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Small Group Tours for Cruise Ship passengers What's Included • Mercedes Van/Mini-Coach Transport • English speaking Licensed Tour Guide • Guaranteed Departures • Maximum 12 passengers per tour • Entrance Fees into Historical Sites, Cathedrals & Temples • Easy Cruise Terminal Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Tuesday & Friday (from April to November) Cruise Terminal pick-up at 0900hrs/returning at 1300hrs Half day tour to Valletta & Mdina Medieval City Our first visit during this tour is Valletta, here we include the Barraka Gardens which offer stunning views of the Grand Harbour and magnificent fortifications, a walk down Triq Republikka where you can admire numerous historical buildings built by the Knights of St. John including the Aubereges, the Grand Masters Palace and the St. John's Co. Cathedral, the church of the order and also home to Caravaggio's masterpiece "Beheading of St. John" amonst other treasures. Our next stop will be to Mdina. Mdina is built on a plateau in the centre of the island, the cities old Baroque buildings, cathedral and magnificent bastion walls dominate the rural skyline. Mdina, once the capital of Malta until the modern city of Valletta was built in 1565 has had many names including Melita (Roman occupation), Medina (Arabic occupation), Citta Notabile (Knights of St. John) and Citta Vecchia (after Valletta was built). Today it is also referred as the Silent City since it inspires tranquillity at any time of the day or night. The only way to really experience and enjoy this city is on foot, explore the quaint alleys, narrow streets, ancient buildings and magnificent far reaching views form the high bastion walls. Our tour ends here and we make our way back to the cruise terminal. Price €83.50 per person click to book/make an enquiry
Tuesday & Friday (from April to November) Cruise Terminal pick-up at 0900hrs/returning at 1600hrs Full day tour to Valletta, Mdina Medieval City, Mosta Dome & Rabat Our first visit during this tour is Valletta, here we include the Barraka Gardens which offer stunning views of the Grand Harbour and magnificent fortifications, a walk down Triq Republikka where you can admire numerous historical buildings built by the Knights of St. John including the Aubereges, the Grand Masters Palace and the St. John's Co. Cathedral, the church of the order and also home to Caravaggio's masterpiece "Beheading of St. John" amonst other treasures. Our next stop will be to Mdina. Mdina is built on a plateau in the centre of the island, the cities old Baroque buildings, cathedral and magnificent bastion walls dominate the rural skyline. Mdina, once the capital of Malta until the modern city of Valletta was built in 1565 has had many names including Melita (Roman occupation), Medina (Arabic occupation), Citta Notabile (Knights of St. John) and Citta Vecchia (after Valletta was built). Today it is also referred as the Silent City since it inspires tranquillity at any time of the day or night. The only way to really experience and enjoy this city is on foot, explore the quaint alleys, narrow streets, ancient buildings and magnificent far reaching views form the high bastion walls. Free time will be given for lunch, approx. 1 hour. After lunch we proceed with our tour and visit the old town of Rabat. Here we will make our way through the narrow streets to the centre which is dominated by the imposing St. Paul's Church which overlooks the piazza. Rabat, can claim the origins of Maltese Christianity. It was here in AD60 that the Apostle St Paul is said to have stayed after being shipwrecked on the Islands. We visit the St. Paul's Grotto which is said to be the resting place of St. Paul during his visit to the islands. Our final stop is one of Malta's most famous churches, Mosta Dome. The church’s dome is the third largest unsupported in the world, exceeded in size only by St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Sophia in Istanbul. Mosta Dome is also popular with visitors as it was at this church where the World War II bomb pierced the dome during a service, fell inside the church during a service and failed to explode, this locals hailed as a miracle. Our tour ends here and we make our way back to your hotel. Price €93.50 per person click to book/make an enquiry
Wednesday (from April to November) Cruise Terminal pick-up at 0900hrs/returning at 1600hrs Half day tour to Three Cities, Marsaxlokk Fishing Village & Blue Grotto Our tour stats with a visit to the oldest part of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities. 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 and our next stop is the old city of Birgu. 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'. Our next stop takes to the southern coastline and the quaint fishing village of Marsaxlokk. This fisherman's village is characterized by low lying buildings and the colorful traditional fishing boats known as the 'luzzu'. A small market lines the seafront and it is a haven for fish food lovers with an array of good quality restaurants. Our tour continues to Wied iz-Zurrieq and a visit to the Blue Grotto. This picturesque grotto and its neighbouring system of sea caverns mirrors the brilliant phosphorescent colors of underwater flora. Boat trips to the caves, which take around 25 minutes allow you to explore these grottoes and sea caverns along this stretch of coast. (The boat trip is not included in the overall price as it operates subject to weather conditions, EUR7.50 paid on the day). Our tour ends here and we make our way back to the cruise terminal. Price €73.35 per person click to book/make an enquiry
Sunday (from April to November) Cruise Terminal pick-up at 0900hrs/returning at 1300hrs Half day tour to Megalithic Temples Tarxien, Hagar Qim/Mnajdra & Ghar Dalam Cave Explore some of the oldest free standing megalithic temples in the world! An opportunity to discover three unique UNESCO World Heritage temple sites. Join our guide for an insight into an era dominated by Neolithic man on a tour that will unfold prehistory dating back a staggering 3300BC. We start with a visit to the Tarxien Temples. Tarxien was the first temple site to be excavated and it offers a unique collection of circa. 3000 BC sanctuaries. Stone idols and tablets, domestic animals carved in relief, altars and screens decorated with spiral designs and other patterns, oracular chambers and riches enhance the attractions of these temples. We proceed with a visit to Hagar Qim. This temple is set in a rural area and is is particularly interesting as it has the largest and heaviest megaliths out of all the temple sites around the Maltese Islands, some slabs weighing a staggering 20 tons. Our final site is the Ghar Dalam cave. Meaning the 'dark cave'. Ghar Dalam is a huge cavern and a repository of fossilized dwarf elephants, hippopotami, gigantic land tortoises and other extinct species that roamed the island some 250’000 years ago. Evidence here shows that Malta was once connected to Sicily…A this stage our tour comes to an end and we return to the cruise terminal. Price €75.55 per person click to book/make an enquiry
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