Ecuador Travel Agents

This company is the real deal. I was skeptical to use a travel agent to book a trip but I am so glad I did. I found Kim Kim on a Facebook page and decided to give them a try. Matthias communicated with me in a timely fashion and listened to what I wanted and made it happen. We were greeted as we walked out of the airport and from there everything was very close to perfect. We had great hotels; great excursions; great tour guides and food. We felt safe every where we went and could not... read more

This company is the real deal. I was skeptical to use a travel agent to book a trip but I am so glad I did. I found Kim Kim on a Facebook page and decided to give them a try. Matthias communicated with me in a timely fashion and listened to what I wanted and made it happen. We were greeted as we walked out of the airport and from there everything was very close to perfect. We had great hotels; great excursions; great tour guides and food. We felt safe every where we went and could not have asked for a better service.
From Quito to Galapagos to Banos and finally Archidona, it was a Fantastic Vacation! Thank you so much.

10 out of 10, would highly recommend

Hotel Reviews

Kuyana Amazon Lodge

Archidona

The most beautiful hotel I have ever stayed! Amazing It’s kinda scary to get to but so worth the drive.

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The food and staff were amazing. Gorgeous place

Ikala Galapagos Hotel

Puerto Ayora

Great location, friendly staff and clean rooms

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Hotel Casa Alquimia

Quito

Very quaint Was not expecting it to be warm but we got a fan and that was cured.

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Holiday Inn Quito Airport, an IHG Hotel

Tababela

Nice Hotel Close to the airport Provides a shuttle

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Activity Reviews

Middle of the World

Ecuador

I really enjoyed this visit to both equator destinations.

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Cooking Class

Quito

My son and I did this and loved it. I came home and tried to recreate the potato soup. It turned out famously.

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Learning new fruits and recipes

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Josue and Alex

Transfer to Quito Airport, Arrival to Galapagos & Highlands of Santa Cruz

Ecuador

I love turtles and tortoise so this was a real treat.

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Excursion to an uninhabited island

Galapagos Islands

Great snorkeling on Bartolome! Penguins, sea lions, shark, octopus, sting Ray. The boat was great, the staff was amazing, Highly recommend!

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Scuba Diving - Day Trip from Santa Cruz

Galapagos Islands

The dive company is fantastic. I felt safe and would absolutely recommend them and dice with them again. The only reason it was rated as a 4 is because the water was super cold and visibility was not great. My son really enjoyed the dive on the second day. Schools of sharks and rays.

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Canyoning in Baños

Baños

Fun excursion. You do have to hike out but it’s moderate. Great time

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Pailón del Diablo Waterfall & Transfer to Archidona

Ecuador

This waterfall is beautiful! Danny was our guide in Banos and he was fantastic. He took such great care of us.

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Rafting Río Jatunyacu

Ecuador

Super fun excursion!

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Exploring El Gran Cañon & natural caves

Ecuador

I am out of shape but I still really enjoyed this hike and the waterfall. We did get tired and skipped the cave portion so I can’t comment on them. I would recommend this canyon hike and swim in the pool under the waterfall. Shawn was out guide at the hotel and on this excursion. He was awesome

Quality of Experience

You need to be somewhat in shape to hike this

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our Guayaquil guide, Corina and our driver, were amazing in their historical knowledge of the city and country, flexibility in the moment based on our interests, and steadfast in ensuring our safety. We had an amazing time looking at all of the effigies across the city in preparation for Ano Viejo. Our walk up the 444 steps to Diego Noboa y Arteta was finished w a lovely and delicious lunch. The rest of the week in the Galapagos was equally fun and interesting. Viviana, our guide, met us in... read more

Our Guayaquil guide, Corina and our driver, were amazing in their historical knowledge of the city and country, flexibility in the moment based on our interests, and steadfast in ensuring our safety. We had an amazing time looking at all of the effigies across the city in preparation for Ano Viejo. Our walk up the 444 steps to Diego Noboa y Arteta was finished w a lovely and delicious lunch. The rest of the week in the Galapagos was equally fun and interesting. Viviana, our guide, met us in Balstra and escorted us to Santa Cruze, all the while explaining the history of the islands, the economy, the differences between the mainland and islands, and of course introduced us to many amazing animals and sites from land iguanas to gigantic tortoises in their natural habitat. Seeing the evolution of various tortoises who come from other islands where they have different vegetation was spectacular. Thank you to the whole team for a truly eye-opening trip!!!!

Hotel Reviews

Oro Verde Guayaquil

Guayaquil

This is a lovely, modern, clean hotel with all of the amenities, including almond milk for those dairy-free concerned. There are different restaurants and a cafe to choose from. We actually switched hotels to stay here because it was so nice.

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In the heart of Guayaquil

Staff

All went above and beyond to welcome us

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Exe Galería Man-Ging

Guayaquil

Very basic, but clean if you need somewhere to stay and you arrive late at night and don’t want to pay for amenities that you won’t use. The artwork in the halls is a bit overwhelming though and it’s a bit dark.

