A coastal and tunnel drive will take you to the most southern point in Europe, a photo stop at the shore of the Straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. You will stand between both, Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Trinity Lighthouse, Moorish Mosque, General Sikorski’s Monument and a different view angle of the rock.
300 meters above sea level, a 20 minute visit in this natural grotto to admire its beauty with stalactites and lighting display. Inhabited by the Neanderthals and visited since the time of the Romans, prepared as an emergency hospital during WWII. Today a main tourist attraction and used for concerts and social events.
200 meters above sea level a stop at the Apes Den – half way up the rock. Here, you meet the Barbary Apes, all ages and sizes and maybe even have a close encounter, this pack totals a number of approximately 40 apes. Introduced in 1750, at present there’s approximately 200 apes roaming free on the upper rock.” No touching or feeding allowed” as they can bite.
Tour ends either straight back at starting location or in town where your driver would give you easy directions for your return
A coastal and tunnel drive will take you to the most southern point in Europe, a photo stop at the shore of the Straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. You will stand between both, Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Trinity Lighthouse, Moorish Mosque, General Sikorski’s Monument and a different view angle of the rock.
A drive round the back of the rock, east coast, for a photo stop overlooking this beautiful fishing village and beach. The rock’s Italian descendants started by Genoese Merchants fleeing from Napoleonic wars, who settled in this part of the Mediterranean.
300 meters above sea level, a 20 minute visit in this natural grotto to admire its beauty with stalactites and lighting display. Inhabited by the Neanderthals and visited since the time of the Romans, prepared as an emergency hospital during WWII. Today a main tourist attraction and used for concerts and social events.
200 meters above sea level a stop at the Apes Den half way up the rock. Here, you meet the Barbary Apes, all ages and sizes and maybe even have a close encounter, this pack totals a number of approximately 40 apes, which we know well. Introduced in 1750, at present there’s approximately 200 apes roaming free on the upper rock.” No touching or feeding allowed” as they can bite.
At the northern face of the rock, 100 meters above sea level, a 20 minute visit to this man made tunnel, built the hard way, deep into the rock, houses a gallery of cannons proving to have served as a very effective defence during the Great Siege. Built during, 1782-83. Views overlooking Gibraltar Airport run-way , with great views to the most southern point in Spain/ Land Frontier.
Experience a unique drive across the airport’s runway, where both pedestrians and vehicles cross, this is controlled by traffic lights and barriers. Both RAF and civilians use the airport with daily flights from UK. See the land frontier with Spain. A small airport constructed in WWII upon the town’s race track. In 1939 it was opened as emergency airport only for Royal Navy Air Fleets, later in 1942 it was extended into the sea using rocks excavated from the tunnels system to allow for larger aircraft.
Tour ends either straight back at starting location or in town where your driver would give you easy directions for your return