4.6/5

Amazing trip!

Just got back from an amazing trip to Scotland and Ireland. Sam Lavery, our tour guide and bus driver, could not have been more knowledgeable, entertaining and kind. We look forward to booking another vacation in the future.

The trip was very organized and full of information on the history of Italy. We were able to see all the sights Italy has to offer with ease.

Fantastic accommodations, wonderful Tour Director, great craic!!

CIE has put together a great 9 Day tour in Ireland with a knowledgeable and funny tour director with Tony.

Very organized from greeting us at the airport throughout our entire tour. Wonderful hotels. A lovely tour guide full of information, kind and great stories!

Very courteous and very responsive service. I wish CIE would have allowed us to use all vouchers.

We could not have asked for a better guide and driver for our "Irish Classic" tour of Ireland. Our guide, Brendan Heneghan, and our driver, Adrian Healy, did a superb job of taking our group all through Ireland, explaining the various sights, town, and history of each area. Through rain showers and sun, our group had a wonderful time exploring the history, enjoying the food and entertainment, and the walking tours in all the cities we visited. Cheers go out to our guide and driver.

every thing CIE did was Excellent.

the tour was great so was our tour guide diana. the hotels and restaurants they booked were wonderful also

Great Trip, Great host and driver. Not enough time in St Andrews.

Easy transfers, no hassle

Mixed emotions

Would recommend them. This was my third experience with CIE Travel. Hotels, food were superb, well chosen. Our tour was in two pieces and while our first tour guide & driver were both excellent. Took me awhile to understand our second driver/guide. Perhaps he needed to concentrate to drive so narration took second place.

Very well organized, informative, and fun!

I would recommend CIE

Good base of operations for daily tours; crowded itinerary some days.

Excellent accommodations and meals at Adare Dunraven. Loved having a base of operations for daily tours. Aloft Dublin very quiet and comfortable, though a much different experience, but couldn’t use hairdryer in bathrooon. Adare walking tour should have included the castle or the manor. Aunty Lena’s bar was OK, but too crowded; food and atmosphere was better at The Arches.
Introduction, collection of vaccination affadavits, and discussion of bus safety not completed. There were two passengers that were coughing and sniffling; we wore masks and were shunned by some others in entourage. We later contracted COVID and suspected that they were infected as well.
Cliffs of Moher and Caherconnell could have involved more discussion by driver.
Ring of Kerry tour cut short by Moriarty’s (1/2 hour sufficient) and not enough time in Killarney. Jaunting car ride unnecessary and cramped; driver was quite interesting, though.
Lunch OK on day 4, but would have liked time to explore town. Tom Creans presentation excellent.
Titanic walking tour excellent, but train ride unnecessary. Would have been nice to have more time in Cobh.
Blarney Castle mob in afternoon from cruise ship in Cobh; morning at Blarney Castle could have been less crowded, allowed for manor tour, and possible access to castle (90 minute wait in afternoon).
Taylor’s Three Rock entertainment was great, but cut short due to need to get into Dublin proper. We didn’t have much time to see Dublin attractions that afternoon. Bus driver had to ask us where we wanted to be left off. Only 1.5 hours before returning to bus; it could have been longer, since we were on our own that evening. GPO Museum close by and excellent.
We grabbed the wrong Hop On/Off bus; please advise patrons to take the green one and provide maps as to their stops.
Lastly, our driver informed us of times of departure; he chastised us for arriving just in time (9:00 departure) and at another time for taking a needed bathroom break at Ross Castle.
There was no safety discussion, especially asking that those with upper respiratory symptoms test for COVID and wear a mask even if negative. We were uneasy because two tour members had coughs and didn’t wear masks.

Wonderful tour! Would highly recommend!

Easy to book and they were flexible in allowing you to book extra days outside of the tour. The packet had all the necessary information and the communication was wonderful. The Spirit of Ireland tour was well laid out and allowed you to see what hotels you would be staying in.

First Time CIE User

I really appreciated the customer service and easy to follow booking engine.

We plan to buy another trip with CIE in the near future. Booking was easy and straightforward, and we appreciated the backpacks and other information to help us plan for our trip.

My husband and I enjoyed our trip through CIE. Everything was well organized and tour guides were very knowledgeable. Would definitely use CIE again!!

Great trip

We went through a travel agent, but overall we were very pleased with CIE. I would definitely recommend them. Our tour guides, Di and Colm were fantastic!

This was my first bus tour and we certainly saw a great deal of the country. I am a big man. 6’3 and 270 lbs. I was not comfortable in the luxury coach. The meals at the hotels were good but very similar. Would have preferred some stews or shepherds pie.

we enjoyed the selection of stops. Including the beautiful cities and town

Booking was easy. The staff was very helpful in answering any questions.

Great tour and excellent tour guide. Harry

Booking experience was great.