Malta Sightseeing Tour: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Optional Harbour Cruise
2.5
147 Ratings

Experience the best of Malta with a hop-on hop-off bus tour and optional harbour cruise. Explore Malta’s top attractions, including historic sites and cultural landmarks, at your own pace.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

NorthRoute (Route) Operating Schedule: Departures from Stop N1 at 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm. Operates daily. 1. Topaz Hotel Bugibba (Topaz Hotel/ Pebbles Hotel) 2. Bugibba Pebbles Hotel 3. Bugibba Seastrips Outlet 4. Bugibba Bugibba Centre (Opposite HSBC) 5. Bugibba Bugibba…

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What's Included
  • Vouchers valid for 1 year from travel date
  • 24-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off access
  • Multilingual on-board audio commentary + free headphones
  • Discount booklet for eateries, shops, and attractions
  • Optional Hop On Hop Off Harbour Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Additional Information

No matter when your cruise ship arrives in Malta, this is the perfect do-it-yourself shore excursion. Discover Malta’s top attractions on this City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off tour, which provides full commentary and a comfortable, secure environment. Malta boasts more than 7,000 years of history and is brimming with attractions and places of interest….

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Debbiebx1934if
May 10, 2024
Great way to see the Island for $25 euros. - Think we went on a good day, even though there were several cruise ships in port! We took the Blue route (North) from The Independence Monument (Valletta) to Mdina. No seats on the upper deck when we boarded but as it's a hop on/off bus, seats upstairs became available after a few stops. The bus was on time too. The return from Mdina was also on time and we hopped off at St Julien's Bay for lunch. Back on the tour (upper deck), again, it was on time, we changed buses at Sliema for our transfer back to Valletta. No issues at all. A great way to see the Island for 25 euros. Sadly, there were also plenty of whingers onboard but put the earphones in and drown them out!!
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Bella_c
Aug 25, 2024
Great way to tour - Super useful! Great places to stop, although better access to the bus schedule would have been useful. The bus was also occasionally late.
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Angiir
Jun 29, 2024
These buses need a damn good scrub & a vat of disinfectant- but the driver was lovely. - Well it’s one way to see the island fully doing both routes BUT - no aircon downstairs - it was SO hot - & I think the bus 2as last cleaned in the 1990’s 😳 I still haven’t been able to scrub the dirt marks out of my clothes. To say it was grime-laden does not do it justice - blechhhh. The driver was a sweetheart though & regardless of the schmootz, we saw a lot.
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Susanfc2259bf
Jun 24, 2024
Disappointed - Long waits between buses, not many places to hop off, missed a lot of what we were seeing because the narration was either nonexistent or difficult to understand.
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Davorin
Oct 31, 2023
Okay, but hard to find a bus. Definitely recommend embarking on a bus you encounter on the way rather than booking it in advance - There is no clear info where to get on the bus. I was not able to find the right one (there are two companies providing such bus tours in Malta) until later that day, when there was only enough time to go on a quick round, without leaving the bus. If you decide to go, I definitely recommend just walking on one of the buses and buying the ticket on the spot, rather than booking it in advance. The ticket is also much cheaper if you buy it on the bus. Otherwise the tour is okay. There are two bus tracks: red and blue and you can switch between them on a certain bus stop. They visit all the important spots in Malta, where you can disembark and later embark on another bus to continue the journey. There is also audio guide on the bus. If it doesn't work with your headphones you can ask the conductor to give you free ones.
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Nyc_d12
Aug 28, 2024
Avoid city sightseeing hop on hop off - I am really unhappy with the tickets we purchased from the cruise terminal in Malta.  We felt both lied to and deceived.  We were told by the saleswoman in the terminal that the buses run all day and that we could easily take the yellow line to see the Mdina and the red line to see the blue grotto, all in this would be 3 hours. When we got on the bus we were held there for at least 20 minutes as the salesman wouldn't let the bus leave as it was easy to see he was receiving commission for every ticket sold.  This was particularly clear when he got mad and started yelling at patrons bc the walked of the bus due to it being overcrowded. Sadly we found out too late as we were lucky enough to catch the 4ish pm yellow bus at Mdina.  Little did we know this was the last bus and we would have been stranded had we missed this bus.  It was on this bus that we inquired about catching the red line at the port, only to be told the buses are done for the day and 4pm is the last bus.   How deceiving are the sales people who lie and omit important information just to make a sale.  Ive been on hop on hop off in Barcelona, Madrid, London and Rome, these buses ran well into the evening giving you options to see many different sights. I would never advise anyone to use this service in Malta, hour a personal taxi for the same price for a family of 4 and you will get to see the sights that you are interested in....
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Colinsk4658bt
Jul 4, 2024
Terrible service and structure - Terrible organisation, no staff at key points and if you believe that they run buses every 30 minutes then you will also believe in the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny. I strongly recommend going with the local Malta Sightseeing company as they had many more buses and staff while we were fighting to get on this bus. Very disappointing.
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Don
Apr 25, 2024
Don't waste your time or money!! - So, we visited Valletta on a cruise. Have used City Sightseeing HO-HO in other cities and our experience has been good. Weren't we let down! Firstly the tout advised us that as there were 3 cruise ships in port extra routes and buses were being put on so we wouldn't have more than a 20 minutes between buses. WRONG!! We waited for nearly an hour at Mdina for a bus back to Valletta with no information or anything. Secondly, on sitting down on the top deck water started pouring from the seats and you found yourself sitting in a pool of water. To make matters worse, there was that much water around everything in bags got soaked. Accepted its an open top bus and it rains but surely the seats should be waterproof!! You could tell who'd been on these buses by their sodden backsides! Finally, the episodic commentary, when it worked, bore no relation to where you were or what you could see. To be honest, a least Dock Turpin told you he was a highwayman. Do yourself a favour and AVOID!!
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Drennan14
Feb 28, 2024
Awful and not worth the money - Awful over crowded buses only arriving every hour and going through areas with no tourist attractions on very boring routes.
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Karinc413
Jan 19, 2024
Tourist scam - Impossible to find departures and stops in Valletta. Lousy customer service. A great tourist scam! No timetable either. For my part, I was not able to use my ticket because no correct information was sent to me!!
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