Headed to Malta in about a week and trying to decide if I should book one of those full-day guided tours or just do my own thing? I’ll have an airport car rental anyway, so technically I could just drive around and hit the main spots myself?
I wanna know if the tours are actually worth it for the history and context, or do you end up spending most of the time waiting around in groups? Thank you
Guided tour or better to just explore with a rental car?
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We’ve just come back, I hadn’t been to Malta for 30 years, but I wanted to take my daughter and show her all the wonderful places I’d been to when I was her age.
We did 2 full day tours – one of Malta and one of Gozo, and we did 3 days out using public transport (Valletta, St Julian’s & Sliema, and Mellieha village & Ghadira Bay).
The plus point of the tours was that they allowed us to cram a lot in to our visit and the guides were very good and knowledgeable, but in real terms we spent more time on the coach and having lunch than we did at the sights, and the stops were very rushed – too rushed to see anywhere properly. I wouldn’t do the tours again, I’d just go ourselves on the bus or Bolt (which is like Uber). I wouldn’t fancy driving though!
Do not rent yor car from Sicily by Car, just search this thread for the many reasons why
Hop on Hop off bus and public busses.