Gibraltar Great Siege & WWII Tunnels Tour 3 uur

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Gibraltar Great Siege & WWII Tunnels Tour 3 uur is een 2 u – 3 u privétour in Gibraltar, Gibraltar, aangeboden door Gibraltar Inside Out Rock Tours. Reizigers geven het een 4,7 uit 5 op basis van 15 beoordelingen op Viator en Tripadvisor. Prijzen vanaf € 457,57 per persoon, en gratis annuleren is mogelijk. Inbegrepen: Admission Tickets to all sights visited, Our services professional, knowledgeable local guides.

Snelle feiten

Duur

2 u – 3 u

Groep

Privétour — alleen je eigen gezelschap

Talen

Czech, German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian

Ophalen

Ophalen bij hotel inbegrepen

Bevestiging

Directe bevestiging

Reizigers

1–8 per boeking · volwassene verplicht

Leeftijden

Baby 0–2 · Kind 3–5 · Volwassene 6–120

Annuleren

Gratis annuleren (zie voorwaarden)

Opties & beschikbaarheid

• Gibraltar Great Siege & WWII Tunnels Tour 3 Hours

  vanaf € 139,18

  Pickup included

  Dagen:

  Elke dag

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Tijden en prijzen komen uit de actuele planning van de aanbieder en worden bij het boeken bevestigd.

Overzicht

Programma

1. Stop 1 · 10 min

   One of the attractions of this tour is The Pillars of Hercules. There at the Pillars you will enjoy the views of North Africa Morocco. You will see where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea, this being the only entrance to the Mediterranean. You will be above Europe Point, the end point of Europe.

2. Stop 2 · 20 min

   Of over the 150 caves that have been discovered in the Rock of Gibraltar this is the most visited with over one million visitors per year. The cave is situated at over 300 meters above sea level.
   In 1942 during the second world war blasting was in process inside this cave in order to allow for more ventilation. The cave was to be used as an emergency hospital. During the blasting, a discovery was made of a deeper system of caves which is now known as Lower St. Michael’s Cave
   In 2021 St Michael's Cave introduced a new lighting upgrade for the very best experience of the caves natural beauty, called The Awakening. Enjoy St Michael's cave like never before!
   
   An immersive light and sound installation expressing layer upon layer of history fused with the rock. The ancient cavern lays dormant. The Awakening illuminates sculptures older than time and reawakens their hidden story...

3. Stop 3 · 10 min

   Standing 340 meters directly above sea level, the Skywalk is located higher than the tallest point of London’s The Shard. Gibraltar’s Skywalk offers breath-taking 360º views spanning three countries and two continents.
   Mark Hamill (who plays iconic character Luke Skywalker) officially opened The Skywalk in 2018.

4. Stop 4 · 20 min

   Here at the top of the Rock where you will see breathtaking views all around Gibraltar 360 degree.We will have an interaction 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 within 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.

5. Stop 5 · 20 min

   These tunnels are one of the main attractions of the Rock of Gibraltar. 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.
   Whilst tunneling it was decided that a horizontal hole be blasted in the rock face in order to improve ventilation for the workmen. On closer examination it was realized that a gun could be put in place to bear down on attacking forces.

6. Stop 6 · 45 min

   The World War II Tunnels were built by the Royal Engineers in preparation of war during the 1940’s when Britain was at war with Germany and Italy, as the future looked bleak for Gibraltar as the enemy surrounded it and an attack was highly probable.
   Winston Churchill and the British military leaders believed that an attack on Gibraltar was imminent therefore the answer was to construct a massive network of tunnels, to build a fortress inside a fortress, a city within a city.
   In May 2005 the World War II Tunnels were opened to the general public and now you too can follow in the footsteps of Churchill, Sikorski and De Gaulle and walk through this amazing testament to the soldiers and civilians who toiled in the very bowels of the Rock during the darkest days of the War.

7. Stop 7

   The Gibraltar Botanic Gardens or La Alameda Gardens are a botanical garden in Gibraltar, spanning around 6 hectares (15 acres) In 1816 the gardens were commissioned by the British Governor of Gibraltar General George Don. It was his intention that the soldiers stationed in the fortress would have a pleasant recreational area to enjoy when off duty, and so inhabitants could enjoy the air protected from the extreme heat of the sun.

8. Stop 8

   The Charles V Wall is a 16th-century defensive curtain wall that forms part of the fortifications of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar

9. Stop 9

   The Trafalgar Cemetery is a cemetery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Formerly known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery, it occupies a small area of land just to the south of the city walls, in what had been a defensive ditch during the period of Spanish rule of Gibraltar.

10. Stop 10 · 3 u

    The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is 426 m high. Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 300 Barbary macaques

11. Stop 11 · 3 u

    The Gibraltar Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar that covers over 40% of the country's land area. It was established as the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in 1993 under the International Union for Conservation of Nature's category Ia and was last extended in 2013

12. Stop 12

    Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and headland, on Spain's south coast. It’s dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high limestone ridge. First settled by the Moors in the middle Ages and later ruled by Spain, the outpost was ceded to the British in 1713. Layers of fortifications include the remains of a 14th-century Moorish Castle and the 18th century Great Siege Tunnels, which were expanded in WWII

Ontmoetingspunt

Beoordelingen van reizigers

Goed om te weten

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Wheelchair accessible

Annuleringsbeleid

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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