Malta Tour: City Bus & Harbour Cruise
2.2
534 Ratings

Discover Malta’s rich history and iconic sights on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Optional harbour cruise offers stunning views of Valletta’s fortifications.

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

North Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Departures from Stop N1 at 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM. This route operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
1. Topaz Hotel
Bugibba (Topaz Hotel/ Pebbles Hotel)
2. Bugibba
Pebbles Hotel
3. Bugibba
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What's Included
  • Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour covering 2 routes
  • Harbour Cruise (only if bus & Harbour Cruise tickets are selected)
  • On-board audio commentary available in several languages + free headphones
  • Discount booklet including offers on local eateries, shopping and attractions
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified. Lunch is not included.
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Harbour Cruise (if the bus only ticket is selected)
Additional Information

Discover Malta with the City Sightseeing bus and harbour cruise tour! With over 7,000 years of history, Malta is filled with fascinating attractions. This Hop-on Hop-off tour showcases some of the most iconic and breathtaking sights.
Begin your journey at any of the convenient pick-up points in the North or South of the island, and explore Malta at your…

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Cancellation Policy

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

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K9634ulelenaf
Dec 4, 2024
Great tour - Was sceptic about taking this tour after reading these reviews, but I suppose there are Victor Meldrews everywhere! We did the South and North Tours back to back, was lovely to see all the island, the bus was old, but that didn't matter, what mattered to us was the views! Also value for money.
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Jenny_m
Oct 4, 2024
Basic - Some great stops but there could be so much more commentary about the sights and history of this beautiful island
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269gabib
Nov 11, 2024
Broke down hop on/ hop off bus - I chose the south route which started off fine but after about an hour the bus had an engine problem and replacement bus was organised. Passengers were dropped off at S10 and were told we can continue on north route (bus was waiting) or wait 45 mins for the next bus to continue the south route. That was not a choice for many guests as travellers had made other arrangements for the day. Therefore a further bus arrived and took travellers back to their starting point. I never got to see the 2nd half of the tour.
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Go18856787364
Oct 8, 2024
North and south heritage pass - Packed buses. Half the stops they didn't tell you . We was on south tour wanted to go ghar delam the bus stopped we thought just a traffic lights. But it was for the stop so missed . Unorganised chaos at bus stops especially mdina which was a free for all. Doesn't help being 2 different companies doing hop on buses and people getting confused. The commentary was nearly non existence
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Janis
Nov 26, 2024
Avoid this trip - Joined in Mellieha but didn’t realise that the 1.25 hours would be pick ups en route before the bus tour started. The sound system was poor with lots of interference which possibly didn’t matter as the commentary was very limited and gave little information about this fascinating island. A long, slow return journey meant we spent about 8 hours on the road for a 2.5 hours’ trip. Very disappointing and would not recommend.
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Peterma6817zp
Oct 26, 2024
The quintessential tourist trap - DO NOT waste your money on this! The buses are over-crowded and don’t run to schedule. And don’t imagine yourself sitting at the top of that bus with the wind in your hair, you’ve got a much better chance of standing downstairs. The commentary is a joke. Even when it was able to be heard it was virtually non-existent; for most of the journey there was nothing. My understanding might have been that, having paid €25, I would have been offered some historical and cultural information about Malta - we weren’t. The buses are not well-maintained: seats were damaged and many of the ports for the ‘commentary’ were not functioning. This is far too long a route to function as a Hop On-Hop Off bus. We got off at Marsaxlokk Fishing Village and had originally intended to get off again at Hagar Qim. However, when we were not in time for the 13.30 bus we realised we would not have time to catch the 14.30 bus, see the site and be confident of a trip back to Valletta; after our morning experience we were not sure we would get on a bus at all. Instead, download the app for the public bus system and do a bit of planning.
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Janlen01744
Oct 19, 2024
Don't bother - Wasre of time. Ambushed as we got off the ship. Commentary wasn't working. Driver was very rude to everyone. Hardly saw anything. . Avoid
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Downsviewduo
Oct 16, 2024
Avoid! - My wife and I have used City Sightseeing tours in Florence, Edinburgh and Dublin, they were all worth doing. The Malta version is best avoided though. Not too much to add to the other negative reviews, rude staff, no information, overcrowded dirty buses, dodgy headphone system, and most irritatingly it's not a proper hop on hop off service. Staff could be aggressive and treated you like an inconvenience. Malta is a beautiful island nation with a fantastic and cheap bus network, all air conditioned, use them instead!
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Frankdv8447fa
Oct 16, 2024
Not recommended - Unfriendly staff, the bus was crowded and the headphones did not work properly in all places.
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Camper32193951575
Oct 6, 2024
If you want to lose patience, time and money - I can recommend it. - First bus was 3 minutes early so we didnt manage to reach it. Second is already 45minutes late and we're still not aboard. If you want to lose patience, money and time I surely can recommend it.
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