CIE Tour Reviews
The 224 CIE Tour reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have traveled with CIE. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
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The trip exceeded our expectations. The selection and variety of attractions was fantastic. The hotel accommodations were all superb. Most importantly, our guide Michael made the trip a unique and enjoyable vacation. He knew the history of locations and added commentaries about people. The visit to John B. Kaene's was a true delight. We will recommend CIE Tours to our friends.
The Irish Classic was just wonderful. We have seen so many beautiful places, the hotels were all great, the coach was very comfortable. But best of all were the driver Sam Lockhart and the tour guide Marlene Sullivan. Sam is a great driver and Marlene is a wonderful tour guide. She knows so much and can tell such beautiful stories. Both are great. The read more group was great, most of them Americans, 5 from Australia, 1 from Canada and I the only German. It was all so harmonious, really a super group. Thanks to Sam Lockhart for his great driving skills and Marlene Sullivan for her great and sincere support. I miss them all.
We had a fantastic time, Frank our Driver Tour Guide was just great, accommodation and food provided was of a very high standard. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for a great holiday in Ireland. We were very lucky and only had one day of rain which was the bus ride from Belfast to Dublin overwise the weather was perfect. Note great value for money.
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Taste of Ireland (Tour B)
Valerie & David Butler, Australia, May 2019
Wonderful trip from beginning to end. Our tour director George was great, so knowledgeable and organised. We were lucky to have a wonderful group also. All hotels and food and service were first class. We will definitely recommend CIE.
This tour was properly named æDreamÆ tour. Our guide, Graham Bruce, and Allen Davidson (driver), made quite a pair and provided the guests under their watch with the most fantastic tour you could ask for! Everyone came on board the bus as strangers and we left as friends belonging to the clan of Bruce! Outstanding commentary in history, music, folklore read more and laughter from Graham.
A group of ten from Singapore joined the Irish Classic Tour in May. The guide was Tommy O`reilly and the Driver Martin. It was a great tour well conducted by Tommy and safely driven by Martin. The itinerary was well planned and the hotels chosen were good. It was excellent value for money. For most of us it was our first time in Ireland and left with read more a wonderful impression of the country and its people. We will definitely recommend CIE Tours to our friends and that they visit Ireland!
We had a fabulous tour guide Matt, he was a wonderful driver, we were amazed at his backing skills, he gave a very interesting commentary he was patient, kind and amusing. He is an asset to CIE û he deserves a raise! Tour was wonderful and we will certainly book again and strongly recommend CIE to others. We have done many bus tours but this one was the best.
Gary Horn was our driver/guide - I don't know how he does it. He is a great driver and one of the smartest and most intelligent men I ever met. He divides his attention between all passengers and has the knack to make each one feel special. He is passionate about his country and has taught this whole busload of Americans more than we ever knew about read more London, Ireland and Scotland. He is constantly working and studying his itinerary for the next day. Also he is calling to confirm our next days visitation places and confirming our time schedule so we don't leave anything out. CIE must be proud to have such an high quality person working for them. He made our trip a top notch one and he deserves a big thank you. It was a privilege having him as our guide, teacher and instructor.
Just wanted to let you know how very much we enjoyed our recent Taste of Ireland Tour. It was wonderful throughout - our guide was exceptional and so helpful. Weather fine and the countryside was indeed 'emerald'. We could not have had a better experience of coach travel.
Travelled with six family members and all had fun (ages 21 to 58). Great stops, Belfast Titanic Museum well worth the trip, St AndrewsÆ cathedral and castle remains great stop. Victor the driver was awesome!!!! Dublin stops fantastic especially Guinness tour and canal dinner cruise. Sorry to see it end!
Our holiday of a lifetime was exactly that. We had the most wonderful time. We were the only Aussies with a bus full of wonderful Americans, who helped make our holiday very enjoyable. A huge thank you to David Turner our tour director, a very professional, very organised, very informative and very, very funny man. David and Dave our driver made our read more holiday one we will never forget. If we feel we can top this holiday and go for another we will definitely go with CIE and hopefully with David and Dave as well. We will recommend CIE Tours to everyone.
