The 15 Best Blue Grotto Tours in Malta

1.Blue Grotto & Sunday Market at Marsaxlokk Fishing Village

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 803 reviews · 4 hours · from $35Our pick

Explore Malta’s Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk Sunday Market on a practical half-day tour with transport, guide, and free time.

“Good trip but people need to heed the advice of the guide at the market. Please ensure you have no valuables on display or they are in front of you. 1 couple lost their money and cards. It is difficult to contact the police. If you have poor mobility not a trip for you as there is walking involved.”

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2.Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, and Qrendi Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 547 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Review of Malta’s 4-hour tour to Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, and Qrendi, with practical tips on timing, markets, boats, guides, and value.

“Our guide Chantelle was amazing. Very friendly, funny and gave so much information. Very helpful! The driver (didn't quite catch his name) was also lovely. Had a lovely trip. Stopped at the Blue Grotto which was really windy but great to see. We only stopped for 10 minutes here but I'd rather have spent more time here, despite the wind, than in Qrendi. We spent ages here on a walking tour around the tiny town. We then only had about 1hr 20mins in Marsaxlokk which was just enough to get some food after spending too much time in a very long queue for 3 ladies toilets, only 2 of which…”

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3.Prehistoric Temples, Limestone Heritage & Blue Grotto

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 412 reviews · 4 hours · from $41

Review of Malta’s 4-hour tour to Ħaġar Qim, Limestone Heritage, and Blue Grotto, with practical tips on timing, transport, and value.

“Maria our tour guide was amazing. She was full of information and you could tell she was passionate about the temples when she was talking about them. Slightly gutted that the boats weren’t running for the blue grotto. This was due to adverse weather though so not in their control. But it was still a good trip. I know I’ve said it once but I will say again, Maria was amazing!!”

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4.Blue Grotto, Dingli, Rabat, Mdina, Ta Qali & Mosta

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 75 reviews

Review of Malta’s private Blue Grotto, Mdina and Mosta tour, with practical advice on timing, sights, costs and who should book.

“Mellissa was a great guide, a safe driver, and very flexible in accommodating our needs. The weather was windy so we didn’t get to take a boat ride at the blue grotto, and the Ta Qali workshops were a bit of a waste of time if like me, you don’t care much for glass or rocks…..although watching them blow glass at the Valletta glass shop was interesting.”

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5.Blue Grotto and Sunday Market at Marsaxlokk Fishing Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 65 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $36

Review of Malta’s Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk Sunday Market tour, with boat costs, timing, pickup details, strengths, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“Blue Grotto was good to see by boat. Market was a waste of time. Guide was hard to understand. Overall, we’ll organised and prompt arrival & departure”

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6.Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk Half-Day Tour from Valletta

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 53 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $46

Review of Malta’s Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk tour from Valletta, with itinerary details, boat costs, pickup advice, and honest value tips.

“This is a must do tour. Such beautiful sights of the caves and coastline. And the Market in Marsaxlokk is impressive. It's was 42 degrees very hot unusual heat wave but plenty places to grab ice creams and drinks to escape the heat. Thanks viator for lovely tour.”

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7.Malta Private tour: 5hr Mosta Dome, Mdina, Dingli Cliff’s & Blue Grotto

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews

Review of Malta’s private five-hour tour to Mosta, Mdina, Dingli Cliffs, and Blue Grotto, with pricing, stops, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“We were able to ride thru sea caves even tho not on our tour agenda Carman was extremely knowledgeable and took us places all around and found great photo ops He even had cooler w/ice cold water Also brought us togreat lunch spot Was always in the area. And bought us breakfast of local pastizies”

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8.Southern Malta: Blue Grotto, Hagar Qim, and Marsaxlokk Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews

Review of Malta’s southern coast tour, with Blue Grotto, Ħaġar Qim, Marsaxlokk, hotel pickup, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Our driver was Amazing! He spoke about many historical and cultural points of Malta. He was very friendly and a great guide. All sites on the tour were great, however the Blue Grotto tour was especially spectacular! We had an amazing day and experience, thank you!”

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9.Valletta, Marsaslokk, Blue Grotto, Hagar Qim & Mdina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $135Top rated

Explore Malta by private car, from Valletta and Marsaxlokk to the Blue Grotto, ancient temples, Mdina, and more, with flexible local insight.

“Chris was a very good driver/guide. He came on time; the car was very clean. He shared tidbits about Malta's history and culture to give us more context of the sites we were visiting. He was also very flexible about rearranging the schedule to allow us to bypass busier attractions and come back to them when there were less visitors. Our group highly recommends Chris.”

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10.Malta’s Splendour Excursion – Trips in Blue Grotto & Comino

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 5 hours

Review of Malta’s Splendour Excursion, a private five-hour cruise to Comino, Blue Lagoon, Gozo, Mdina, and Blue Grotto.

“An incredible experience. The places are fascinating and Captain Mario's personalized service made our day wonderful. I highly recommend the tour.”

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11.Malta Tour : Private Car- Mdina, Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews

Malta private car tour review covering Mdina, Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, Ħaġar Qim, the Three Cities, Mosta, and Dingli Cliffs.

“David is a nice personen, very professional and a good drivers. Thank you and good luck! Krista, Margo, Marie-Jeanne and Hilde from Pelt-Limburg in Belgium 🌞”

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12.Marsaxlokk Market and Blue Grotto guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $46

Review of Malta’s Marsaxlokk Market and Blue Grotto tour, with honest advice on timing, transport, weather, guides, and value.

“Joli port mais marché trop bruyant et hors le poisson peu d artisanat local. Dommage. Qu'à.t à la grotte bleue pas de chance trop de vent ce jour là et pas de sortie e bateau”

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13.5 hr Vintage Bus Tour – Mdina & Blue Grotto inc. food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $51

See Malta’s Mdina, Blue Grotto, Marsaxlokk, and Dingli Cliffs by vintage bus, with Maltese food, drinks, and hotel-area pickup.

“We had a fantastic day with Mark. Perfect amount of time at every stop and we were able to see so much of the island. Thank you for the amazing day on Malta!”

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14.Blue Grotto, Dingli, Rabat, Mdina, Ta Qali & Mosta

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews

See Malta’s Blue Grotto, Mdina, Dingli Cliffs and Mosta on a private eight-hour tour with hotel pickup and local craft stops.

“I liked the fact that we got to see places in a single day that might have either 1) taken multiple trips or 2) had to be on a bus load of people. This was a personalised experience. Also, the driver, Kais, was very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.”

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15.Blue Grotto Trip – Including Boat Cave Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 18 reviews · from $34Best value

Review of Malta’s Blue Grotto trip from Sliema, with private transport, a cave boat ride, short hike, swimming, and practical tips.

“Ride, hike and boat trip were excellent. The waiting times for the bus rides could be improved (more than 30 minutes for both rides).”

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