KM Malta Airlines Malta Tour - 2027 Period
Highlights:
• 4 Nights 5 Days • With KM Malta Airlines • Free First Day 3 Cities TourIstanbul – Malta – 3 Cities
We begin our tour by meeting our guide at 08:00 in the morning at Istanbul New Airport International Terminal. After our ticketing and baggage procedures, we take our scheduled flight KM785 of KM Malta Airlines at 10:35 and fly from Istanbul to Malta. Upon our arrival in Malta at 12:15 local time, we will take our panoramic tour of 3 cities. Sit back and discover with us the cities of Vittoriosa, Cospicua and Senglea, also known as Cottonera, built and fortified by the Knights of Malta. After our bus tour in Cospicua, we will walk through the narrow streets of the mystical and mysterious city of Vittorosa, seeing its historic churches and palaces. Finally, Senglea, with its magnificent harbor view and a watchtower located in the center of the Grand Harbor, awaits us. Transfer to our hotel at the end of our tour. Accommodation at our hotel.
Malta (Dingli Cliffs & Rabat & Mdina & Mosta)
After the breakfast we will have at our hotel, the entire day is free. Guests who wish may join our extra tour of Dingli Cliifs & Rabat & Mdina & Mosta (60 Euro) organized by our guide. Our first stop is Dingli Cliffs. Located at an altitude of approximately 253 meters above sea level, Dingli Cliffs represent the highest point of the Maltese islands and truly offer a magnificent view with breathtaking scenery. After departing from here, we will head to Rabat, with its historic narrow streets surrounding Mdina, colonized in 700 BC. After seeing Rabat, we will then visit Mdina, the old capital of Malta, a natural set where many scenes of the famous series Game of Thrones were filmed. While walking through the narrow streets of this medieval city, known as the Silent City, we will see the magnificent Saint Paul Cathedral, the Falson Mansion built by the Falson family, one of Malta's noble families dating back to the 13th century, the Carmelite Monastery built in Baroque style in the 17th century, Vilhena Palace, and Mdina's old houses. Our next stop after the free time we will have here is Mosta. On this tour, we visit the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, which has the third largest dome in Europe. Its dome has an outer diameter of 56.2 meters, and the interior paintings of this enormous basilica were made especially by the painter Giuseppe Cali. We will see a replica of the 200 kg bomb that was dropped by German Nazi aircraft during World War II in 1942, pierced the dome, and lodged into the church floor without exploding, and we will receive information about the church's interior and exterior architecture. After the tour, we return to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Gozo Island, Malta
After breakfast at our hotel, we have free time for the rest of the day. Guests who wish may join our Gozo Island Tour, which our guide will organize as an extra (80 Euro). We head toward Cirkewwa port to cross to Gozo Island, and then take the ferry from the port to Gozo. Compared with Malta, Gozo Island is lush and green, a place where life seems to have stood still. First, we visit Xlendi. Here we take a morning walk among the cliffs. Later, we visit T'pino Church, which was once a small chapel in ancient times but is now a very large vow church. Gozo Island is an area where famous films such as Gladiator, Game of Thrones, and Troy were shot. Then we will see the Dweyra area, one of the natural film studios where the Game of Thrones series was filmed. We go to Victoria Rabat for free time. At the end of our tour, we cross to Malta and return to our hotels. Overnight at our hotel.
Malta | Sliema & Turkish Martyrs' Monument & Valletta
After breakfast at our hotel, we will have free time. Guests who wish may join the Sliema, Turkish Cemetery, and capital Valletta tour, organized as an extra by our guide. (45 €) By walking along the promenade in Sliema, also known as the face of new Malta, you can visit shopping stores. With its lively atmosphere, Sliema also has many restaurants and cafes. After our Sliema tour, we continue with the Turkish Cemetery. Built in the 19th century in Malta, the Turkish Cemetery stands out with its magnificent architecture among the cemeteries that Turkey has outside the Anatolian lands. We will carry out our Valletta city tour. Valetta was chosen as the 2018 European Capital of Culture by the Council of Ministers of the European Union. During our tour, we will have the opportunity to see the magnificently walled city of Valetta from the outside. After the bus tour, we will discover the city by strolling through the lively streets of Valletta, the capital, on a tour accompanied by our guide. Our first stop will be the Barracca Gardens, built on the upper section of the defense walls surrounding this magnificent city. These gardens, made by the Knights of St. John, also have a magnificent view of the Grand Harbour and the 3 old walled cities. After the break we will give in Valletta, we return to our hotel.
