4.5/5

2024 Irish Adventure - 8 Days/7 Nights

Murt O'Shea our tour guide was fantastic. Made the trip a complete success

2024 Irish Odyssey - 12 Days/11 Nights - Best tour ever

Our driver, Austin McArdle was absolutely fantastic, was a fabulous driver and guide all in one. He told us a lot of the history of each place as we went by. Amazing!

Taste of Italy

Wonderful experience and wonderful sights

Irish Adventure - Perfect way to see Ireland and Northern Ireland

CIE really has their tours well organized. We had great hotels, food and service the entire time. Brian was a wonderful tour guide as well. If you want to take a trip and not have to stress over the details this is a great way to go.

Taste of Italy - Excellent tour!!

I learned and saw so many things while on the tour...our tour director, Dianna, was excellent. Very knowledge...funny and just made our tour so great!! We saw everything you need to see in Italy

Irish Adventure - 8 Days/7 Nights - The Joys of the Magical Land of Eire with No Worries

Patrick was OUTSTANDING! Actually, I feel like he became a friend--and now we MISS him. Learned so much from his accounts of the history and culture of Ireland as we rode along. Also, everything he recommended turned out to be SPOT ON. He nailed it every time. If Patrick said it was great, we did it--and were so glad!

Want to commend Patrick for something else--Bobbi lost her diamond wedding band and was frantic with worry--Patrick found it for her on the tour bus--and promptly returned it. He deserves a raise for that--what a gem of a gentleman!

A few non-Patrick-related pointers. We didn't use the nice backpacks you sent us--I'm a fashionista so used a snazzy backpack, and my husband had a bigger and sportier backpack he used. I looked around and saw only four out of 24 of us were using the CIE backpacks. Because that was a significant expense, I suggest skipping the inclusion of backpacks, and instead send a laundry bag (which is necessary, but not expensive)--with the accessories tucked inside it (water jug, power adapter, etc.). Use the leftover money to buy tickets for some other event. Maybe that WONDERFUL Irish dancing performance in Killarney could be included? That was PRICELESS and a highlight of our trip.

Maybe a small thing, but our bed at the hotel in Killarney was saggy in the middle and it listed to one side--room 129, if memory serves. All the other beds in the other hotels were great. And the linens were exception everywhere--nice cotton sheets and down comforters--just lovely.

Lastly, the first place we had lunch--some pub outside of Dublin--had simply AWFUL food. Flabby, overcooked veggies, giant chunks of dry chicken in the salad--some said the Shepherd's pie was good, but most thought the food sub-par--maybe another option for the first lunch? Otherwise, we enjoyed our food during the tour and were most content.

We would definitely recommend CIE tours--we were so impressed and delighted. A couple of small tweaks to optimize--that's all. Was a wonderful vacation and we felt very well taken care of.

Taste of Scotland & Ireland - 11 Days/10 Nights - CIE was great!

CIE took care of every aspect of our tour from transportation, accommodations, meals, as well as our air travel. Each day was a pleasant surprise! Our hotels were top notch and the meals were good as well. We were able to see incredible landscapes and landmarks as well learn much about the history and lifestyles of Scotland and Ireland. The specials shows were amazing especially the Celtic show and the Medieval one.

Scottish Isles & Glens - 12 Days/11 Nights

Great tour guide and driver. Transportation was accommodating.

An excellent tour! The sites and towns were interesting. The included meals were at wonderful restaurants. 2 and 3 night stays in each town made traveling easier.

The tour director was first rate. All daily tour guides were knowledgeable and friendly. The sites and towns were interesting. The included meals were at wonderful restaurants. 2 and 3 night stays in each town made traveling easier.

Best of Ireland South - 8 Days/7 Nights - CIE is top notch

CIE is the first tour I have taken. They are well established with the places we toured. The bus was very comfortable and our driver, P.J. was fantastic! We learned lots of Irish history, music, and fun tidbits. This was a great first time tour to take. I will be booking with CIE again and I might be lucky enough to get P.J. again.

We loved every minute of our time on this tour.
The program was well thought out and featured a wonderful variety of experiences. It was great fun touring with our group from different parts of the USA. Our guide Marco worked diligently to navigate road conditions, potential rail strike, we learned a lot from his depth of knowledge and familiarity with the places we visited. Italy is a food destination and every meal was better than the last. Tuscany is so strikingly beautiful especially in the Spring. This is our second tour with CIE. It's great to have everything pre-planned. I highly recommend CIE tours.

Scottish Dream - 8 Days/7 Nights

We had a wonderful experience. Our group were very friendly and our tour guides knowledgeable and enthusiastic. This was our second tour with CIE and not going to be the last!

Irish Spirit Tour

Everyone was very friendly and the bus driver was great! He told us about the history of places we were driving through mixed in with some personal anecdotes and was always open to answering our questions

Taste of Britain - 7 Days/6 Nights

Service from CIE tours was excellent. My overall opinion is very good.

Excellent!

I liked Florence the best, could have shipped Bolognia. If I would have known that the 7 and the 10 day tour were combined, I would have taken the 10 day tour. Too difficult to add on then. Guides were wonderful at each city.

The tour director was good at keeping everyone on track. The tour hit all the hot spots. There was a lot packed into every day which could be a bit exhausting for us older folks. Food at the hotels was not up to Italian standards. Tour guides were excellent. Hotels were nice.

Dream vacation!

Excellent service, great guides!

No worries about flights or transfers from and to the airport. Activities were great for a first time traveler to Italy. Great accommodations and daily breakfasts. Lunch and dinners included were great also.

First time with CIE...great tour!

Excursions were great and well organized.
Tour director was excellent, as were local guides.
Would highly recommend.