Enjoy a truly unforgettable Malta shore excursion with a friendly personal guide from ToursByLocals. Your experienced private guide is a local who knows Malta as only locals do, and is delighted to show you his beloved Valletta, Malta's capital city, in a flexible tour that highlights your travel interests.

Dodge the crowds and discover the fascinating city behind the must-see sights. Your personal guide is an expert photographer who knows the best viewpoints and best-kept secrets of Valletta, a fortress city steeped in the tides of history, going back to 3600 BC.

Explore Malta with your private guide and learn how locals live with such richness of heritage around every corner. Your knowledgeable local guide brings it all to life for you. Experience as much of the real Malta as you can in your time ashore.

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Malta 's Capitals: Valletta and Mdina private tour

Valletta is a fortified city of the Renaissance build on a peninsula surrounded by two natural harbours. It is Malta's capital city, a masterpiece of the baroque, a world heritage site. Within the fortified walls of the capital one finds some of Europe's finest art works, churches, palaces as well picturesque gardens providing stunning views over Valletta harbours.

Mdina, known locally as the Silent city, is a UNESCO heritage site, a superb fortified town teeming with medieval buildings as well as the stately homes of noble Maltese families. The view from its walls is magnificent, domininating over two thirds of the island.

St John's co-Cathedral , masterpiece :Caravaggio's St. Jerome

The classical fortified towns of Malta

Valletta - A True Gem! Private Half-Day Tour

"A city built by gentlemen for gentlemen"

Built in 1566, Valletta oozes history and culture at every corner so much so that it is often described as an open-air museum. A holiday in Malta is not complete without a visit to Valletta, one of my favourite tours.

Baroque palaces, auberges, churches and historical landmarks dating back to the period of the Knights of St John adorn Malta's capital.

Marvel at the legacy of the Knights during our tour as we visit St John's Co-Cathedral, one of the most beautiful churches in the world. Caravaggio's 'The Beheading of St John the Baptist' is the jewel in the crown of masterpieces found at the Co-Cathedral.

The streets of Valletta featured prominently as history and fiction combined during the filming of hit movie 'Jurassic World Dominion' in 2020.

The residents of Valletta add to the vibrancy of the city as they are known for their friendliness and passion for carnival and soccer - another reason why I love Valletta as my husband's family are proud Citizens!

The interior of St John's Co-Cathedral is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe.

Auberge De Castille - one of many historical sites in Valletta dating back to the Knights of St John.

Old and new - luxury yacht leaves the Grand Harbour with Fort St Angelo providing an imposing backdrop.

Typical Maltese balconies in the capital city.

View from the Upper Barrakka Garden in Valletta.

Statue of Grandmaster La Valette - the founder of Valletta.

Many churches and chapels line the route of our walking tour in Valletta. This church is dedicated to St Catherine.

The ruins of the Royal Opera House have been integrated into an open-air theatre.

Green balconies adorn the facades of this historical building in Valletta.

The side facade of the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta.

The Tritons Fountain - another famous Valletta landmark.

The main altar of St John's Co-Cathedral.

Explore Malta's famous capital city on this walking tour

Highlights of Malta Private Tour. Best seller.

Welcome to Malta. During this amazing full day tour you will see all the most popular sights and experience the best parts of the island with a local guide.

You'll see all of the things you would see on an ordinary tour - they're certainly worthwhile. But I will also show you the special things that make Malta great.

As your private tour guide, I can adjust the schedule, duration and activities to meet your needs. Please let me know of any special requests you have.

Design your own tour and see the best of Malta in one day!

Gems of Malta Full Day Tour - Best seller!

This tour will take you around the island of Malta, where we will not only visit the Capital City Valletta, but also the Silent City of Mdina, visit Hagar Qim megalithic temples, and the south of the island.

Starting off from the capital city Valletta, we will stroll the streets, admiring churches, squares and palaces, with a recommended entrance of St. John's Cathedral before proceeding towards Mdina, the little gem where various movies where shot. A small walk within the city and optional pastizzi tasting (local speciality) will bring our morning to an end.
We will then continue our visit to Hagar Qim Temples, Unesco site, that testifies Malta's prehistoric past and Marsaxlokk, an idyllic fishing village where you will have free time to indulge in a delicious fish lunch or enjoy the small souvenir market along the quay.
A photo stop at Blue Grotto and boat ride, may be included, time permitting.

Top sites for a day's visit!

Getting to know any country is worth starting with a visit to its capital and I would like to offer you a walking tour of Valletta.

Starting from the magnificent view of the Grand Harbour from the Upper Barrakka gardens, we will walk around the city, stopping near the majestic palaces and churches (we can visit some of them) and I will tell you the history of the Order of the Hospitaliers - it was the knights of this Order who built today's capital of Malta. Let's try to go back several hundred years and we will try to imagine, how knights and their faithful squires walked along these streets and squares and beautiful ladies rode in carriages.

The tour of Valletta will not be complete without a visit to St. John's Co-Cathedral with its famous rich décor and one of Caravaggio's last works - "Beheading of St. John".

