Once you have been picked up, the coach will take you on a drive along the coastal road to Gibraltar. The city center is long and narrow, extending along Main Street. Much of this bustling high street has been pedestrianized, with strategically placed benches, pavement cafes, and bars offering welcome relief for weary shoppers.
You will find all the familiar high street shops in Main Street, where everything is sold from the latest designer fashions to what is probably the best known 100 percent cotton underwear in the world! There are also smaller shops including many unique handicraft shops as well as the all-time duty-free favorites including cigarettes, spirits, gold jewelry, watches and perfumes.
You will spend approximately four to five hours in Gibraltar. You will be accompanied by a guide on the coach who will introduce you to the area and help with any queries you might have. However, when you hit the shops, your time is your own and you will be set free to roam from one retail paradise to the next and shop until you drop, or at least until it is time to board the coach again for the journey back to Costa del Sol.
Bus did not arrive on day of planned tour.Waited one hour.Had to go back to hotel to contact tour operator who said they had gone to different pickup point!! Thankfully we could go the next day but really we had wasted at least 2 hours of a day and had to rearrange other plans.Not good enough no real apology.When we eventually did tour it was fine but you really need to do rock tour.Overall trip good but rather expensive for what you got.
Review by: Stephen L, March 2015
Good quality coach, friendly, knowledgable and multi-lingual guide, good value trip. Thats all you need to know really !
Review by: Philip M, April 2014
The tour served its purpose in that it took us to Gibralta and back. However the coach was 30 minutes late and we spent 2 hours each way picking up and dropping off at hotels in the resort which more than doubled the travel time.
Review by: David R, August 2013
Bus picked me up at Hotel within a few minutes of stated time. Coach very comfortable. Quite a long delay at the border as the Spanish continue to make an issue, but still had a full 4 hours in Gibraltar. Guide friendly and informative. Excellent value for a day trip.
Review by: bollie123, June 2013
A BRILLIANT DAY OUT . coach very comfy nice driving. lots of shops what more could you ask for GO THE VIATOR WAY ITS THE BEST
Review by: Alison C, April 2013
The pros - Gibraltar is lovely, excellent for duty free and worth a visit._br/_
The cons - The bus took 3 1/2 hours to get there from Torremolinos by the time we had made all the pick up stops, so we got to Gibraltar at midday and we had to be back on the coach at 4pm. Booking it as the shopping tour, you basically just get the bus fare included and that's it. We were dropped at the bus station but not given any map or directions of where to walk to the town, which is a 10 minute walk each way to the square. We just about had time to do the cable car ride up to the rock, lunch and a quick look around the shops, which actually closed at 3pm on a Saturday._br/_
Summary: Whilst we had an enjoyable afternoon, it was a rush in the 4 hours we had there. More information would have been appreciated._br/_
Tips: Do not go on a Saturday as the shops close at 3pm. Get a map from the tourist office for free rather than paying £1 out of the machines. If you are not an independent type of traveller, book this trip with the rock tour etc included. Finally if you want more than 4 hours in Gibraltar, consider other options.
Review by: janet m, February 2013
Guide not as pleasant as last year told pickup was 8 45am guide came and got us from breakfast at 8 35am told us that we were late and pickup was up the road we had only been on the coach 5minutes and stopped for a toilet break in the dirtiest garage/cafe with toilets so disgusting you couldn't use
Review by: Ian` A, September 2012
Too much time wasted on the way to Gibraltar, including a 25minute stop at a motorway service station, which left only 3.5 hrs. in Gibraltar
Review by: Ian` A, August 2012
Too much time wasted on the way to Gibraltar, including a 25minute stop at a motorway service station, which left only 3.5 hrs. in Gibraltar
Review by: James H, July 2012
Great day out. Worth every penny.
Review by: Stephen W, December 2011
We were picked up right on time from our hotel and it was a problem free trip. Only negative was the number of times we had to stop and collect people on the way, which meant the trip to Gib rook nearly 3 hours. Having said that our courier was great, and we felt very safe in Pedro's hands. We had 5 hours in Gib so it was a worthwhile trip, and particularly pleasing to think we had booked it from the UK!!
