4.6/5

Iceland Northern Lights in January

Our tour director Maria and bus driver Jon Ragnar were great. They made the trip interesting and full of facts about Iceland and the people who live there. I was impressed how they were able to move things around if the weather wasn't good or it was too icy. Unfortunately is was unusually warm for the 2nd week in January so it was drizzly and cloudy and we didn't see the Northern Lights. But they tried and kept an eye on the weather at all times just in case. We had a good group of people and everyone was on time always.

This was our first experience with a guided tour. One of the positives was this was a small, diversified group (21) with an age range from 10 to 70. Our driver/tour guide, Mark, did an excellent job. He was professional and provided helpful hints and recommendations for touring on our own, as well as insight to the Irish culture.

Although I was initially disappointed that our first hotel wasn’t in Dublin City, it was only a 20 minute walk to the closest Hop on Hop Off Bus Stop. It afforded us an opportunity to experience several restaurants, local neighborhoods, architecture and history. The location proved to be a bonus to meet and mingle with the locals. Each hotel met our needs and provided a daily breakfast.

The Merry Ploughboy and Mid Evil food and entertainment were excellent. The staff and performers at both of these establishments deserve recognition.

The tour itself was face paced and we saw a lot in a short period of time. After all, it was just “A Taste of Ireland” . From our experience, I would not hesitate to book another CIE tour.

Iceland-Jan 24

Travel agent, guide and driver were excellent. Hotels and meals were great! Site locations awesome- need more time at many of the outdoor locations (felt rushed). Air travel arrangements were awlful! Jet Blue out of Detroit is dirty and grimy(yucky) at the gate and on both planes.

Wonderful trip

The tour guides were wonderful. Not enough shopping time.

My wife and I loved our tour of Scotland. We were able to see the most we could in the time we had. Even though the bus was not always the most comfortable, the views, tour guide and safe driving more than made up for it. I would recommend CIE and I would use them again.

All went smoothly as they stated.

I would certainly travel with CIE Tours again. It was top notch from the lodging, meals, bus and driver, tours, etc. I have nothing negative to say about this tour.

The tour was great and our driver/tour guide George was one of the best I have ever experienced. His knowledge was impressive and he went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our trip.

A wonderful vacation

From the very beginning when Michael picked us up at the airport to the end of our trip we felt that we were welcomed and our needs were met. The accommodations were good but a little dated, the meals were fantastic and the sight seeing was wonderful. Overall we would rate this vacation as a 10 out of 10 with some parts being an 11 and others a 9. Our tour guide, Michael was truly amazing and gets an 11 across the board

Our tour guide JOHN made the tour with his history, knowledge, and kind and caring matter. He is an asset to your organization. The best was Dingle for day trip, accommodation was Killarney and carriage trip, meals and customer service was hotel in southern Dublin, horse ranch was a nice way to conclude the trip.

Irish Classic

The tour was great- there was plenty of time for ourselves balanced with the tour itself. The driver and moderator were fantastic. I loved every minute

Great Time!

We had a wonderful time. The driver was excellent.

Good tour

Good itinerary, good accommodation, great food. Great tour, efficient booking process. Would like to see more flexibility on CIE arrangements for flights. I always arrange my own flights, mainly because I like to arrive a day or two sooner due to the time difference. There doesn’t seem to be that option with CIE and they don’t offer transport to and from the airport if you don’t book flights through them.

Amazing time filled with l exciting experiences. Wonderful tour guides!

Bucket list trip! CIE packed so many amazing sites and experiences in this trip. My grandson and I were both treated very well.

The sights were amazing. So much easier to sit back and relax while someone else drove. Most of the hotels were great!. Our tour guide was amazing and so helpful! Would recommend CIE to other people!

Our driver/tour guide Dominic was excellent - very knowledgeable about Ireland and its history - informative and entertaining!We would highly recommend CIE Tours and definitely use them again!

Great tour and all the guide were a wealth of knowledge, including the walking tour guides. We met people from all over the world. We had a great experience we did the small bus tour it was personal and informative a bus driver. Joe was the best. It was never a dull moment on that bus.

This was an incredible trip! It was the first planned tour I have been on and I will definitely do another. The travel was extremely comfortable and the planning of stops was perfectly timed since we only had 5 hours of daylight in the winter. David, our guide did a fantastic job and was very knowledgeable. It was great learning about Iceland and seeing the natural beauty of this country. My 84 year old mother and I had such a wonderful time. I would highly recommend this tour!!

CIE Tours are a great way to visit Scotlan..

Wonderful trip. Our tour guide really made this a memorable experience. He was very knowledgeable and through his stories, taught us about this beautiful country, the people, and its history. The accommodations were very nice. I highly recommend CIE tours.

Amazing experience.

This was our first experience and we enjoyed visiting the different cities. Having an awesome tour guide was even better.

Enjoyed seeing Iceland

Nice tour guide. We had a great time. I would recommend.