15 Self-Guided Tours in Malta to Build a Day Around

1.Valletta: “The Malta Experience” Audio-Visual Show Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 468 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $16Our pick

A 45-minute audio-visual show in Valletta covers 7,000 years of Malta, with 17-language audio and an optional Knights’ infirmary tour.

“Our guide had a wonderful way of presenting the historic information that made it all so interesting. She took us on our tour after the film show in the theatre and this enhanced our knowledge of what had gone on over the centuries at the site and complemented the film we had watched.”

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2.Maltese Islands History Audio-Visual Show and La Sacra Infermeria Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 344 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $24

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…”

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3.Valletta: Self-Guided Historical Walking Tour (Audio Guide)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 251 reviews · 1 - 7 days · from $8

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.”

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4.3-City Self-Drive Exploration with GPS Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 126 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $112

Drive a talking electric car through Malta’s Three Cities, Kalkara, and Smart City with GPS audio in 8 languages and 50+ stops.

“Great! Got to see loads of cute remote parts of the island that we would never have seen on foot. Plus the departure point is in the swankiest part of Malta.”

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5.Valletta: Malta 5D Audio-Visual Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 91 reviews · 1 day · from $12

A 20-minute Malta 5D 3D show with moving seats, water spray, air blasts, scents, and 17-language audio. Great family value at $12.

“A pesar de indicar que no había horario, tuvimos que volver una hora y media más tarde para completar un grupo. En cuanto a la experiencia, muy positiva e interesante.”

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6.Mdina Audio Tour with Map and Directions

★★★★★★★★★★2.9 · 41 reviews · 1 hour · from $6Best value

Self-guided audio walk through Mdina’s silent streets with 17 tracks, a printable map, and turn-by-turn directions starting at the Main Gate.

“Non ho mai ricevuto la mail per fruire del servizio! ora dovrò capire anche come chiedere il rimborso. mai più!!!”

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7.30 minute, Jet Ski Rental Malta – Self guided – No Licence Needed

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $96

No licence 30-minute jet ski self-guided ride from Ċirkewwa with GPRS safety, Maltas bays and Comino views, one driver, live action photos.

“Die Umgebung war schön, allerdings die Organisation an sich mangelhaft. Es konnte nicht beim eigentlichen Punkt gestartet werden und deswegen musste eine halbe Stunde lange durch Geröll gewandert werden - in flip flops”

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8.Valletta: Self-Guided Audio Tour, Map and Directions

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 2 hours · from $9

Download an MP3 audio walk through Valletta with 29 English tracks, a printable map, and step-by-step directions starting at Valletta Main Gate.

“The audio files were clumsy to download and were in sporadic order. The narration was good and insightful, I wish it could have played in order though without having to navigate to the downloaded files each time”

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9.Mdina: The Mdina Experience Audio-Visual Show (Open Ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 22 reviews · 1 day · from $7

Mdina Experience in Malta: a 30-minute audio-visual show on the Silent City, with headset surround sound and 12 languages. Tickets from $7.

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10.Gozo Day Pass Ferry and Hop-on Hop-off buses with audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 19 reviews · 7 hours · from $59

Take a same-day ferry to Gozo from Malta and ride hop-on hop-off buses with audio guide. Citadel in Victoria included. From $59.

“Absolute shambles. worst HOPO we ve been on. No one co ordinating at disembarkation of ferry. Finally found someone on red bus who checked our ticket via phone & told us to go on green bus. Got on it as instructed by lady outside green bus. Ticket issuer spoke very badly by telling us to get off & go to red bus for assistance. Finally same lady that sent us to green bus accepted our ticket this time. For some reason our paper ticket with QR code was not enough By this time we missed our bus. They got an additional one some 15 min later. The driver drove like…”

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11.Malta 5D Audio-Visual Show Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 17 reviews · 20 minutes (approx.) · from $11

A 20-minute Malta 5D audio-visual show in Valletta, with moving seats, surround sound, and 17-language audio, great for all ages.

“Great experience, a 20min overview of Malta’s history. Well worth a visit, if you’re lucky like my wife and I, you may get the whole theatre to yourself!”

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12.Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and Tour in Valletta

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 12 reviews · from $11

Use a mobile app scavenger hunt to explore 10 key sights in Valletta, solve riddles, and take photos at your own pace in Malta.

“Such a great concept but the app did not work well at all. It had us walking the long way to sites plus moving around the app was not user friendly at all. We made it to 3 places out of 10 before abandoning the effort entirely.”

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13.20-Minute Audio-Visual Show + Optional Valletta Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 11 reviews · 20 - 260 minutes · from $12

Malta 5D is a 20-minute 5D film with multi-language audio and real effects. Add an offline Valletta walking guide for $12.

“The audio visual show is ok but the optional audio guide is a complete waste of money”

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14.Jet Ski Rental Malta- Self Guided Jetski Hire Malta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 10 to 30 minutes (approx.) · from $34Top rated

Self-guided jet ski rentals in Malta from Cirkewwa. No license, quick training, 2025 Yamaha skis, fast rides.

“This was one of the best experiences I have ever had in my life🔥. Jet skiing is a MUST again when I come to Malta 🇲🇹, absolutely loved it. The staff members were very nice and friendly with my friends and I. I was hosted by staff members Josef and Loan who were super helpful. Thank you very much both of you.”

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15.Valletta’s Hidden Minds: Self-Guided Psychological Puzzle Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $7

Solve Valletta’s landmarks with an app-led psychological puzzle walk from City Gate to Fort St Elmo in 1 to 1.5 hours.

“It was an extraordinary experience and we had a wonderful time playing this game. It is also very helpful to get to know Valletta streets and buildings. There were some difficult parts of this game, regarding the map - places - plural of the key Read more”

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