Malta - Istanbul (Popeye’s Village & Marsaxlokk)
After breakfast at our hotel, we will have free time. Guests who wish may join the Popeye Village and fishing town Marsaxlokk Tour, organized additionally by our guide. (60 €) We arrive at Popeye Village, where the film Popeye was shot in 1980. Here we tour the village and watch the shows of Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto. After Popeye Village, we will continue our tour by visiting the fishing village called “Marsaxlokk.” You should not miss the view featuring the small charming fishing boats called Luzzo, which have Malta’s distinctive colors and design. At the same time, in this charming fishing village where an open market is set up, our guests who wish may taste fresh fish and seafood during their free time. Transfer to the airport after the tour. Following ticketing and baggage procedures, depart for Istanbul at 17:10 with KM Malta Airlines scheduled flight KM784. Arrival in Istanbul at 21:45 local time and the end of our tour.
What's Included
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ACCOMMODATION AND FLIGHT NOTES
Hotel check-in times are between 15:00 – 17:00 / check-out times are between 10:00 – 12:00.
Departure and arrival times are local times.
Flights marked with * arrive at the destination on the calendar day following the departure date.
Please ask for domestic connection details and price differences.
Prices are not valid for groups; please ask for our special prices.
o IST MLA 11:35 – 12:15 - KM785
MLA IST 17:10 –21:45 – KM784
IMPORTANT NOTES
Our tour program is arranged with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. Cancellations due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
In cases where only category information is provided without specifying a name in the tour program and/or where there are alternatives for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be notified by your agency 48 hours before the trip departure.
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km. In such a case, your agency will inform you 15 days before the tour departure date.
Triple rooms are provided subject to hotel availability, and the bed assigned to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable and coach-bed type beds, tour participants are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped conditions in the room and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid only for one child staying with 2 adults, in the relevant age group.
Breakfasts included in the tour program are served at the hotel in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country you are in and are generally offered as a limited menu, commonly referred to as continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours arranged for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically with commentary from the vehicle, excluding museum and site entrance fees. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place on the day and time coinciding with the tour because local authorities do not permit visits or entry, or due to closed roads caused by any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, Lidya Tour is not responsible for the inability to carry out the said tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot, as far as possible, at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
Extra tours are organized by the local agency from which we receive service, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the trips cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle used for the extra trips may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums and sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
Extra tours are optional at the participant’s request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join the extra tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest stop along the route. These passengers are dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and are picked up from the point where they were left after the tour is completed.
If only category information is provided and/or alternative information exists for the same destination, you can learn the hotel(s) where you will stay 48 hours before the trip departure.
In our promotional and early booking campaign tours, no cancellations or changes can be made by the guest.
Lidya Tour is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. On scheduled and special flights, there may be a risk of delay or the times may change before the current trip and flight. Lidya Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport taxes and airport service fees.
VISA
There is a visa requirement for citizens of the Republic of Turkey. For a visa application, you must apply through our agency with a passport valid for at least 6 months from the end date of travel and the documents specified in the “Required Documents for Visa” list.
Our guests traveling with a Turkish green passport, if their passport was issued more than 10 years ago, must renew their passports. Otherwise, they may not be accepted into the destination country and/or may not be flown by the airline. In such a case, responsibility lies with the passenger.
There is no visa requirement for green passport holders; a passport valid for at least 6 months from the end date of travel is sufficient.
Having obtained a visa does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed; the passport police have the authority to deny you entry. Lidya Tour is not responsible for this situation; responsibility lies with the passenger.
To avoid any problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged passports; such passports must be renewed, and if the country applies a visa requirement to Turkish citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility lies with the passenger.
Since our guests under the age of 18 may be asked by the police officer on duty at country entry/exit for a document showing the mutual consent of the parents when traveling alone or with only one of their mother or father; we recommend that our guests under 18 and their parents be sensitive about this matter.