Guest Reviews & Ratings
See what others had to say about their experience with CIE Tours below.
4.6/5
Laura Ruth Rosenbloom
Irish Legends - 10 Days/9 Nights
Great experience , saw everything! Expertise bus driver! Would of enjoyed more free time.
CIE Tours Customer
Irish Adventure - 8 Days/7 Nights
Best way to see and do more
We loved the fact that the planning and the driving is done for us. We were able to see and do many of the things that we had heard about and talked about for years. The tour was lots of fun, well organized, and our driver was great! It is very fast paced, and it is tough to deal with hotel hopping every night, but it's nice to let someone else do the planning and the driving. Taking a bus tour was the best way that we could see and do more in Ireland.
CIE Tours Customer
Irish Classic - 13 Days/12 Nights
Thoughts on our Classic Ireland Tour
This 13 day/12 night tour showcased the depth and breadth of the Irish Republic (Euros) and Northern Island (UK pounds) to the extent possible within the allocated time. My family enjoyed our immersion in Irish culture, Irish history and traditions, the magnificent landscapes, Irish Whiskey and Beef Guinness Stew, the tour bus amenities, most of our hotel stays and their central locations, the various shopping opportunities, some free time to explore on our own especially in Dublin and Belfast, ... must be the Blarney Stone in me. Can't forget our very knowledgeable and hilarious tour guide Brandon who is very customer oriented and quite a singer. He gave me a greater insight into Ireland by seeing Ireland through his eyes.
I thought this tour was a great introduction to Ireland which covered the most popular tourist sights/sites and then some. There were some places where we just didn't have enough time to explore but that would have taken time away from the other locations we did visit. My family plans to use this tour experience as a basis for future CIE Tours targeting certain locations we missed.
Robert Stormes
Irish Classic - 13 Days/12 Nights
CIE Tours is the BEST!!
We just finished our 11th CIE tour, and the Irish Classic for the 2nd time in 4 years. This is our favorite tour of Ireland! Our driver (Ollie), and guide (Brendan), made our trip wonderful. Plenty of comfort stops along the way. The walking tour guides of Derry (Ken McElroy), Westport (Steven Clarke), and Waterford (Jack Burtchaell), were all awesome, with great history stories to tell. What can I say, I'm bias toward CIE Tours, as this was our 11th tour, and number 12 is already booked!
Kathy Ellen Joyce
Best of Ireland South (Tour A) - 8 Days/7 Nights
Excellent tour guide, well organized, good choices of places to visit and experience, perfect weather
CIE Tours Customer
Taste of Ireland (Tour D) - 6 Days/5 Nights
Do the trip!
What a wonderful tour! Just long enough and Gerry with a “G” was so knowledgeable! So enjoyable to not have to drive. Loved exploring the sites on the itinerary and love that our guide would make impromptu steps for photo opportunities.
Kendall Carpenter
Taste of Ireland (Tour D) - 6 Days/5 Nights
First time enjoyed it! Good Format nice pace and commentary.
CIE Tours Customer
Taste of Italy with Sorrento - 10 Days/9 Nights
Great tour of Italy.
We had a great time on the Tast of Italy with Sorrento tour. Our tour director was excellent in providing information and recommendations to the group. We had great service from all CIE guides and drivers. Some of the extra stops in the small towns helped to make the trip extra special. The included meals were all very good. The boat ride tours in Venice and Amalfi were amazing.
CIE Tours Customer
Taste of Britain - 7 Days/6 Nights
Experienced travel team.
This was a short tour and we packed a lot into the days that flew by. The hotels were mostly in great locations, clean with very accommodating hotel staff. Some stops along the way were very brief but still everyone managed to keep up. The comfort stops seemed to be perfectly placed. We had a long day to get to Liverpool, so our actual stay we had almost no time to explore the place. We happened to be on the tour that had tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo at the Castle.. What a fabulous experience that was. All of the guest guides were very interesting. We had to leave our bags out early each morning so they could load the bus while we ate the included breakfasts but it was easy to manage each morning. That's why we have a back pack to carry the little extras we need after breakfast and during the day. Some of the sites we visited provided audio guides. In certain cases, if you listened to everything on the audio guide there was no time remaining to see anything else the town might have to offer. Each night the hotel staff delivered our bags to our rooms. The wait to receive them was pretty short. We did receive the wrong bag on one occasion but the error was corrected quickly. Chris and Philip were a great team to take us from London to Edinburgh with stops in between. Philips driving skills were a show in itself negotiating the small and winding streets of small town England. Chris kept us entertained with interesting facts and figures about the areas we visited. We had a good group who were always on time. The bus seat rotation that goes with all tours was easy to figure out and manage. It was nice to be with a good group with experienced leaders who had a well rehearsed travel and guiding system.
