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Typical Red Dome
Shopping
Mosta Dome
Narrow Streets in
Mdina
Traditional Boat Trip
Blue Grotto
Azzur Window |
6
day/5 night
Malta Highlights
Tour
Starting on
Monday
Monday
Arrive St. Paul's Bay and
check-in to your hotel.
After hotel check-in
you can take a stroll along the long promenade and familiarise yourselves
with the area.
Tuesday
Valletta – Mdina - Rabat - Mosta Dome
Our first visit during this tour is Valletta, here we include the Barraka
Gardens which offer stunning views of the Grand Harbour and magnificent
fortifications, a walk down Triq Republikka where you can admire numerous
historical buildings built by the Knights of St. John including the
Aubereges, the Grand Masters Palace and the St. John's Co. Cathedral, the
church of the order and also home to Caravaggio's masterpiece
"Beheading of St. John" amonst other treasures. Our next stop will be to Mdina. Mdina
is a unique medieval city, built in the 9th century, the city was built on a
plateau in the centre of the island and from the high bastion walls you can
admire stunning views of the island. This
medieval city is a maze of narrow alleys and magnificent architecture, the
only way to appreciate this special city is to stroll through it and
admire the living history. Free time will be given for lunch, approx. 1
hour. After lunch we proceed with our tour and visit the old town of
Rabat. Here we will make our way through the
narrow streets to the centre which is dominated by the imposing St.
Paul's Church which overlooks the piazza.
Rabat, can claim the origins of Maltese Christianity. It was here in
AD60 that the Apostle St Paul is said to have stayed after being shipwrecked
on the Islands. We visit the St. Paul's Grotto which is said to be the
resting place of St. Paul during his visit to the islands. Our final stop is
one of Malta's most famous churches, Mosta Dome. The church’s dome is the
third largest unsupported in the world, exceeded in size only by St. Peter’s
in Rome and St. Sophia in Istanbul. Mosta Dome is also popular with visitors
as it was at this church where the World War II bomb pierced the dome during
a service, fell inside the church during a service and failed to explode,
this locals hailed as a miracle. Our tour ends here and we make our way back
to your hotel.
Breakfast Included
Wednesday
Gardjola Gardens - Birgu - Traditional Boat Trip
This half day tour visits the oldest part of the Grand Harbour. We first
visit the Gardjola Gardens, here you can admire the magnificent view from
the Vedette (watch tower used by the Knights). We continue with the tour of
this area next Birgu. Birgu is the oldest city of the Grand Harbour. In 1530
the Knights of St. John first settled in this area, and we will give you
an insight to an era dominated by the Knights of St. John. Our walking tour
will take us to the heart of city, the narrow streets and quaint alleys
known as the 'collachio', an area of old Palazzo's which where the original
Auberge's occupied by the Knights'. We finish this tour with a trip around
the harbour on a traditional Dghajsa (type of gondola). This is the end of
our tour and we make our way back to the hotel.
Breakfast Included
Thursday
Gozo – Island Tour
Our tour starts with a short 25min. ferry crossing which passes the small
and pretty island of Comino. On arrival at the picturesque Mgarr harbour,
you will notice how much greener it is on Gozo. Even though so close to the
larger island of Malta, the smaller island has many different
characteristics. Included on our tour is a variety of scenic routes and
interesting sights. We include stops at the Inland Sea and Azure Window at
Dwejra, Victoria and the imposing Citadel, the beautiful seaside village of
Xlendi Bay and include a spectacular show which relives the life of Gozo’s
yesteryear throughout the centuries. A local lunch is included and some time
for shopping for local hand made lace and woolen goods, both very popular
buys on the island. Throughout the day you will also see some of Gozo’s
typical old villages where the pace of life is typical of Mediterranean
lifestyle of years gone by.
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Friday
Blue Grotto - Local Villages - Marsaxlokk
- Hagar Qim - Ghar Dalam
Our tour will take us to an unspoilt local villages in the southern part
of the island, you will be guided through the narrow winding streets
that lead to the village piazza - a typical scene of Malta's old towns
and villages. We will then proceed to the beautiful Wied iz-Zurrieq for
a visit to the Blue Grotto. This picturesque grotto and its neighboring
system of sea caverns mirrors the brilliant phosphorescent colors of
underwater flora. Boat trips, which take around 25 minutes allow you to
explore these grottoes and sea caverns along this stretch of coast.
The boat trip is not included in the overall price as it operates
subject to weather conditions. We will
then proceed to a rural area and the unique Hagar Qim Temple.
Hagar Qim has the largest
and heaviest megaliths out of all the temple sites around the
Maltese Islands, some slabs weighing a staggering 20 tons.
In he afternoon our lunch we
then visit the pretty village of Marsaxlokk on the south coast of the island. Marsaxlokk
is characterized by low lying buildings and the colorful traditional
fishing boats known as the 'luzzu'. You will have some free time to
browse around the small market which lines the seafront. Our final stop is a
visit to the unique Ghar Dalam caves.
The Ghar Dalam Cave
(meaning dark cave) is a
highly important site as it was here that the earliest evidence of
human settlement on Malta, some 7,400 years ago, was discovered.
This huge cavern is some 144 metres deep, but only the first 50
metres are open to visitors. The lowermost layers, more than 500,000
years old, contained the fossil bones of dwarf elephants,
hippopotami, micro-mammals and birds.
At this stage our
tour comes to an end and we make our way back to your hotel.
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Saturday
Check-out of hotel.
Breakfast Included
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Price
Prices are per person based on 2 adults sharing.
€510.00
Tour
Availability & Details
This is a group
tour and operates every week throughout the year. Tour is guaranteed to
operate with a minimum of two passengers.
What is Included
•
6 day tour & hotel package
•
5 hotel nights on bed and
• breakfast basis
• 2 lunches
• Multilingual Licensed Guide
for full
• tour duration (English
guaranteed)
• Transport from your hotel for all tours
• Entrance fees into places of
•interest/museums
• Ferry to/from Gozo Island
Not Included
• Arrival Transfer
• Departure Transfer
Accommodation
Information
4* Gillieru Hotel or
4* Santana Hotel
These are the
preferred hotels, subject to availability and can be replaced with hotels of
similar standard.
How to
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