Day 3
Our second included excursion, on Christmas Eve, explores the area across from Valletta's Grand Harbour, where three medieval 'cities' reflect the island's rich history. See one of the earliest Maltese Crosses in Vittoriosa, explore one of the Mediterranean's oldest dockyards at Cospicua, and pause for lunch at Birgu’s lovely marina. After lunch you’ll transfer to Marsaxlokk, known for its picturesque seafront promenade and colourful fishing boats bobbing up and down in the bay.
This evening, begin your festivities with a Gala Christmas Eve Celebration dinner and live entertainment at your hotel.
Day 4
Enjoy a perfect Christmas Day of rest, relaxation and celebration in the hotel and its surroundings, perhaps heading out for a traditional Christmas lunch.
This evening, dinner will be served as usual at your hotel.
Day 5
Join today’s optional cruise to explore Sliema and take a relaxing cruise on the water. Depart your hotel after breakfast and head to Sliema, where you’ll enjoy a relaxing stroll along the sweeping waterfront promenade, with the 18th-century polygonal Fort Tigné at its southernmost point. You’ll have the chance to stop and do a bit of shopping and to pause for a spot of lunch.
After lunch, you’ll board your boat for a 90-minute cruise out into Marsamxett harbour. At the centre of the harbour is Manoel Island, named after the Portuguese Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, who built a fort on the island in the 18th century.
Day 6
Enjoy a restful day today, or perhaps join the optional excursion to delightful Gozo. Board the ferry for a crossing to the quaint port of Mgarr, and visit the island's fortified capital, Victoria, picturesque Marsalforn, famous Calypso's Cave overlooking sandy Ramla Bay and the fascinating inland sea at Dwerja.
Day 7
On today’s optional full-day excursion you’ll travel inland to Mdina. Malta's ancient, fortified former capital stands atop a rocky bluff, its beautiful ‘silent city’ of narrow streets lined with stone-built houses. The tour will also include the town of Rabat, famous for its subterranean catacombs and where Bellini’s statue of St Paul depicts the Apostle’s shipwreck on the island. You'll also visit Mosta’s famous church, the vast unsupported dome of which survived a direct hit during World War Two, and the spectacular Dingli Cliffs.
Days 8 and 9
Enjoy a wonderful couple of days at leisure, making the most of the hotel’s facilities or exploring under your own steam.
Day 10
Spend the day relaxing before enjoying a special New Year’s Eve dinner and live entertainment at your hotel in the evening.
Day 11
Enjoy a perfect New Year’s Day of rest, relaxation and celebration in the hotel and its surroundings.
Day 12
Today brings another opportunity to explore Sliema and take a relaxing cruise on the water, with lunch included.
Day 13
Take another chance to visit delightful Gozo today, Malta’s greener, sister isle.
Day 14
The final day of your tour brings another opportunity to head inland to ‘silent city’ Mdina, then on to Mosta and Rabat.
Day 15
Return to the airport to check in for your flight home at the end of a wonderful festive break in Malta.