4.6/5

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.

Exceeded our expectations!!!

Extremely professional, courteous and amazingly knowledgeable. Completely Exceeded our expectations!!!

The tour was good but not great. Tour stops seemed rushed at destination places where more time would have been appreciated.

The only reason you received 4-stars is because of the tour director, guides and drivers.

Yes, I would recommend CIE to others and have done so. Yes, I would buy from them again. I am considering an Iceland tour at present.

overall, the tour was very good. Our bus driver/ tour director, John was exceptional.
The primary complaints surrounded CIE's decision to not issue dinner vouchers, after a 6 hour delay, when our ferry from Scotland to Ireland had mechanical break down. Cie knew our situation which was very unique but instead had us all on the tour pay for our meals on trhe ferry knowing we would be back to our hotel after midnight. We are blaming CIE for their insensitivity and disregard for all of us. We missed a pre scheduled meal, thereby abandoning their responsiblitilty to support by paying the vouchers for all of us who werea captive audience. Our dinner prescheduled dinner at the Marriot hotel was part of our dinners paid for up front and part of our trip.
Additionally, the complaints related London The on again off again bus did not have anyone to talk letting all of us know what site was coming up nor the stops to get back on the bus.
Also, on the first day in London, the city tour gave us a synopsis of London sites. The problem is the trip started late in the afternoon, which caused us to not get into sites such as the Crown Jewels because of huge crowds.
Finally, we were taken to a small historic lake town with beautiful shops and buildings. After, the 30 mi9nute boat ride we were placed back on the bus and with a drive to a shopping and food place off the highway. We were unhappy with that decision it was very disappointing not to the town.
Overall, we enjoyed our trip, hotels, dinners except for the above noted problem. We feel that any future tour companies will be different than CIE.
Sincerely,

Charles and Maureen Mangiaracina

Ireland 7 day tour May 2023

Pat was an amazing tour guide/driver. Great information and beautiful sites.

Best vacation ever!

I loved my vacation with CIE Tours, we had Denis O'Sullivan as our tour guide, he was the best! CIE Tours took care of everything for us, the meals were great, the entertainment was amazing! We plan to use CIE tours again!

FABULOUS TRIP!

Would definitely recommend the CIE Tour we were on. Would definitely do it again ourselves. Tour guides and bus driver were FANTASTIC? We would have liked more time at some of the stops though. Some could have accommodated more time, some probably not.

Outstanding and knowledgeable tour guides. Good pace without being overwhelming.

Great time, and the Driver was 5 stars( Pj Obrian)

Loved the planed route, Driver was great with information about Ireland and knowledge of the towns, also the smaller stops, ( sheep bearding, Dingle town, and history shows with Irish dance)

Loved our trip !! Only two small notes that I would like to share. One, would have liked at little more down time. Second , I was not a big fan of the the last dinner out at the castle.

Amazing Trip!

I loved my trip! I traveled alone, everything was easy! My drive was great! I had a wonderful experience and would go back in a second!