Traveler Reviews

• David_m 14-Aug-2023

  En general el servicio fue muy bueno y Lo mejor fue la gruta azul (maravilla natural en la isla) Solo como comentario, el Mercado de Marsaxlokk es como cualquier otro y desafortunadamente venden muchas cosas chinas.

• Wreeves70 14-Aug-2023

  The trip was rushed. The coach arrived 30 minutes late, which in turn had a knock on effect with the timings of the trip. We had less time to do the boat trip of the Blue Grotto. The boat trip is extremely popular, and had it been busier, the coach running g late would have meant we wouldn't have had time to do this part of the tour. As it was,it's a quick 20-minute trip riding past some caves, and although scenic, it's no more than going past the caves for 10 euros. Once back on the coach the driver did no head count and drove off for Marsaxlokk and the Sunday Market......the big surprise was there was no market🙈,again, although a lovely port town....but not enough time to explore as again the bus was due to leave . The trip was average at best and too rushed for my liking.

• Thomas_ldd 09-Aug-2023

  C’était une superbe visite au marché de Marsaxlokk un dimanche matin. Pensez à vous y rendre tôt, vers 8h du matin par exemple pour tenter de vous garer et d’accéder au marché sans trop de monde car vers 10h c’est full… À faire pour un séjour sur Malte !

• Chint100 29-Jun-2023

  Loved the colourful fishing town. We went on a boat trip around the island to St Peter‘s pool. The trip just over 1 hour and we enjoyed it very much. The price was €10 per person which we felt was fine. There a quite a few market stalls around the harbour and man different eateries offering a good choice of food.

• Singhasam 24-May-2023

  BE careful what you ask for on holiday. You may get it. We booked the hop-on-hop-off South sightseeing bus on a Sunday specifically to go shopping at Maxsaxlokk market which only operates on a Sunday. As things turned out it was the worst of four stops we made during the day. So much praise had been heaped on the market about its variety and the unusual crafts on offer that we had set aside two hours to explore it. We left after less than one. What many reviews don't tell you is that the crowds flocking to the market make it almost impossible to enjoy, to shop or get anything out of the event other sore toes from your feet being trodden on. The market itself along the harbourside stretches for hundreds of metres and does include a few genuine buys of interest including local honey, carob, a few high quality lace outlets, biscuits, tiles and even one olive wood carver displaying his wares. Balanced against this is the inescapable fact that this is predominantly a locals market selling things locals want to buy such as pots and pans, fruit, veg, fish and the like. On top of that the winding gap through hundreds of stall is barely wide enough for two people to stand shoulder to shoulder so progress is grindingly slow. Yes, you can go much faster by sneaking round the back and walking down the road, but then you can't see the stalls. We stuck it out for forty minutes, slogging our way forward past stalls for shoes, clothes, olive oil, bread and meat, our progress occasionally brightened by glimpses of multi-coloured boat hulls bobbing in the harbour. Eventually, after buying just one small piece of lace as a gift, we gave up and squeezed out into the road, grabbed a cold drink and managed to catch the next hop-on sightseeing bus first to a fascinating prehistoric cave and museum at Ghar Dalam and then on to the Blue Grotto itself. If Marsaxlokk Market had been a grind then the Blue Grotto was sheer exhilaration. Malta's weather hadn't been great and, while it was sunny, there was quite a swell running in the little harbour as we queued for tickets on a small boat out to a number of sea caves including the Blue Grotto. Just clambering into the boat got pulses racing since the rise and fall of the sea made stepping off the harbour wall and into the boat a bit of a lottery. My turn came but as I stepped down so did the boat and my feet met nothing, the boatman grabbing me as his craft rose back to meet my feet. Then he made sure everyone was evenly distributed on board and that everyone had put on a lifejacket. We soon found out why that was needed. There were a few gently shrieks of surprise as the boat chugged out through the harbour and got splashed by waves. Then we met the open sea which was a lot rougher, our boat swooping up and down as the boatman skilfully guided us along quite close to a rocky shore. The sea caves and the Blue Grotto itself were amazing with gin-clear water down to a white sandy bottom which varied in depth from 15ft-35ft. We actually went into the hollowed out cliff, into the caves and into an appreciation of the power of the sea which surged into the openings and sucked and swirled against the rocks. The journey back to harbour was an education in seamanship since our boatmen took us out to sea and then cut round to return with the wind at our back, our craft rearing and dropping as the swell toyed with us. All this adrenalin cost us just 10 Euros and was worth every cent because we will remember that boat ride long after we've forgotten Marsaxlokk Market. To sum up, by all means visit the market but it is not worth more than a single hour. The time we saved by cutting short our visit let us visit the cave and museum, still go to the wonderful Blue Grotto and be able to round our day off by visiting the temples at Haqar Qim and Mnajdra in time to catch the last bus home.

• Bryanrmorgan 22-May-2023

  Excellent guide, pickups went well.unfortunately couldn’t do the blue grotto boat ride due to windy conditions, but had good view from cliffs. Could have done with extra time at market but overall good trip.

• Wseyers 24-Oct-2022

  Great half day tour with a wonderful tour guide (Josephine). The market at Marsaxlokk was everything we expected - loud, crowded, colourful and fantastic. We enjoyed the blue grotto but we like the one on Gozo Island better. Transfer to and from meeting points were very good. Josephine was excellent - her English was very good, she was very knowledgeable and we found the information she provided to be interesting. Highly recommended tour.

• Pauline W 20-Oct-2022

  Bought our trip off graham outside the Santana hotel bugibba it was a gorgeous day to go we got picked up outside our hotel and went to the blue grotto cost €8 each to go by a small boat round the caves etc the water was amazing loved every moment!!! Then we were off to marsaxlokk to the market. We did not have enough time here at all the bus drops you off about 10 minutes walk away we only had something like an hour or so. Definitely not enough time to have a nice stroll through the market and go get cup tea in the beautiful harbour area if we go back I will use public transport €2 to the market and have a day there. You can also get the bus to the blue grotto I would recommend doing that there are cafes at the blue grotto plus there is a golf buggy that will take you up and down the hill to the boats only a couple of euro there is lots of help at hand to get you in and out of the boats I was slightly concerned after reading a review that it was tricky it’s so worth doing but definitely go yourself and use the buses they are so regular and reliable

• Marc_l 22-Mar-2022

  "The sea was angry that day, my friends", so no boat rides at the Blue Grotto, but it was a very pleasant tour. Our guide, whose name I've alas forgotten (a lady from the Netherlands that speaks Dutch, German, English and French) was excellent: just the right quantity of information delivered in a very professional and delightful way!

• Levy_c 28-Feb-2022

  Fue una de las peores excursiones que he estado. Empezando por la guía q hablaba con monosílabos hasta lo q es en sí la excursión insulsa y poco interesante. Lo mejor, la visita a la gruta q no se hizo por mal tiempo. Lo comprendo pero increíblemente no hay alternativa . No se hace nada y se vuelve antes de la hora En el impreso dicen cinco horas y la realidad es que son dos horas de excursión y dos de traslado. La otra hora se la comieron Nos recogieron a las 9 y hasta las 10 estuvimos recogiendo y sobre todo esperando en un parking a otro bus para hacer cambio de pasajeros. A la vuelta lo mismo. Un desastre y una verdadera estafa por parte de la organización. Me quejé de ello y en vez de reconocer lo evidente se justificaron en que en el folleto pone dos horas de excursión. Pues ya lo sabéis dos y tres de traslado. Buscad otra excursión o mejor otra agencia.