Private Half-Day Tour of Historic Malta Archeological Sites
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10 Ratings
Tarxien

Explore the intriguing past of Malta’s old Megalithic temples and top archaeological spots. A knowledgeable local guide and a private driver will accompany you on a 4-hour sightseeing tour of Hagar Qim and Mnejidra, Tarxien, Ghar Dalam.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tarxien Temples - After having been picked up from your hotel or the cruise terminal, you’ll depart with your guide to the southern part of Malta. Your first stop includes a visit to the Tarxien Temple, which offers a unique collection of circa 3000 B.C. sanctuaries. You can admire stone idols and tablets, domestic animal carvings, altars and screens decorated with spiral designs and other patterns, as well as oracular chambers.
  • Hagar Qim Temples - Your tour then continues to the Hagar Qim and Mnejidra Megalithic Temples. Set in a rural area near the village of Zurrieq, this ancient temple which dates back to 3300 B.C. has the largest and heaviest megaliths of all the temple sites around the Maltese Islands. The Mnajidra Temple, less than 1 kilometer from Hagar Qim, offers unique views of the high cliffs that characterize the coast of this part of the island.
  • Ghar Dalam Cave and Museum - Just before the fisherman’s village of Marsaxlokk on your way back, you will discover Ghar Dalam. The Ghar Dalam Cave is a highly important site where the earliest evidence of human settlement on Malta, which dates back 7,000 years ago, was discovered. The site is a huge 80-meter cavern which is opened to visitors, and the small annexed museum contains fossil remains of animals such as hippopotamus and volatives which were found in the cave and date back to the Pleistocene era. Following this last visit, your tour will end with you being returned to your point of origin.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Entrance ticket to Ghar Dalam Cave Complex and Museum
  • Entrance ticket to Hagar Qim and Mnejidra Temples
  • Licensed local tour guide
  • Entrance ticket to Tarxien Temple
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Tips
  • Extras
Location
Tarxien Temples
Triq It Tempji Neolitici,
Cancellation Policy

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

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Helen
Oct 29, 2023
Archeological Tour-Malta - The guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. The selected sites were wonderful. We loved this archeological tour
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Mary_j
Oct 5, 2023
Fantastic tour of Ancient Malta - Our trip was great, private (my wife and I). We were picked up right on time and our guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The van that drove us was spacious and air conditioned. Went to 4 ancient sites and our guide helped us absorb what we were seeing, amazing! We were very curious and our guide helped with what the consensus of the archaeologists think along with their reasonable speculations. Also when traveling between the sites our guide also provided a wealth of more recent history on places we would drive by. Great tour!
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Cynthia_b
Sep 6, 2023
A very interesting outing - Emilio was an excellent guide - knowledgeable, interesting, and a sense of humour. We fully enjoyed the site visits.
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Janet_c
Jun 27, 2023
A must do in Malta!! - This tour is a must do!!! The tour operator was wonderful, so knowledgeable and took us to the archeological site which was just amazing to see!!! Then we visited other beautiful areas of Malta and the city of Valletta! You won’t be disappointed!!
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L7736cldianeb
Apr 10, 2023
Ancient & Mystifying - First I’d like to thank Omar the manager for making the booking so easy and accommodating. Including having us picked up and returned to our hotel. Thank you! Dennis our tour guide was fantastic! He was extremely knowledgeable and yet delightfully witty. Those two aspects combined made for a fun day! Typically in Malta on a private tour you get the tour guide and then someone else drives the car. This allows for your guide to be fully focused on providing the guests with an amazing fact filled experience while you are being driven to the various temple sites. Jason, our driver, definitely added to our overall great day! The temples are ancient and even somewhat mystifying! Mind boggling to say the least! Malta is a must do destination!
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Haiyin
Jan 22, 2023
A wonderful immersion of Malta's acheology and history - I fully enjoyed my tour with Anthony: We started at Hagar Qim temple. It was interesting to see the temple model first, learning how it corresponds with solstices, equinoxes and stars. The temple itself is incredibly well preserved. I could almost feel how the ancient people were building and enjoying this incredibly intelligent structure. Ghar Dalam is a beautiful site, both inside and outside of the cave. It is basically a vertical history witness- there are traces all the way from the Stone Age to the Roman era to WWII. Truly amazing. Our last stop was Tarxien. Unfortunately it was closed by the time we arrived. However, Anthony's vivid explanations of the temples and their engineering excellence well made up for my disappointment of not being able to enter. While driving, Anthony also shared with me development of Malta in recent history, as well as his personal life story. He's not only a knowledgeable guide, but also a worldly human being. I'll definitely return for a sequel of this tour.
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Benjaminbd5707zc
Jul 17, 2022
Great half-day tour of temples, ruins and caves! - We had a great time with our tour guide, Mr Dennis. He was informative and entertaining. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and recommend it.
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Russell
Feb 4, 2022
Excellent Tour with a great guide - I am an archeology enthusiast and with my wife we ​​decided to book this tour. We were extremely satisfied, we visited Tarxien the Ghar Dalam cave and the majestic Hagar Qim temple! Impressive! The pick up with the driver Jonathan was punctual and precise, but the guide Dennis was the real surprise, beyond all expectations. The guys was polite, with a great culture and professionalism and also a little humor, he explained us the story of these unique Neolithic temples in the world. We felt very comfortable and comfortable throughout the tour. The used car was spotless. I was so satisfied that we booked a second excursion to Gozo with the same agency for the next day.
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