MALTA VLOG 🇲🇹 Travel Guide, Things To Do, Tips. Valletta, Mdina, Blue Lagoon, Gozo, Comino, 3 Cities

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Hi guys welcome to aclaireytale!! Welcome to a new travel guide & top tips video in MALTA!!!!!
We have just come home from an amazing holiday in Malta! It was a mixture of relaxing and exploring, I hope you enjoy the vlog!
We start off the vlog straight away in Malta! I am talking from the top of our hotel in Sliema, Malta! I take it back to Travel Day!!! We fly with Ryanair from Liverpool Airport to Malta Airport. I include all the costs in the vlog.
We pre-booked a private transfer from the airport to the hotel via Ryanair. The transfer takes us to our Hotel, the AX Victoria. Stay tuned til the end for a full hotel tour of the AX Victoria and The Palace. Our first day, we stay around Sliema and I didn't vlog but then the next day we had a day out in Mdina! We headed to Sliema waterfront to the bus station to get the 202 bus from Sliema to Rabat. We booked a walking tour of Mdina through Guru Walking Tours. Highly recommend, we had such a good time and learned so much about the history, culture and people of Malta. We went to Rabat and the old capital city, the silent city, Mdina. She finished the tour sharing some food recommendations and I share these with you. We try the Malta Street Food Pastizzi which is delicious. We also tried the herb drink, Kinnie! We leave Mdina. The next day we relax at hotel then head into Sliema for dinner at a traditional Maltese restaurant. Simon tried their famous rabbit and I had Maltese pasta. We also had their famous bread and dip - Ftira and Bigilla.
Then we head to Valletta, the capital city of Malta! We spot the famous Maltese vans on the way to the Sliema Valletta ferry. We get the ferry across to Valletta. We have another Guru Walking Tour around Valletta going to all the famous places. We go to Triton fountain, the saluting battery, parliament buildings. We head to Valletta waterfront and cruise terminal to see the Hard Rock. Then we head back up in the lift in time for the 4pm canon fire in Valletta. We are shown why they used to do this and still do the firing at 12pm and 4pm.
The next day we head back to Valletta to go inside St John's Co-Cathedral. It truly was one of the best cathedrals I've ever seen. Inside the cathedral there are 2 Caravaggio paintings including the only one he ever signed. We then got the ferry over to 3 cities (Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua) we explore the three cities, ate in Vittoriosa and then we went to one of the Malta Sightseeing stands to book a Gozo and Comino Excursion for the next day!
On our final full day, we did the Best of Gozo and Comino tour. We booked with iseemalta and the excursion includes to boat trip to the two islands and private transfers when on Gozo. The boat took us over to the island of Gozo first where we went to Ta' Pinu basilica. We then stopped at the capital of Victoria and the old capital of Citadel. Next we went to Blue Lagoon on Comino! The bluest waters ever! We give you a tour and show you some fish and jellyfish! I give you my top tips of Blue Lagoon. That night we ate at Fortizza in Sliema, delicious.
Finally I give you a tour of the hotel AX Victoria, show you the amazing breakfast buffet the swimming pool and all the hotel's facilities.
Do hit the like button if you enjoyed the video, thank you all for watching!!
00:00 Intro
0:48 Travel Day to Malta
2:22 Arriving at Hotel AX Victoria
2:36 Hotel room tour
5:27 Day in Mdina
11:09 Malta food and drink recommendations
13:58 Trying Pastizzi and Kinnie
16:54 Malta Restaurant
19:56 Day in Valletta
24:22 Walking tour of Valletta
22:24 Exploring Oxford
28:09 Valletta Waterfront
29:42 Saluting Battery at Valletta
33:01 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta
37:33 Boat to 3 Cities
39:28 Exploring Three Cities
41:34 Gozo and Comino Excursion
44:15 Boat to Gozo Island
45:37 Ta' Pinu Basilica, Gozo
47:38 Victoria, Gozo
48:04 Citadel, Gozo
50:08 Boat to Blue Lagoon, Comino
52:05 Blue Lagoon, Malta
55:21 Dining in Sliema
57:26 AX Victoria and AX The Palace Hotel Tours
58:15 AX Victoria breakfast buffet
1:05:06 Outro
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[@philipmcmahon6609]

We are staying in Valletta week for 5 days. Your vlog has been really interesting especially the advice on the Gozo boat excursion! Its actually 1 of the most helpful youtube vlogs ive watched.

