Malta Itineraries
Day-by-day routes for the common trip lengths: what to see each day, where to sleep, and how the days connect.
Malta 3-Day Itinerary: Valletta, the Grand Harbour and Mdina
Three days, one base, everything within a short bus or ferry ride.
A three-day first visit that keeps you in one base around Valletta or Sliema. Day one covers Valletta on foot, day two crosses the Grand Harbour to the Three Cities and then visits the underground Hal Saflieni Hypogeum and the Tarxien Temples, and day three heads inland to Mdina and Rabat with a sunset at Dingli Cliffs. Distances are short, so you never need a car.
Malta 5-Day Itinerary: Valletta, the Temples and a Day on Gozo
Five days, one base, three islands in view.
Five days from a single base in Valletta or Sliema. You walk Valletta, cross the harbour to the Three Cities and go underground at the Hypogeum, spend a day on the south coast among the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples, the Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk, take the fast ferry to Gozo for Ggantija and the Cittadella, and finish in Mdina before your flight.
Malta 7-Day Itinerary: Valletta, the North Coast, Comino and Gozo
One week, three islands, two hotel changes.
A seven-day loop of the Maltese islands that moves north as the week goes on. Four nights around Valletta cover the capital, the Three Cities and the Hypogeum, the south coast temples and Mdina. Day five moves you to Mellieha for the northern bays, day six crosses to Comino in summer and then on to Gozo, and day seven explores Gozo before the ferry back and the drive to the airport.
10 Days in Malta: Valletta, the Temples, Mdina and Gozo
Harbour city first, quiet island last
A ten-day plan that moves across Malta in one direction so you change base only twice. Five nights in Valletta cover the capital, the Three Cities across the Grand Harbour and day trips to the prehistoric south, including the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, which you must book well ahead. A hire car then takes you to Mdina and Rabat and on to two nights in Mellieha for the north coast and, in the warmer months, Comino. The last two nights are on Gozo, with a ferry back on day ten allowing a generous buffer for an evening flight from MLA. The budget range is a rough per-person estimate in euros for the whole trip, excluding flights and accommodation. Each daily cost is a rough per-person estimate in euros for that day on the same basis.
Malta and Gozo in Two Weeks: A 14-Day Itinerary
Two weeks, three bases, time to swim
Fourteen days across the Maltese islands in three bases: six nights in Valletta for the capital, the Three Cities, Sliema and the prehistoric south, three nights in Mellieha for Mdina, the cliffs and the north coast, and four nights on Gozo for the Cittadella, Ggantija, Dwejra, Ramla Bay and a Comino day in season. Every few days is a deliberately slow one. The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum must be booked well ahead. The budget range is a rough per-person estimate in euros for the whole trip, excluding flights and accommodation. Each daily cost is a rough per-person estimate in euros for that day on the same basis.
Make one of these routes your own
Each route is a starting point. Swap days around your base and the season, and use the travel guides for the transport and budget detail.