Malta · HISTORY TOURS IN VALLETTA
Every trip has one free day too few. These 7 history tours in Valletta justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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 😊”
Visit Valletta, the Grand Harbour, and the Three Cities of Birgu, Cospicua, and Senglea in four hours. Your English-speaking driver provides hotel pickup and drop-off, while you explore on foot and pay entrance fees separately. Expect a private, transport-led tour with strong photo stops and limited time at each site.
“There were only 2 of us. We actually had a mute taxi driver, no commentary, neither historical nor otherwise. Luckily my paper guide was well done. No visit inside Valletta, very pedestrianized but that's not a scoop! We went to 2 of the 3 cities and to Medina, where he left us for an hour at the gate of the old city and went his own way. It's a deceptive service.”
Walk Valletta with an English-speaking guide such as Andrew or Caroline, stopping for coffee, pastries, pastizzi, ftira, Maltese drinks, traditional dishes, wine, and chocolate. You’ll start outside St John’s Co-Cathedral and finish near Pjazza Jean de Valette, with history woven through every tasting.
“This tour was both extremely informative in terms of the history of Valletta, as well as full of delicious foods! We received generous portions at each stop, and they were spaced out appropriately to allow us to digest. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Malta, although he was a bit shy and not super talkative while we were sitting down to eat.”
Explore Valletta with a private English-speaking guide, including the City Gate, Republic Street, St. John’s Co-Cathedral, the Grand Master’s Palace, and Upper Barrakka Gardens. Chris is one named guide associated with the experience. You choose whether to enter the two paid sites, making the tour flexible for your group.
“Chris was an awesome guide who presented a lot of information in a dynamic manner the tour was well paced but managed to provide time for coffee”
Pick a harbour, a temple or a lagoon.
