Malta · HISTORICAL TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 historical tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
A half-day guided Malta tour packing Ħaġar Qim, the Limestone Heritage Park, and the Blue Grotto, with optional cave boat rides.
“The guide was very good and the whole trip was very interesting”
See Malta’s 7,000-year story at The Malta Experience, then tour La Sacra Infermeria with a guide in English, about 1h15.
“A very interesting and enjoyable walking tour that helped with orientation around Valetta and learning about the history of this remarkable city. I’d recommend you do this tour on your first day in the area if you can as it also gives you plenty of places to revisit at your leisure. For example, learning about The Knights of St John (Hospitaliers were an elite military force involved in The Crusades, similar to The Knights Templar) will help you to understand much more about the building of Valetta and impressive Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Your experience and knowledge of Valetta will be enhanced. if you go on this tour…”
A self-guided audio walking tour of Valletta in Malta, with offline maps, star points for food and shopping, and a free Mdina audio guide for $8.
“The information about each point was good and interesting.”
A small-group walking tour of Valletta with big payoffs, mixing major history, Caravaggio sightings, and Malta’s best bites.
“Our tour was a great mix of ‘tourist area’ as well as areas mostly frequented by locals. Moises was a wonderful, warm guide. Fantastic energy, very knowledgeable. The four of us thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We couldn’t ask for anything better than what we received. Mark Conway”
A 2-hour dark history walking tour in Valletta, Malta, with sharp storytelling, spooky legends, and a route that ends 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 up. It was a great night.”
Private Malta food and history tour with Mdina, Rabat and Mosta, plus pastizzi tastings and included food. Pickup for Mdina tours.
“Chris was absolutely amazing. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and just a pleasure to be around. The local cuisine was delightful and well prepared. We did the evening tour. The lights highlighted the architecture in a way that was breathtaking.”
Private Mdina and Rabat walk with a licensed guide, seeing Mdina bastions, Vilhena Gate, and St Paul’s Cathedral plus Rabat streets.
“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.”
Siggiewi’s Limestone Heritage Park in Malta: 17-language audio, Punic tomb, geology, stonework demos, citrus gardens, farm animals.
Taste Malta in Mdina and Rabat on a small-group tour with beer, wine, kinnie, and classic snacks tied to St Paul landmarks.
“This was a great tour. Small and personal with only 6 participants in the group. Bridgette was a delight. We were lucky to be in Rabat on the eve of the festa, so we got to see the set up of the flags and lights and see the locals come together as one. The food was plentiful. Stop one: Pasitizzi & Kinnie ( best pasitizzi's in Malta) Stop two: Maltese coffee and fresh fruit Stop three: maltese platter Stop four: rabbit stew, bragoli, roast potatoes and veggies, Maltese bread, wine imqaret This tour is definitely worth a try if you want traditional food and history too.”
Step into Mdina’s Palazzo Falson, a medieval house museum with 45 collections across 17 rooms, plus views from a terrace café.
Gozo in 7 hours with a single day pass, round-trip ferries, hop-on buses, and entry to 7 heritage sites including Ġgantija Temples.
“The boat trip over to Gozo was fine but when we tried to access the hop on bus (which was included in the price we paid) the woman on the bus refused us saying we booked through a third party therefore we could not get on the bus!!! We were left stranded at the ferry port!!! We then had to pay for a taxi to take us to to where the bus SHOULD have taken us! Not impressed to say the least. We felt ripped off and let down. (Cost was €120)”
Taste classic Pastizzi and more on a guided Valletta walking tour with private transfers, seeing key landmarks and learning Malta history.
“Our guide Angel was amazing. She knew so much about the history of Malta and made it very interesting for us. The food selection, quality, and variety were excellent!”
Malta Heritage Pass from Valletta: 20+ sites, hop-on hop-off bus, harbor and coastal cruises to Comino and Gozo, free Wi-Fi.
“We bought a Heritage Pass for EU40 at Fort St Elmo Sunday 18 May 2025. It is very hard to understand this Pass as we were going to visit five sites. The Hotel looked blank when we presented it to our Concierge asking advice how to use it. Read more”
Half-day Malta tour to UNESCO Hagar Qim and Limestone Heritage Park, with an optional Blue Grotto boat stop at Wied iz-Zurrieq.
“Maria was a great guide and provided lots of information that gave context to the megaliths. It would have been nice to spend a bit longer at the site and take in the surroundings more”
Valletta day trip to Hagar Qim UNESCO, Limestone Heritage, Ghar Dalam cave, Marsaxlokk market, and optional Blue Grotto boat.
“Enjoyed visiting the Hagar Qim temple, Ghat Dalem Cave and the limestone heritage park - it is like traveling back in time. Tour guide very informative and she made the tour very interesting. Also enjoyed very much the boat to Blue Grotto and the lunch. Tour well organized and on time.”
Every kind of day out on the three islands, and the best of each.
