Malta Prehistoric Temples Tour
Mellieha, Malta
- 4 to 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Visit Malta’s spectacular prehistoric sites on a half-day tour to Ghar Dalam Cave and Museum, Hagar Qim Temples, and Mnajdra Temples, sites included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site dedicated to the Megalithic Temples of Malta. This half-day prehistoric Malta tour includes pickup and drop-off at hotels in select towns, as well as entrance fees at each of the three sites
- Half-day prehistoric Malta tour
- Visit the caves where scientists study Malta's earliest inhabitants
- Tour the UNESCO-listed Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples
- Entrance fees included
- Pickup and drop-off at select hotels
What's Included
- Local taxes
- Live commentary on board
- Pickup and drop-off at hotel or nearest point.
- Ticket to Ghar Dalam, Hagar Qim & Mnajdra
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Departure Point: Pick up is available from the following areas at the following time: Cirkewwa at 0830 hrs Mellieha at 0840 hrs Xemxija at 0850 hrs Golden Bay at 0850 hrs St. Paul's Bay at 0900 hrs Bugibba at 0905 hrs Qawra at 0910 hrs St. Julian's at 0910 hrs Sliema at 0855 hrs Valletta at 0840 hrs Attard at 0830 hrs Dates: Tour is available every Saturday. Return point: Returns to original departure point
Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
Meet a driver at your hotel, then travel to the first stop of the day, Ghar Dalam Cave and Museum, where archeologists have discovered traces of human activity that date back 7,400 years, animal bones that are the earliest evidence of humans that’s been found on the island.
Find out what scientists have learned about prehistoric times on Malta by excavating layer after layer of the cave, and visit the nearby garden, which is planted with indigenous species and trees.
Following your time at Ghar Dalam Cave, continue to Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples, set high on a hill on the southern edge of Malta. Hagar Qim is a megalithic temple complex, and along with Malta’s other megalithic structures, is among the oldest religious sites on earth.
Just a short distance away, Mnajdra Temples offer more ancient architecture, including a fascinating limestone temple that aligns with the equinoxes and solstices. Following your time at Mnajdra Temples, begin the return trip to your original departure point, where this tour concludes.
Find out what scientists have learned about prehistoric times on Malta by excavating layer after layer of the cave, and visit the nearby garden, which is planted with indigenous species and trees.
Following your time at Ghar Dalam Cave, continue to Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples, set high on a hill on the southern edge of Malta. Hagar Qim is a megalithic temple complex, and along with Malta’s other megalithic structures, is among the oldest religious sites on earth.
Just a short distance away, Mnajdra Temples offer more ancient architecture, including a fascinating limestone temple that aligns with the equinoxes and solstices. Following your time at Mnajdra Temples, begin the return trip to your original departure point, where this tour concludes.
1
Ghar Dalam
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Hagar Qim & Mnajdra Archaeological Park
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Mnajdra Temples
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Mark was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. An excellent experience, the bus was comfortable, the tour was fantastic.
One comment, if you have mobility issues this tour is not for you. We had two adorable ladies who had mobility issues who could not fully participate.
One complaint no contact from operator other than email that we dont have access to abroad being older clients. pick up timer moved from 8.30 to 8.45.
While Mark was a good Guide. They dont tell you you spend an hour going round picking people up for what should be a twenty minute Coach trip to sites. Then waiting for others from another bus to join trip. Ridiculous.
Information trip…… would have like to know about the walk between the 2 sites before booking. It was fine for us but we had a 78 year old that couldn’t manage the walk down or back in the mid day sun.
Truthfully, the guides were nice people, but there was much more to learn than we learned. If you have a car, go and buy tix and get the audio yourselves. Our guide mentioned nothing of the Africa connection, or the stories of giants! Also, I think the pick up was something they worked hard at, but it could be made more clear in the future. With limited time, I don’t regret to, but maybe adding morning and a quick stop at the Blue Grotto would improve this tour.
Very knowledgeable guide, I would have liked to hear more scientific history of the dig as I enjoy archeology. I would have like more time to look around the museum and gift shop as I tend to pick up books around these subjects. Otherwise there was plenty of time for the cave and the two other sites.
Guide was knowledgeable and gave us time to wander around the temples. It was not too rushed. Option to get off in Valletta after the tour.
Well organised, but... guide a bit like a boring professor.... talking, talking, talking. Still recommend it.
They text on the app the bus would be half an hour late then just didn’t show up. No message. There is no phone number. Scammers. DON’T BOOK.
The sites are interesting but the guiding could have been better had he woven more of a cohesive story.
