4.6/5

A Trip to remember.

Once we departed from the plane in Dublin and picked up our luggage we readily found a CIE tour booth. They quickly arranged our transportation to a lovely Hotel in Dunboyne. Dunboyne was an excellent place to start our trip. The next day we met our driver John Doran. I believe our trip would not have been as good without him. He made the journey enjoyable and safe. John's sense of humor and knowledge of the places we visited was extraordinary.
What I enjoyed about the tour we went to places that I would not have chosen if I went on my own. I was more than pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the choices selected by the tour.
The room accommodations in the Rose Hotel in Tralee was terrible. They gave us a handicap accessible room which was included a wet bathroom, and was not suitable and dangerous for able people. It made the stay there for two nights unpleasant.
The other hotels we stayed were exceptional.

A Trip Worth Taking!

The level of organization to synchronize all the variables in a tour of this type is excellent. All the features of the tour were interesting and a pleasure to experience. Our primary guide and coach driver was as good as can be hoped for, both for his commentary and his driving skills.
There was a lot to keep up with and a pretty busy schedule involved, and handled quite well. We especially enjoyed the events when local story tellers and musicians performed and the sheep dog herding demonstration.
A few minuses: Our room wasn't ready in our Kilkenny hotel even though we arrived a half hour past check in time. The dinners served at the hotels were very similar and while satisfactory to eat were not in any way particularly special. The audio system on the coach was less than ideal, with some static and noise in Peter's presentations.
We're glad we chose to tour Ireland and happy we chose CIE to provide the tour for us.

It was wonderful!!!Such a great experience. Would love to do the England to

They helped with all the little details . The tour guide have so much history on Ireland. Can’t wait to go back !

Ireland with CIE..a little piece of heaven

Outstanding tour from start to finish. The accommodations were outstanding, Tour guide Mr. Dixon was insightful, engaging, a wealth of knowledge and an incredible dry sense of humor. He truly made the tour perfect! The weather being sunny didn't hurt either as it helped clarify Ireland is full of natural beauty

Great tour of Emerald Isle!

We appreciated all the info you provided ahead of time- the books, itinerary, etc. - we were pretty well-prepared for the trip.

Great tour if you love long bus rides

The tour guides were delightful but spent too many hours on the bus and then not enough time in each town to appreciate what it offered. Food selection was generally the same for breakfast and dinner-needed more variety.

Our tour of Scotland was everything we were hoping for and more.

Scotland is such a beautiful county and our guide, Fiona and driver, Rob were exceptional!!! 12 days were perfect and small group were perfect.

Would use this company again!

Accommodating, knowledgeable, fun and kept us moving.

The whole trip was an immersion in Irish history through visiting locations all around the island and through stories told by our tour guide, enhanced by the museum stories and the life stories of everyday people who led walking tours of their city.

I would recommend CIE for the price value & for the cities/sites visited.

The trip included most meals which were all very good. The first hotel in Glasgow was new. It was out of the way when in Glasgow. It would have been better to be in a hotel on or near Buchanan Street. During the city of Glasgow tour and our stop at the Kelvingrove Museum, it would have been better to get their by 1:00 PM and not 3:00 to enjoy the daily pipe organ concert. It was wonderful to stay in the hotel located adjacent to the “Hairy Coo” pasture. It would have been better to have at least one more hour in St. Andrews. The Scottish evening dinner would have been better to have just our group, not two others tour groups with us. The piper was great and enough entertainment. It would have been nice to be in Edinburgh an hour or two longer, as well.

We were served well by CIE Tours.

CIE Tours provided a great experience for my wife and me as we toured Great Britain. The pre trip info was excellent as was the tour itself. The itinerary, guides and drivers were great. We recommend CIE Tours to others.

Wonderful time in Ireland. Murt our driver and guide was outstanding.

Wonderful time to Ireland, our driver/guide, Murt was outstanding!

Our tour guide was fabulous!

We very much enjoyed our tour. The hotels, food, transportation, activities, and most especially, our tour guide were topnotch.

Small group...reasonable departure hours in the morning.... FABULOUS guide (so knowledgeable)
We lucked out on the weather ...not a drop of rain!

Disappointed we could not get to see Kilt Rock due to parking lot construction. Would have liked a stop at Falkirk and the Nessie Discovery Centre @ Loch Ness.
Also wished we could have taken advantage of free guided tour at Culloden rather than just being on our own.

Hotel accommodations could have been better with the exception of the Sandman and the Double Tree North Queensferry

Our experience with CIE Tours was outstanding throughout all aspects of our trip to Ireland! The customer service and booking process was flawless with nice and knowledgeable representatives to help answer any questions. All documents were received on time and were very easy and clear to understand. The trip in itself, the Irish Gold Tour, was amazing and memorable with flawless planning and execution mainly due to our Tour Director, Marian and our Bus Driver, Martin! We sincerely appreciate EVERYTHING they did to ensure our tour was one we wouldn't forget - and we won't! We LOVED everything about this trip - the destinations, the accommodations, all of the planned activities, the food/restaurants and entertainment was top notch. We especially enjoyed the extra care Marian and Martin added with their knowledge and sharing of Irish history, which included some personal stories. This is one of the best trips we've been on and look forward to touring with you again in the future! Thank you!

Wonderful trip

Everything about the trip was great, only complaint did not have direct flights returning home from Dublin.

One of my best travel trips.

Everything was very well organized. Coach drivers were EXCELLENT
Best of all, on a 13 day tour of Scotland & Ireland, we only had one small shower the whole time.
Food was good, hotels were very nice & clean.

Our guide Derrick made the trip. He was very knowledgeable, amusing and personable. Also both of our bus drivers, John and Graham, were unbelievable. Their driving skills and personality made the experience perfect. John let us experience the Highland Coos up close and personal.
I would recommend this tour to others and this is my second CIE and would do another one.

The trip to Ireland was an unforgettable trip of a lifetime. CIE managed all the details and wants and needs.
The tour guide Patrick/Pat made the trip! He was attentive, professional and very knowledgeable of the area, providing us with so much info. His sense of humor keep us laughing and made each day fun. He was the highlight of our trip!
I would travel with CIE Tours again if I knew Pat was to be our tour guide.

We had an amazing tour with CIE Tours!! I highly recommend them!

CiE Tours service and knowledge are top notch. We gad an amazing tour and I will definitely book with them in the future. I highly recommend CIE Tours.