Just finished the Irish Legends tour and it was the best trip I've ever taken. Our hotels were super nice. The food, the music, the people, all so wonderful and inspiring. Ireland was just as magical as I hoped it would be. Much in thanks to our driver/guide Joe Lyons who went above and beyond to make sure we were all happy and safe. I decided on a read more whim to get a tattoo while I was here and he called around for me and got me an appointment in the next town! Also, when I was unprepared for the harsh weather of Inis Mor he lent me a coat that saved me! We couldn't have had a better guy showing us around. The Irish have a lot of passion for their culture and Joe was no exception. I always felt safe on the bus and it was great not having to worry about my bags. Book CIE and you won't regret it!
We had a fantastic 8 day tour being the Irish Pub and Folklore Tour. Our Tour Director Matt Nolan was very professional and caring. He was funny, full of Irish history and very entertaining. We were always well informed on our itinerary. Everything was taken care off from day 1. A big thank you to Matt for making our tour memorable. Looking forward read more to doing another tour with CIE and hoping we get Matt Nolan again.
We have just returned from an excellent holiday touring around Ireland with our Driver/Guide Andrew who was very knowledgeable. Food was excellent in most cases although at two hotels the staff and food were disappointing. Although this would not stop us booking further tours with CIE.
Travelling on my own, I joined the Jewels of Ireland tour - the accommodation along the way was great, the food just kept coming, the included stops and visits were fantastic! And to top it off CIE handed us the dynamic duo of Sabina Murphy (tour guide extraordinaire) and Tony McCarthey (legendary bus driver). The facts and history that Sabina shared read more definitely added to the overall experience and Tony, not to be outdone, was also a wealth of information. Both had a warmth and wit about them that kept us laughing all the way around the Emerald Isle. CIE made this a holiday to remember for all the right reasons. I wouldn't hesitate to travel with CIE again.
Everything about this tour was fantastic, Brendan our guide was the best as was Sam our bus driver. I am looking forward to visiting this beautiful country again in the near future. Can highly recommend CIE!!!! Brendan looked after us all so well and always had a great sense of humour.
I have to say this was an amazing experience. Not only did we get lucky and have a great group of travellers, but we also had some wonderful tour guides (both Matt Nolan, our perpetual guide and driver extraordinaire) but also the city and venue guides. We saw a lot, and got a great taste of what the culture is like. Matt was so knowledgeable and his read more personality is perfect for this situation as he made everyone feel at ease. We had a great time, learned a lot, enjoyed some great tours and entertainment. I have to say my favourite parts were the views at the Cliffs of Moher and the entertainment at both Kate Kearney's Cottage and at the Brazen Head Pub. Can't wait to take another tour with CIE (and fingers crossed, Matt Nolan will be the guide).
My wife and I have been all over Europe and I would consider this as one of the best tours we have taken. You couldn't have had anything any better than what we've encountered on our trip. The driver / guide Matt Nolan was a class act. He was funny, gracious and treated us like family. If I could have him as a driver on all of our trips abroad it would read more be great. What a great asset he is for CIE International. The weather was perfect and the group was great. Hats off to CIE International for having us experience such a great trip and people of Ireland. We will be planning next year a trip to Scotland with CIE. Wish we had Matt Nolan as our driver.
My wife and I travelled with our family and my parents on this tour and couldn't have been more pleased. The tour was well-organised and well thought out. From our arrival to our departure, we had nothing to worry about except taking in all the breathtaking sights of Ireland. Our tour was topped off with a knowledgeable tour guide, Garey, who had a read more wealth of information about Ireland, the history, the people, and the towns that a traveller on their own would miss! We had teenagers and my parents that are in their late 70s and early 80s travelling with us and both were equally impressed with the tour. Thanks CIE.
It was a great and amazing tour that dived right into the history and culture of Ireland. The tour director Aiden Carrigy added humour so there was never a dull moment and answered all of the questions the group had about Ireland, he did a brilliant job. I would recommend this tour to many of my friends and family back home.
