I saw a few negative reviews after Covid, so wanted to share my experience with CIE. We booked directly with CIE, and our booking also included a BOGO sale for the airfare. When Covid happened, our spring tour was canceled. CIE worked with us to get rebooked for the fall. That too was canceled, and the next spring also canceled. Covid messed up a lot of peoples lives! All this time, CIE kept us informed and kept rebooking us until we finally were able to take our tour when covid restrictions lifted for a fall tour for the "Best of Ireland South". As I recall, our group was the 2nd CIE tour in Ireland after the restrictions lifted. I've got nothing but praise for the teams at CIE for the great communication and effort to make our trip happen. With all the cancellations and rebooking's, they still honored our BOGO flight, and had no extra out-of-pocket charges. We've done 4 more trips with CIE, and after our experiences, I wouldn't travel with any other company as long as CIE is an available option. Every trip has exceeded my expectations. CIE Tours...
Read moreMy wife and I just returned from Ireland on a CIE Tour. The weather was beautiful and the country is amazing. Better yet, what made our tour exceptional was our tour guide “Brian.” We have been on many tours and by far this guide is one of the best !! He was so knowledgeable of the history of the country. I googled some of the things he said and he was spot on. He kept the group on the charter bus so engaged (told stories, sang, clean jokes, and we all laughed. When we arrived at each hotel, he kept YOU in mind and made everyone and everything so comfortable. He even stopped at a pharmacy and a bank for passengers that needed assistance. If you go on a tour with CIE to Ireland, make sure you request “Brian”, you will not go wrong and he was the icing on the cake to make this a wonderful experience...
Read moreMy sisters my daughter and I took a private 10 day tour of Southern Ireland and also an ancestral search back in May. It was FANTASTIC! I used a travel agent to book everything and all was great. CIE planned all of the travel and all the hotels and activities according to our wants. The hotels were all beautiful and in great locations. BUT... what really made our trip was our guide, Ollie. This man could not do enough for us, and a great source of information, and a tremendous sense of humor which he needed driving the 4 of us around! Ollie made our trip extraordinary he went above and beyond trying to help us find records of our Grandmother and being sure that we saw everything we could possibly see in the time we were in Ireland. If you’re going to book a trip with CIE,...
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