Exciting full day private excursion of Gibraltar

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Napier of Magdala Battery

  Right on the west coast, at the bay of Gibraltar’s shores. A 15 minute to visit it’s small museum and this huge gun battery. Built in 1870 by Sir W C Armstrong, in Newcastle. 4 guns were built, today only two guns remain, one in Gibraltar, the other in Malta. An amazing weapon in it’s time and still is today. 100 Tons – Muzzle Loading – 32ft long barrel – steam powered able to penetrate 2 ft of iron, it’s 200lbs shell, reaching speeds of 1500 ft per second. A reenacment of the gun firing was held in 2002.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Europa Point

  Europa Point, is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. At the end of the Rock of Gibraltar, the area is flat and occupied by such features as a playing field and a few buildings.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Pillars of Hercules

  The Pillars of Hercules was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  St. Michael's Cave

  St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is the name given to a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Catalan Bay

  Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  The Great Siege Tunnels

  The Great Siege Tunnels in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, also known as the Upper Galleries, are a series of tunnels inside the northern end of the Rock of Gibraltar. They were dug out from the solid limestone by the British during the Great Siege of Gibraltar of the late 18th century.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 7
  The Moorish Castle Complex (The Tower of Homage and The Gate House)

  The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House. Part of the castle itself also housed the prison of Gibraltar until it was relocated in 2010.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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