Practical
Tourist information, Cruise Terminal
Gibraltar Tourist Board desk inside the cruise terminal, open when a ship is in port. There is also an office on Main Street (closed on Sundays).
- The cruise terminal is on the North Mole, about a 10-minute walk (1 km) from the town centre, according to the port authority. Taxis and a shuttle bus stop outside the terminal.
- Gibraltar's currency is the pound sterling (Gibraltar and UK notes and coins). Euros are widely accepted, but change is usually given in pounds, so a card is often simplest.
- The Upper Rock is a nature reserve with an entry fee that covers its main sites. There is no private-car access; go up on foot, on a taxi or minibus tour, or on the reserve shuttle from Market Place. Check locally whether the cable car is running.
- Do not feed or touch the macaques, and keep food and bags out of sight; they can snatch.
- If you want to walk across the border into Spain, take your passport and check the current border arrangements before you go.
Where ships dock
Ready-made days
Add your ship's times above to see what fits in your time ashore.
Boat & day trips
Dolphin-watching boat trip
Boat trips leave from the marinas near the cruise terminal to look for the dolphins that live in the Bay of Gibraltar. Book a departure that returns well before all aboard.
Sights
Upper Rock Nature Reserve & the macaques
The top of the Rock, with views across to Africa and Spain and the famous Barbary macaques. The reserve shuttle from Market Place runs daily every half hour (09:30–16:00 departures) and its £40 ticket includes reserve entry.
Beaches & parks
Gibraltar Botanic Gardens (the Alameda)
Terraced gardens of palms, dragon trees and succulents just south of the town walls, a cool, quiet break from Main Street.
Beaches & parks
Catalan Bay
A former fishing village with a small sandy beach on the eastern side of the Rock, a short taxi ride from town.
Food & drink
Grand Casemates Square
The big square just inside the old walls, lined with pubs and café terraces, and the natural start of Main Street.
Sights
St Michael's Cave
A huge limestone cave with lit stalactites and a natural auditorium, inside the nature reserve.
Sights
Main Street
Gibraltar's long pedestrian high street, with familiar British shops, the cathedral, the Convent and the old Moorish and Spanish town around it.
Sights
Gibraltar National Museum
Gibraltar's history from Neanderthal finds to the sieges, built over well-preserved Moorish baths, just off Main Street. Check opening days locally.
Sights
Moorish Castle
The medieval Tower of Homage above the old town, the oldest part of Gibraltar's defences. Part of the nature reserve ticket.
Sights
Europa Point
The southern tip of Gibraltar, with a lighthouse, a mosque and views across the Strait to Morocco. Take a bus or taxi.
Sights
Great Siege Tunnels
Gun galleries hand-dug through the north face of the Rock in the 18th century, with openings looking down on the runway and Spain.
Sights
Trafalgar Cemetery
A small, shady cemetery by the old Southport Gate, with graves from the Napoleonic era including men who died after the Battle of Trafalgar.
Map
Your ship's times
Type your ship's arrival and departure times at the top of this page and everything here is marked for your day. Your times are on your cruise documents or in the cruise line's app.
Gibraltar publishes its cruise calendar: see the port's schedule ↗
Sources we checked on 2026-10-21: gibraltarport.com gibraltarport.com visitgibraltar.gi visitgibraltar.gi visitgibraltar.gi