Garden Tours · MALTA
Every trip has one free day too few. These 11 malta garden tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Join a licensed guide such as Maria or Elizabeth for a four-hour tour of Mdina, Dingli Cliffs, and San Anton Gardens. You’ll get air-conditioned transport, historical commentary in five possible languages, free time in Mdina, and hotel pickup and drop-off for $41.
“Our tour guide is awesome she’s very knowledgeable 🥰”
Visit St Catherine’s Monastery in central Valletta, once closed to the public for 400 years. Use the free multilingual audio app at 15 QR-coded points, explore the crypt and cloisters, then rest in the quiet garden where old vines and a fountain soften the city noise.
“Lovely to be able to get an insight into how the nuns live today and in years gone by. Interesting and thought provoking to see.”
Spend about eight hours exploring Malta with an English-speaking guide such as Anna, John, Vince, or Marisol. Visit Mdina, Rabat’s catacombs, Dingli Cliffs, San Anton Gardens, Ta’ Qali Crafts Village, and Mosta Rotunda, with lunch and air-conditioned transport included.
“Lots of sights to see and really interesting guide knowledge. However I think there should be an activity rating, as there was many with mobility issues”
See Malta’s presidential gardens, walk through Roman-era catacombs, and explore Mdina’s medieval lanes with an English-speaking guide. Mario and Daiva have led especially well-received tours, though hotel pickups can take time and leave Mdina feeling rushed.
“Experienced tourist guide, excellent and well behaved drivers. The tour had everything as was described.”
Enter St. Catherine’s Monastery in central Valletta for a self-guided visit through original kitchens, bedrooms, washrooms, a crypt, and a small enclosed garden. The audio guide explains the lives of cloistered nuns. Allow 30 minutes to 1½ hours, and remember that only ground-floor areas are open.
“Whilst it was interesting to see you do not get the view shown in the picture advertising this as you can only look around at ground level.”
Spend two hours learning to ride a Segway before exploring Dingli village, Buskett Gardens, Verdala Palace, ancient tomb areas, and the island’s highest cliffs. Guides such as Matthew, Luca, and Damian are known for patient instruction, local stories, and finding a fine sunset viewpoint.
“It was very fun , it’s our unforgetble days for me, I can’t buy this same experience ,The monitor teached me how to drive a Segway. It’s give me a lot of for psychologic ideas . Actually is the same technology to ride your whole life. For how to control your balance and speed: is without the control just let your body go forward .don’t be afraid Just prepare yourself Don’t push , letting your body flooding in the air naturally that’s the speed goes faster , I will always keep in my mind those technology The view is incredible I saw the sunset in front of me Thank you…”
Spend five hours touring Malta’s quieter west by 1928 vintage bus. Visit Palazzo Falson in Mdina, pause at Dingli Cliffs for views toward Filfla, and walk through Buskett Gardens. A guide, hotel pickup, Palazzo Falson entry, coffee, and Maltese frolla are included.
“Had a great time. Our guide Mario was great. We can listen to what he was saying all day long! Vintage bus was a not too bad.”
Spend a flexible day at Limestone Heritage Park in Siggiewi. Follow a multilingual audio-visual presentation and self-guided walk through geology, museum displays, a 400 B.C. Punic tomb, citrus gardens, farm animals, and live stonework demonstrations.
Start at 1:30 pm with pickup from your Valletta hotel or nearest point. Walk through San Anton Gardens, explore St. Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat, then tour Mdina’s old streets and palaces. The $40.55 price includes transport, a local guide, hotel drop-off, and catacomb admission.
“I would have given 5 stars but I felt the Tour guide was rushing us through the tour. That plus a young baby was crying and screaming during most of the tour made it quite unpleasant.”
Visit Malta’s medieval Mdina, pause at Dingli Cliffs, and stroll through San Anton Gardens in about four hours. Hotel and cruise-port pickup, air-conditioned transport, and return service are included. Guide quality can vary, and groups may reach 50 people, so expect an efficient overview rather than a leisurely tour.
“Mdina is gorgeous and the time allowed was sufficient but I recommend taking the local bus instead. The gardens were terrible - my backyard is nicer, cliffs are cliffs.. nice view but you only need 10mins there. Tour guide was terrible and added no local knowledge- I learnt more from the signs than from her. Save your money and take the local bus!”
Explore Valletta with a private English-speaking guide on a two-hour walk through Upper Barrakka Gardens, Pjazza Jean de Vallette, St. John’s Co-Cathedral, and Strait Street. Expect strong photo stops, local stories, and outside views of Palazzo Parisio and the cathedral.
“The knowledgeable guide spoke about the pivotal role of Malta in European history. The panoramic view of the Grand Harbor was mesmerizing. We also indulged in some local food which was like freshly baked pastries filled with cheese and peas and it was delicious. It was a journey through time and culture.”
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