4.6/5

Very helpful in taking care of the details to get us the tour we wanted.

I really enjoyed the CIE tour through southern Ireland. Our accommodations and daily tours were well planned and very enjoyable. Two friends of mine recommended this trip to me.

The Jewels of Ireland Tour is A Real Gem

We called CIE with lots of questions about the Jewels of Ireland Tour and the person we spoke with was able to answer them to our satisfaction. Dara was the person we spoke with and he helped us with finding the best time for us to schedule our tour. Once we committed to scheduling the tour and made our initial deposit, the rest was easy.

We liked the extras provided to us prior to the trip -- the backpacks with info re Ireland, a folding map of Ireland, converters for the wall outlets, rain ponchos, ID tags for our suitcases, etc.

We were very happy with our tour itinerary as it took us to so many places we wished to visit. Most of our accommodations were very good and well located. Our special dietary needs were met at almost all of the places where we stayed, as well as at dinners at other venues.

The schedule was pretty well filled and could perhaps use a little bit more free time, but on the whole, we greatly enjoyed ourselves. Our tour guide provided a lot of background information about each local area we visited, pointing out places of interest, where to find restaurants, etc. We learned some Irish history during our tour and enjoyed our various walking and building tours and tour guides as well.

Every contingency was taken care of and while there were a couple of last-minute minor changes to daily itineraries, they were dealt with to cause minimal disruption.

Tour guide was amazing, knowledgeable and funny. Would take a tour with her

Choice of hotels needs improvement

Each day was well organized. We experienced a lot, but never felt rushed.

The tour guide Di was fanrastic, as was the coach driver Nevil.

It was easy to book. People were available to answer questions. I would recommend CIE and plan to book through them again.

Everything was well organized from beginning to end. Hotels were very good, entertainment and food great. Bob, driver and guide is excellent, knowledge of history of Ireland superb, blarney included. Definitely felt it was more than a
Taste of Ireland and would recommend for sure.

Yes, I would tour with CIE again. My only issue was some of the hotels were not in the city such as in Edinburgh, Scotland so we didn't have much time in the city. Same with St. Andrews.

It was perfect in every way!!

Our First Trip with CIE Tours Won't Be Our Last!

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the easy process to book the tour we wanted.
Our Pub & Culture Tour itinerary was well paced to include interesting activities, like a microbrewery tour and tasting, and down time, like free time at Blarney Castle. The "off the beaten path" locations we visited like The South Pole Inn were some of our favorite stops. Our driver/tour leader Matt was a very informative, funny, and an outstanding driver. He provided excellent information and kept our group moving along, on time.
I cannot say enough about how wonderful our Ireland tour with CIE Tours International was. We met amazing people, had fun experiences, and made memories that will last a lifetime.

The content of the tour was interesting. The food was abysmal. Why must all tours provide meals lacking flavor or national origin? At least give people one interesting choice and save the cafeteria food for the masses

CIE Tours is an Excellent way to vacation

CIE tours was easy to book. The driver/tour guides provided were amazing and knowledgable and so easy to talk to. They respected everyone on the tour and I would recommend CIE Tours to everyone as long as they are providing drivers and tour guides as excellent as the ones we had.

See the UK Capitals and much more along the way.

We found CIE to be an Superb choice for our Tour through England and Scotland. This Tour started in Windsor, went all the way up to Edinburgh and then down to Cardiff before ending in London. It was a Superb Itinerary. We also liked the fact that one can join a 'small group' tour --- no more than 25 people. Our Tour had 14 individuals. It was a Wonderful Tour.

Booking service was very easy and the personnel were very helpful.

Beautiful Scotland and Ireland

CIE was easy to deal with in planning our trip. Róisín Sisk was our CIE representative and made our planning very easy. Our Scottish tour guide, Ian, made Scotland come alive, it was wonderful being guided by a historian. He is a true delight. Declan, our Scotland bus driver, made our bus trip comfortable and enjoyable. He drove us to Ireland and made sure everyone made it safely to Ireland. Our tour guide in Ireland, Brian, was also good. I wish we visited more historical sites and less breweries. Our Irish bus driver, Collin, made sure we reached our destinations safely.

The journey was perfect. A lifetime of memories.

Our tour guide Eamon was very knowledgeable and funny and kind. He even gave us his grandmothers scone recipe. We got to see so much in just one week. The coach is always clean and comfortable and you never sit in the same seat every day so you get a chance to see the outside and the different view. The hotels were amazing. The food was great and meeting new people on my tour was an incredible experience.

The tour guide Fran was the best! She was so full of knowledge and so pleasant.

I highly recommend CIE

Very quick and efficient. The agent explained everything thoroughly.

Mostly smooth process

Mostly smooth ordering and payment experience. The price was fair, descriptions were clear, communication was prompt both by email and phone.

Fantastic Tour - Scottish Dream

The itinerary for Scottish Dream was a perfect blend of city, country and culture. Our tour guide Ross T. was very knowledgable, entertaining and a very good host to our group of travelers. He was a perfect blend of educator and leader with his thorough organization and follow up. I have to say Ross was the best tour guide I've every encountered on any tour I've taken.