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Jeep Tour
Gozo Scenery
Marsaxlokk
St. John's
Co. Cathedral
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Tour Itinerary
Friday
Start 0800hrs/End 1600hrs
Gozo Island by Jeep
A popular tour with many visitors seeking a little of fun and adventure! We start our tour with with a short ferry crossing to Gozo Island. Gozo is the greenest of the Maltese Islands, and you will
notice this almost immediately when you arrive. The the beautiful
landscape, stunning valleys amongst other unique characteristics makes
Gozo the ideal location for touring by Jeep. Our tour features some of
the popular sites including Calypso Cave, Azzur Window and the Inland
Sea, you will drive on the salt pans and through the pretty quaint
villages. We also stop for lunch after which we continue visiting more
of the islands hidden charms. During the summer months there will also
be time for a swim stop at the one of pretty bays. We return by ferry
back to Malta and transfer back to your hotel.
Saturday
Start 0900hrs/End 1600hrs
Valletta –
Mdina – Hagar Qim Temple – Marsaxlokk Village
Our first
visit during this tour is Valletta, here we include the Barraka Gardens
which offer stunning views of the Grand Harbour and magnificent
fortifications, a walk down Triq Republikka where you can
admire numerous historical buildings built by the Knights of St. John
including the Auberges, the Grand Masters Palace and the St. John's Co.
Cathedral, the church of the order and also home to Caravaggio's
masterpiece "Beheading of St. John" amongst other treasures. After our
tour of the capital we will then visit the
south west of the island to a rural area where the ancient Hagar Qim
Temple site stands circa. 3300BC. This temple is particularly
interesting as it has the largest and heaviest megaliths, some weighing
a staggering 20 tons. We then continue to our next stop and an
opportunity to experience a little local culture when we visit the
pretty traditional fishing village of Marsaxlokk. Marsaxlokk fishing
village is characterized by low lying buildings and the colorful
traditional fishing boats known as the 'luzzu'. A small market lines the
seafront and if you would like to sample local fresh fish there are
plenty of good quality restaurants to choose from. Our final stop during
this tour will be to Mdina. Mdina is a unique medieval
city, built in the 9th century, the city was built on a plateau in the
centre of the island and from the high bastion walls you can admire
stunning views of the island.
This medieval city is a
maze of narrow alleys and magnificent architecture, the only way to
appreciate this special city is to walk through
it and admire its
living history. Our tour at this point comes to an end and we head back
to the hotel.
!Every
effort is made to provide the tour as described above, however the
itinerary may change due to situation beyond our control. Start and end
times are for guidance. |
Tour Details
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2 tours
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Transport from/to hotel
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Tour guide/host
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All
entrance fees into museums and
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places
of interest as featured
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Ferry
fare to/from Gozo Island
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Jeep
Tour
Price
€163.00
Tour
Highlights
Valletta
St. John's Co. Cathedral
Republic Street
Upper Barraka Gardens
Hagar Qim Temple
Marsaxlokk Fishing Village
Mdina Medieval City
Malta/Gozo Channel Ferry Crossing
Gozo Island
Azzur Window
Inland Sea
Xlendi Bay
Ramla Hamra
Availability
This tour is available from May to October.
Groups &
Customised Tours
This tour can be customised to your specifications and is also available
to small and large groups. For more information contact us.
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