Explore Valletta with a Local Expert, walking streets framed by golden limestone buildings and the fortifications that earned Malta’s capital its Fortress City name. Visit the Upper Barrakka Gardens for views across the Grand Harbour.

Step inside St John’s Co-Cathedral, built for the Knights of St John and celebrated for its richly ornamented Baroque interior. Together, the harbour outlook and cathedral reveal how the Knights shaped the city’s defences, architecture and artistic heritage.

• 2 Dinner (D)
• 5 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Sliema: Visit the National War Museum, site of a former air raid shelter. Learn about the important role Malta played during WWII while you explore with a historian.

Insight Vacations

• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over a hosted welcome dinner at your waterfront hotel in Sliema. The gathering offers a relaxed introduction to the group and a chance to settle into island life.

Across the harbour, Valletta’s limestone skyline recalls Malta’s long maritime history. Sharing a meal beside this Mediterranean setting sets a sociable tone for the journey without the formality of a sightseeing programme.

Explore Valletta’s National War Museum with a historian to understand Malta’s role in the Second World War. Located within historic Fort St Elmo, the museum brings the island’s wartime story into focus through exhibits and expert interpretation.

Learn how Malta’s position in the central Mediterranean made it strategically vital and exposed its people to intense aerial bombardment. The visit adds a human dimension to the island’s military history, connecting its fortifications with the experiences of those who lived through the conflict.

Walk through Mdina with a Local Expert and discover the former capital’s narrow lanes, honey-coloured stone and imposing walls. Known as the Silent City, Mdina has a notably peaceful atmosphere within its fortified gates.

As you explore, see how centuries of Maltese history are layered into its medieval streets and noble architecture. The guided walk gives context to a city whose shaded corners and restrained pace feel distinct from the busy coastal towns.

Visit Palazzo Falson in Mdina, a historic house museum that illuminates the island’s cultural heritage. Explore its setting within the Silent City and gain a closer perspective on life behind Mdina’s stone facades.

The experience includes access to an exclusive rooftop garden where endemic Maltese plants support local pollinators. This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® visit connects the preservation of a historic property with care for the island’s living environment.

Share a farm-to-table celebration dinner with fellow travellers at a local restaurant in Malta. Raise a toast together over a meal that places fresh, locally sourced ingredients at the centre of the table.

Malta’s cooking draws on the produce and traditions of a Mediterranean island shaped by many cultures. This hosted dinner is a chance to enjoy that culinary character in a convivial setting, rather than simply dining independently.

Discover Gozo on an optional island experience that includes lunch. This outing offers an opportunity to explore Malta’s smaller sister island, known for its rural landscapes and slower pace.

Gozo also has a place in literary tradition: its Calypso Cave is associated with the nymph in Homer’s Odyssey. The itinerary does not specify a visit to the cave. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.