Name: Malta and Golden Bay views on private tour
SKU: 41762
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 8h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Valletta is the capital of Malta, a World Heritage site which is almost an open air museum. Valletta has welcomed emperors, heads of state, artists and poets and is now the permanent seat of the Maltese government. The grid of narrow streets boasts some of Europe's finest art works, churches and palaces.

Valletta is full of intriguing historical sites; there are many votive statues, niches, fountains and coats of arms high up on parapets. Narrow side streets are full of tiny quaint shops and cafés. The magnificent fortress city grew on the arid rock of Mount Sceberras peninsula, which rises steeply from two deep harbours, Marsamxett and Grand Harbour. Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts and cathedral, in the astonishingly short time of 15 years. Ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and the Order of the Knights of St John, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation

Food and drinks
Personal expenses
Boat fee

Pick-up and drop-off at the port of Valletta
Comfortable footwear required
Sun cream and bottled water are recommended to be taken

Highlights

Blue Grotto (Malta)

The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south-east coast of Malta, a short distance off the fishermen's harbour of Wied iż-Żurrieq limits of Qrendi, Malta Wied iz-Zurrieq, the blue grotto and neighbouring caves, are all located within the Qrendi village confines, as per Local Council Act 1993 and a 1910 legal dispute between the villages of Qrendi and Zurrieq over their jurisdiction, ruled in favour of Qrendi.

Golden Bay

Golden Bay is located next to Għajn Tuffieħa on the north-west coast of Malta, nearby the village of Manikata and known for its red sand and naturally formed dunes on its surrounding slopes. Like Għajn Tuffieħa, Golden Bay is a sandy beach, but it tends to be more popular because it has a larger stretch of sand, is easier to access and has better facilities, including a few restaurants.

Malta

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It's a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.

Marsaxlokk

Marsaxlokk is a small, traditional fishing village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It has a harbour and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishermen, and history. As of March 2014, the village had a population of 3,534.

St Julian's

Saint Julian's is a town in the Central Region of Malta. As at 2020, its registered number of inhabitants were 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, Valletta. It is known for tourism-oriented businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and nightclubs which are centred mainly in an area known as Paceville.

Valletta

Valletta (or Il-Belt) is the tiny capital of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The walled city was established in the 1500s on a peninsula by the Knights of St. John, a Roman Catholic order. It’s known for museums, palaces and grand churches. Baroque landmarks include St. John’s Co-Cathedral, whose opulent interior is home to the Caravaggio masterpiece "The Beheading of Saint John."

Wied iz-Zurrieq

About 2km west of Żurrieq lies the tiny harbour of Wied iż-Żurrieq, set in a narrow inlet in the cliffs and guarded by a watchtower. Here, boats depart, weather permitting, for enjoyable 30-minute cruises to the Blue Grotto, a huge natural arch in the sea cliffs 400m to the east.

Itinerary

09:00

You will be met at the port and guided to your air-conditioned transportation ready to commence your tour.

First, you will be brought to the beautiful fishing village of Marsaxlokk. The waterfront here is lined with traditional fishing boats known as ‘luzzus’ and are brightly painted in red, blue and yellow adding vibrancy to this peaceful bay. Marsaxlokk was the port used when the first Turkish landings took place during the Great Siege of 1565.

There will be free time here to take a leisurely stroll or to browse the local market stalls.

Your tour then continues by coach to the western coast of Malta to visit Wied iz-Zurrieq. From here you will board a boat to visit the Blue Grotto, a deep sea cave where the waters are renowned for being so pure and beautiful. The Blue Grotto area is steep and precipitous, but in places there are gaps in the cliffs that slope down to sea level. One of these gaps (small fjord) is Wied iz-Zurrieq, this narrow arm of the sea is an anchorage for boats in calm weather. The boats at Wied iz-Zurrieq were, and still are, used for fishing. Many of the fishermen today also use their boats to take visitors to see the deep sea cave. (The boat fee is therefore paid locally)

The tour then takes you on a scenic journey by coach heading to the north of the island and passing by Sliema promenade, St. Julians and the beautiful Coast Road.

You will then head towards Golden Bay in Mellieha, one of the best beaches on the island. Here you will have lots of free time for taking lunch as well as leisure opportunities to enjoy the beautiful beach.

Your tour concludes with a scenic coach ride back to the port.

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