Trekking to discover Malta and Gozo

Trekking to discover Malta and Gozo

The Maltese archipelago is the protagonist of this trip, 4 days of trekking combined with some cultural visits will be the key to being able to “read” this destination admiring all the surprising nature and history that contaminated it by meeting Phoenician, Roman and castles remains of knights. You will wander in Mdina (the ancient capital), in the fortified Valleta, and you will also have the opportunity to wander around the small Gozo.

FACILITIES: most of the Maltese trekking itineraries can be classified as easy routes. Malta is an island with undulating terrain but without demanding elevations (about 260 meters the highest point above sea level). The dirt road is mainly rocky, but we will also walk on roads “white” or low-traffic roads and along some passages on a clayey bottom. We will meet some short steep climbs (70/80 meters in altitude) usually no more than a couple per route.
SEASONALITY The best time to go hiking in Malta is from October to April especially for a matter of temperatures, since the Maltese summer can be very hot. With some precautions (good hydration, times and length of the itineraries) it is possible to walk also in May and September. Instead, we tend to advise against hiking between June and August (unless it is a very short walk). Malta is not particularly rainy and in winter temperatures rarely drop below 10 degrees, but the island is very windy. A good windbreaker (preferably waterproof) will therefore be our best travel companion.

Minimum 2 participants

1° day

Arrival in Malta (- / - / -)

Arrival at Malta International Airport and transfer to your hotel. Accommodation at Sunflower 3-star hotel in a standard room or similar with breakfast.

2° day

Malta (B / - / -)

Breakfast and half day excursion. Return to the hotel and rest of the day at leisure.
SHORT TREKKING
10k | 300m + | 3h
Our favorite Short Trekking is what we like to call "Hiking between History and Nature": an excursion during which you will meet Phoenician remains, Punic-Roman structures, palaces and strongholds of the Knights of San Giovanni and fortifications of the First and Second World War. The route winds along the north-east coast in a ring tour that also runs through short portions of the hinterland. Ideally you start walking at 9.00 am (for the pick-up at the hotel, the appointment is at 08:30 am ). For the short trek it is also possible to start the excursion in the early afternoon.

3° day

Malta - Mdina (B / - / -)

Breakfast and full day excursion, a perfect option to spend an entire day is to combine a morning trek with a "discovery" walk in the afternoon.
TREKKING + VISIT
10k | 300m + | 3h
Ideally you start walking at 9:00 am(the pick-up at the hotel is 08:30 am). After the trek you will have time for a free lunch stop. Then, around 02.30 pm you will move to a place of historical / cultural interest to begin the discovery walk and end the activity around 5:00 pm.
Trekking on the North-Eastern coast (St. Paul's Bay Area) and after lunch break a walk in Mdina.

4° day

Malta - Valletta (B / - / -)

Breakfast and full day excursion, a perfect option to spend an entire day is to combine a morning trek with a "discovery" walk in the afternoon.
TREKKING + VISIT
10k | 300m + | 3h
Ideally, you start walking at 09:00 am (the pick-up at the hotel is 08.30 am). After the trek ypu will have time for a free lunch stop. Then, around 02:30 pm you will move to a place of historical / cultural interest to begin the discovery walk and end the activity around 05:00 pm.
Trekking on the North-West coast and after lunch break a walk in Valetta.

5° day

Malta – Gozo (B/-/-)

Breakfast and full day excursion.
TREKKING + VISIT 12k | 450m + | 4.5h
Gozo is only a third of Malta large, but nevertheless it offers magnificent walks. Getting to Gozo from Malta is easy, but you have to keep in mind the transfer times (ferry-boat) which, although contained it affect the timing of the excursion. Also for this reason, speaking of Gozo we prefer to propose the formula "Hike & amp; Visit", in order to make the most of the day. A magnificent Hike & amp; Visit to Gozo consists of a Trekking in the north-western region of the island. You will leave from the village of Nadur, known for its grotesque carnival and for its delicious Gozitan ftiras, you will pass through the famous Ramla Bay, the beach of Calipso, the most beautiful of the archipelago, for the scenic Tal-Mixta cave and for the small and picturesque bay of Dahlet Qorrot with its typical docks carved out of stone to then return to Nadur for a lunch break. You start walking at 09:30 am (by calculating the transfer times with the ferry-boat, the pick-up at the hotel is at 08:00 am). After the lunch break, around 15:00 pm,you will move to the Citadel of Victoria for the discovery walk. You will return to Malta around 05:30pm.

6° day

Malta – Gozo (B/-/-)

Breakfast and check-out in good time transfer to the airport for the return flight.

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