The 15 Best Historical Tours in Malta

1.Prehistoric Temples, Limestone Heritage & Blue Grotto

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

Visit a 5,000-year-old temple complex, an old limestone quarry, and Malta’s famous Blue Grotto with a local guide. Guides such as Anna, Maria, Mary, and Philip are praised for clear explanations. Hotel pickup, transport, and entry fees are included, while the Blue Grotto boat costs extra and depends on weather.

“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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2.Maltese Islands History Audio-Visual Show and La Sacra Infermeria Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 344 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Begin at The Malta Experience in Valletta for a 45-minute audio-visual journey through 7,000 years of Maltese history, from early settlers to World War II. Then join a guided visit to the Knights of St. John’s Sacra Infermeria hospital. The experience lasts about 1 hour 15 minutes, costs $24.14, and is offered in English.

“My friend had never visited Malta before but I had. The film allowed you to listen to it in a wide arrange of languages very clearly. The quality of the film is of very high quality. I would recommend you watch this film as it gives you so much history and the geography of the island and surrounding islands. This will prove helpful to enhance the rest of your holiday. It's not a boaring film length just right. Well known celebrates for narrators. Comfortable seating. Well worth going also great views from the outside cafe.”

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3.Self-Guided Historical Walking Tour (Audio Guide)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 251 reviews · 1 - 7 days · from $8Best value

Use the PopGuide app to explore Valletta in five languages, following a suggested 3 to 4-hour route through gardens, palaces, churches, and forts. Download the maps before setting out, then listen offline at your own pace. Your purchase also includes an audio tour of Mdina.

“The information about each point was good and interesting.”

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4.Wonderful Valletta, gastronomy, art, and history in the Mediterranean

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $54

Walk through Valletta with guides such as Luis, Moises, or Julia, tracing the city’s Knights, British, and wartime past. You’ll see historic streets, hear about Caravaggio, sample or discuss Maltese food and drink, and finish near St. John’s Co-Cathedral. Groups are capped at 10, with a 4.7 rating from 72 reviews.

“Lots of history and great informational about the city and its people. Luis was very knowledgeable and a great guide.”

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5.The Dark History of Valletta – Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24Top rated

Follow Dark Malta Tours from Tritons’ Fountain into Valletta for two hours of ghost stories, murder, missing boys, and hidden symbols. Hear about Oliver Starkey, Jean de Valette, and a grotesque statue while walking the city’s steep streets. The tour runs in English, costs $24.03, and ends by the Grand Master’s Palace.

“Mario our guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting. As frequent visitors to Malta we learnt some new information doing this tour. While I would recommend this tour you do need to be mobile and fit as Valletta is very hilly and you do walk right down to the bottom and back up. It was a great night.”

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6.The Food & History Private Tour of Malta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $167

Spend four to five hours exploring Mdina, Rabat, Mosta, and possibly Valletta with a private English-speaking guide. You’ll hear Maltese history, sample pastizzi and other local foods, and, on the Mdina version, receive snacks, a three-course dinner, dessert, and alcoholic drinks. Pickup costs extra.

“Catherine was a brilliant guide and told us lots of interesting facts about Mdina. We loved seeing the city at night and the food we had was all delicious and tasty. Would highly recommend this tour 🫶🏻”

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7.Private Historical City Walking Tour with Rabat Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · 2 hours

Walk Mdina and Rabat with a licensed Malta guide in a private group of up to 12. Expect the honey-colored Silent City, Vilhena Gate, bastions, St. Paul’s Cathedral, local tips, and Rabat’s historic streets. Guides speak English or Italian. Church and museum entry fees are extra.

“la nostra attività è stata annullata dall' operatore e dopo il una settimana ancora non ho ricevuto il rimborso”

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8.The Limestone Heritage Park and Gardens (Entry Ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $11

Spend a flexible day at this family-run park in Siggiewi, where 7,000 years of Maltese history unfold through an audio-visual show, multilingual walking tour, geology displays, a 400 B.C. Punic tomb, citrus gardens, farm animals, and live stone carving. Food, drinks, and transport are not included.

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9.Mdina and Rabat Food and History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $81

Walk Mdina and Rabat with a licensed guide such as Chris, Bridgette, or Darrell, stopping for Maltese favorites including pastizzi, kinnie, rabbit, bragoli, and imqaret. You’ll see Mdina’s Baroque gate, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and St. Paul’s Grotto during a 3.5-hour English-language tour capped at 12 people.

