MALTA
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Our pick of the 10 Historical Tours travellers book most across the Maltese islands. Who runs each one, how long it takes, what it costs, and what the day actually looks like once you are on it.
Half-day Malta tour linking Siġġiewi limestone, UNESCO megaliths at Ħaġar Qim, and Blue Grotto sea-cave views, with an optional boat.
“We fitted a lot in given the time we had. It was great to be able to outsource the planning. The guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend this.”
Malta’s 7000-year audio-visual show at St Elmo, plus a guided Sacra Infermeria tour of the Knights of St John.
“The whole thing was great, we all really enjoyed it. We would recommend everyone coming to Malta experienced it.”
Explore Valletta at your pace with offline audio and a free Mdina guide. Download maps once. 5 languages.
“les mails envoyés sont systématiquement en Anglais donc si tu ne parles pas là langue c'est compliqué. j'ai réussi à avoir quelqu'un au téléphone au bout d'une heure et la dame m'a envoyé balader en me disant que je n'avais qu'à parler Anglais. Évidemment elle ne parlait aucune autre langue que la sienne et elle…”
A 2-hour guided walk through Valletta’s history, art, and food, with Pastizzi and local recommendations, ending by St John’s Co-Cathedral.
“Wonderful tour! Our guide was great: he told us interesting history, enjoyable anecdotes and took us through many different parts of Valletta. He was personable, attentive and knowledgeable. He made our experience of Valletta much better than if would have been on our own. I highly recommend this tour.”
A 2-hour dark history walking tour of Valletta, mixing creepy legends and real names, guided in English, ending near Grand Master’s Palace.
“Mario our guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting. As frequent visitors to Malta we learnt some new information doing this tour. While I would recommend this tour you do need to be mobile and fit as Valletta is very hilly and you do walk right down to the bottom and back…”
Private food-and-history tour of Malta covering Mdina, Rabat, and Mosta highlights plus Maltese tastings with a local guide, snacks or dinner.
“Catherine was a brilliant guide and told us lots of interesting facts about Mdina. We loved seeing the city at night and the food we had was all delicious and tasty. Would highly recommend this tour 🫶🏻”
A private 2-hour walk through Mdina and Rabat with a local guide, focused on cathedral, bastions, and the Silent City atmosphere.
“We had a great tour with Chris. He was very knowledgeable, insightful, and fun. We learned a lot and had many good laughs. We highly recommend him and the tour.”
Spend a day in Siggiewi exploring Malta’s limestone story with an audio guide, the Punic tomb, geology exhibits, gardens, animals, and demos.
“it's unique”
Taste your way through Mdina and Rabat on a small-group food and history walk with craft beer, wine, kinnie, and Maltese classics.
“Chris was great! He messaged the night before to make sure no one had allergies. He knew the area well, as his family has lived there since the 1400s. He really tried to pay attention to things my friend and I were taking photos of to show us similar things. So much attention to detail.…”
Step inside Mdina’s medieval Palazzo Falson: 17 rooms of 3,500 objects, 17th-century paintings, and views from the terrace café.
