Extended Gibraltar Private Tour - 2hrs 30min (Not Available for cruise pax)

The journey, in full

(Please note this tour may not be available on high demand cruise liner days please enquire before proceeding your booking) The Extended Tour consists of six stops and lasts approximately 2.30hrs First of all, we will visit Europa Point. This site is located at the southernmost point at the end of the Rock of Gibraltar on this location you will see breathtaking views across the Strait of Gibraltar into North Africa Morocco along with the bay of Gibraltar and the Spanish towns along its shores. After visiting the Southern point of Gibraltar we will drive up the upper rock our first stop at the nature reserve will be St Michael's Cave. Which sees thousands of visitors a year wandering through its huge caverns with just a few steps and easy access. This amazing, natural phenomenon created by rainwater slowly seeping through the limesTone rock, turning into a weak carbonic acid which gradually dissolved the rock millions of years ago, this cave is the most visited of caves found inside the Rock of Gibraltar receiving almost 1,000,000 visitors a year. Next, we will go to the top of the Rock where you will see breathtaking views all around Gibraltar from the Skywalk. Here we will spend some time with our famous Monkeys at Upper Apes Den (The same height level as the cable) The Barbary Macaque Apes are the only ones to be found on the continent of Europe. They reside at the upper rock nature reserve of Gibraltar. At present, there are over 200 apes in 9 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. From Upper Apes Den we will drive to the north side of the Rock to visit the Great Siege Tunnels, something not to be missed. This site explains a lot of the history of Gibraltar under siege. The tunnels were carved out of the rock by hand during the Great Siege which took place between 1779-1783. This was done in order to defend Gibraltar against the Spanish and French forces who were trying to recapture Gibraltar from the British. As we drive down the upper rock nature reserve we will visit The Moorish Castle - A medieval fortification in Gibraltar which is made up of a number of buildings, the Moorish Castle stands proudly on the Eastern elevation of the Rock, a proud symbol of the long and colourful history of the Rock of Gibraltar originally built in the 1160CE then it was ransacked by the Spanish between 1309 1333. This 'Tower of Homage' was rebuilt in the 14th century by Abu-l-Hasan and today you can visit the inside of the recently restored castle, wonder at those 14th-century walls and marvel at the feats of Gibraltar's first city builders, the Moors. If you look closely you can still see the cannon dents in the castle walls. Finalising the Tour, if interested in visiting the rest of the town and Main Street, we can supply you with a map and a guideline of what to visit in the pedestrianized areas of town and the best way to get back to your destination.