4.6/5

Taste of Italy with Sorrento - 10 Days/9 Nights

It was an excellent trip, our tour guide, Diana, was superb, extremely knowledgeable!

So much to see and do on the’Best of Britain’ tour!

The CIE tour guide and our tour bus driver were true professionals. We were able to see so many sites throughout Great Britain due to their knowledge of the country. Also, when guests needed extra help, they worked to provide extra services.
I knew if I needed something I could reach out. Fortunately for me, I was able to attend all activities.
All the hotels were In beautiful surroundings or close to our tour routes. The breakfast services in each location were outstanding because of the staff and the great food. When we stayed at The Norton Spa and Hotel, I couldn’t have been happier due to the beautiful setting and great service.
Overall, each location chosen showed the country’s history, beauty, and the wonderful people of Great Britain.

The tour experience was excellent. The one disappointment was not seeing the northern lights. I understand the conditions (clouds etc.) were not conducive to seeing the lights but the one place where we would have had best chance did not have wake-up call services because of no phones in the rooms. That was the Fosshotel Nupar where we spent two nights. The bus driver was courteous and professional. The tour guide was friendly and very informative about the sights, culture etc. of Iceland. Given the opportunity I would visit the country again!

Beautiful Scotland

Scotland was beautiful! Our guide Graham was so amazing. He brought Scotland alive for us With the history of what happened in Scotland. This is our 2nd CIE tour and my husband and I will use them for our next trip.

The tour was very good for a first time solo traveler.

Service was very good. I wish there was more time in Liverpool instead of driving through small towns most of that day and arriving in Liverpool at night. I would have liked for Glasgow to have been included in the Taste of Britain tour for those who did not go on to Ireland. It would also have been nice to have had rooms blocked off for the tour group on the first day instead of arriving after a long flight and having to sit in the lobby for 5 hours waiting for a room before getting on the tour bus for the first tour.

DreamTour of Scotland

It was a beautiful tour of a historic country. CIE conducted a thorough tour through the highlands of Scotland. We were inspired by the enchanted castles, lovely lochs and flowing waterfalls. Truly a bucket list tour!

Great tour and fantastic tour guide, Brian H.

Adare day tripper tour

Had a great time in Adare Ireland with the Day tripper tour. The hotel was very nice for its age and gave us excellent meals too. We have done CIE trips before and will do them again.

Great tour group

Our tour guide and driver was excellent. Good itinerary and enjoyable

Awesome tour with our driver Brian!

Our Irish Pub tour was wonderful!

Great Ireland bus tour and guided tour

I enjoyed the history narratives of places visited on the bus rides to destinations.
I appreciated the time schedule and applying it to others who were not respectful of the schedule.
I LOVED that they took care of the luggage for us.
I appreciated the scheduled comfort stops.
The seats on the bus were uncomfortable, I wish they could be wider and more leg room.

I would recommend CIE to others

Great Ireland Tour

First time taking an organized bus tour such as this. We enjoyed the trip and Paddy our guide was nice and informative. All local guides very good and knowledgeable.

Tour directors set the tone of your experience

So much better than Go Ahead. Bus driver and tour director were very helpful and Linda was so amusing with her insights.

Lisa Richardson, our tour director and our coach driver, Lee were fantastic. Lisa was very informative and straightforward. We were given amazing tours by other people and we saw things we never would have on our own. I would definitely recommend CIE Tours to everyone I know....and I already have!

Good introduction to Ireland despite awful weather.

CIE's 'Taste of Ireland' tour was well advertised, well prepared, and well executed thanks to tireless effort by your tour guide/driver, Colm Wallis. Despite truly awful weather on all but one day, Colm kept us on schedule, answered endless questions, lectured on aspects of Ireland, and showed true grit and courtesy in dealing with his 42 passengers. The cultural dinner events -- The Jolly Ploughmen at a suburban Dublin pub, and the medieval feast at an old Dublin castle -- were magnificent experiences.

There’s something magical about It - then there’s the people you meet!

After having been to Wales on a Small Group Trip to Wales with CIE in 2019, we knew it was THE only way to go! This time, checked all the boxes!

We had a fantastic time on our Tour. Our Tour Dire/Driver was THE Best! We had the time of our lives & would go again in an instant. The schedule was a bit busy but why go that far & do not? Ireland & N Ireland is beautiful and the people are welcoming & friendly!

From the musician at Fitzsimmon’s Temple Bar who loaned me his umbrella & was surprised when we came back- to the individuals guides that gave us our city tours. The Jaunting cart driver, the ladies we met in the Cork Hotel lobby celebrating their niece’s wedding. Shop keepers, pub owners & patrons- everyone was friendly and it couldn’t be better. Even sitting, waiting in a restaurant at the Cliffs of Moher, we met fellow travelers from Australia & shared a table.

We had free time in Belfast & were able to meet up with someone we had not seen since she was a teenager. It had been 34 years since she came to America as a girl. Married with a daughter, Deborah is a teacher & local artist. We were excited & grateful to have the free time in Belfast to spend time with them during our Tour.

We did had an issue with our paperwork that had changed our return flight. Turns out they were what our Agent had told us all along but CIE printed a different return. It took three days to get it straightened. In the meantime, we were freaking out a bit while still trying to have a good time.

We purchased our airfare through a 2 for 1 seven months in advance through CIE & Aer Lingus partnership and paid up front. We’re not happy that we were not seated together on our return flights either. I have sent emails to CIE with no response. This is our only negative. Had they responded to our messages, I would not have posted here. It’s the only reason we didn’t give this trip a Five Star. You can decide from there.

Other than that? We loved our trip & my wife posted photos on the bus as we went on Social Media! It was great since we had WiFi on the bus. Another great feature.

Wonderful trip!!

Our CIE tour was amazing. Scotland and Ireland are beautiful countries with rich histories. We visited a variety of historical, cultural, and culinary venues, yet had ample time to explore on our own. Our tour guides, Jaqui and Marie, were personable and knowledgeable. Our bus driver, Sam, was our shining star. He accommodated each individual as much as possible and was proactive in heading off any potential problems or concerns. He was respectful, funny, and interesting. I would definitely tour with CIE again.

I thought our tour guides did a great job. There knowledge of both countries & the history was fantastic. The drivers were very conscientious. The itinerary was very good, a little hectic.

CIE was very knowledgeable and helpful in planning our Ireland trip. They worked through multiple itinerary versions and options and helped us get the experiences we wanted without pushing us into things we did not want. The prep kit they sent helped get us even more excited for the big trip. We did hit a cancelled flight on the way back and ended up managing some of our own details to deal with the delay, but we got back fine in the end.