4.6/5

Great tour, highly recommend!

We had a fantastic trip! Our tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledgeable, and we thought the itinerary covered all the main sights to see for our first trip to Ireland. We also appreciated that CIE knows ins and outs of some of the sites, such as the best time to visit them to avoid crowds, good places to eat lunch, etc. You also don't have to worry about booking tickets for attractions, but there was often some free time in the evenings for additional exploring if desired. It was fun to get to know others on the bus, and it never felt like we were driving for too much of the day. Also, it was SO nice to have a driver on some of the windy and narrow roads that we would have been nervous to trek ourselves. We would absolutely recommend CIE to anyone looking to tour Ireland, particularly for the first time. It was clear throughout our travels that CIE has a good reputation and is well respected.

Great itinerary! Relaxed travel between points of interest. Coach driver and tour guides were exceptional!

Very professional staff who add a special personal touch in most cases. Both Becky and Marlene were informative and caring. Excellent people skills for both. Our one driver was only with us from Belfast to Dublin. He seemed totally unprepared for this route that took too long. Would have been a better choice to keep our Scotland driver, Bret.

Booking was a nightmare but trip was amazing. Great driver and Guide

An exemplary informative tour of Scotland

David our tour guide was a professional at every instance. He was knowledgeable of our travel locations as well as the history of Scotland. He was well organized, prepared for each day and maintained his helpful attitude throughout our tour. We very much appreciated that he was easy to understand and thoughtful of the group's desires.

Just as advertised, interesting and fun!

The tour was just as it was advertised. we enjoyed each day and evening with our new friends on the tour. Our tour guide Allen, in Scotland was informative and a really nice man, in kilts and coat and tie. We lost him when we went across to Belfast, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Our bus driver Sean was very good and knew so much about Ireland. Our entire tour was fine except it wasn't long enough to include many areas we did not get to see. We loved the people and the beautiful rural areas of both Scotland and Ireland. So much farmland, with sheep and cattle and of course the endless fields of grain and fresh produce was fantastic. We loved it.

Amazing times.

All of our guides were very knowledgeable and helpful. We had loads of fun. Our guide in Ireland(Colm Clarke) was an absolute HOOT!!. Just loved him.

Enjoyable tour with great guide

The tour was great. Guides were knowledgeable and informative. Would travel again with CIE. Only aspect of tour that I found lacking was the pub in York in a word terrible

Great experience

Great service and value for the money! Excellent tour guides and drivers. Comfortable coaches.

All was great but the Columba hotel

Plan to take my adult children on a shorter tour. It was great

Scottish Dreams Tour - Exceptional!

The Scottish Dreams tour was fabulous as we saw so many wonderful, historical places. We stayed in magnificent hotels that offered excellent dining. Our tour was greatly enhanced by our exceptional tour guide, David. Castles, the Highlands, sheepdog trials, the Royal Military Tattoo - this trip had it all!

The tour was just what we expected.....WE saw alot in a short period of time. Our driver Kerian was amazing!! The hotels were great. Food was good.....our only big disappointment was the air getting there....late flight, missed a connecting flight, delayed one entire day.....once we got to Dublin life was good!! Our travel agent, Laurie, was available as a resource the entire time.-

Fabulous time in Ireland!

We took the Irish Explorer trip and love all the scheduled stops. Our driver Dominic was the best driver and tour guide! He was helpful, very entertaining and knowledgeable about Ireland and their history. We especially enjoyed the two night stops as they were very relaxing! The hotels were all better than expected along with the meals.

Loved Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Generally had a rewarding experience.

Lovely tour

Booking our tour was easy- I was so pleased to see the small tour option available. I would recommend and most probably tour with you again. Our guide, Brian, was superb- he was a blue badge guide and truly knew his information and easily guided us! My only wish is that, instead of being based in one spot, we had opportunity to spend two nights in Stratford and two nights in Bath and use those areas as points to travel.

Did not like CIE charging double normal hotel costs for extra nights.was told by CIE if i didnt book through you than transport to the airport would not be covered.

Excellent Adventure!

The pre-travel pack CIE put together was perfect. It was very detailed for the entire tour. The backpack was a great addition fro prepare for the trip.

A very good trip would have liked a little more of Scotland.

The booking was good. I don’t think a city tour of London on the day of arrival is a good idea. Everyone was so tired from the overnight flight.

Best way to see Scotland

I would definitely recommend CIE tours. This is our second tour with CIE. Each one has been led by knowledgeable guides. We stay in local hotels with flavor of the community, the trips are interesting and the service excellent

Professional, caring, organized

It was great. I worked with Gus Connolly who was always there for me. Due to a medical emergency, we had to leave the trip early. Gus really helped me rearrange my airline flights.