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Sir Francis Drake

Puerto Ayora

This was an unfortunate experience. The hotel appeared dirty and not well maintained so as soon as we checked in, we asked our guides to transfer us somewhere else.

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Gran Hostal Tintorera

Isabela

This was a clean and family friendly hotel, but very basic. Appears to cater to the Ecuadorian mainland guests because nobody spoke English. But it was absolutely clean! And they were friendly so if you are ok w bare bones, it is just fine and very authentic.

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Breakfast was cooked and served right in front of you on the outdoor stove.

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Activity Reviews

Guayaquil City Tour - Free afternoon

Guayaquil

The tour of the effigies was amazing. Corina’s knowledge about the history of the city and country and the economics of both, was really helpful. We loved the whole tour!

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Welcome to Galapagos: Santa Cruz Highlands & Charles Darwin Research Station

Galapagos Islands

Viviana was amazing! The tortoises, the Charles Darwin center, it all was terrific.

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Speedboat to Isabela Island & Wildlife on Las Tintoreras Islet

Galapagos Islands

The speedboat was fine though it would have been a little nicer on a larger boat where we could have walked around or had lunch. The guide and tour of Las Tintoreras was fine though I think it would have been better as a private tour instead of a large group. Also, the guide was very nice but didn’t appear to understand English very well as she couldn’t answer questions as much as tell us information.

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Excursion to Los Tuneles

Galapagos Islands

This might have been better if we had not been snorkeling the day before and it wasn’t the 7th boat ride we had taken.

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Food

They made me a GF lunch which was amazing!

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Transfer to Airport on Baltra Island

Puerto Ayora

Our guide Julio was terrific!

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Where to start and what to say is not easy because words can’t necessarily do justice to how amazing of a trip was planned for us and the excellent treatment we received from both our trip planner Linda and our stellar tour guide Milton!
From the very start what made KimKim standout was how effective and efficient Linda was in communicating back and forth to understand what Stephanie and I were looking for in an experience. Linda surpassed all our expectations with the itinerary and the... read more

Where to start and what to say is not easy because words can’t necessarily do justice to how amazing of a trip was planned for us and the excellent treatment we received from both our trip planner Linda and our stellar tour guide Milton!
From the very start what made KimKim standout was how effective and efficient Linda was in communicating back and forth to understand what Stephanie and I were looking for in an experience. Linda surpassed all our expectations with the itinerary and the details that went into each day to make sure we got to enjoy a range of activities. Linda constantly checked on with us during the trip too in order to make sure everything was beyond satisfactory showing an awareness to go above and beyond…even with a surprise visit in person to give it the personal touch!!
For anyone that gets lucky enough to book a trip through Linda you will feel privileged!!
Milton as a tour guide only elevated our trip from there and his personality, photography skills, knowledge of the respective areas we visited, enthusiasm and ability to understand speaking English made it a SUPERB holiday!!! There’s sincerely not enough positive we can share about Milton in a review!!!
Two things comes to mind for anyone taking time to read this…one is Ecuador is incredible and is the most diverse and characteristic country this well travelled couple has been to and secondly you WILL want to ONLY book through Linda with KimKim. No matter if the investment is higher than other operators…the decision will be the best decision you could make for yourself!!!!

We had such a great experience with KimKim! The local guide and driver they connected us with were amazing. We felt like family at the end of the trip! In the time leading up to the trip, I worked closely with Tatiana to get our itInerary perfect and she was very receptive to listening to what we wanted to do and making all of the changes. We had to leave Ecuador unexpectedly due to political unrest and our amazing guide and driver got us out safely and we were so grateful to have them!

Our trip to Ecuador for our honey moon was incredible. We were incredibly impressed with every detail from the transport, the food, the scenery and our guides. The overall experience was just one we will never forget. Upon landing in Quito we were greeted by our amazing tour guide Pablo who spent the next 6 days giving us basically our own private tour across the mainland of Ecuador and the amazing Amazon rainforest. He was so knowledgeable and accommodating and we learned so much!!

We... read more

Our trip to Ecuador for our honey moon was incredible. We were incredibly impressed with every detail from the transport, the food, the scenery and our guides. The overall experience was just one we will never forget. Upon landing in Quito we were greeted by our amazing tour guide Pablo who spent the next 6 days giving us basically our own private tour across the mainland of Ecuador and the amazing Amazon rainforest. He was so knowledgeable and accommodating and we learned so much!!

We went to Galápagos Islands for the end of our trip and again we were taken back by our experience. We absolutely loved our time here. Our lovely tour guide Ricardo greeted us in the Baltra airport and guided us to the beautiful island of Santa Cruz and from there we spent a couple days touring that island and then taking a boat to islabella island for a few days.

Our experience in Ecuador will be a trip that will be hard to top, and we truly think it should be on top of everyone’s bucket list!!!

We can’t thank Kim Kim travel enough for everything and being so accommodating (i failed to previously mention that our flight got cancelled and we almost missed a full day but Juan reorganized everything and we were able to still hit every activity on our itinerary).