Gibraltar in July

Hi,

we are visiting Gib in July with 2 grandkids, 1 wants to see the apes the other wartime history. We will be a party of 6 so:

are we better to book a tour before we leave

or

get a taxi off the ship and negotiate

thanks

Leanne

We took a tour last August it was around £20 (per person) for about 2 hours. It included all four attractions plus their admissions. It included the Apes, stronghold and St. Michael's cave (sorry I forgot the other.) It was less then a 5 minute walk from the ship, and the tour vehicles could fit about 8 people. You'd simply wait for your vehicle to fill up and off you'd go. It was defiantly worth it.

Up at the stronghold, I managed to get some great views of the island and even managed to video a plane taking off from Gibraltar airport, it was fantastic!

The other attraction may of been the pillars of Hercules... (Sorry)

Broadly, as Qualey's post is the way to do it, even with a party of 6.

Currently the cost is £22 or €25 pp, including admissions. No negotiating, that's the price.

Gib itself is one of the "Pillars of Hercules" - the other is a mountain on the north African side of the straits (Monte Hacho), which you can see from the first stop, a monument to the Pillars on the southern slope.

Next stop is St Michael's Cave - quite small & the 20-minute stop is plenty. Great views at this stop, if anyone doesn't want to go in the cave.

Next stop is the Apes Den, right on the ridge - from a viewpoint a few steps up from the Den you can see both Atlantic & Mediterranean, though the Med side is often shrouded in mist. You might want to steal some fruit (not crisps & stuff, please) from the breakfast buffet to feed the apes, though drivers usually have fruit & veg. But beware, they're a bunch of thieves.#

The "stronghold" is the Great Siege Tunnel & Galleries, that siege in 1700 & something. And yes, from there you can see down the sheer north face to the airport, immediately behind which is the Spanish border.

That's the last stop on the tour, it then heads down past the WW11 tunnel & the Moorish Castle to the town - most folk get out at Casemates Square to explore the town & buy duty-frees & walk back to the ship (about 20 mins) though the driver will take folk direct to the ship if they want.

That tour doesn't include the World War 11 tunnels.

If you want to tour the WW11 tunnels, ask the driver to drop you off at the entrance on the way back to town & pay him off there. Tours every 20 minutes or thereabouts, I think about £8 pp. You tour with a guide, it's unsuitable for self-guided & there's not a lot to see - it needs a good guide to bring the place alive. Folk at the WW11 tunnels can give you precise directions to town - either walking (?20 to 30 mins?), all downhill, or to a bus stop just beyond the Moorish Castle.

JB :)

# The apes - not the drivers :D

Lesanne

All of John Bull's advice is very good except the plan to feed the apes. it is not allowed, the taxi drivers should not encourage it; apes are wild animals and if they think you have food that is when you risk being bitten. If you have grandchildren with you bear in mind that most locals happily take photos of the apes but they do not attempt to interact. It is for this reason that most ape bites happen with tourists.

Thanks to all for this info. I had requested a price for a taxi tour online and it was $100 pp for 3 hours! Yikes, out of our price range for only 3 hours! I was then wondering if we could do better off the ship. There are 6 of us in our group.

So, we get off and find a driver. Does he guide us too? Certainly the 25E price is much better!

Are the tours prearranged or is there a spot where the drivers are waiting to gather people for their tours?

Are the tours prearranged or is there a spot where the drivers are waiting to gather people for their tours?

You will walk past them when you come out of the terminal building, you can't miss them. They will be holding placards advertising the tour and they just collect eight people and put them in the next available minibus. As John Bull says, it is £22 which is £12 for the minibus and £10 entrance fee to the area of the Rock itself.

We are also looking for similar advice so this is all really helpful. One additional question. Does anyone know if the shuttles will accommodate a folded buggy for our daughter? The cruise ship tours specifically say they won't.

We are also looking for similar advice so this is all really helpful. One additional question. Does anyone know if the shuttles will accommodate a folded buggy for our daughter? The cruise ship tours specifically say they won't.

I don't know. But ship tours of the upper rock use the same vans as local drivers, so the signs aren't good.

Can I suggest you e-mail the taxi drivers association at gibtaxiass@Gibtelecom.net

JB :)

I don't know. But ship tours of the upper rock use the same vans as local drivers, so the signs aren't good.

 

Can I suggest you e-mail the taxi drivers association at gibtaxiass@Gibtelecom.net

 

 

 

JB :)

Ok. Thanks!