4.5/5

Great itinerary and hotels.

The hotels were all excellent except for the last Clayton hotel in Dublin. It was rather small. The itinerary met all of our needs for the time frame we were in both countries.

Our tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable.

We Love Ireland

We had an awesome tour of Ireland. Our tour guide Brian was so wonderful. He gave us so much insight as to the sights and people of Ireland. He was an excellent driver and very helpful with any questions or concerns we had. I would use CIE again. We plan to go back and see Scotland. We will contact CIE for sure.

It was a wonderful tour!

The tour was wonderful. I saw so many beautiful things and learned a great deal of history of Scotland and Ireland. Joe and Ian as tour guides were great! They are very knowledgeable and made the tour fun all the while keeping things in great order.

Scotland and Ireland are amazing!

We traveled to amazing places and met some wonderful people.

Enjoyed our tour of Ireland. Our bus driver/ tour guide Murt was great! Very knowledgeable and lots of fun! We packed a lot of beautiful scenery in a week.

Tour format was well planned and the attractions we visited were the essence of Ireland. Our tour guide, Colm Willis, was excellent. His knowledge of Ireland was exceptional and he communicated very well.

PJ O’Brien is The. Best. Tour Guide. Ever! 💚

First of all, our tour guide PJ O’Brien went so far above and beyond to ensure our group had a fabulous time! I traveled solo, made so many friends & felt 100% safe the entire time. Our tour was during the St. Patrick’s Day festivities & PJ made sure, at the request of everyone on the tour, that we made it to the parade in Dublin, with plenty of time to spare, even though he had to change up our itinerary last minute. It’s no easy task & he accomplished it without a hitch. The hotels were great, the scenery was beyond beautiful, the itinerary checked all the boxes, friends, food, festivities, music, everything was such a treat! I especially enjoyed the sheepdog demonstration; the hosts offered tea & scones with jams & clotted cream… So delicious & a wonderful memory that will stay with me for a lifetime. The tour as a whole is amazing, it’s Ireland… Helloooo! I learned so much about the history of Ireland & Irish culture from PJ’s stories while we were en route between locations. Loved every moment of this tour! When you have a superb tour guide, it makes the journey so much more magical. Thanks to PJ & CIE tours!! This was my second Ireland tour with CIE & certainly not my last. Can’t wait to come back!

Well-balance tour of beautiful Scotland!

Our guide, Anita, was phenomenal. She obviously had studied Scotland extensively to provide enriching, germane commentary. I have restricted mobility and both Anita and the bus drivers were exceedingly accommodating.

The tour was well-balanced, with no stop too rushed nor too long.

Some of the provided meals were a huge disappointment, however.

A must do

wonderful staff, great trip. Titanic exhibit in Belfast was a highlight for me, my wife as a photographer was in awe the entire tour. We both loved the Border Collie rounding up sheep on the farm, Thanks for a great experience

Great trip to Ireland.

Tony our driver/tour director was knowledgeable and great at telling stories about each destination. We loved that most everything was included in the one price. The hotels and restaurants were clean and friendly. It was great not having to worry about luggage and checking in and out of each place.

Well done, will book another trip for next spring

Everything

Would not recommend single people payment the extra of single supplement.

The tour guide and driver were terrific, although there could have been a bit more commentary on the bus, some of the long drives needed something. I would not recommend a single traveller to book paying single supplement. Single supplement is expensive but singles are given dreadful rooms at some of the hotels. Treated like we are the left overs whilst couples got lovely rooms. Some of the hotels that CIE use are not good. Ayre Hotel at Kirkwall was dreadful as was the Columba in Inverness.

More than we expected!

Our tour was fantastic! Our tour guide/bus driver Murt, had everything under control, the trip progressed like clockwork! We felt like we were special! The history and customs he shared of Ireland made the trip extra interesting! Beautiful country!

Irish Gold

The tour guide Liam and bus driver Pat were excellent! The tour was well planned and was everything that was promised

Moriarty's (as a shopping locale) was overpriced.

PJ O'Briend (our tour guide) was knowledgeable and organized. He always had time to share information about Ireland. He spoke as he drove and explained a lot. I liked the itinerary. It was well thought out and we moved at a reasonable pace.

A great tour of Scotland

Tour guide was very knowledgeable. Nice accommodations.

Can’t say enough good things about this experience!!

Experience of a lifetime! From the moment we arrived in Shannon and were greeted by our tour guide, Philip Duffy, everything exceeded our expectations. Great itinerary, perfectly paced, thank you CIE and thank you Philip. You gave us memories to last forever! Check this tour out, you won’t be disappointed and if you are lucky Philip will guide you through beautiful Ireland.

I would definitely do it again. I saw alot of Ireland and had an excellent tour guide named Dermot.

There were many stops; nice accommodations, knowledgeable guides, organized. Our transport to hotel from airport didn’t show up so we took the tube.