Is the GibraltarPass worth buying for a sightseeing visit?

Short answer

The GibraltarPass costs £69.90 for adults and £64.90 for children aged 5 to 11 for one day, and covers Nature Reserve entry, one way up the Rock, two bus routes and a set of discounts. It pays off mainly if you want the minibus Rock tour and will use the discounts; if you plan to walk up, the £30 Nature Reserve ticket on its own is far cheaper.

Detailed answer

The GibraltarPass is a digital one-day pass sold online by a private company. You receive it on your phone, can activate it straight away or at any point within 90 days of purchase, and it is valid from 05:00 to 23:59 on the day you use it. Adults (12 and over) pay £69.90 and children aged 5 to 11 pay £64.90.

The pass includes entry to the Upper Rock Nature Reserve and its attractions, such as St Michael's Cave, the Apes' Den, the Skywalk, the Windsor Suspension Bridge, the Great Siege Tunnels and the World War II Tunnels. It also includes one way of getting to the top: either the Cable Car or the Minibus Rock Tour, but not both. On top of that you get travel on bus routes 5 and 10 (routes 1 and 2 are excluded) and over 100 discounts and freebies at shops, restaurants and activity providers, such as 20% off dolphin tours.

The Cable Car is closed for a full refurbishment and the Nature Reserve expects it to reopen in 2027, so in practice the included way up is the Minibus Rock Tour run by Blands Travel. It must be reserved at least two days in advance and leaves from the second floor of the MidTown Coach Park on Reclamation Road.

For comparison, a standard Nature Reserve ticket costs £30 for adults and £22 for children aged 5 to 11, and covers the same Upper Rock attractions if you walk. The extra cost of the pass therefore buys the minibus tour, the two bus routes and the discounts.

The pass is likely to be worth it if you want a guided ride up the Rock, are arriving without your own plan, and expect to use several of the discounts. It is poorer value if you are happy to walk up, have little time, or are travelling with children under 5, who enter the Nature Reserve free. Further consecutive days are discounted by 10% for the second day and 15% for the third and later days, and the pass is refundable if unused, subject to its terms.