8 days best of Malta guided tour

Day 1 · Sunday: Pick up from Malta International Airport arrivals for transfer to your hotel in Malta

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   Malta

   30 min

   Pick up from Malta International Airport arrivals for transfer to your hotel. Please confirm arrival and departure flight details for all travellers.

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 2 · Monday: Valletta half day guided excursion (4 hours approximately)

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   Valletta

   15 min

   Pick up from your hotel in the morning (afternoon between October and June) for a half day guided tour. Our guided tour through the vibrant streets of Valletta will allow you to discover the beauty and charm of the fortified city built by the Knights in 1566.

2. 2

   Upper Barrakka Gardens

   15 min

   We first enjoy a breathtaking view of the Grand Harbour from the Upper Barrakka Gardens.

3. 3

   St. John's Co-Cathedral

   45 min Admission included

   Then we visit St. John’s Co-Cathedral, including the Caravaggio masterpieces in the Oratory, the Flemish tapestries and the church museum. The Co-Cathedral houses one of the most beautiful marble inlaid floors in the world.

4. 4

   The Malta Experience

   45 min Admission included

   Watch the Malta Experience, an audiovisual show where Malta’s history throughout the centuries is brought back to life.

Breakfast at your hotel

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 3 · Tuesday: Mdina full day guided excursion (8 hours approximately)

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   Mdina Old City

   45 min

   Pick up from your hotel in the morning for a full day guided tour. Your guide will lead you through the medieval fortified city of Mdina, Malta’s former capital city. The narrow, winding streets, dating back to medieval times, lead to the imposing bastions, commanding a magnificent panorama of the island. On the way there, you will discover different styles of architecture, including Siculo-Norman palaces and other baroque buildings of great historical importance. Time stands still in this ‘Silent City’ which is a film-maker’s paradise.

2. 2

   St. Cataldus Catacombs

   20 min Admission included

   Visit the early Christian catacombs in Rabat with your guide

3. 3

   Dingli Cliffs

   10 min

   You will visit this location with your guide for a photo stop

4. 4

   San Anton Gardens

   30 min

   You will visit this location with your guide

5. 5

   Ta' Qali Crafts Village

   45 min

   You will visit this location with your guide

6. 6

   Mosta Rotunda

   20 min Admission included

   You will visit Mosta’s majestic dome, one of Europe’s largest, with your guide.

Breakfast at your hotel · Please advise us of dietary requirements on booking and when you meet the guide and when you arrive at the restaurant

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 4 · Wednesday: the Three Cities half day guided excursion (4 hours approximately)

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   Vittoriosa Waterfront - Birgu Waterfront

   one hour Admission included

   Pick up from your hotel in the morning for a half day guided tour. Discover the Grand Harbour area opposite Valletta known as the Three Cities – Vittoriosa, Cospicua and Senglea, where the Knights of St. John first settled in 1530. Driving past Cospicua we reach Vittoriosa for a walking tour through the narrow streets in the shade of historic buildings, including the first auberges of the various langues of the Order. At the Vittoriosa waterfront we take a typical harbour boat (dghajsa) for a tour of the colourful harbour creeks.

2. 2

   Gardjola Gardens

   30 min

   From the Senglea Garden, situated at the tip of the peninsula, enjoy a stunning 360° view of the Grand Harbour, including the impressive Fort Sant Angelo from where Grand Master La Valette led the defence of the island during the Great Siege of 1565.

Breakfast at your hotel

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 5 · Thursday: Gozo island full day guided excursion (9 hours approximately)

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   Island of Gozo

   one hour

   Pick up from your hotel in the morning for a full day guided tour. After a short twenty-minute ferry crossing you will reach Mgarr harbour, which immediately sets the pace to Gozo’s unique atmosphere. Visitors cannot fail to be impressed by the island’s lush countryside, its serene atmosphere and how different it is from the larger island of Malta.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   45 min Admission included

   Your guide will lead you around the Megalithic temples of Ggantija, the oldest free-standing monuments in the world, pre-dating the Pyramids of Egypt.

3. 3

   The Citadel

   one hour

   You will visit this location with your guide

4. 4

   Xlendi

   45 min

   You will visit this location with your guide

5. 5

   Dwejra Bay

   30 min

   You will visit this location with your guide

Breakfast at your hotel · Please advise us of dietary requirements on booking and when you meet the guide and when you arrive at the restaurant

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 6 · Friday: Hagar Qim Temple, Limestone Heritage and Marsaxlokk market full day guided excursion (8 hours approximately)

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   The Limestone Heritage Park & Gardens

   45 min Admission included

   Pick up from your hotel in the morning for a full day guided tour. The tour starts with a visit with your guide to one of Malta’s oldest quarries which has been transformed into an attraction for tourists and locals alike and which provides a vivid account of one of Malta’s leading skills – the use of limestone for building purposes, a skill that goes back thousands of years.

2. 2

   Hagar Qim & Mnajdra Archaeological Park

   45 min Admission included

   The magic of Malta’s antiquity will be explained by your guide at Hagar Qim, Malta’s main pre-historic site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (one of the seven Megalithic Temples of Malta), overlooking the wide expanse of the blue Mediterranean and the islet of Filfa.

3. 3

   Wied iz-Zurrieq

   45 min Admission not included

   From here you can take a boat trip to the Blue Grotto, renowned for its crystal clear waters, weather permitting – boat price not included.

4. 4

   Marsaxlokk

   45 min

   After lunch, we drive through local vineyards right up to the idyllic fishing village of Marsaxlokk. You will have time to stroll through the local market set out on its waterfront.

5. 5

   Ghar Dalam

   45 min Admission included

   We will visit Ghar Dalam cave where archaeologists have unearthed ample proof that Malta once formed part of the European landmass.

Breakfast at your hotel · Please advise us of dietary requirements on booking and when you meet the guide and when you arrive at the restaurant

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 7 · Saturday: Full day at leisure

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   Island of Malta

   12 hours

   Full day at leisure to relax at your hotel or go out for the day independently or go out for the day, perhaps on a boat trip to Blue Lagoon on the island of Comino (at an optional supplement)

Breakfast at your hotel

Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 8 · Sunday: Pick up from your hotel in Malta for transfer to Malta International Airport departures

1. 1

   Malta

   30 min

   Pick up from your hotel for transfer to Malta International Airport arrivals. Please confirm departure and arrival flight details for all travellers.

Breakfast at your hotel