8 Days Best Of Malta Guided Tour

Itinerary

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

Stop At: Malta, Malta
Pick up from Malta International Airport arrivals for transfer to your hotel. Please confirm arrival and departure flight details for all travellers.
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

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

Stop At: Valletta, Valletta, Island of Malta
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.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Upper Barrakka Gardens, Battery Street, Valletta, Island of Malta VLT 1220 Malta
We first enjoy a breathtaking view of the Grand Harbour from the Upper Barrakka Gardens.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St. John's Co Cathedral and Musuem, St. John Street, Valletta, Island of Malta Malta
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: The Malta Experience, Mediterranean Street St. Elmo Bastions, Valletta, Island of Malta VLT 1253 Malta
Watch the Malta Experience, an audiovisual show where Malta’s history throughout the centuries is brought back to life.
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

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

Stop At: Mdina Old City, Pjazza San Publiju, Mdina, Island of Malta Malta
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: St Paul's Catacombs, St Agatha Street, Rabat, Island of Malta 2013 Malta
Visit the early Christian catacombs in Rabat with your guide
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Dingli Cliffs, Panoramic Road, Dingli, Island of Malta Malta
You will visit this location with your guide for a photo stop
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: San Anton Gardens, 7 St. George's, Attard, Island of Malta Malta
You will visit this location with your guide
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ta' Qali Crafts Village, Attard, Ta' Qali, Island of Malta Malta
You will visit this location with your guide
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Mosta Parish, 15, Church Street, Mosta, Island of Malta MST 2015 Malta
You will visit Mosta’s majestic dome, one of Europe’s largest, with your guide.
Duration: 20 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
• Lunch: Please advise us of dietary requirements on booking and when you meet the guide and when you arrive at the restaurant
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

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

Stop At: Vittoriosa Waterfront - Birgu Waterfront, Xatt II - Forn, Island of Malta Malta
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Gardjola Gardens, Senglea, Island of Malta Malta
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.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

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

Stop At: Island of Gozo, Island of Gozo
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.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ggantija, Xagħra, Malta
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.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Citadel, Victoria, Victoria, Island of Gozo Malta
You will visit this location with your guide
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Xlendi, Xlendi, Island of Gozo
You will visit this location with your guide
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Dwejra Bay, San Lawrenz, Island of Gozo Malta
You will visit this location with your guide
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
• Lunch: Please advise us of dietary requirements on booking and when you meet the guide and when you arrive at the restaurant
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 6: Friday: Hagar Qim Temple and Marsaxlokk market half day guided excursion (4 hours approximately)

Stop At: The Limestone Heritage Park & Gardens, Mons. M. Azzopardi Street, Siggiewi, Island of Malta SGW 2050 Malta
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Hagar Qim Temples, Hagar Qim Street, Qrendi, Island of Malta QRD 2501 Malta
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.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Wied iz-Zurrieq, Qrendi, Island of Malta Malta
From here you can take a boat trip to the Blue Grotto, renowned for its crystal clear waters, weather permitting – boat price not included.
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

Day 7: Saturday: Full day at leisure

Stop At: Island of Malta, Island of Malta
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)
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at your hotel in Malta

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

Stop At: Malta, Malta
Pick up from your hotel for transfer to Malta International Airport arrivals. Please confirm departure and arrival flight details for all travellers.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at your hotel
No accommodation included on this day.