Private 7hrs Platinum Rock Tour in Gibraltar

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  The 1st attraction of this tour is the famous Pillars of Hercules. At the Pillars you will enjoy the magnificent views of North Africa, looking out across the sea. You will see where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea a view point above Europa Point.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  St. Michael's Cave

  St Michael's Cave! This is an amazing, natural, phenomenon which sees thousands of visitors a year wandering through its huge caverns. An immersive light and sound installation expressing layer upon layer of history fused with the rock. The ancient cavern lays dormant. The Awakening illuminates sculptures older than time and reawakens their hidden story...

  25 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  O'Hara's Battery

  O'Hara's Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the highest point of the Rock of Gibraltar at 1383ft, near the southern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, in close proximity to Lord Airey's Battery. It was constructed in 1890 at the former site of a watchtower that had earned the name O'Hara's Folly. The battery and tower were both named after the Governor of Gibraltar Charles O'Hara. The first gun mounted on the battery was a 6 inch breech loading gun, which was replaced with a 9.2 inch Mark X BL gun in 1901. The battery was in use during World War II and was last fired during training exercises in 1976. O'Hara's Battery has been refurbished and is open to the public. The battery and its associated works are listed with the Gibraltar Heritage Trust.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Skywalk

  Standing 340 metres directly above sea level, the Skywalk is located higher than the tallest point of London’s The Shard. Gibraltar’s Skywalk offers breath-taking 360º views spanning three countries and two continents. Mark Hamill (who plays iconic character Luke Skywalker) officially opened The Skywalk in 2018.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5

  The Barbary Macaque Apes are the only ones to be found within the continent of Europe. They reside at the upper rock nature reserve of Gibraltar. At present there are over 230 monkeys in 6 packs that roam through the upper rock. Legend has it that in 1942 the population of apes fell to just 7 and the Prime Minister of Great Britain (Sir Winston Churchill) ordered that the population of the apes be immediately replenished because as long as there are Barbary Macaques Apes on the Rock of Gibraltar it will remain under British rule.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Windsor Suspension Bridge

  On the 21st June 2016 Chief Minister Fabian Picardo opened the Windsor Suspension Bridge along the Royal Anglian Way. The 71 meter long bridge connects an abandoned battery with the Hayne's Cave Battery crossing a 50 meter deep ravine. Always great for adventure enthusiasts and photo opportunities!

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7
  The Great Siege Tunnels

  Great Siege Tunnels, something not to be missed! This site explains a lot of the history of Gibraltar under siege in the 18th century. The tunnels are full of tales from the historic wars and information on how the tunnels were carved out and the stories behind the people involved in their use.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 8

  The most intensive phase of tunnelling in Gibraltar's history came during the Second World War, when the territory played a vital role in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres. The total length of the tunnels increased greatly during the war, from 7 miles (11 km) to 39 miles (52 km).

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 9
  The Moorish Castle Complex (The Tower of Homage and The Gate House)

  The construction of which was commenced in the 8th century AD (possibly AD 711) but there is no record of when it was completed. Its walls enclose a considerable area reaching down to Town. The Tower of Homage is the highest tower of the period of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula, and the Qasbah of the Castle is the largest in the area. The Castle itself played a prominent part in the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. Part of the castle itself housed the prison of Gibraltar until the prison was relocated in 2010.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 10
  Grand Casemates Square

  Here we will give you between 1 to 1.30hrs depending on the time that has been consumed at the sites in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. So you may have lunch wonder through the narrow streets of our enchanting old town, you may also do some shopping in the Main Street area.

  1 hour 40 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 11
  Napier of Magdala Battery

  The late 1800's saw 4 of these giants built by the naval authorities of Britain, with a view to securing their holdings. 2 were built for Gibraltar, while another 2 were built for Malta.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 12
  Europa Point

  Situated at the most southern point of Gibraltar, is where the Europa Point Lighthouse can be found along with spectacular views across The Straits of Gibraltar into Northern Africa, Morocco.

  25 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 13
  Catalan Bay

  Although the origin of Catalan Bay's name is documented, a couple of theories co-exist. Documentary evidence suggests that the bay is named after a group of around 350 Catalan servicemen believed to have settled there after having assisted the Anglo-Dutch forces who captured Gibraltar during the War of Spanish Succession on 4 August 1704. Evidence supports the theory that Catalans settled in Catalan Bay giving rise to the above etymological definition

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 14

  Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The runway and aerodrome is owned by the Ministry of Defence, and operated by the Royal Air Force as RAF Gibraltar. In this tour we will drive under the airport runway (Kingsway Tunnel) towards the Spanish border just metres away from Spain you will even see Spanish Customs at work.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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