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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
Tours & excursions · Best-sellers on Viator
The best-reviewed ways to see the Rock: the cable car and nature-reserve combination, official-guide minibus tours that cover every tunnel and cave, dolphin cruises in the bay, the WWII tunnel network, the Mediterranean Steps and day trips out to Tangier and the white towns of Andalusia.
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Gibraltar Rock tour by minibus with official guide
4.8(9,400 reviews)
Pick-up in town, then the Great Siege Tunnels, the Moorish Castle, St Michael's Cave, the Apes' Den and Europa Point with a Gibraltar-licensed guide and the nature-reserve entry included.
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- Reserve entry included
- Official guide
- All major sites
- Hotel pick-up
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Cable car return and Upper Rock Nature Reserve ticket
4.7(6,100 reviews)
Combined ticket for the cable car and the nature reserve — the cave, the siege tunnels, the castle, the Skywalk and the suspension bridge, walked at your own pace.
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- Cable car both ways
- Skywalk access
- Suspension bridge
- Self-guided
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Dolphin-watching cruise in the Bay of Gibraltar
4.6(5,200 reviews)
A catamaran out of Ocean Village into the bay, where common, striped and bottlenose dolphins live all year; sightings are close to guaranteed and the Rock from the water is the best view of it there is.
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- Year-round sightings
- Marina departure
- Family friendly
- Onboard commentary
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WWII Tunnels guided tour
4.8(2,400 reviews)
Inside the 1940s tunnel network: the bakery, the power station, the hospital and the command rooms cut into the Rock while the war ran overhead — a separate ticket from the siege galleries.
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- Guided access
- Separate from siege tunnels
- Cool all year
- Small groups
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Gibraltar day trip from the Costa del Sol
4.5(7,800 reviews)
Coach transfer from the Costa del Sol resorts, border crossing, a Rock tour by minibus and free time on Main Street for the duty-free shops before the run home.
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- Coach transfer
- Rock tour
- Shopping time
- Border assistance
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Tangier day trip from Gibraltar
4.4(3,100 reviews)
Fast ferry across the strait, a guided tour of the Tangier medina and kasbah, lunch with Moroccan food and the Caves of Hercules before the evening crossing back.
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- Ferry included
- Guided medina
- Lunch included
- Passport required
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Mediterranean Steps guided hike
4.9(900 reviews)
From Jews' Gate along the eastern face on stepped paths cut by the military, through the endemic flora to O'Hara's Battery on the summit, then down through the reserve.
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- Summit finish
- Endemic plants
- Small group
- Reserve entry
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Gorham's Cave and east-side boat tour
4.6(700 reviews)
A boat along the eastern cliffs to the Gorham's Cave Complex, Gibraltar's World Heritage Site, where Neanderthals lived as recently as 32,000 years ago, with the caves and catchments explained from the sea.
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- UNESCO site
- Boat access only
- Guide onboard
- Photo stops
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Gibraltar old town and food walking tour
4.8(600 reviews)
A walk through Casemates, Irish Town and the lanes off Main Street with tastings of Gibraltarian food — calentita, rosto pasta, Genoese and Andalusian influences — and the history behind the mix.
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- Local guide
- Multiple tastings
- Old town route
- Small group
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Ronda and the white towns from Gibraltar
4.7(1,400 reviews)
Out through the Campo de Gibraltar to Ronda's Puente Nuevo and bullring, with a stop in a white village such as Casares or Gaucín on the mountain road back.
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- Ronda gorge
- White village stop
- Air-conditioned coach
- Guide
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Sunset catamaran with drinks
4.7(1,100 reviews)
An evening sail out of the marina into the bay with a drink in hand, dolphins on the way out and the Rock turning gold on the way back in.
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- Drink included
- Sunset timing
- Dolphin chance
- Marina departure
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Private Gibraltar tour with hotel pick-up
4.9(800 reviews)
A private licensed guide, a vehicle for the family and a route built around what you actually want — tunnels, macaques, beaches, shopping or all four — with reserve entry included.
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- Private vehicle
- Licensed guide
- Flexible route
- Reserve entry
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The best-reviewed ways to see the Rock: the cable car and nature-reserve combination, official-guide minibus tours that cover every tunnel and cave, dolphin cruises in the bay, the WWII tunnel network, the Mediterranean Steps and day trips out to Tangier and the white towns of Andalusia..
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The best-reviewed ways to see the Rock: the cable car and nature-reserve combination, official-guide minibus tours that cover every tunnel and cave, dolphin cruises in the bay, the WWII tunnel network, the Mediterranean Steps and day trips out to Tangier and the white towns of Andalusia.. The best-reviewed ones sell out first in high season, so book once your dates are fixed — most listed here confirm instantly.
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