Good guide, good information. Nice group. On time. Pick up at hotel and possibility of switching buses was appreciated
Well spoken guide. Mario provided insight to the history of Malta and our three points of interest. If your sketch, the temple sites are excellent subjects
Perfect for anyone who loves history. Our guide, Mario, is so knowledgable. The sites are truly amazing.
Interesting history but too many people on the tour so it was difficult to get a decent view of the sites.
Pick up on time from my hotel. Fascinating visit to historic temples and sites of huge interest to me. Really informative guide who really loved her topic.
The bus we used was very comfortable and they even offered water for purchase which was nice. The guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was extremely organized. We saw everything in a reasonable amount of time . I would definitely recommend this tour .
Wonderful way to fit in a bit of history of Malta into our trip. Very informative guide, and not too long of an excursion. Easy to find pick up location.
Very informative and there were separate guides and commentaries for both languages on the tour. Miriam was very good. The temples were excellent, the cave average.
The sites were good. But went from 2 buses to one. The german/ English guide said " you know" so many times over and over that I tuned out. It was a bit better at the temples but instead of trying to draw pictures in the dirt he could have brought pictures
Nice 1/2 day tour to see 3 ancient sights. There was a little confusion about moving around buses, but all got figured out.
Mario, our guide, was fantastic, he was a former history teacher and really knew the topic.
Great locations, comfortable bus. The guide, Mario, was friendly and informative. It seemed like we spent about the right amount of time at each location—long enough to see the sights, use the toilet, and make a quick visit to the gift shop.
Great experience, knowledgeable guide. If you like history and astronomy then this is a tour you should take.
Fantastic must see pre-historic sites. Ghar Dalam cave very interesting. Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples were hugely impressive. Guide very informative.
Very interesting experience. Despite the description stating that the only commentary will be on the bus, our guide did give some background and history of the cave and the temples at the relevant location.
Too little time was allowed at each stop. Even an extra 10 minutes at each would have been nice as we felt rushed. Plus, with no toilet on the bus one had to trade off seeing the site for a pit stop, particularly as this was a 4-hour morning tour.
Depending on where you're picked up you can spend more time on the bus than at the sites.
Temples were amazing (my 2nd visit).
Organisation left a lot to be desired. Hotel staff and reps had no knowledge of trip. Coach and driver sat outside hotel for nearly half hour, (1 of 5 buses), no indication on coach or by driver of tour/whom picking up. Eventually made self known and rudely accused me of being late. Bad temper driving round on the collections. No sign of guide until last pickup point. Once tour started was very good, however, not enough allocated time to be able to include the gift shop/museum visit afterwards. Rude driver perked up when I handed him a monetary tip at the end of the trip. Like to leave them smiling.
Our guide, Mark, is a very knowledgeable young man. He brought us to 3 amazing ancient sites, explained their significance and then let us explore in our own. Well organized and delivered. Highly recommend this half day tour. PS Thank you to Mark and the bus driver who was able to maneuver the windy streets of Malta.
First, Ghar Dalam (Cave of Darkness) with animal bones from 10,0000 years ago both mounted in display cases and still in the ground, and with evidence , at a later level, of the earliest human settlers from c. 5,000BC. Fascinating backgound theory as to the huge changes in the level of the Mediterranean Sea and its resulting coastline caused by climate change from before and during the last ice age. Then, the 5,500 year old monolithic temples of Hagar Qim (Monolithic Devotion) and Manajdra (Calendar) just two of the many on the islands predating the Pyramids of Giza and Stonehenge. Mark was an excellent and knowledgeable guide pacing the tour well and providing just the right amount of informatrion and insight (with more on offer if required). Pickup and drop off were from and to various hotels around the island (including ours in Qawra to the north), but we found it convenient to be dropped off at Valletta on our way back from the morning's tour to spend the afternoon in the old town (with its small National Archaeological Museum on Republic Street) as well as its many other attractions and interests (including the opportunity to take in some much more recent history in the Lascaris War Rooms).
It was a shame that we could not have the head phone commentary .
The guide was ok but not great to listen to ,quite hard work .
We were picked up early from the hotel as scheduled then drove over to Silemia to wait for 30 min only to transfer to a larger bus. No communication of what was happening during this time. On the way back we were dropped off at our hotels in order by the larger bus. -- half day tour but the actual visits to the sites only about 2 hours, rest of the time was spent on/waiting on the bus. Recommend pick up by actual bus and more information provided about the history of the island, sites etc., during travel.
Mario and Marc were excellent tour guides. They provided exceptional information and were very friendly and helpful.
Terrible communication. They did not turn up at the arranged pick up point. No reply to email when asked where they were.
Still trying to get money back from PayPal as they refused refund with no explanation given
I will never use them again.
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