Valletta walking tour

Walk through the heart of Malta's capital city - Valletta - with your local guide

Driving Shore Excursion Around Malta - Half Day

Do you have limited time in Malta? Or do you perhaps favor a relaxing holiday while not wanting to miss out on what the island has to offer? Then this half-day tour will provide you with an insightful taste of Malta and its surrounding islands. I will guide you around the hot spots and places of interest around Malta.

We will, of course, stop at certain sites and along the way, I will be running an entertaining commentary on the numerous landmarks that we will encounter and any questions that you might have.

This experience with a local guide like me will undoubtedly open your appetite for a deeper look when you visit Malta again :)

Perfect tour not to miss out the highlights if you're on a short stay.

This tour will cover every aspect of the Maltese history from Neolithic times to the present days. Megalithic temples-the mystery of Maltese islands from 3000 BC, Mdina - the medieval capital of Malta and Valletta- fortress, built by the Knights of St. John.

You will have the opportunity to visit three of the most famous World Heritage Sites in Malta just in 5 hours. Travelling between stops will be by minibus and we will have moderate walks at the sites.

Megalithic Temples, Mdina, Valletta.

The Best of Malta - Half Day Tour

Malta's Highlights & Scenery - Half Day Shore Excursion

If you wish to see some of the island of Malta in a short time, or you have mobility or walking restrictions, this tour is perfect for you. Just sit back and relax while enjoying a nice drive passing by some of Malta's main spots and landscapes with your private guide (yours truly) telling you all about Malta's rich history and traditions.

This experience will definitely give you a pretty good picture of the island that I am proud to call my home. I always call Malta a pleasant surprise, since most people don't really know what to expect. It will be my pleasure to reveal it's beauty and secrets to you.

There will be opportunities to stop for photos, maybe buy some souvenirs and have a light snack or refreshment.

A very suitable tour for cruise ship passengers too, when your stop in Malta is short and you wish to get a nice taste of the island.

Maria Magdalena Chapel near the Dingli Cliffs

Getting to know Malta during a panoramic drive over the island!

If you love ancient cities and architecture join me on this tour. You will enjoy its captivating history, its legends, and tales at a relaxed pace. The pathways between the buildings add to the mystery. I intrigue your curiosity to discover with me the stories told and those written over so many years.

Mdina is small but it is a gem of a city surrounded by what is sacred and profane, beyond and behind its military walls, its dungeons, and noble palaces. Yet the stories continue outside these walls.

Rabat is a charming old town but with its Roman eerie catacombs, the famous grotto of St. Paul and its underground WWII shelters, these stories were kept alive over the centuries.

To add to its rich history the varied architectural styles are mind-blowing and unique.

Dates of Public Holidays and religious feasts in this area with decorated streets for the special occasion;

St. Paul's Shipwreck, 10th February
St Joseph - 19th March
St. Joseph The worker - 1st May
St. Peter and St. Paul - (L-Imnarja) 29th June.

"People are hungry for stories, it's part of our being" Studs Terkel

Magical Mdina and Rabat - a visit with a local guide

This is a custom-built tour of historic sites, towns and villages and islands of Malta. This guided tour is designed to conform to your time schedule, desires and interests.

My tours range from focus tours to mixed tours that offer a unique experience of Malta. Whether your overall objective is to learn about Malta, spice up your holiday or maximise on your time in Malta everything we do is tailored around you.

From palaces to forts, gardens or stately homes, from the traditional to the contemporary, from the busy cosmopolitan city life to the quiet Maltese countryside . . . this is the perfect guided tour for you!

A memorable tour that will exceed your expectations!

Malta a la Carte! Half Day Tour

Essential Malta Full Day Tour with Private Guide

After your hotel/port pick up, we will discover the best of the island of Malta in 7 hours.
Unless specifically requested, we usually desist from too much walking and avail ourselves all the more of the available comfortable transportation to sightsee and assimilate the information that I, as your guide, will impart to you on the way to and during our selected stops at the various places of interest. This strategy builds up the momentum of the excursion and the visitor's interest and anticipation for the particular site in question.
As an experienced guide, I will give a running commentary eloquently to correlate the historic events which unfolded over time in Malta with the visual impressions the visitor experiences during the course of the tour.
This tour offers a varied itinerary. It combines historic cities with quaint picturesque fishing villages and prehistoric temples with magnificent churches. Photo stops are as numerous as the countless panoramas and pristine places of interest included in the tour.

7 hour shore excursion with luxury transportation

Valletta has been Malta's new de facto capital city since its inception in the 1560s. It is primarily the legacy of the Knights Hospitaller with a few later buildings, some of which still bear scars of WWll.

Valletta is one kilometre long with streets intersecting in a grid pattern. The upper part contains most of the shops, museums and administrative buildings, while the lower third is almost all residential. Maltese architecture is a mixture of styles, the earliest being austere while the Baroque buildings exude pomp and beauty.

At the end of the tour, you may stay on shopping or for solo sightseeing in the City and make your own way to the ship.

Site entrances are not included and some official buildings or churches might close due to official services.

A glimpse into the opulent Casa Rocca Piccola in Valletta - packed with art treasures and curios

Vallette Band Club in Valletta 's main street offers a moment of relaxation, drinks and a restaurant for members and visitors.

Fort St Angelo - The most powerful fortress the Knights possessed in Valletta's Harbour. Later used by Britain's Royal Navy.

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