[@aclaireytale]

Oh I'm so glad it has been helpful to you! That means a lot! I hope you have the best time in Malta! I'm sure you will!!

[@cindyandkurt]

Glad we bought snacks😅 This was epic!! Long and Lovley!!! So happy to see the vlogs return! Take care and have a wonderful rest of your week!!!!!!

[@aclaireytale]

Awww thank you for watching glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@peterraftopoulos1565]

Thank you so much for your vlog! Excellent and informative explanation of what to see and do in Malta. Love your style!

[@aclaireytale]

Aww I’m so glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for watching!!

[@Pinerocks]

I just came back from Malta, it was lovely to watch you video. I had two nights in Valletta and three in Mellieha. The weather was perfect - unlike cold and grey UK!! 😍

[@aclaireytale]

Aw so glad you enjoyed Malta! It's a beautiful country! Thank you for watching and welcome back to grey UK haha

[@margaretalletson84]

Enjoyed the vlog,so many great memories of out trip there about 35 years ago.Was definitely a lot quieter then,not as many visitors.I remember the old buses. people used to say cars aren’t driven on the left or right but in the shade..

[@aclaireytale]

Ah so glad it brought back some great me memories! Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@jessebartolo1008]

😅 Yes, the is a saying that the Maltese drive 'in the shade'. I'm Maltese=Australian, I need to visit Malta again, haven't been for a while! I'm glad you enjoyed Malta.

[@bluepeter128]

I'm traveling from the US, to do this trip and this video. has been really helpful for me in making decisions as to where to stay etc. Thanks!

[@aclaireytale]

Oh I'm so glad it has been helpful! That means a lot! Hope you have the best time!

[@barbarawilcock2219]

Thanks for your very enjoyable and informative vlog.......learned so much. Coming to Malta for the first time in May, so you have really whetted my appetite.

[@aclaireytale]

oh that's amazing to hear! Hope you have the best time in Malta!! Thank you for watching!

[@daleniehaus4309]

Great video! Spending a week in Rabat at our tour guides Airbnb in October 2024. Can't wait. We've been there 2x on cruise ship stops, so a whole week will be magical!

[@aclaireytale]

Oh amazing! Hope you will love it! I loved Malta so much!

[@kazhastell1099]

So glad you had a great time I’m hoping to go back next year ❤x

[@aclaireytale]

Loved it!!! Such a great place, hope you get to go back!

[@alancampbell9568]

I apologise but the rugby and cricket world cups have taken my attention away from KZbin but I’m catching up now. It’s amazing that Malta was under siege from the Axis Forces of Italy & Germany for two and a half years during the Second World War. Such a proud nation. This was a fascinating hour watch. Such a lovely place full of history. Especially the church with the Caravaggio paintings. I loved Simon (sorry squirrel - ha,ha) adding interesting tour guide information throughout the video. The canon firing was amazing and I jumped with you. The Blue Lagoon equally so, especially squirrel’s (ha,ha) Go-Pro footage. Your also experimented a little with the local food on this trip and you certainly got your steps in to burn of all that cheese. Your hotel looked lovely and with a pool with a view. I can see why my middle brother loved the place so much when he honeymooned there 40 years ago. A very enjoyable.

[@aclaireytale]

I'm so glad you enjoyed coming to Malta with us! It really was a fascinating place, we loved it! Thank you for watching!

[@marjielalonde3875]

I`m glad that you and Sqwil (😃) had such a lovely trip, you saw so much in a short time. That cathedral was stunning; it always blows my mind how talented these artists were. The hotel was lovely, and even though you did so much it seemed as if you could just chill and relax too, which is great.

[@aclaireytale]

Hahaha the name cracks me up! Aww thank you so much for watching, hope you enjoyed coming along!

[@nicolepeters6660]

Really enjoyed your vlog, so entertaining and informative. Looking forward to returning in October after three years ❤

[@aclaireytale]

Aw I'm so glad you enjoyed the vlog, thank you so much for watching and hope you enjoy your trip in October!