“This was a great tour. Small and personal with only 6 participants in the group. Bridgette was a delight. We were lucky to be in Rabat on the eve of the festa, so we got to see the set up of the flags and lights and see the locals come together as one. The food was plentiful. Stop one: Pasitizzi & Kinnie ( best pasitizzi's in Malta) Stop two: Maltese coffee and fresh fruit Stop three: maltese platter Stop four: rabbit stew, bragoli, roast potatoes and veggies, Maltese bread, wine imqaret This tour is definitely worth a try if you want traditional food and history too.”

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10.Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum entrance ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 22 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Step inside Mdina’s second-oldest surviving building and explore 17 rooms filled with more than 3,500 objects. Your ticket includes a multilingual audio guide, printed information in 19 languages, and access to an upper-floor terrace café with views across Mdina and beyond. Allow a relaxed part of your day for this self-guided visit.

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11.From Sliema or Bugibba: Gozo Heritage Day Pass

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 16 reviews · 7 hours · from $71

Spend a day touring Gozo with a return Captain Morgan ferry from Sliema or Bugibba, two City Sightseeing bus routes, and entry to seven heritage sites. You’ll see the Citadel, Ġgantija Temples, Dwejra, Marsalforn, and more, but tight bus schedules make careful planning essential.

“W muzeach nie można aktywować biletów QR kod z aplikacji, albo gdzieś dzwonili i wpuszczali albo nas nie wpuścili (do muzeum naturalnego). Busy nie jeździły na czas a powrotny Bus o 16.00 zawarty w cenie możliwy do zrealizowania tylko jak nie wysiądziemy z autobusu. pierwszy kurs po promie po 30-stu minutach. To spowodowało że czas na zwiedzanie 7 atrakcji i plaż to max 4h. Fatalna koordynacja.”

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12.Valletta Street Food & History Tour With Private Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3h 9m · from $114

Walk Valletta with an English-speaking guide such as Nadine, Angelle, Angel, or Maribelle, tasting pastizzi, antipasti, sweets, and drinks along the way. Your private vehicle collects you from your accommodation, drops you near the city gate, and returns when you choose. Plan for nearly three hours of walking and food stops.

“We really enjoyed our tour today with our guide, Angelle. She was very knowledgeable about the history of Malta, Valletta, and the Knights of St John. The tour was well paced, taking us through different areas while we tasted delicious local food and drinks. Angelle was very engaging throughout, making the history come alive and the whole experience both interesting and fun. Thank you very much 😊”

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13.Heritage Pass in Malta

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 14 reviews · from $92

Use one pass for Malta’s major Heritage sites, hop-on hop-off buses, a Valletta and Three Cities harbor cruise, and a coastal route toward Comino and Gozo. You can visit Fort St. Elmo, Ħaġar Qim, St. Paul’s Catacombs, Mdina, Birgu, and more. Check each site’s hours by QR code before setting out.

“We bought a Heritage Pass for EU40 at Fort St Elmo Sunday 18 May 2025. It is very hard to understand this Pass as we were going to visit five sites. The Hotel looked blank when we presented it to our Concierge asking advice how to use it. Read more”

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14.Hagar Qim temple (UNESCO) and Limestone Heritage guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · from $40

Visit the Limestone Heritage Park, then see UNESCO-listed Hagar Qim above the Mediterranean. Your guide explains Malta’s stone-building past and prehistoric temples. Hotel pickup is available from select locations, admission to Hagar Qim is included, and the Blue Grotto boat costs extra. Past departures have included guides Maria and Bernardee.

“Really unstructured. We had not even 10min time at the temples but spend 1 hour at the limestone park. Our guide did not communicate with the group about how much time we have to spend there and when/where to meet.”

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15.Private Malta Full Day Historical and Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Spend about eight hours touring Malta by private, air-conditioned vehicle, with pickup from your chosen location. Visit Valletta, Marsaxlokk, the Blue Grotto, Dingli Cliffs, Hagar Qim and Mnajdra, Mdina, and Mosta Rotunda. A guide is optional, and drivers such as Mark, Carl, Carmen, Barbara, and Tony have helped shape flexible days around guests’ interests.

“I traveled with my husband and two other couples on a cruise and one port was Malta. We booked a full day tour with a private, license guide in addition to the driver and we were not sorry! The guide was a lovely women who accommodated our group. She was knowledgeable about all the sites (neolithic age - modern times) and we had a jam packed day- though still not enough time to see everything Malta has to offer! This was a wonderful full day excursion and I highly recommend this tour”

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