Jerez og Cádiz dagstur fra Sevilla Inkludert Sherry-smaksprøver, andalusisk hesteshow og ferge

Den lille turbussen hentet oss på parkeringsplassen Cano y Cueto i sentrum og fortsatte til Jerez hvor vi ble droppet av på Tio Pepe bodegaene. En times tur var veldig interessant og den lokale guiden forklarte produksjonsprosessene for de forskjellige varianter av sherry. Det var morsomt å få øye på navnene til kjente besøkende på noen av de gamle fatene. Etter turen prøvde vi et par sherries og tok en titt i butikken. Må innrømme at det var bedre enn jeg hadde forventet. Vi kom tilbake til bussen vår og fortsatte til Royal Equestrian School for å undre oss over fingerferdighetene til hest og dyktighet hos ryttere. Jeg er ikke hesteekspert, men kona forsikret meg om at de utførte trekk som ikke er lette for hester. Etter showet fortsatte bussen til Cadiz med et par timer gratis å se seg om. Vi bestemte oss for en avslappet lunsj nær fiskemarkedet, et populært sted. Boksdagens vær var solfylt og varmt, og etter lunsjen omgrupperte vi oss på bussen for en minitur på Cadiz. Vår dagsturleder, Petra, var kunnskapsrik og humoristisk og sørget for at ingen gikk seg vill. Vi ble droppet tilbake i Sevilla rundt 18.00.

Hele turen var fantastisk. Jeg er vanligvis ikke en for turer rundt vinområder, men Tio Pepe-turen var rask og interessant med en sherry-smak på slutten. De andalusiske hestene var fantastiske (jeg sykler selv så har en spesiell interesse for dette). Du må dra til oppvarmingsområdene bak hovedarenaen, spesielt i 10 minutters pause når de varmer opp eller trener noen av hestene - du kan komme skikkelig nær. Hestene og vogna kommer også forbi på dette tidspunktet, så en nærmere tett opp. Også Cadiz flott. Du har en kamp 2 timer der jeg ønsket å se byen og ikke stoppe for lunsj, så få gåskoene dine for å få en følelse av Cadiz. Det var en vakker dag og turlederen vår, Petra var humoristisk og ga litt vg informasjon. Vel verdt pengene alle hentinger og timinger 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.