Island Adventure: Explore Comino and Gozo

Experience the ultimate adventure in Gozo and Comino with Hornblower Cruises. Snorkel, swim, and explore the crystal clear waters of the Blue Lagoon. Don’t miss the chance to take a mini bus tour of Gozo for just 5 euros per person!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Paul’s Bay - Departing from St. Paul’s Bay, the cruise explores Malta’s northern coast, showcasing sites like St. Paul’s Islands and the statue of St. Paul, and entering Ahrax Cave. The journey continues through Comino’s north channel, passing the Elephant’s Head, Santa Maria Cave, Santa Maria Bay, St. Nicholas Bay, and the Comino Hotel. After…
What's Included
  • Entering the larger caves
  • Life vest - if needed for swimming aid
  • Slide
  • Deck chairs (first come first serve)
What's Not Included
  • Blue Lagoon Landing Pass - get the landing pass QR codes from www.blcomino.com
  • Towels not provided – please bring your own
  • Food & drinks available onboard at reasonable prices
  • Optional extras (cash only): Speedboat ride to small caves
  • Optional extras (cash only): Minibus transfer
  • Mask & snorkel rental – €5 (+€10 refundable deposit) and Lockers – €2 (+€10 refundable deposit)
Additional Information

Since 1984, Hornblower Cruises, a locally operated family enterprise, has been offering amazing tours for those seeking to discover the northern twin isles in a single day. The tour embarks from Bugibba, taking you first to the island of Comino. Here, you enjoy a 1.5-hour stop to indulge in snorkeling, swimming or capturing photographs of the…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Hannah_d
Nov 9, 2025
I was lucky to book 2... - I was lucky to book 2 spots the night before, and it turned out to be a great experience! They take the boat up close to caves so you can take a good look, and get some good photos. A decent stretch of time spent at the Blue Lagoon for swimming and exploring, though I chose to stay on the boat sun lounger at this point. I had been unclear about the optional bus on Gozo so decided to catch a regular Malta Transport bus into Victoria which takes about half an hour - would recommend opting for the tour bus for €5 each (bring cash) as will save you lots of time. Arrive at port early to bag a sun lounger as these get snapped up quickly. Thoroughly recommend this experience, we had a great time!
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Erikarc2596em
Nov 7, 2025
Great boat tour of Comino and Gozo - We had an excellent time, the weather was still lovely despite being early November, although it is breezy so definitely worth bringing some layers. We added on the bus trip in Gozo which takes you to spend an few hours in Victoria and chose to explore the Citadella which was free to enter, there are some lovely ice cream places nearby to cool down after a long walk. We also added the speedboat tour around Comino which was great for getting closer to the caves and lagoon, although boats can’t go in the blue lagoon from May to November as it is reserved for swimming. Drinks on the boat were very reasonably priced, and I would recommend arriving early to get a seat on the upper deck, plus leaving a towel to reserve your deck chair for the return journey.
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Chuck_r
Nov 6, 2025
Highly Recommended - I truly enjoyed this tour and highly recommended! Great and well organized tour. Blue Lagoon definitely was the highlight. The food they offer for purchase is reasonably priced. The only thing is the travel from Valletta to the meeting point, by bus it’s a little over an hour. You could use Bolt but I opted a cheaper option, bus was only €2.
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Martynas_l
Nov 4, 2025
It was a great... - It was a great experience, I chose this particular one because of the details I found about the tour, extras, itinerary compared to the lack of details at other boat tours, even though it meant I travelled from Valletta to St. Paul's for it. I really appreciated that the captain told us a bit about where we were passing by, also the speed boat cave tour extra was lots of fun. One thing I would advise is that you should choose either speed boat or going snorkelling in blue lagoon by yourself, there's hardly enough time for both, I tried to do both but had a swim for 10-15mins only because I then needed to change in time as I went for a tour in Gozo, Victoria.
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Kate
Nov 4, 2025
Great daytrip - We were lucky and the boat was not full so had good choice of seats. Good instructions and commentary aboard. If you plan to swim at first stop be ready before landing. Optional speedboat tour for 15 euro well worth it. Boatman was enthusiastic sharing info. Optional shuttle on Gozo a must since time is very limited there.
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Russell_w
Nov 3, 2025
Gozo day out - Value for money, much cheaper than booking in Malta on arrival. Great day out on a boat in the sun..
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Ivorm747
Nov 9, 2025
Everything but the weather - Good trip despite weather turning in second half. 7hrs sounds long but plenty to do if you book extras (speedboat trip to caves and bus on Gozo 20euros extra). Equally if wanting to chill, top deck and loungers there but as someone said earlier get there with crew to ensure one of only around 30!! Got bit repetitive with up close cave entrances on boat. Swimming and ship slide another big plus at Camino blue lagoon.
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Virginia
Nov 9, 2025
Good trip to Comino - The first portion of the trip (to Comino) is excellent. But in Gozo you are left on your own to navigate the island. That portion of the trip could be better.
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Erin_r
Nov 5, 2025
Great Trip to Blue Lagoon and Gozo! - Itinerary runs like clockwork - The area at the blue lagoon was gorgeous and quiet with plenty of time to swim. We added on the €5 pp bus tour for gozo island and it was great! Took us right to the centre, leaving us time to explore. Only issue we had was the lack of seats on the top deck - we arrived nearly an hour before sail and still had to share one between 2 of us.
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Cliff
Nov 4, 2025
Gozo and Blue Lagoon ‘Tour’. - No time at Gozo to see much.Sat in traffic on the minibus to get to the town. Just enough time for a quick walk round and a drink.Blue Lagoon at Comino was very busy, tricky to get into the water via rocks, no beach and no different to any other patch of blue water in the Mediterranean. Nothing special just a ‘tourist’ trip. Not worth the money!!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).