Valletta Harbour Cruise: Explore Magnificent Forts and History of Great Sieges

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Sliema

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Embark on a Valletta Harbour Cruise to explore magnificent forts, battlements, and creeks while learning about the history of the Great Sieges of 1565 and 1942. Discover hidden gems only visible from the sea!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Sliema - The cruise starts and finishes in Sliema ferry, Ferries 4
Ta’ Xbiex - Passing by Ta Xbiex
St. Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral - Passing by St Paul s Anglican Pro Cathedral
Fort St Elmo - Passing by Fort St Elmo at the tip of Valletta
Valletta Waterfront - Passing by Valletta Waterfront and cruise liner terminal
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What's Included

Boat trip around Marsamxett and Grand Harbours
Starts and finishes in Sliema

Additional Information

Embark on a voyage around the Mediterranean’s most expansive natural harbors, Marsamxett and Grand Harbours, along with their multitudinous creeks and corners. Witness a glimpse into history and admire the awe-inspiring forts, defences, and coves located in Valletta and the 3 Cities.
An informative narration in English will uncover the historical ties to…

Location

Luzzu Cruises

Triq Ix - Xatt

We are found exactly at bus stop ferries 4.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Caroline_g

Sep 21, 2025

Lovely scenic tour around... - Lovely scenic tour around the harbours. Very comfortable boat ride. Not too long but you see quite a bit and different angles of known landmarks.

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Alan1749

Sep 5, 2025

Boat Trip - Excellent well planned trip full of very interesting information that gave you an insight to Maltas history. Highly recommend

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Dominique_d

Aug 28, 2025

Beautiful cruise of 1h30! - Beautiful cruise for a first discovery of the place, explanations in English easily understandable.

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Mattkat2013

Aug 7, 2025

Valletta harbour tour - Well organised and very informative tour of the harbour. Would recommend for anyone wanting to hear more about the history and scenery of the harbour area around Valletta

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Warwickwiddler

Jul 14, 2025

Fascinating, informative and picturesque cruise around Valletta - Boarding in Sliema, we had a lovely cruise around Valletta's three harbours, taking in the stunning sights and fascinating history of this beautiful city. There was almost too much to see to mention but highlights are the forts (St Angelo and St Elmo), the dry docks that were bombed so badly during WW2 and of particular interest to me because my Dad's ship (HMS Illustrious) was very badly bombed. Do listen as intently as you can because this stuff is interesting! A short ferry ride from Valletta to Sliema, and they ferries are very regular and reasonably-priced.

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Julianh353

Jul 8, 2025

A city to remember. - Ideal way to see the wonderful city and its various harbours. The tour included a pre recorded commentary of the history along with an insight into the various areas of the port.

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Wayneandmick

Jun 15, 2025

Highly recommended - We highly recommend this lovely cruise. Although it was only 90 minutes, it felt longer as we visited so many bays. The commentary was clear and interesting, and the boat staff friendly and accomodating.

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Jean

May 1, 2025

Informative & moving narration of the Grand Harbour & the bays leading to it - Last year (2024) we bought the use Malta Heritage Pass for Unlimited Use if Hop-on hop-Off Bus Routes (used once from Sliema to Valletta as took far too long, thereafter used the Ferry or Bolt Taxis - both excellent. Included in the Heritage Pass were 20+ Heritage sites which we think we visited nearly everyone. Superb value. Also included was the Harbour Cruise from Sliema. We couldn’t understand a word if the guide, we’re both hard of hearing and she was gabbling away in various languages - a master of . So disappointed that we used Luzzu Cruises this year 2025 when we learned that it was a recorded commentary. What a difference!! So informative and, it has to be said, emotional for me as my father was here in WWII on HMS Illustrious after it was bombed leading a convoy into Malta. It was part repaired by the courageous Maltese engineers & dockyard workers whose lives, families & homes were being bombed with the heroic crew of the Illustrious who lost 129 crew members & 92 wounded. Don’t know how many Maltese lost their lives.

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Edl398

Jun 29, 2025

Good crew and nice tour - Nice trip, on time, the narration was a bit hard to understand, not crowded. The top deck is open, no shade. There was a company called "I see Malta" with red nicer looking boat with a shaded upper deck. From far it looked nice but pretty full. Regardless, we did not used it and I do not know if the ride was any better. Our boat was good.

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