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

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.

I wanted to see the Andalusian horses, and talked my husband into this trip because it included a trip to a sherry tasting, as well as a visit to Cadiz. The horse show was very nice, about what I was expecting. The trip to Tio Pepe, the sherry maker, was a terrible disappointment. We visited several rooms filled with large barrels. We did not learn much about sherry grapes, or sherry making. We live in a wine region (New York Finger Lakes) and have done many wine tours and tasting. This was the worst by far. We were only given two sherries to taste, and they were simply described as "dry" or "sweet". It is cattle-car tourism - groups of about 25 people are shoved through, and of course the tour ends in the gift shop. Sadly, the ferry trip in Cadiz was cancelled due to high winds and waves - obviously no fault of the tour.

The trip does not collect from your hotel. The initial part of the trip you ate dropped off at Too Pepe for sherry tour tasting, next you are dropped off at horse show ( guide incorrectly called Arabian horses). Next you are taken to lunch stop again guide says will see you in 1 hour . Pickup was 0800 at 1520 We start guided tour of Cadiz. We walk past cathedral, we then walk onto promenade, past very small Roman ruins area. We walk through Jewish quarter streets to main square. Guide is asked name of square she says it is called Spanish square. I find a board with correct info and show the lady who asked. She gets out her guide book and she reads us the information about the 26th century square. Catherine the guide says now we go to port(30 min walk) we say what about Tavira tower we have paid for. She says we are not doing and walks off. We arrive at port and wait for 40 mins in cold waiting area. Guide sits and smoked by herself. We get on ferry again no sign of guide. On other side she says get on bus now. On bus she says my boss days he could not buy tickets for tower today. No refund was given. I paid over £100. Sherry tour €15 Horse shoe €22 ferry trip€2,75 thus I paid well over £60 pounds for the coach transfer. The guide was not very informative, and seemed disinterested.As myself and the other passengers said we will probably never visit Cadiz again so this can not be rectified. I have been on many trips from America, to Africa to Asia and this was the worst . No refund was given

Far and Away the Worst Viator Tour We Have Taken! The sherry tasting event turned out to be an hour-plus long sales pitch. Little was learned about making sherry. The Viator tour of the Scottish distillery we took was excellent, by way of contrast. Most of the time was spent looking at various sherry casks which had been signed by various personalities. This was followed by a brief sherry tasting with little or no introduction, and then being led into the shop. The Andalusian horse show easily was the high point of this tour. The horses are intelligent, agile, and quite talented. This part of the tour is worth seeing. The Cádiz portion of the tour was non-existent. Although there is much to see in this old Spanish city, the tour consisted of seeing . . . . nothing! The guide started in front of the cathedral in Cádiz, then promptly led everyone away from the cathedral, down to the fish market, and then to a small restaurant behind the fish market. There we had lunch while the guide hobnobbed with the owners of the restaurant. After lunch we returned to the plaza in front of the cathedral. In the plaza, in white stones, was the obvious outline of an earlier building. Even this was not even mentioned as we walked to the ferry for a half-hour ride -- again with no explanation! -- from Cádiz to Santa Maria by ferry. In Santa Maria the bus picked everyone up for the ride back to Sevilla. The guide, Petra Meier, never tried to establish any sort of rapport with the customers, and explanations were largely absent throughout the tour. Avoid taking this tour!

What a beautiful day. The horse show was absolutely stunning. Cadiz was very pretty and gave us an opportunity to stroll and eat by the sea. Our guide was lovely. A day well spent.