Ireland-U.K. specialist CIE Tours in 2025 will offer a tour in Spain for the first time.
The nine-day Best of Spain tour will take travelers to Madrid, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona, among other stops. Guests will discover the history of flamenco in Seville, indulge in traditional Spanish dishes like paella in Valencia and visit architect Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
CIE Tours will have a new tour in Italy, the eight-day Classic Sicily. Guests will discover Sicily's history, gastronomy, culture and arts while visiting Palermo, Taormina and Agrigento. Guests will see the inspiration behind the Godfather films, visit ancient Greek temples and admire the sights of Sicily’s grand piazzas and bustling street markets.
In Ireland, CIE Tours is adding two tours in 2025, one of which will be a day-tripper itinerary while the other covers multiple cities.
On the six-day Dublin Daytripper itinerary, guests will unpack once during their stay at the Trinity City Hotel and make daily day trips to nearby cities. Guests will hear tales about music legends like the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison on a tour of Windmill Lane Studios and visit attractions like the Teeling Whiskey Distillery and the Guinness Storehouse.
The nine-day Irish Supreme tour focuses on the southern part of the country, with stops in Dublin, Kilkenny, Killarney, Cork and Kildare. Guests will stay in a number of five-star hotels throughout the tour and will visit Dromoland Castle and the ruins of Glendalough and meet artisans and traditional food producers along the Cork Tasting Trail.