4.6/5

Great good trip. Will do it again.

A. The booking service worked very well, with three exceptions.
1. Although American Airlines is a partner with Alaska Airlines (where we have our mileage accounts) Alaska Airlines would not give us credit for the miles because we did not make our American Airlines reservations (US to Scotland and return) through Alaska Airlines.
2. The two extra nights at the Holyrood hotel in Edinburgh were not billed as advertised, but at a much higher rate. We spoke to the manager of the hotel, and he did provide a limited discount, but the billing was much more than we had anticipated.
3. The individual hired to narrate the tour at Edinburgh Castle was a bit too talkative and the microphone and headsets did not work. The narration was informative to a degree but included information not specific to the castle, leaving little time to ask clarifying questions or to fully appreciate the views and history.

B. We enjoyed the trip very much. The success of the trip for us was primarily due to a few factors.
1. Our tour guide, Gordon Tait, was outstanding. His knowledge of the history of Scotland allowed us to fully understand the historic significance of the places we visited. And, his understanding of the transportation system allowed us to continue the tour when the ferry to Skye were unable to travel due to weather conditions.
2. Our driver, Mervyn, did a wonderful job of driving through the cities and the single carriage lane roads at times.
3. The hotels and food arrangements were wonderful.

C. Question. During the trip to Edinburgh Castle, a group photo was taken. We have not received a copy of the photo. Is there a way to order a copy of the photo?

As a first time overseas traveler I found your booking agents to be very helpful and courteous while assisting me with my trip.

Good tour; wish we had a different bus driver/guide.

Great tour- Ireland is beautiful! Didn't like our bus driver/ tour guide. I don't think he ever learned the names of anyone in our party, and he was pretty gruff. He also used his phone many times while driving those crooked Irish roads. ..made us very nervous.

This was our first tour with CIE. It was amazing! Everything was planned out perfectly. All we had to do was sit back and relax. The tour guide and bus driver were very informative and fun. I would highly recommend CIE Tours!

Everything was excellent. We had a wonderful experience and enjoyed every day, every sight and every adventure. We particularly enjoyed the expertise of our guide, Liam Murray and our driver Mick. They felt like family at the end of the trip and they went out of their way to make sure we got the most out of each daily excursion.

Booking went smooth except a misunderstanding about the air cost. The booking agent dropped us after getting us signed up.

Easy to Book a Trip

Very easy to book and all of our questions were answered.

I had to wait a long time on hold when I first tried to book. I wish this could be shortened; it was quite off-putting. However, when I did get connected folks were very pleasant and informed.

Wonderful experience. Second time with CIE

I recommend CIE Tours all the time. Just today I told a friend to contact CIE since saying she’s heading to Ireland in the spring. Best tour company ever. No hassles. Always pleasant. Best prices. Always available. Wonderful. I wouldn’t ever go to the British Iles without IE Tours.

Was hard to get through to agents on phone at times, but all worked out.

Wonderful tour company! You go, CIE!!

I would never consider another tour company!! Our trip was WONDERFUL!!! Our driver/guide Michael Coleman, is so knowledgeable about Irish history and legends and is also a lot of fun. He really made my trip truly the trip of a lifetime!!

Efficient, Clean, No crowds

Well done tour with clean, friendly, and no crowds made for a great experience.

Excellent Tour Guides with a in depth knowledge of the history.

Yes

The trip of a lifetime.

They were fantastic from beginning to end. The tour guide Patrick was great. He made the trip. So informative and fun. It was the trip of a lifetime and can't wait to go back.

I went through AAA the whole experience with very easy

Wonderful, amazing, beautiful, exceeded expectations!

From start to finish, exceeded all of our expectations! Beautifully well planned tour which hit every possible noteworthy feature. Our awesome tour guide Marlene was an absolute joy that we feel made our trip such a cherished memory. Our talented and oh so helpful Brendan made us feel safe and well cared for. We would book again with CIE in a heartbeat! Thank you for such an amazing trip of a lifetime.

Our guide was terrific. The food was very good and the accommodations were great

A great time was had by all!

My grandson and I had the best time. Right from booking the tour to enjoying the first class accommodation everything was great. Our tour driver made sure we enjoyed every minute. He made sure we were looked after properly and had a wonderful sense of humor. We laughed all week. I would definitely recommend this tour to anybody seeing Ireland for the first time. We learned a lot about Irish history as well.

Trip went very well. Tour guide was so nice and really helped make sure we had a good time. Just the right amount of scheduled and unscheduled time for us.

Booking was easy and reliable.