Malta · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
The 15 self-guided tours below are sorted by what they cost, how long they run and where they leave from. Start at the top and work down until one fits the day you have spare.
See Malta’s 7,000-year story in 45 minutes, then tour the Knights’ Holy Infirmary in Valletta. Practical review, value tips, and language details.
“Our guide was great , very knowledgeable with a good sense of humour. A good starting point to a trip to Malta”
Review of Malta’s 45-minute history show and La Sacra Infermeria tour, with practical advice on value, timing, language, and access.
“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…”
Explore Valletta with an offline audio tour covering major landmarks, practical star points, and a free Mdina tour for $8.
“Good info on each stop. But no directions given so random.”
Review of Malta’s Three Cities self-drive electric car tour, with GPS audio guide, historic sights, practical tips, value, and drawbacks.
“We loved the independence of the buggy tour and all the history and sites we saw that we would never have seen otherwise”
Malta 5D brings Maltese history to life with a 20-minute 3D film, moving seats, special effects, and commentary in 17 languages.
“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.”
Review of Malta’s 30-minute self-guided jet ski rental, with no licence needed, coastal stops, safety features, pricing, and practical tips.
“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”
Explore Valletta with 29 English audio tracks, printable maps, and flexible self-guided stops for just $9.
“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”
Explore Mdina’s 7,000-year story in a 30-minute audio-visual show with 12-language commentary and flexible open-date entry.
Review of Gozo’s ferry and hop-on hop-off pass, with route details, timing advice, value notes, and honest tips for a smoother day.
“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…”
Review of Malta 5D in Valletta, a 20-minute motion-seat film on Malta’s history with 17-language audio, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Interesting and visually ambitious film in 3d with added moving seats and surround sound. A quick gloss over some of Malta's history and geography. A little light on history but very visually accessible and something fun. We bought tickets in advance of our stay but you can't choose the time - you have to go and hope your show in your language is on, and that spaces haven't been taken with tour groups. You get used of 3d glasses and there is a loo and a vending machine. I'd suggest this would be handy for teenagers or older kids.”
Explore Valletta with a flexible app-based scavenger hunt covering 10 sights, multilingual clues, and a low group price for up to three.
“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.”
Review of Malta 5D’s 20-minute history show and optional Valletta audio guide, with honest advice on value, timing, languages, and drawbacks.
“The audio visual show is ok but the optional audio guide is a complete waste of money”
Ride a Yamaha jet ski from Cirkewwa, Malta, with safety training, flexible rental times, passenger options, and free cancellation.
“Super friendly and helpful team! Experience is just amazing. Wanted to do more and more. 10 min too little, 20 min too much. So 15 min would be perfect I’d say.”
Explore Valletta with a self-guided puzzle walk linking grand buildings, churches, and Fort St. Elmo for just $7.24 per person.
“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”
Review of Mdina Experience, a $6.95 audio-visual journey through 7,000 years of Malta’s old capital, with practical tips and value advice.
“bon résumé des époques et des péripéties de la vie sur l’île de Malte depuis da fondation jusqu’à ce jour”
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