4.6/5

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.

Everything was planned out for us, they provided us everything we needed for our trip. I would use CIE again

This was a rebooking of a cancelled 2020 trip, originally booked in 2019, but delayed due to COVID. This was essentially the same trip, different date. The original booking went great. The re-booking had a few challenges assuring the trip vouchers got applied, and other details. It all got done but it went less polished. This is our 2nd CIE trip and I have and will recommend CIE to others.

Fun & Exciting travels

We booked our tour throught a travel agent. It was a smooth experience.

Second trip with CIE and it is just really professional

Well Planned and executed trip
Leader of tour was fantastic.

An Exceptional Emerald Isle Experience!

Everything from the customer service to set up my tour prior to the attention to details during the tour was flawless. When I had questions, they were answered very professionally. I thoroughly enjoyed our tour bus driver Murt who had very detailed descriptions of the travel itinerary along with his own brand of humor and passion about the history of Ireland. He was exceptional when it came to health and safety too. Of course being my first time in Ireland, I really want to return again with CIE Tours. And do other tours with you group too. Thank you.

Would have been 5 stars except the service in the US was not good. Inability to speak with agents was a chore. Waits exceeding 45 minutes+. The folks in Ireland were terriffic and would not hesitate to recommend.

Great Experience and Holiday!

Very fun and enjoyable tour. I would definitely do another tour witch CIE.

The tour guide, Brian McDermott was excellent. He was very knowledgeable

The tour guide, Brian McDermott, was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about history of Scotland and England and the various sites on the tour. Adrian , the driver, was excellent in navigating the narrow roads in the rural areas and in narrow areas in the cities.