The Traditional Harbour Cruise: Historical Exploration of Valletta and the Three Cities
3.7
140 Ratings
Sliema

Embark on a historical exploration of Valletta and the Three Cities with a traditional harbour cruise. Discover the rich history dating back to 1565 and witness Malta’s living past and bustling dockyards.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fort Manoel - Passing by
  • Ta’ Xbiex - Passing by
  • Marsamxett Harbour - Passing by
  • Valletta Waterfront - Passing by
  • Grand Harbour - Passing by
  • Vittoriosa Waterfront - Birgu Waterfront - Passing by
  • Kalkara - Passing by
What's Included
  • Live onboard commentary
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Take pleasure in your journey encircling the pair of natural harbours alongside their ten tributaries. Comprehensive narratives will assist in unraveling the past of Valletta and the Three Cities, tracing back to 1565. Observing historical fortifications, defensive walls and the ten tributaries from the ocean will depict a unique perspective of…

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Location
Malta Sightseeing hop on hop off South tour
Boat leaves from Sliema Ferries opposite Mc Donald's.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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W1868oilisaw
Jul 4, 2024
Great thing to do - We wished we had done this tour the first day of our holiday in Valletta. It’s a fantastic way to understand the layout and locations of everything. It was comfortable and informative.
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Trischa_s
Mar 25, 2024
Amazing Experience - What an amazing and cozy activity. They played music and we were able to meet new friends. We enjoyed the breeze of the open waterfront.
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T3968gtrosec
Jan 24, 2024
Really good!! - This tour was excellent and I highly recommend it. This is one of the things you can’t miss in your trip to Malta and I really enjoyed it
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Aegee_tour
Jun 4, 2024
Fair tour, good view from the sea - Fair tour. Not exactly easy to find the boat but the tour is fine. Wonderful view from the sea and nice but short commentary on what we're seeing it.
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Globetrotting809621
Jun 3, 2024
Historical Information and Great Views - We took this Harbour Cruise and learned about Malta’s historical significance generally but especially during the second world war as it was the most important base of operations in the entire Mediterranean. “The island repelled Axis powers against severe odds and hardships.” The pick up ride was late by 10 minutes and the return ride was confusing as we were picked up in a minivan and went back to Valletta on a Hop On Hop Off bus.
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Luise_w
May 29, 2024
Harbour cruise - Very good trip however it was NOT the boat we had booked they only did certain days and we should have been made aware of this We could have gone on the boat advertised two days later but we left the next day.
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Bradley
Feb 20, 2024
A good experience overall. - Boat was smaller than expected and we arrived 20 minutes before departure to find only a few seats left. The actual harbour/3 cities tour was excellent though, with a good commentary on the way round. Really good to see things from the sea which gave a different perspective and some of the views were spectacular. Lots of good photo opportunities.
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I9038emricharde
Jan 1, 2024
Warning! This is not a small boat as shown in the picture. - If you are expecting a small intimate boat with views all around as shown in the photo, do not book this trip! Having booking this directly via Trip Adviser for that very reason we turned up in good time only to find it was a big tour boat and all the top deck seats already taken. No apologies from the operators Sliema Ferries, if they can get more passengers then they will use the bigger boat, regardless of how this is advertised. In fact we were 17 minutes late departing whilst they continued hawking on the quayside. The tour itself was OK covering what we expected and lasting the 90minutes rather than the 75 minutes many of the larger boats do. But views were restricted by the boat layout.
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Travgalz14
Jun 21, 2024
Poor - Paid for a 90 min trip but it was just over an hour long. When I questioned it I was told it WAS 90 mins ,as if I'm not an adult capable of telling the time.
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A8692ulantoninom
Apr 1, 2024
Bad organisation - The tour in the harbor does what it promise but the organisation was really bad and at the end of the tour when we have to take the bus back to La Valletta nobody tell us where to take it ( the boat stops in a different place) and which was the bus ( and was a different one) so we lost it and there are one every hour. So we take a taxi. Take another tour.
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