Our pickup point was the last of the stops in Sevilla and the bus was late. So, we were perhaps a bit ornery in our initial outlook. We enjoyed the drive to La Linea de la Concepcion (about 2 hours, with a 20 minute pit stop). Once at La Linea we were briefed by our guide, Petra, on the drill for crossing the border from the EU into British-held Gibraltar. Fortunately, March is low season for tourists and line-ups at the crossing were not long. We understand that this is not the case in high season. Once on the Gibraltar side, we were shown a few of the landmarks and given 2 hours of free time to wander, have lunch, shop or whatever. We then boarded different, smaller buses for the drive up the Rock. The bus driver became our guide at that point, although Petra remained with us.
First stop was Europa Point where we overlooked the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and Morocco to the south. Next we went to a lookout spot frequented by Barbary Apes, wild macaques. On next to St. Michael's Cave, where we entered the cavern and were blown away by the size and the formations of stalactites and stalagmites as well as their lighting.
The drive through the built-up area and up the Rock was a bit hair-raising. Our driver, David, expertly but speedily threaded the bus through passages barely wide enough to transit and up and down the narrow, windy roads.
When we were all done, we were taken back to the border point to walk through and be met by our original bus to the ride back.
In all, the tour lasted from about 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Petra provided good commentary, without being too verbose or seeing the need to be constantly chattering. She kept us well-herded, without being onerous, and made sure we had sufficient access to toilets throughout the day. David was humourous and informative in his narratives.