Malta Uncovered

Tour Itinerary

• Day 1 • UK - Malta

  Fly to Malta and transfer to your 4* hotel where you’ll stay for the duration of your trip.

• Day 2 • Valletta

  Today you’ll visit the wonderful 16th Century city of Valletta. Built by the Knights of St John after a huge siege by the Ottoman Turks, it was Europe’s first planned city since Roman times. St. John’s cathedral is remarkable, with overwhelming decoration and colour, an intricate marble floor, a wonderful ceiling covered in gold leaf and fine paintings with the high point being Caravaggio’s masterpiece ‘The Beheading of John the Baptist’. You will visit the Malta Experience which tells the story of this wonderful island using the latest audio-visual techniques.

• Day 3 • Gozo

  Today you’ll head to the sleepy island of Gozo nearby and visit its capital, Victoria, known to locals as Rabat. This charming medieval town has twisting streets and alleyways with superbly preserved battlements. A drive to the coast then takes you to Dwejra Bay, where dramatic coastal formations surround an inland sea and sheer cliffs plunge into deep blue waters. Then visit the largest and best preserved of the island’s prehistoric temple sites, Ggantija, which is even older than the pyramids and Stonehenge.

• Day 4 • Valletta

  Today, you have a free day to explore as you wish. Perhaps spend a lazy day, relaxing by the pool or, if you’re looking to get out, you could take the local bus to Mellieha Beach, a popular sandy beach nestled in a sheltered bay.

• Day 5 • Rabat & Mdina

  This morning, take a short drive to Rabat and walk through the beautiful medieval streets to St Paul’s Catacombs, the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta. Then, head to nearby Mdina, the jewel in the crown of the entire island, perched on a hill surrounded by huge walls.

• Day 6 • Valletta

  Spend the morning at leisure before receiving an introduction to Maltese wine with a tour and tasting at a local vineyard.

• Day 7 • The Blue Grotto & Hagar Qim

  Drive to the southern coast to see the mesmerising waters of the Blue Grotto. The combination of the sunlight and location creates a wonderful display, the caves mirror the phosphorescent colours of the sea and underwater flora. Then continue to the prehistoric, megalithic temples of Hagar Qim, a UNESCO-Listed Site on a hilltop overlooking the sea.

• Day 8 • Valletta - UK

  Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.