4.6/5

Would order a CIE Tour again

Organization by tour guide Margareta was excellent. All transportation, hotel arrangements and food were as promised. Ginadi, the local guide in Moscow, was very good and informative and he showed his love for the City.
As far as Hermitage Museum is St. Petersburg I would limit the number of art rooms (Impressionist Artists) so as to spend more time and learn somethng about the paintings. We were "hered through the museum at a speed leaving us with just the names of the painters whose paintings were dsplayed.

Excellent Trip

Excellent choice of venues and guide/bus driver was extraoridinary

The booking service was easy any questions we had we're answered via email very quickly we were over all very pleased with the package we chose and the value and the quality of the trip itself

Always pleasant & helpful

Front row seats at the Edinborough Tattoo was the icing on the cake!

Outstanding! Wonderful, fun & friendly coach driver and tour guide. Our Scotland tour was the best and they really paid attention to every detail to help give us the best experience!

Good itinerary, good hotels, choices of pubs to dine at, guides and drivers

The tour guides were very good - the coach was comfortable and a pleasure to ride in. Having wi-fi in it is great. The hotels chosen were very good - some had very small lifts, which caused some difficulties and lost time. Overall, the itinerary was interesting, and some were exceptional. One of the side benefits, particularly for the tour in Ireland, was the amount of information of life in Ireland shared by our tour director/driver. He helped make the tour.

Berthing

Driver knowledge about everything Irish. Clean accommodations, welcoming meals,luggage in my room ( always), great selection of sights to see.
Watched the movie field, listened to Irish music.
Driver was very helpful and showed a lot of interest in each of us.

Very easy, the phone agents are always great to work with.

An 8-day whirlwind Tour of Ireland we will never forget!

All booking details were looked after by our travel agent - Forest Tours (Angelina Pickering).

The booking service was excellent, the representative I dealt with was very informative and answered all my questions. It was a pleasure dealing with her.

Booking went very well. Rep ( michelle) very well Informed and able to answer all questions.

A very positive experience!

The staff (both in terms of the people involved with making the booking as well as the guides/drivers in Scotland and Ireland) were very professional and helpful.

On time.

Booking service was excellent. When I had questions I got rapid responses. Back pack, International electric Plug and rain poncho added greatly.

Excellent tour. Well worth the money.

The tour was well organized and informative. Our tour guide, Martin, was knowledgeable and entertaining and Desmond our driver was an a amazing driver. Unfortunately we weren't able to go to the Isle of Skye due to weather but our guide took us on a scenic tour to our next destination, which in my opinion made up for it. Our tour guide even took the time to give us a informative class on the origins of Scotch Whiskey, which was greatly appreciated by many of us on the tour. The hotel accommodations were top notch and the service was great. I chose CIE due to the the online ratings and I have recommended them to friends and family. I will defiantly book with CIE again.

Had the best time with Brian Rice, who went above and beyond to make sure we had a great trip. He was always so informative, funny, organized, and timely. He made the trip special and overall an amazing experience.

comprehensive and knowledgeable guides

You get to experience a lot in a short amount of time.

The hotels were a hit & miss.

Great tour

Great itinerary. The coach driver / tour director was entertaining, knowledgeable, and efficient. Accommodations were great.

Great!

Great trip, tour guide, and driver. Trip was wonderful.

Booking staff Ian, Laura & all were patient & informative. Super nice!