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Entrance to Valletta
Knights of St. John
Local Crafts
Mdina
Marsxalokk
Azzur Window
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6
day/5 night
Malta Highlights
Tour
Starting on Sunday
Sunday
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.
Monday
Valletta - Malta Experience Show
Our guided tour of Valletta starts with a visit to the Barraka Gardens, here
you can enjoy breathtaking views overlooking the magnificent Grand Harbour
and the Three Cities. The tour also includes a walk through the bustling
Republic street, our guide pointing out prominent buildings en-route. A tour
of St. John’s Co. Cathedral, historically one of the most important
buildings in Malta and which is adorned in riches dating back to the era of
the Knights of St. John is a highlight of this tour. Here you can also
admire the magnificent Caravaggio painting “The Beheading of St. John”,
after our tour of the cathedral you will also have time to visit the church
museum, a main feature are the numerous Flemish tapestries. Our tour ends at
the Malta Experience, a superb 45-minute show illustrating the history of
the Maltese Islands - from Neolithic to modern times. The show is displayed
on a giant screen by means of state of the art visual and audio effects.
Breakfast Included
Tuesday
Mosta Dome - Mdina -Rabat - San Anton - Crafts Village
Today’s tour takes us to the central part of Malta that is dominated by the
ancient medieval city of Mdina. Our walking tour takes through a maze of
magnificent architecture in an olde worlde setting, evidence that this
magnificent city is also known as the ‘silent city’. From the high bastion
walls you can admire views of most of the island. Close to Mdina is the
Roman town of Rabat, here we will visit the catacombs before proceeding to
the remote Westside of the island visiting the spectacular cliffs of Dingli.
After lunch we will stop at the botanic gardens of San Anton and the
impressive Mosta Dome church, the fourth largest unsupported dome in the
world. To end our tour we include the Crafts Village. Here you can admire
the local glassblowers, filigree, pottery and variety of other local crafts
with time for some shopping.
Breakfast and Lunch 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). At
this stage our tour comes to an end and we make our way back to your 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
Check-out of hotel.
Breakfast Included
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Price
Prices are per person based on 2 adults sharing.
€490.00
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
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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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