From hotels and central locations in towns and villages
This tour includes a pick up to take you to the tour start/meeting point and drop off to the same location at the end of the tour.
The pick up time will be printed on your tour voucher.
Licensed Tour Guide
Licensed Tour Guide
A Licensed Tour Guide will provide a detailed en route commentary and also accompany and guide you around the historical sites, temples and fortified cities.
Multi-Lingual Licensed Tour Guide
The same as a Licensed Tour Guide, however the commentary will be provided in several languages but not usually more than 3 languages per tour.
Driver Guide or Host
A driver guide/host is not a qualified guide but is a person who is knowledgeable about our islands. He/she will give you general basic information en route but is not permitted or licensed to accompany you around historical sites, temples and fortified cities.
Onboard Commentary
Guided or Recorded commentary during a cruise.
Recorded Commentary
You will be provided with an audio guide or earphones to listen to a commentary in language of your choice.
This tour is available in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian
This tour is offered in the languages displayed. You can select the language of your choice when you book the tour.
Van or Coach
Included into featured historical sites
Local lunch included, drinks are extra
Meals included in a tour are normally set menus. If you have dietry requirements it is advisable that we are notified and you can do this during the booking process.
Drinks and coffee are not normally included in a set menu, unless specified on the description.
Tour Times & Availability
0900hrs
1800hrs
Availability:
Operates on Tuesday and Friday thoughout the year
Tour Description
This tour takes us to the central part of Malta that is dominated by the ancient medieval city of Mdina.
Mdina is built on a plateau in the centre of the island, the cities old Baroque buildings, cathedral and magnificent bastion walls dominate the rural skyline. Mdina, once the capital of Malta until the modern city of Valletta was built in 1565 has had many names including Melita (Roman occupation), Medina (Arabic occupation), Citta Notabile (Knights of St. John) and Citta Vecchia (after Valletta was built). Today it is also referred as the Silent City since it inspires tranquillity at any time of the day or night. The only way to really experience and enjoy this city is on foot, explore the quaint alleys, narrow streets, ancient buildings and magnificent far reaching views form the high bastion walls.
Our tour will then continue to the old town of Rabat. Here we will make our way through the narrow streets to the centre which is dominated by the imposing St. Paul's Church which overlooks the piazza. Rabat, can claim the origins of Maltese Christianity. It was here in AD60 that the Apostle St Paul is said to have stayed after being shipwrecked on the Islands. There are also a number of catacomb sites located in Rabat and we do visit the St. Paul's catacombs during this tour.
Lunch is included in a local restaurant and later we take a scenic drive through the rustic countryside to Dingli Cliffs on the west coast. These cliffs are characterised by vertical or near-vertical rock faces rising from the sea to heights of up to 70-130m above sea level. Some of the steep slopes are terraced and this unique feature together with the expanse of the deep blue Mediterranean sea provide stunning views.
The final part of the tour includes a visit to the botanical gardens of San Anton and the impressive Mosta Dome church which is the fourth largest unsupported dome in the world. Finally, we will visit the Artisans Crafts Village. Here you can admire the local glassblowers, filigree, pottery and variety of other local crafts with time for some shopping.
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If you book online there are no additional charges at all.
If you book a tour locally you may incur a booking fee plus if you are unable to print a copy of the tour voucher which is required to join a tour, a charge to deliver a printed copy may also be charged.
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You can book a tour as many weeks or months in advance, however we will not charge your credit card until 14 days prior to the tour date.
You will receive the tour voucher/ticket by email as soon as we have charged your credit card.
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Yes.
If you book a tour more than 14 days before the tour date you will receive a tour confirmation booking. You will then receive a tour voucher/ticket after we have charged your credit card 14 days before the tour date.
If you book a tour 14 days or less before the tour date you will receive both the Tour Confirmation Booking and Tour Voucher at the same time.
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Nearly all of our tours include pick up from hotels and other central locations, towns and villages.
You can check if a pick up is included on the tour details page. During the booking procedure you are requested to provide details about your hotel/accommodation so we can advise the time and pick up point. This will be printed on your tour voucher/ticket.
Tours that include a pick up also include drop off after the tour.
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Malta TravelNet Services is licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority to operate incoming travel services, local tours and to act booking agents for other tour operators.
Our operators license number is TRA/M50 and this is clearly displayed on the header of the website.
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You can cancel a tour up to 15 days before the tour date and you will not incur any charges at all.
If you have to cancel the tour for any of the following reasons we will do our utmost to refund/part refund provided that we are advised at least 72 hours in advance
a) Unable to arrive in Malta due cancellation of flights/cruise caused by extreme adverse weather conditions.
b) You are hospitalised prior to your departure. Proof of hospitalisation must be provided on request.
If you cancel the tour for any other reason, the following cancellation fees will apply:
If cancelled between 14 days and 7 days prior to the tour date, a 30% charge applies
If cancelled between 6 days and 3 days prior to the tour date, a 60% charge applies
If cancelled between 2 days and 1 day prior to the tour date, a 90% charge applies
If you are 'No Show' on the day of the tour you are not entitled to any type of refund
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There is no 'Yes' or 'No' answer to this question. When you pre book you will be selecting the tour and the date that you would like to do a specific tour. If you wait until you arrive in Malta to book locally there is no guarantee that the tour you want to do will be available on the date that you want to do it.
Certain tour providers have a 'cut off date' or 'deadline date', this means that they will only accept bookings before these cut off/deadline dates. This can be 2 to 4 days in advance...and in some cases longer, even a week before during busy seasons.
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All the tours featured on this website are scheduled to operate and therefore guaranteed to depart as advertised
On very rare occasions, a tour operator/supplier may be forced to cancel due to adverse weather, an operational or technical issue or any other reason which forces the tour operator/supplier to cancel.
See What if the tour operator/supplier cancels a tour?
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If the tour operator/supplier is forced to cancel a tour for whatever reason, you will have the following options:
a) Transfer the tour to an alternative date if available, or
b) Exchange your booking for a different tour, or
c) Receive a full refund
You will have the final decision!
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This is possible, however changes are subject to availability.
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Tour content is different on all tours. You can check exactly what is included by checking the full details page.
If you are in doubt or unsure you can contact us by email at info@maltatravelnet.com.
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You may be able to book some tours from your hotel, however there is no guarantee that you can book the tours featured on our website.
Hotel staff normally demand high commission payments and therefore we do not have booking arrangements with many hotels. We prefer to keep our prices reasonable and therefore encourage you to book directly online to save on unecessary additional expense.
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Absolutely no problem at all!
You can contact us via the form on the Contact Us page or send an email to info@maltatravelnet.com. In your email specify what is of interest to you, your dates of travel and number of passengers. If you want to do more than one tour, mention all the tours that are of interest to you. It is important that you include as much information as possible.
We will reply with our recommendations and look forward to hearing from you.
If you have a question which is not included above do not hesitate contact us.
