For over 84 years, CIE Tours has specialized in high quality Ireland and Britain tours.  CIE has built a solid reputation by delivering excellent vacations with state-of-the-art luxury coaches, prompt and pleasant customer service, the best hotels, and carefully chosen cultural attractions and entertainment.

For a royal experience, CIE offers Deluxe Tours where guests stay in 5-star historic properties, including Ashford Castle or Dromoland Castle.  In fact, many of CIE’s tours include stays at 4-star castle hotels such as Clontarf, Cabra or Kilronan Castle, giving travelers a similar experience for a more moderate cost. Trips feature Bunratty, Knappogue or Cardiff Castle Banquets on a number of tours and all itineraries visit plenty of castles throughout Ireland and Britain. 

Escorted tours are fully inclusive with no optional extras to purchase at your destination, allowing tour directors to focus solely on your enjoyment.  Most group tours average about 35 guests, but their motorcoaches can accommodate 48 passengers. They include airport transfers, daily sightseeing programs and excursions (with prepaid admission fees), full breakfasts, table d’hote dinners, medieval banquets and cabarets – everything to make your vacation memorable. CIE promises balanced and varied days of sightseeing with plenty of stops for taking photos, shopping, lunch, snacks and bathrooms, and that you will never travel for longer than two hours without getting off the coach.

From the moment you land in Ireland or Britain, your Tour Director is there to welcome you, handle your luggage, drive you from place to place, and give you a daily commentary. CIE’s professional local Tour Directors make history and culture come alive with daily doses of humor, information and assistance.

For those who prefer to travel independently, CIE also offers self-drive and chauffeur-drive programs for Ireland with a wide range of hotel accommodations, including popular B&Bs, which can be booked in advance.