4.6/5

Ireland for Thanksgiving

My teenage daughter and I spent Thanksgiving in Ireland with CIE Tours! We spent seven days and nights on the Irish Adventures tour. Our tour guide, Tony, was phenomenal; he took us off the beaten path and exposed us to local culture and experiences. Local guides took us on tours through Trinty College, Dublin, Belfast, and more. The food, music, and scenery made the short trip an adventure to remember. We can't wait to return. This was our second tour with CIE; we'll travel with them again.

November trip to Ireland

CIE planned a very interesting trip. I had a rough start with them, but at the end it worked out. Even though they had us stayed at some beautiful places, It would have been nice to be able to wash our clothes. Not one of the hotels had a washing facility and there were none near by! This made it unfortunate for several of the passengers.
Our tour guide was awesome along with most of the other ones. Seeing the sheep dog demonstration was very interesting and entertaining!! The history, the beauty, everything and everyone was just amazing!
I waited a long time to visit Ireland and it didn’t disappoint me at all! Looking forward to coming back soon in the near future! ❤️

Planning the tour went very welll.

We booked through Burkhalter Travel in Madison. Julia did a terrific job helping us line up a tour in our time frame. She explained everything very well and since we were fairly new to traveling abroad she gave us a lot of suggestions and helpful information.

I used an online operator to book, not directly through CIE. Next time I would book directly.

Trip of a lifetime!

Our guide Dominic was wonderful, knowledgeable and funny. The accommodations were lovely. It was a great trip and I would do it again!

Great Time!

Booking was easy.

Perfectly planned.

Everything was so well planned and timed - even the weather, how'd you do that? - definitely would take another tour with CIE. Our guide Lesley was incredible, so knowledgeable and friendly.

Excellent!

We had a fantastic holiday and were looked after from start to finish

Very good service, everything ran smoothly. it was a fantastic tour and a great way to see Italy. Would highly recommend. Our Tour Director Guisseppe was outstanding.

I’m very hard to please, yet you do…

From your accommodations, transportation to perhaps the most important, your guides, CIE never disappoints.

Outstanding Tour

I used to ****** tours myself, and must say that our tour director/driver was a model...funny, informative, professional. The accommodations were excellent. Of the many local guides we had, only one didn't stand out, and I'd still give her 3 stars. We will most certainly be returning customers.

I super enjoyed the sheep dog demonstration. The tour’s pace was very good…no rushing not too early a start in the morning.
Yes I would recommend CIE tours again.

Maria made the trip amazing!

Maria, our guide was kind, knowledgeable, and fun! We saw so much and heard history and lore. It was clear that she loves Iceland and that was imparted to us.

Well Planned and Paced Tour

Would use CIE again (have in past)

It was a perfectly well organized beautiful tour that hit all the highlights. From thr hotels in Venice and Rome to the meals thay also included wine, everything was a dream.

Wonderful experience

Second trip with CIE. Well organized, well paced tour. Informative and interesting commentary. Variety of activities and sites. Adequate time without feeling rushed or bored.

All great!

Great tour guides and tours. All inclusive

Fabulous tour! Would highly recommend it.

We would recommend them but have one disappointed thing that happened on our tour. Our flights were scheduled for us to come in on the first day of our tour and we missed the first day completely becuasenof a 30 min delay. I did note this on the survey we received at the end of the tour. We should have been flown in the day before.That was very stressful and we paid for something we would have never made or enjoyed being such a tight schedule.

We used Avoya travel to book the trip. They were good to work with.