4.6/5

The your guide and driver in Scotland were terrific, very informative and pleasant to be around. I would take another tour with that duo.

Excellent trip! Please change the last hotel..

I would definitely recommend CIE Tours to friends and family. We had a such a wonderful time in Ireland! Our guide/driver was excellent and very informative. Our favorite experience by far, was the Merry Ploughboy Pub. The only disappointment of our entire trip was the last hotel we stayed in. I would strongly recommend that you choose a different hotel in Dublin. After staying in such lovely hotels, the Academy Plaza Hotel was a big let down on our last day/night there. The rooms were old, not modern at all. They were also tiny with very narrow beds. I would also suggest that clients with an afternoon flight home find there own taxi service to the airport rather than booking a transfer through CIE. We were grouped with others who had earlier flights and had to get up and out of the hotel by 6 am (missing the breakfast that was supposed to be included and we paid for - at minimum, we should have received a bagged, to go breakfast if the meal was listed as included) and spend 5-6 hours in the airport prior to our flight.

Booking went well.

Very wonderful 2 week trip to Ireland

they responded to every question i had prior to the trip within one day and they always got an answer to every question or concern i had

Ireland trip

Great company no nickel and time everyone and everything is great

Taste of Scotland & Ireland

We loved our trip! It was a great experience with great people & guides! All of the planned activities were wonderful.

Our guide Becky and bus driver Gary in Scotland were awesome and fun. Our guide/bus driver Cathal in Northern Ireland and Ireland was informative, interesting, and helpful. Unfortunately we paid for a small group tour and without being informed beforehand we ended up with a larger group. The bus internet was nonexistent and we were unable to charge our phones while on the bus.

Perfectly planned trip

The route was very methodical and my tour guide and driver were very thoughtful and descriptive of where we were and what we were doing…especially when it came to history and whiskey!

Overall rating

Liam was a fabulous storyteller, and Lee a wonderful driver. However the change of hotels in Kinsale and Belfast was unfortunate. Kinsale was too far from town for any additional walking or pub stops. And Belfast the rooms were so little, I would never stay there again. Also too many group dinners, and the food at the Belfast hotel was awful.

What a wonderful trip

Everything was well organized and easy. Scheduled but we expected that. Loved the Tour Director Brian and Jimmy was a great driver!

Great Experience

Easy process. Worked well with our travel agent.

The tour included such a great breadth of the country. As my first visit ever to Ireland and not knowing much about the sites, I felt like I saw so much of the natural beauty and gained such a deeper understanding of the people, history, and land. Really enjoyed hearing information from the tour guide as well who didn't just gloss over the bad but went really deep into the truth of matters, even the very painful ones. He was also very kind & welcoming and the coach driver was clearly pro through all the twists & turns, tight alleys, and one-way cliff roads.

Fantastic,organized and lots of fun!

Great customer service and trip planning!

The helpful customer service representatives were a very nice first impression. CIE tours handling our hotels, food and tour excursions was very impressive. Also, CIE did a nice job booking our plane travel to Ireland and back to the US. I would book another tour/trip through CIE tours!

Engaging and Entertaining

The booking service was fine. The marketing information was very accurate. We got what we paid for. The hotels listed were charming and comfortable.

I like every thing

Fantastic Tour Director! (Lawrence)

Our Tour Director (Lawrence) was wonderful!
We did not have enough time at some of the sites-some days felt too rushed and/or there was too much driving at one time

CIE is worth the $$

CIE does everything well. The hotels, bus and meals are always top notch.

GREAT TOUR GUIDE AND AGENDA

GREAT JOB BY ALL

Scotish Isles and Glens is a fantastic tour.

The tour covered the places I had hoped to see, and with Graham Bruce's narration and guidance and Gordon's excellent driving, the trip was all I hoped it would be. The route is well thought out, and the accommodations and locales were well chosen,