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Mdina and Highlights of Malta Full Day Guided Tour Incl. Lunch and Transfers

By Robert Arrigo & Sons
8.4 out of 10
Very Good
Free cancellation available
Price is P 4,930 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This tour is ideal for those guests who want to visit and experience some of Malta’s most interesting highlights in just one day. Carefully designed to make your day truly memorable, you start by visiting the ancient Medieval city of Mdina. Other attractions visited during this tour include a visit to the nearby village of Rabat, the Catacombs dedicated to St. Cataldus (a site which represents some of the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity In Malta), The Rotunda of Mosta (which houses the third largest unsupported dome in the world), Dingli Cliffs (at around 253 metres above sea-level, these cliffs represent the highest point of the Maltese islands), the gorgeous Botanical Gardens of San Anton and the Ta’ Qali Artisan Village, where you will be able to admire the local craftsmen and learn about the ancient technique of glassblowing.

Activity location

  • Mdina
    • Mdina, Malta

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mdina
    • Mdina, Malta

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With English-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

With French-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • French

Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: French
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

With German-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • German

Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: German
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

With Italian-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Italian

Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: Italian
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

With Polish-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Polish

The tour is done with either a Polish-speaking guide or with an English-speaking guide together with a native Polish translator.
Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: Polish
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

With Spanish-Speaking Guide

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Spanish

The tour is done with a Spanish-speaking guide or with an English-speaking guide together with a Spanish-speaking translator.
Meeting Point/Pick-Up Time: Make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pickup location (meeting point) and pickup time.
Pickup included

Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 9:45
Price details
P 4,930.20 x 1 AdultP 4,930.20
Total
Price is P 4,930.20
Until Mon, May 11

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission ticket to the Rotunda of Mosta (The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All transportation during the tour in an airconditioned coach or bus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission to the St. Cataldus Catacombs
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch (fixed menu) including a glass of wine
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick-up and drop-off transfers (choose your preferred location from one of our meeting points)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licenced tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Any extra drinks consumed during lunch (apart from a glass of wine no other drinks are included)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities (optional)

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The time shown on the website or on your ticket is the approximate start time of the activity and not the time when you will be picked up from your hotel (or closest meeting point). At least a few days before the date of your activity, you need to make sure to contact the tour operator to confirm your pick-up location and pick-up time. Your pick-up time can be anytime between 8:30 AM and 9:15 AM, depending on where you are staying.
  • The tour will be guided in the language you have booked, however please note that at times, depending on operational circumstances, the commentary might be provided by a multilingual guide (limited to a maximum of 2 languages).
  • The tour in Polish will be conducted by either a Polish-speaking guide (subject to availability) or an English-speaking guide together with a native Polish host serving as a translator.
  • The tour in Spanish will be conducted by either a Spanish-speaking guide (subject to availability) or an English-speaking guide together with a Spanish-speaking host serving as a translator.
  • The provider reserves the right to change the order of the visits without any prior notice.
  • Pets, luggage, and large suitcases are not allowed during the tour.
  • Any personal belongings, including backpacks or rucksacks, must be carried with you at all times and may not be left unattended on the coach or bus.
  • Infant and child seats are not provided; however, all passengers, including infants and children, will have a seat on the bus or coach.
  • Not recommended for travellers with mobility impairments

Activity itinerary

Mdina

  • 1h 30m
You start by visiting the ancient Medieval city of Mdina, renowned for its opulent palaces & fortifications, medieval & baroque architecture, and ancient heritage, this majestic city; also known as Città Vecchia (The Old City) or Città Notabile (The Noble City) is unquestionably one of the island's most evocative destinations. Serving as the island's capital city from antiquity till the medieval period, Mdina is truly an enchanting city! a stroll through its narrow streets, which have not changed much in the last 1000 years, is a must for anyone visiting the Maltese islands. It is undoubtedly one of Europe’s finest examples of an ancient walled/fortified city, explore this historic city with an experienced local guide and delve into the rich past of the city as you explore its medieval streets. Take a journey back in time admiring the magnificent palazzos & churches in the city’s unique mix of medieval & baroque styles, as well as the spectacular panoramas from the high bastion walls.

Rabat

  • 30m
Leaving Mdina through the ‘Greeks Gate’ you will proceed on foot towards the neighbouring town of Rabat, here, we will wind our way through the old quarter and enjoy the Maltese vernacular architecture.

St. Cataldus Catacombs

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
At Rabat you will visit the Catacombs dedicated to St. Cataldus, located in Rabat, on the outskirts of Mdina, these catacombs hold one of the best examples of an agape table, a circular platform hewn out of the rock used for early Christian funerary rituals. Dating from the late 2nd to the 3rd centuries, these small catacombs were originally a Punic burial shaft. The graves in the catacombs are beautiful examples of canopied tombs, while many other graves are hewn in the rocks. This site represents some of the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta.

Dingli Cliffs

  • 35m
You will then proceed to Dingli Cliffs, located off the village of Dingli on Malta’s western coast, at around 253 metres above sea-level, these cliffs represent the highest point of the Maltese islands. The cliffs propose a majestic sight; the views overlooking the terraced fields underneath and the panorama of the vast open seas with the uninhabited small island of Filfla on its backdrop, are truly breath-taking! Given their impressive height the cliffs can be considered as natural forts, since no attacker can approach the island from the west. Perched on the edge, marking the highest point on the Maltese islands is a gorgeous tiny chapel built in 1646, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene.

San Anton Gardens

  • 45m
During our next stop you will visit the San Anton Botanical Gardens, located in the village of Attard these beautiful gardens were built in the early 17th century by Grand Master Antoine de Paule to complement his summer residence; San Anton Palace, which is located at the perimeter of the gardens, and which today serves as the residence of the Maltese President. Open to the public since 1882 the gardens have several pathways surrounded by fountains and ponds which are inhabited by families of ducks, swans, peacocks, peahens, and turtles and encompass a large variety of trees and flowers from around the world, including a variety of palm trees, cypress, jacarandas, araucarias, and other exotic plants, some of them over three centuries old.

Ta' Qali Crafts Village

  • 1h
Your next stop is in the town of Ta’ Qali, where you will visit the Ta’ Qali Artisan Village. Located in a former British Royal Air Forces wartime airfield and restored as a local artisan’s hub, here you can admire the local craftsmen forming elaborate glass art pieces using the ancient glassblowing technique, intricately assembling original silver and filigree jewellery and much more. With a vast selection of genuine goods made by local artisans and craftsmen such as paintings, traditional Maltese lace, gold, silver and filigree jewellery, leather goods, furniture, ceramics, and ornamental glass, this is the perfect place to pick up some truly genuine locally made mementos that will remind you of your visit to Malta (no obligation to buy).

Mosta Rotunda

  • 55m
  • Admission ticket included
You will end your tour with a visit to the Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, a Roman Catholic parish church and Minor Basilica located in the city of Mosta. It was built between 1833 and the 1860's to neoclassical designs, the design of the present church is based on the Pantheon in Rome, the church is renowned for having the third largest unsupported dome in the world and is also Malta's largest church. The church narrowly avoided destruction during World War II when on the 9th of April 1942 the German Luftwaffe dropped a bomb on the church, the bomb pierced the dome and entered the church but failed to explode, thus sparing the lives of more than 300 people who were attending the early evening mass. This event was interpreted by the locals as a miracle.

Malta

  • 1h 15m
A lunch (fixed menu) with a glass of wine is included during one of our stops.

Location

Activity location

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    Mdina
    • Mdina, Malta

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Mdina
    • Mdina, Malta

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