Top 10 Best of Malta

You will depart quay accompanied by a guide and enjoy an entire day admiring the top best 10 sites which the island of Malta can offer. Your first stop is Valletta, the fortress city named after its founder Jean Parisot de La Vallette. Your guide will stop in front of Auberge de Castille, one of the finest architectures of Malta which today houses the office of the Prime Minister. Walk to the Upper Barracca Gardens which offer amazing views of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities. A visit to St. John’s Co-Cathedral cannot be missed. It is Malta’s greatest treasure including the famous painting by Caravaggio – The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. Take your coach and drive to Vittoriosa, one of the three cities which rightly claims to be the cradle of Maltese history. Continue to Marsaxlokk for a photo stop of a typical fishing village, where one can admire colorful fishing boats known by the Maltese as ‘luzzu’. Drive past Buskett, which is the only woodland area in Malta planted by the Knights of St. John.

Proceed to Rabat where you will mingle with the locals at a typical local meeting spot and taste Maltese delicacies which the Maltese are so proud of. Walk to Mdina, Malta’s old capital which also happens to be the location used in a popular film and T.V. series. Enjoy free time to wander around the narrow streets of the town. Then you’ll be driven via Mosta, famous for its Dome, on your return to the ship.