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Jerome & Katherine

Aug 2015

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We had a phenomenal time

We had a phenomenal time on our Taste of Scotland and Ireland tour. Pat, our driver, and Malackey, our tour guide for Scotland, were so informative and funny. Pat wa...

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Valerie & Dennis

Aug 2015

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Best vacation ever

Best vacation EVER!!! The locations and landscapes were breathtaking. There is beauty everywhere in both countries. The hotels, meals and attractions were top notch....

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JandCsmith

Sep 2018

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Go To Ireland... Just Don't Use CIE

My wife and I travel often and while we enjoyed our tour itself, we would not use CIE again and would caution anyone else before doing so as well. By the time our to...

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Coral

Jun 2023

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Cosmos? No

We've taken over 10 group tours using Cosmos and Gate1. This trip last month, 9000 was not very good. -During booking, incorrect information was given about airport-...

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Longtime Travelers

Jun 2022

Provided byRick Steves

Terrible Covid Experience

We are in Ireland now, traveling with Rick Steves Tours and a group of 27. Two days ago a member of the group tested positive for Covid, and we had all been exposed....

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Longtime Travelers

Jun 2022

Provided byRick Steves

Terrible Covid Experience

We are in Ireland now, traveling with Rick Steves Tours and a group of 27. Two days ago a member of the group tested positive for Covid, and we had all been exposed....

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Angela

Oct 2023

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Terrible - appalling service

We had a really terrible 10 days aboard the Glen Etive. They are short staffed so used temporary and inexperienced staff. The customer care was poor, cabins not clea...

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Jjem123

Sep 2024

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Packed but interesting tour

Very packed your with many good points, but let down by poor organisation of the bus seating. I was a solo traveller who was forced to sit next to the same person fo...

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Lara

Jul 2022

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The worst waste of money in my life

This trip was the most poorly organized and executed trip I have ever been on. I have attended other trips by other companies in the past and always had a wonderful ...

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Beth

Apr 2020

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A company taking advantage of a bad situation

I booked a trip with EF Ultimate Break in October for a trip leaving in May. Of course, that trip was rightfully cancelled because of COVID19. What isn’t right is th...

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NEVER USE THIS COMPANY

Mar 2018

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Awful

DO NOT use this travel agency! 0 star. We had so many issues on our trip that was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime for my boyfriend and I. All started as soon as ...

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Sasha

Jan 2018

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Ageism

Im 30 years old and was told that im too old to use this service

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Nikolas

Jul 2021

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Do not book with this company!

I booked a trip to Ireland in January 2020 before Covid restrictions went into effect. It was supposed to take place in December 2020, but they canceled it because o...

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Alex

Jan 2020

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Great trip!

The Grand Tour of Ireland was such an amazing trip! I loved being able to meet so many new people on my tour and being able to book the trip and have the entire itin...

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Alex

Jan 2020

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Great trip!

The Grand Tour of Ireland was such an amazing trip and I met so many great people! The landscapes were beautiful and I loved being able to just get to Ireland and ha...

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Kayleen

Jan 2017

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I went on the Grand Tour of Ireland and if I could give this trip 20 stars I would!

I went on the Grand Tour of Ireland and if I could give this trip 20 stars I would! It was my first trip with EF and definitely not my last! I was nervous at first b...

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Lbm1010

Sep 2021

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Not worth the money

Me and my best friend went on the London/Dublin tour. The tour guide was great but I honestly don’t see where the money went. We only got one meal per day and it w...

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MR

Apr 2021

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DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!

We purchased travel insurance because we knew there was a good chance plans would change and get pushed back due to COVID. We booked the trip, purchased travel insur...

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Victoria

Sep 2017

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Lesson learned: Never travel through EF College Break Again.

I had to cancel my one week trip because of an unexpected stay in the hospital that made me unable to travel. After straightening everything out with my credit card ...

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Touring China to see small villages along with major cities

Jan 2017

Provided byRoad Scholar

Excellent coverage of major cities and Guizhou Province

Road Scholar (also known as Elderhostel) offers hundreds of tours worldwide, using local tour companies, sometimes universities. I have taken RS tours to Africa, Ch...

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