Jerez and Cádiz Day Trip from Seville Including Sherry Tasting, Andalusian Horse Show and Ferry Ride

The itinerary of the trip was very interesting and covered all the key essentials but it felt super rushed, we had 1 hour and 10 mins in Cadiz which includes time for lunch (so essentially 30 mins left to explore Cadiz). This was because our group was made up of groups from different tour agencies which told everyone different meeting times. We were told 8am and another group 9am. So we wasted time waiting and then we met with heavy morning traffic to Jerez because of this delay. We spent almost 2.5 hours of the trip in traffic, also on the way to Cadiz. The last part of the trip with the Ferry was not interesting, would have preferred to have the time to explore Cadiz instead. Was a promising trip but felt let down in the end.

The sherry tasting and horse show were great. Our guide, Roman, was entertaining, gave us interesting anecdotes about Seville, olives, Spanish history in Spanish and English. However, they are trying to pack too much into this trip. We left at 8 am. The horse show finished at 2 pm and we arrived in Cadiz at 2:30 all starving. We were supposed to get on the ferry at 3:10 which was not enough time to eat. So the guide called and said we could take a later ferry. Then we were on our own. No directions or guide to the cathedral and tower mentioned in the tour description. We met up again at 4 for the ferry, and were told that the ferry part of the tour had been cancelled. This tour would be more manageable without the ferry trip. Leave the horse show at 2 pm, spend 2 hours in Cadiz with lunch and touring.

Petra is the best tour guide ever. I would have liked some more time in the sherry tasting tour but the extra time we got in Cadiz made the experience totally worth it.

After we were on our way to Cadiz on the van, we discovered that the tour guide/driver had no idea that we were supposed to go to the horse show and on the ferry ride. All of the tour participants were very upset. The only reason I even booked this tour was for the horse show which apparently only takes place on Thursdays (it was a Tuesday). After much stress and commotion (phone calls, texts and emails), they finally came up with a plan so that we could at least tour the Andulasian horse stable and do the ferry trip. What should have been a relaxed day was very stressful and rushed, but at least we were able do most of the things promised in the itinerary (but only because we happened to figured out early in the morning that there was a problem). Be very wary when considering this tour. P.S. Our tour guide/driver was awesome and very accommodating and the scheduling errors were not his fault in any way! He gets 5 stars for saving the day.

The small tour bus picked us up at Cano y Cueto car park in the centre and proceeded to Jerez where we were dropped off at the Tio Pepe bodegas. The one hour tour was very interesting and the local guide explained the production processes for the different varieties of sherry. It was fun to spot the names of famous visitors chalked on some of the old barrels. After the tour we sampled a couple of sherries and had a browse in the shop. Must admit it was better than I had anticipated. Returning to our bus we proceeded to the Royal Equestrian School to marvel at the dexterity of horses and skill of riders. I’m not an equine expert but my wife assured me that they were performing moves which are not easy for horses. After the show the bus continued to Cadiz with a couple of hours free to look around. We decided on a relaxed lunch near the fish market, a popular spot. The Boxing day weather was sunny and warm and following lunch we regrouped at the bus for a mini tour of Cadiz. Our day tour guide, Petra, was knowledgeable and humorous and made sure no one got lost. We were dropped off back in Seville around 6 pm.

This whole trip was fantastic. I am not usually one for trips around wine areas but the Tio Pepe tour was quick and interesting with a sherry tasting at the end. The Andalusian horses were amazing (I do ride myself so have a particular interest in this). You must go to the warm up areas behind the main arena especially in the 10 minute break as they are warming up or training some of the horses - you can get really close. The horses and carriage also come by at this time so a further close up. Also Cadiz great. You have a bout 2 hours there in which I wanted to see the city and not stop for lunch so get your walking shoes on to get a feel for Cadiz. It was a beautiful day and our tour leader, Petra was humorous and gave some vg information. Well worth the money all pick ups and timings vg.

We (3 of us) did this during our 3 days in Seville. I had to request the pick up location twice and finally got a description of where to go - map would have been really helpful. The van showed up pretty much as expected. However, we had to go pick up at another location because there was only 1 couple on the other tour. Bit of wasted time, but nothing terrible. That made a total of 6 on the tour. Guide's English was ok, not great. Not sure if he had done this tour before because he seemed to be asking the driver a lot of questions. First stop was at the sherry winery - ok, but not really that interesting. The guide was provided by the winery. Next stop was the horse show - our guide simply showed us where to go. The horses were quite amazing, but the show is really repetitive - could have cut it in half from 90 to 45 minutes. Seats and view were good. Final stop was ion old town Cadiz for about 90 minutes of free time. Quite honestly, all we did was get something to eat and headed back to the bus - really not much to see in that part of town. Heading out, driver drove around town and we saw a few sights. Other than providing some color commentary while driving, the guide didn't really guide anything. Overall not bad, but afterward we wished we had the day back to see more of Seville.

Wonderful day trip. Full day with LOTS to see. Guide was excellent with history and context. Nice amount of time for lunch with great selection of places. Wonderful day - well worth the price.

This was the least favorite thing we did on our trip and it was fairly expensive. The sherry tasting was mediocre but the tour of the facility was interesting. The horse show was long and very repetitive / boring. We left at intermission. It never got any better - it does not build to any kind of finale ... its the same thing done 30 times. Beautiful horses and great talent to get them to do what they do - but too much repetition. Show could be 30 minutes and you would be happy with it - not 1.5 hours.

The Andalusian Horse Show was the highlight of this trip, but it was also interesting to learn how sherry was made and to get a brief visit to Cadiz. Very helpful tour guide who sorted out some problems at the beginning of the trip and got everything running smoothly.