Review by: tom, August 2011
very good trip....... had a great day ......... excellent value for money will be booking with viator again
Review by: tom, June 2011
very good trip....... had a great day ......... excellent value for money will be booking with viator again
Review by: HELEN B, May 2011
shopping trip to Gibraltar went without a hitch. Coach arrived at our hotel at time arranged._br/_
Good Service from Viator. Will definitely use you again
Review by: John D, May 2011
Do the entire tour it is worth it to see the caves and the monkeys/apes
I upgraded onsite and was glad I did
After the full tour there is enough time to shop
Do not miss the glass blowing factory in the shopping area
Review by: lesley a, May 2011
after few phone calls to ensure pick up .things were fine....enjoyed the trip ..pity it was not a little bit longer...only there for four hours ,would go again ...
Review by: HELEN B, March 2011
shopping trip to Gibraltar went without a hitch. Coach arrived at our hotel at time arranged._br/_
Good Service from Viator. Will definitely use you again
Review by: John D, November 2010
Do the entire tour it is worth it to see the caves and the monkeys/apes
I upgraded onsite and was glad I did
After the full tour there is enough time to shop
Do not miss the glass blowing factory in the shopping area
Review by: lesley a, October 2010
after few phone calls to ensure pick up .things were fine....enjoyed the trip ..pity it was not a little bit longer...only there for four hours ,would go again ...
Review by: Barrie W, August 2010
The trip was reasonably price per person, 24hr confirmation was good customer service and pick for the coach wasnt that far to connect with. The pickup points takes up quite abit of time but otherwise its nice to see different places along the route.
Review by: Catherine C, August 2010
Coach was OK. We were glad to be last picked up. The guide was friendly and shared information well. Could have done with longer in Gibraltar.
Review by: Mervyn N, United Kingdom, March 2010
I understand that their was a problem with the coach. Hotel was phoned for me to go to another pick-up point quater mile away across a busy road, not at hotel as planed. Eventually arrived 40 minutes late. We stopped for comfort break after driving 15 minutes.
Review by: Michael T, United Kingdom, December 2009
First class! Very good value when booked from the United Kingdom!
Review by: Anonymous, United States of America, December 2009
Truly amazing, and breathtaking. Can't wait to go back there!
Review by: Eloise C, December 2009
Truly amazing, and breathtaking. Can't wait to go back there!
Review by: Barry O, August 2008
The tour is too short! You arrive at 11:00 and have to leave at 3:00. Some people were there for sightseeing, and there is no point in leaving that early, considering the early start. Heading back at 5:00 would have made more sense. Four hours isn't even enough time for the serious shopper. I wouldn't do it again, simply because there isn't enough time to do what you went there to do, whether it was sightseeing or shopping.
Review by: Peter C, August 2008
The tour was certainly worthwhile doing. Our guide was extremely informative and helpful. The only down side to the whole day was the fact that the coach had 17 pick up stops along the way and we were number 2. It would have been much easier to collect people from a cluster of hotels by mini bus and bring them to the main coach. This would have saved a lot of time and we would have had more time to spend and enjoy Gibraltar.
Review by: John W, January 2008
The bus was three quarters of an hour late picking us up, which meant that we did not have long enough in Gibraltar. We then spent from 10am to 10:45 waiting to enter Gibraltar via customs.
Review by: Barry O, Canada, October 2007
The tour is too short! You arrive at 11:00 and have to leave at 3:00. Some people were there for sightseeing, and there is no point in leaving that early, considering the early start. Heading back at 5:00 would have made more sense. Four hours isn't even enough time for the serious shopper. I wouldn't do it again, simply because there isn't enough time to do what you went there to do, whether it was sightseeing or shopping.
Review by: John W, United Kingdom, October 2007
The bus was three quarters of an hour late picking us up, which meant that we did not have long enough in Gibraltar. We then spent from 10am to 10:45 waiting to enter Gibraltar via customs.
Review by: Peter C, United Kingdom, April 2007
The tour was certainly worthwhile doing. Our guide was extremely informative and helpful. The only down side to the whole day was the fact that the coach had 17 pick up stops along the way and we were number 2. It would have been much easier to collect people from a cluster of hotels by mini bus and bring them to the main coach. This would have saved a lot of time and we would have had more time to spend and enjoy Gibraltar.
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