Best Tours Malta

Best Tours Malta runs guided walking, food and history tours around Valletta, Mdina, Rabat, the Three Cities and further afield, led by licensed professional guides. Its approach is slow tourism: smaller groups, deeper history and local flavours, rather than a rushed route with a megaphone.

The company is listed on VisitMalta.co.uk among the island's tour operators in Malta, and it suits UK visitors who prefer to learn the stories behind a place as well as see it.

Who runs the tours

The company is the creation of Christian Galea, a licensed guide who built it around thoroughly researched tours and food experiences, launching the Best Tours Malta platform in 2022. Most tours are led alongside a team of local, experienced guides, and the aim is to make each walk feel like a conversation with a friend. Christian speaks Maltese, English and Italian, and some Spanish.

Smaller groups give guests the chance to ask questions, and every tour starts near an easy transport route. The company works with family-run local partners so that visitors' spending benefits the communities they visit, and it aims to leave a positive social impact wherever it takes guests.

Food tours in Valletta, Mdina and Rabat

The Valletta Food Tour lasts 3.5 hours and costs €55 per person, with groups of no more than 12. You visit only family-run businesses and sample pastizzi, seasonal fruit, imqaret date pastries, chocolate and coffee, a seasonal Maltese dish with local wine, and a Maltese platter with ftira bread and a Maltese beer, finishing with the sweet ħelwa. Guides link each flavour to the empires that shaped the island, while you walk Valletta's streets and take in sights such as the Upper Barrakka Gardens. Our Valletta guide shows what else the capital offers.

The 3.5-hour Mdina and Rabat Food and History Tour costs €74.88 per person. It starts with pastizzi and Kinnie inside Mdina, passes the aristocratic palaces and the cathedral, and then moves into Rabat for ħobż biz-zejt with two local craft beers. It ends at a local restaurant with rabbit, the star of Maltese cuisine, and a glass of red wine. See our Mdina guide for background on the Silent City.

Walking tours, highlights and custom days

Other tours include a Valletta walking tour, a Mdina and Rabat Insider's Tour, a Gozo Victoria walking tour and a Three Cities tour, plus a private Valletta food and history experience. The full-day Malta Highlights Tour lasts eight hours and costs €80 per person. It includes hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, a licensed guide, entrance to St Paul's Grotto and the catacombs in Rabat, entrance to the Mosta Dome and a three-course Maltese lunch with wine and water. It visits the Blue Grotto area, the Dingli Cliffs, Rabat, Mdina and Mosta. It is not a small-group tour. Blue Grotto boat tickets are optional and paid locally, weather permitting.

Private and tailored tours suit families, VIP groups, corporate teams and larger parties, with ideas such as treasure hunts, Valletta walks ending with rooftop drinks and gondola harbour sunset tours. Cruise passengers can arrange pickup and drop-off at the Valletta Cruise Port.

Practical tips and booking

Private tours can run in English or other languages on request. Included items cover small groups, an expert guide and free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, with a full refund. Personal souvenirs and gratuities are not included, and hotel pickup is not included unless stated. Staying nearby makes mornings easier, so see our list of hotels in Valletta. If you also plan to see Gozo, our Gozo guide will help.

To ask about a date, a private tour or a custom itinerary, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Best Tours Malta.