Jerez Day Tour: Sherry with local expert, Dancing Horses and Tapas
A meal without sherry is like a dawn without the sun
Spirit of Jerez Tour
A private full-day tour from the Costa del Sol into one of Andalusia’s most remarkable cities — sherry at source, world-class horsemanship and an afternoon among the Jerezanos
TOMA & COE runs a private guided day tour to Jerez de la Frontera from the Costa del Sol, known as the Spirit of Jerez. The tour includes a visit to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art (Dancing Horses), a tasting at a boutique sherry bodega, and tapas lunch in the city. Private transport is included from the Costa del Sol. The tour is available on any day of the week; the equestrian school offers a full Dancing Horses performance on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a stables practice session on other days.
Jerez de la Frontera is the centre of sherry production in Spain and home to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art, one of the world’s leading classical equestrian institutions. The city’s boutique bodegas offer tastings across the full range of sherry styles — from dry fino and manzanilla to rich oloroso and sweet Pedro Ximénez — in historic barrel-vaulted cellars. The Royal Equestrian School hosts its famous ‘How the Andalucian Horses Dance’ display on Tuesdays and Thursdays. TOMA & COE’s private Jerez day tour from the Costa del Sol covers both, alongside a tapas lunch with local Jerezanos.
Highlights
- Visit the world famous Royal Equestrian School to see the “Dancing Horses”
- Enjoy a tasting in a local bodega to step inside the fascinating world of Sherry
- Rub shoulders with locals over a succulent lunch in a traditional Venta (lunch not included in the price)
ALL TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AS PRIVATE TOURS FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY/GROUP/PARTY
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Tour Summary
Jerez de la Frontera is one of Andalusia’s most rewarding cities, and also one of the most consistently underestimated. Famous the world over for sherry and for the horses that have been trained here to a standard unmatched anywhere in Spain, it is a city that repays a full day in a way that a quick stop on the road between Seville and Cádiz never will. TOMA & COE’s Spirit of Jerez is a private day tour from the Costa del Sol that gives you Jerez properly — with time, context and a guide who knows it well.
The day begins with a visit to a boutique sherry bodega — not one of the large commercial operations, but a producer of genuine character, where the centuries-old solera system is still worked by hand and the different styles of sherry (fino, amontillado, oloroso, Pedro Ximénez) are tasted with the care they deserve. Your guide will explain the extraordinary process that gives sherry its unique character: the way the Atlantic air finds its way into the cellars, the flor that protects the wine, the blending across multiple vintages that makes each sherry impossible to replicate elsewhere.
Next comes the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art — one of the great equestrian institutions of the world, and the home of the celebrated Dancing Horses display. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, you can watch the full performance: How the Andalucian Horses Dance, a choreographed display of classical horsemanship set to music, performed by horses and riders who have trained together for years. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, there is no public performance, but the visit is arguably more intimate: you are shown into the stables, watch the riders in practice, and get closer to the horses and the craft than the show allows.
To wrap up the day perfectly, we taste some traditional tapas in a local restaurant, rubbing shoulders with Jerezano society and sampling platters of regional specialities.
All TOMA & COE day tours are fully private. Minimum two guests; private transport throughout.
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Itinerary
- Drive to Jerez in our air-conditioned, private vehicle(s)
- Visit the Spanish Riding School (shows on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- Sample Jerez’s famous sherry at a boutique bodega
- Traditional tapas from Jerez in a local restaurant
- Return home in your private vehicle.
Arrival:
Our driver will collect you from a pre-arranged meeting point.
If you are already in Jerez or neighbouring towns, we can arrange a meeting point nearby.
Flights are available from Seville airport direct to Barcelona, Paris, Vienna, London, Madrid, Munich, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other European cities. Check here for details of airlines and routes.
From the USA, there are direct flights to Malaga.
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Our driver will drop you off at a pre-arranged destination
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As TOMA & COE is a bespoke travel agency working with private clients and small groups, prices may vary slightly according to the time of year.
Costs are based on double occupancy/a minimum of two guests
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