[@Andy_001_]

Thanks to you and Sqwil for another great video...😜

[@aclaireytale]

Hahahah thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jennh7040]

Loved seeing Malta! I am not sure I will ever make it there so I loved seeing it through Sqwill and your eyes. Thanks for telling us about the walking tours. In all cities you have used them they seem incredibly knowledgeable and really help you get to know the town. I am glad you had such a nice relaxing trip to Malta. Thank Sqwill for sharing about your trip and the foods he is willing to try. Rabbit - not sure I could do it. Side note - you will have to give us a tour of your Starbucks mugs since you have updated them over the years. Were you able to get a hard rock pin?

[@aclaireytale]

Aw thank you. Yes that's the thing I love most about them - you really get to know the place and I just love hearing all the history, culture and all the food recommendations. We have one booked for our next trip too! No I couldn't either haha poor rabbit. I should definitely do that with the mugs! Unfortunately there were no Malta pins!! such a shame but my brother is visiting in March so I'm hoping he can pick me up one!!

[@lizdyson3627]

The entrance way with the horse and carriage reminds me of Arundel without the snow and Ice.

[@aclaireytale]

Haha so true! Thanks for watching!

[@ErasmoAlbuquerque_]

Cant wait to visit

[@aclaireytale]

Hope you have a great time and that my vlog has helped you plan!

[@ESCSteph]

I went to Malta in September and absolutely loved it! I really enjoyed your video because it brought me back to being there. I can't wait to go back next year. I didn't get to Gozo this time so I definitely will next time. Such a shame you didn't get your Hard Rock pin; btw I'm also a Hard Rock collector but I collect shirts - it's nice to come across another collector of Hard Rock merch. Oh, Sliema is pronounced more like Slee-eh-ma rather than Slee-ma.

[@aclaireytale]

Ah thank you for correcting! I'm so so glad you enjoyed the video and brought back some happy memories! I'm hoping my brother will pick me up a Malta pin as he's going next year too! Have a fab time next year!

[@tg5275]

You have inspired me to make plans to visit Malta

[@aclaireytale]

Aww I’m so glad! I hope you get to go!!!

[@michellewinfrey7653]

We stayed at this hotel in June 2018.we were in a room at the front with a balcony.malta is lovely and there used to be a cinnabon down the sea front.i dont recall a starbucks thou.really makes me want to return.

[@aclaireytale]

Oh no way!! Isn’t it a great hotel?! Thank you for watching hope it brought back some memories!!

[@ubarajgurung7196]

wow beautiful country.

[@aclaireytale]

Gorgeous isn't it! Thank you for watching!

[@daveh1180]

Malta definitely looked like a wonderful destination for some R&R. One of the great perks of living in Europe is the multitude of amazing "relatively close" destinations to go visit...very envious! Thanks again for sharing your trip with us Claire and Sqwil. hehehe PS. Claire, did you end up finding your Hard Rock Malta pin at the airport on your way home? I hope you did.

[@aclaireytale]

Aww it truly was!! Haha thank you so much for watching, that part cracked me up 😂 no unfortunately no pin deliveries but luckily my bro is heading there in March and said he’d pick me up a pin!

[@kathycrandell1446]

Loved this video!! Probably won’t ever get to Malta but I feel like I have! I have to ask… did you get your Hard Rock pin? 😁

[@aclaireytale]

Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed coming along with me! Noooo I was so gutted! They hadn’t had a delivery to either Hard Rock! Luckily my bro is going to Malta in March so said he’d pick me up a pin!

[@steves7973]

Thanks for sharing

[@aclaireytale]

Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed it!!

[@mariecarterflynn3584]

Cracking video, I've been twice as a child but going with my husband at end of Jan, so not expecting great weather x Just want to know what camera set up you used for videoing? Thank you x

[@aclaireytale]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the vlog!! In this vlog I used the Sony ZV-E10. Thank you for watching!

[@carlgrech7960]

You need another week or two back to Malta , You did,nt see such more places in your short visit .Malta is very small but it;s full of history and you missed a lot such as Mosta Dome, Blue Grotto ,Popeye Village, Mellieha, and many more interesting places.

[@aclaireytale]

Aww we definitely will come back, we had a wonderful stay!

[@Daniel-ed4wv]

Thanks for the video. How much was the % of payments card vs cash at the local vendors?

[@aclaireytale]

I'm not sure, sorry!

[@joselito9934]

Your so beautiful..hello beautiful vloger I'm watching your vlog here in the philipines..

[@aclaireytale]

Thank you so much and thank you for watching!!