews

Skuggi Hotel Reykjavík by Keahotels

Reykjavík

American travelers must remember if traveling in the summer, while Icelands summers are cool compared to US, there's no A/C and the rooms get warm. Luckily the windows open!

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Fosshotel Nupar

Kálfafell

American travelers must remember if traveling in the summer, while Icelands summers are cool compared to US, there's no A/C and the rooms get warm. Luckily the windows open!

Authenticity & Character

Location

Overlooks the glacier.

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Guesthouse Hamar

Vestmannaeyjar

American travelers must remember if traveling in the summer, while Icelands summers are cool compared to US, there's no A/C and the rooms get warm. Luckily the windows open!

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Hotel Skalholt

Selfoss

American travelers must remember if traveling in the summer, while Icelands summers are cool compared to US, there's no A/C and the rooms get warm. Luckily the windows open!

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Hellnafell

Grundarfjordur

Very clean and great views of Kirkjufell Mountain.

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Activity Reviews

Reykjavík Classic Whale Watching

Reykjavík

It was very choppy seas. Apparently, the day before was also choppy. We saw no whales and many suffered from sea sickness. I wish the tour company Elding, would have canceled. They most likely knew we wouldn't see whales in those conditions. It was a little disappointing that we went out in such rough conditions for 3 hrs. I understand that there's no guarantee, in any conditions, but this tour should have been canceled and refunded.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The capt was very informative about the whales and ocean.

Katla Ice Cave

Iceland

Very cool experience. If you are afraid of heights, this might not be for you. While it's not crazy high, two people in our tour had problems and turned back.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

The super jeep that took us out to the cave was a fun experience.

Fly Fishing in Golden Circle

Golden Circle

A great experience! We were new tonfly fishing but got the hang of it pretty quickly. Three out of six people in our group caught fish.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Maria and Freddy were great. Even when we tangled the line for the 100th time!

Vatnshellir lava cave tour

Iceland

Quick lava cave experience and educational. Two sets of spiral staircases to go up and down.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Blue Lagoon

Iceland

Very relaxing after the flight from the US.

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The Secret Lagoon

Iceland

We opted to skip this lagoon due to it being very small and crowded.

It’s been a year since I travelled to Iceland and any time someone mentions travelling to this country, I recommend they go and check out the Kim-Kim team.
Francesca was amazing to deal with. She made the trip worry free (from the car rentals to hotel check ins to all the fun planned activities). This trip really was stress and worry free.
Words honestly can’t describe how amazing this trip was💕💕

Hotel Review

Viking Café Guesthouse

Hofn

The staff were amazing and extremely friendly and helpful…the views weren’t half bad either 😜

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Activity Reviews

The Geothermal Vok Baths

Iceland

Amazing experience. Beautifully designed

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Skaftafell Ice Climbing & Glacier Hike

Iceland

The guides were very resourceful and provided amazing information

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

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It was a delight to work with Francesca in planning the trip. She developed an itinerary that was perfect for us. The tours she booked were great as were her restaurant suggestions throughout Iceland. We loved how she gave us daily optional activities. The hotels we stayed at were very nice. We needed to make a few changes in our itinerary because of flight cancellations. Michele and Francesca were very responsive adjusting hotels and activities.

I’m most happy to have chosen KimKim and Francesca for my first trip to Iceland. All of the accommodations were really great. It would be hard to choose one above the others. The weather was an issue and forced cancellation of a few activities but it was no problem getting a new plan and refunds for cancelled ones. The Silfra Snorkeling was amazing and such great staff, I felt totally safe the whole time (and I’m 72yrs old.) All of the food I ate while in Iceland was amazing!!!!