Malta Tour

Malta Tour is a local tour operator based in Bugibba, on the north-east coast near St Paul's Bay, with more than 31 years of experience arranging excursions around the Maltese islands. Its day trips cover the main historic towns, the sea caves and bays of Comino, the countryside of Gozo and even longer excursions across the water to Sicily, and the team also puts together private itineraries for people who prefer to travel on their own terms.

The operator is listed with other tour operators in Malta on VisitMalta.co.uk. It is a practical choice for UK visitors who want a single place to compare tours by price, length, category and pick-up, and who like the idea of speaking to a local team before they commit.

Culture, history and food tours

Heritage is at the heart of the programme. The Mdina and Rabat tour, known as the Silent City tour, runs from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm from €51.50 and pairs well with our Mdina guide. A vintage bus tour to the Three Cities takes about three and a half hours from €20, and our Three Cities guide explains what you will see on the other side of the Grand Harbour. For the capital there is a Valletta tour from €50, and the evening Malta by Night tour of Valletta, Mosta and Mdina starts at €35 for around three and a half hours. Anyone building a first itinerary can read our Valletta guide alongside.

Food has its own category. Southern Delights runs from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm from €50 and takes in the Tarxien Temples, Żejtun, Marsaxlokk, Kalanka Bay and the Blue Grotto, which you can read about in our Blue Grotto guide. A shorter Marsaxlokk market and Blue Grotto morning costs from €37, a Gozo full day with lunch included is from €80, and a folklore dinner show in a traditional Maltese restaurant is from €70. Other options include village fireworks from €27 and Malta Under The Stars from €35.

Boat trips and cruises

Sea days are a big part of what Malta Tour sells. The full day cruise direct to Comino, the Crystal Lagoon and the Blue Lagoon leaves at 9:30 am, returns around 5:00 pm and starts at €60. Hera round Malta and Comino and the Hera three bay cruise, both with a Blue Lagoon stop, start at €65. In the evening, a sunset yacht cruise and a sunset Algar 64 cruise both run from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Our Blue Lagoon guide covers what to expect at Comino, and entry to the lagoon area now needs a free pass booked in advance through the government website, a rule that has applied since 19 May 2025.

Visitors who prefer to walk up to a kiosk on the day will find boat ticket desks on the docks in Sliema and Bugibba, while booking online brings immediate confirmation. Combining Gozo and Comino in one day is possible only as a cruise, because both are normally full day outings with long travel times, and in peak summer the heat can make it too much. If you simply want to compare boat days, Adventure Cruises Malta and Amazing Boat Trips Malta are other listings in the same directory.

Adventure days in Gozo and Sicily

For something more active, Malta Tour runs full day buggy, UTV and quad tours of Gozo. The buggy and quad days start at €115 and the UTV day at €80, with the UTV and quad days on a pick-up only basis. They suit groups of friends and couples who want a few hours of off-road driving through countryside and villages. Our Gozo guide helps you decide how to spend the rest of the day.

Longer trips go overseas. The Sicily Baroque Towns tour in winter visits Ragusa Ibla, Modica and Scicli from €137.60, the Mount Etna and Taormina excursion is from €159 and a Catania and Mount Etna excursion is from €156. These are very long days, starting around 6:30 am, so check the timings carefully before booking. Tours are also offered in Bulgarian for selected Mdina, Valletta and Gozo days.

Group, accessible and private travel

The team accommodates clubs, large families, organisations and shore excursion passengers who have only a few hours on the island and want to see the best of it before leaving the same day. A VIP travel service is available for guests who want privacy or security, and accessible travel arrangements aim to give personal assistance to people who need extra support. For elderly guests, experiences can be adjusted with shaded stops, air-conditioned transport and shorter walking distances.

The private tour planner is a form that asks when you are travelling, how many days you are staying, the size and ages of your group, and whether you need airport transfers, a private chauffeur or a VIP chauffeur. The form also asks whether you need accommodation, though this directory does not arrange stays. You are asked to share your interests and must-haves so the local team can build a plan. Standard tours are filterable by price, duration, category and pick-up and drop-off.

Why visitors choose a local operator

With a mix of categories ranging from extreme adventures to relaxed walks in ancient cities, the programme aims to give something to every age and fitness level. The practical benefit of a local operator is that routes, timings and pick-up arrangements are set by people who run the same trips every week, so a first-time visitor does not need to work out buses, ferries and parking alone. That matters on a short break, where one badly planned day can use up a third of your stay.

A good habit is to choose one anchor day for each interest. Pick a heritage day for the walled towns and the temples, a sea day for the Blue Lagoon or a sunset cruise, and an active day in Gozo if you enjoy driving off road. Families travelling with grandparents can ask for shorter walking distances, couples can choose an evening tour of Valletta and Mdina after the heat of the day, and groups of friends can combine a cruise with a village fireworks evening in season. Because tours can be filtered by duration and pick-up as well as price, it is simple to build a week that avoids early starts on the days you want to rest.

Practical points before you book

Booking online brings instant confirmation, and the tours page promises free cancellation within 24 hours of booking and a flexible reschedule or full refund where a trip cannot run. Live agents are available every day. Most visitors stay three to five nights, so the team suggests mixing popular tours with something less obvious: for example Mdina on one day, a Sicily day trip next and Comino on the last. Three days is enough to see the highlights if you plan a Valletta day, a Gozo day and a Comino or Mdina day.

Weather matters when you choose dates. October is warm and bright with daytime temperatures of 24 to 27 degrees and a sea still warm enough for swimming, and our Malta weather guide shows other months. Other outings worth adding include the temples at Ħaġar Qim, and our things to do in Malta page can help you shape the week.

When you are ready to ask about a tour, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Malta Tour.