Margery Joy Andersen
Scenic Britain - 9 Days/8 Nights
The highlight of this tour for me was the Tattoo and it did not disappoint.
This tour allowed us to see many highlights and the information provided was excellent. If Damien is indicative of the skill and knowledge of your guides, then, yes, I would recommend CIE. Only two hotels provided AC and there were fans in two others but the Castle Hotel was incredibly hot and I would not recommend it for summer months. I would have liked to be closer to the old city in Edinburgh so that we could have seen more. thank you for including the Tattoo...that was a highlight.
CIE Tours Customer
Irish Classic - 12 Days/11 Nights
Irish Classic Tour is Amazing!!
Our tour was well-planned out! We drove over 1000 miles around Ireland to learn about this beautiful country. We saw amazing sights, such as the Giant’s Causeway and the Cliffs of Moher, dined at an Irish castle, enjoyed Irish coffee and entertainment at a roadside pub, watched dogs herd sheep, took walking tours of towns with very knowledgeable guides, took
a ride on a horse-drawn jaunting car and SO much more! Our tour guide, Brendan, was awesome!!!! His knowledge, humor, wit, and singing made our trip so memorable!!! Our bus driver, Ollie, was also amazing! Our safety was always his top priority! Our luggage was always delivered to and taken from our rooms at lovely hotels. This is the tour you want to take in Ireland!!!!
CIE Tours Customer
Taste of Italy with Sorrento - 10 Days/9 Nights
Trip of a lifetime
Great trip to Italy - wife and I had a great time. Our Tour guide, Lia, was great. Made trip extra special.
Fowler Scott Mcdonald
Scottish Clans & Castles - 10 Days/9 Nights
I liked the commentary given each & every day about the culture, food, people, history, & geography of Scotland. I loved he big cities but also small town Scotland also, culture wise. One thing I wish we spent a little longer in Glencoe. Overall I loved the vacation. Some hotels & food could have been better. Glad Scotland was the first European country to visit. Thank you!
Richard Bruce Mchenry
Mystical Ireland - 8 Days/7 Nights
Everything was well thought out, and planned well. Everyone was extremely courteous, knowledgeable, and always professional.
CIE Tours Customer
Taste of Scotland & Ireland - 11 Days/10 Nights
CIE did a wonderful job with organizing the tour. Transfers from one hotel to the next went smoothly. Transfer from the last hotel to the airport was very smooth. The package they sent to prepare you for the trip was outstanding. Our bus driver George made our trip fun and educational. He was an outstanding part of this trip. The first few days in Scotland had a lot of driving and not too many stops. Not sure if that can change to have more stops to keep your interest. Maybe take away Glasgow and add an additional day to Ireland. Maybe a night in Belfast. Met some wonderful people on our tour and enjoyed meeting people from different places.
The other change I would recommend is having smaller vans pick up people at the airport and take them to the first hotel. Maybe reserve a conference room they can stay in until rooms are available. They would have the opportunity to meet others on the tour. Staying at the airport waiting for others to arrive was draining and unpleasant. Really no place to wait comfortably.
Valentina E Dayton
Taste of Scotland & Ireland - 10 Days/9 Nights
The tour guide made the trip and rated the score
The tour well planned and tur guide kept us on schedule. I would buy from them again. The hotels were nice. Good entertainment with dinners.
The tour guide was a very professional person and made the trip
Glenn Brant Eckert
Scottish Clans & Castles - 11 Days/10 Nights
Great overview of Scotland.
Very good itinerary. Several very nice hotels. Saw many out of the way places. Generally good pacing.
CIE Tours Customer
Irish Odyssey - 12 Days/11 Nights
Early starts not so much but content exceptional
For the most part I enjoyed the trip except for the early start. And limited time in one place.
Mark Dennis Samson
Scottish Dream - 9 Days/8 Nights
saw a lot of sites in a limited time. would recommend and already have recommended to my friends to take this tour.
Cheryl Sue Gardner
Irish Classic - 12 Days/11 Nights
Ireland at its finest!
This tour was everything I wanted in a tour of Ireland! The guides, our itinerary, the driver, and our tour guide were exceptional!