Advantages: No tax or vat! Disadvantages: hungrey monkeys! lol!
...a day trip to the Rock of Gibraltar.
Our hotel was selling excursions for the following prices: Day trip to Gibraltar 15 Euros
Day trip to Gibraltar, plus lunch 30 Euros.
As many of you may know by now Tricia24 and myself always look out for a bargain on our hols and “Yes” we found another one! Heading into “Fuengirola” the nearest town to where we were staying we found a place that sold excursions and got a bargain trip to Gibraltar for only ... ...to the top of the rock it costs £7 return and £6 for single. This does not include your entrance to the Caves or the Tunnels so you’ll end up paying the same as a taxi ride, but you will have a 20min walk to the caves and 55min walk to the Tunnels. Also be warned the Cable Car is very steep and often shut due to wind.
What is there to do?
* St Michaels Caves: At the top of the rock you will find the natural taverns. One of the Caves is so big that ...
LIZKEMPO 05.08.2004
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Advantages: Unique scenery and culture Disadvantages: Incontinent monkeys and uncontinental cuisine
...unusual peninsular with it's mountainous rock jutting out into the Mediterranean towards Africa is quite stunning but also has an interesting and quite violent history, and a rather obscure mixture of British, Spanish and Moroccan culture and cuisine and of course those monkeys.
Gibraltar is a highly controversial place and has been a British territory since 1704 much to Spain annoyance, as it has a rather strategic location at the only entrance ... ...doing another lap of the rock and finally landing rather heavily on the tarmac. My girlfriend didn't have any such excitement, but the view on approach is quite memorable.
Getting Around
Gibraltar is small enough for a keen walker to never need a taxi, but there were plenty available at the airport, and on arrival I took one to the hotel to help me get my bearings .There are other taxi ranks around the town too. There are also minibuses that can ...
AndrewPo 10.07.2008
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...the enormity of the famous rock itself looms powerfully afront the town as if guarding its contents, the walk from Spain across the small customs area past the airport runway then beneath this huge monumental rock is somewhat weird, you literally walk across from Spain onto this small,character island. Across the way boats bob up and down in the bay ,small bars and cafes are buzzing with people enjoying the lazy day. My husband's family are Gibraltarian, ... ...shoe retailers. The Rock is a definite must, but is quite a distance and the usual means is by cable car (not for those scared of heights)or by car and rest by foot. Whatever you choice, the views are outstanding. Once at the top you will be met by the local barbary apes on the look out for some tasty morsels usually,but unfortunately for yours truly the biggest one came to sit on me and then decided to bite my arm! (beware they do look very tame ...
whitewiner 17.01.2002
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Advantages: Lots of things to see, VAT free shoppingq Disadvantages: Difficult to get in and out of
...make the point that the Rock is British, and I'm talking about a place here, not the greatest WWF wrestler ever, but thats not the point, the Spanish are SO childish about Gibraltar, they don't put up any signs to Gibraltar until you're right next to it. Getting out is even worse, with Spanish customs officials searching 1 in every 5 cars. We were held up for an hour at the border, but apparently you can be held up for up to 3 hours.
Firstly, getting ... ...most famous attraction is the Rock itself. For £7 each you get return tickets on the Cable Car and also free admission to all the sites of the Rock, including St Michaels Cave, a very spectacular cave, and the Great Siege tunnels. I didn't see them but they're supposed to be good. Well according to the Gibraltar tourist office leaflet anyway.
And then there are the Apes. Introduced by the BRITISH from Morocco, they are monkeys without tails and ...
Yeahmate 16.07.2001
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Advantages: cheap alcohol and cigarettes, monkeys Disadvantages: No really pretty scenic places
...When you first see the Rock of Gibraltar,from either the Costa del Sol or above the surrounding countryside, causes you to think the place is so small. It has had this effect on people for many thousands of years. Gibraltar is a beacon which signals the position of the Strait of Gibraltar, the narrow neck which separates Europe from Africa and provides the only link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. When you first enter gibraltar ... ...lots of taxi drvers offering rock Tours these are expensive roughly 20 pound but they do give you the full guided tours of the rock entrance to the caves on the rock and to see the famous monkeys on the rock. However you can get the bus to the bottom of the rock and catch cable car to the top and then buy entrance to caves and monkeys and this is cheaper and you can do the trip in your own time. Once you have visited the rock the next thing and only ...
ribena 22.11.2001
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Advantages: The apes, beautiful scenery and palces to eat Disadvantages: Absolutely none
...a trip up to the Rock of Gibraltar is definetely a must. The most popular tourist attraction up here is the Barbary Apes, that live and breed on the Rock.
Be careful if you have children though, don't let them (or yourselves!) tormont the apes and they CAN get aggresive and have been known to pinch tourist's handbags and their shiny new cameras (believe me I know) and don't feed them neither. Don't forget that you're entering into their home territory, ... ...the Apes though. Up the rock you'll fine a Nature Reserve with beautiful species of wildlife, there's a plaque where Queen Elizabeth stood when she looked out over Gibraltar. And you can visit the cannons and ancient battle-machines, used in defeating the Spaniards many years ago.
No doubt you'll be feeling tired after all that - no problem. There are a variety of resturants and cafes up the Rock of Gibraltar, I personally recommend The Cavern. ...
jaffacakemonster 24.09.2000
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Advantages: Cheap items on sale, gorillas, dolphins, british currency in operation Disadvantages: Strict customs
...strict - I got my bag searched as did a load of other people.
Other than the shops, a visit to see the gorillas who reside on the rock is on offer and if that doesnt interest you why not go out on the boat and see the dolphins? ...
jglennie 22.10.2000
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