AFTER DARK · MALTA GHOST TOURS
Every trip has one free evening. These 10 malta ghost tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get on with the rest of the night.
Meet your English-speaking guide near the Phoenicia Hotel at 8pm for a 2.5-hour walk through Valletta after dark. Guides such as Michael, Charmaine, and Matthew mix Order of Saint John history, British rule, wartime stories, crime, and a few ghost legends. Comfortable shoes are essential.
“Michael, our guide was a great character! Very funny and very knowledgable.”
Walk from Tritons’ Fountain into Valletta with a guide such as Mario, hearing tales of Oliver Starkey’s ghost, a fatal love letter, missing boys, Jean de Valette, and a grotesque statue above the city streets.
“Mario our guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting. As frequent visitors to Malta we learnt some new information doing this tour. While I would recommend this tour you do need to be mobile and fit as Valletta is very hilly and you do walk right down to the bottom and back up. It was a great night.”
Walk from Bormla into Birgu with a guide who brings Malta’s darker stories to life. Hear about witchcraft trials at the Inquisitor’s Palace, strange deaths, a haunted palace, love magic, and the Grey Lady near Fort St Angelo. The tour is in English and ends at Birgu Waterfront.
“Fun! Great stories, delivered with drama and enthusiasm. Excellent story teller. Held the entire group's attention for 2 full hours.”
Join Mario of Dark Malta Tours for a two-hour walk through Senglea’s darker past. You’ll enter through Fort Saint Michael, pass the old slave’s prison and Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, then follow narrow streets to Senglea Point and Grand Harbour.
“Mario is a fantastic narrator, and storyteller. He brought the stories to life. A thoroughly enjoyed dark tour. I'm looking forward to the next!”
Walk Valletta after sunset with a local guide, hearing stories tied to Saint Ursula’s haunted house, the Co-Cathedral, and lesser-known corners. Hotel pickup and drop-off are offered, but expect a historical walking tour with some ghost lore rather than a full paranormal show.
“Th guide was very good and spoke English well. But we were expecting more ghost stories and more of a tour of Valletta. We only went through the entrance to the city and up to Barraka Gardens rather than around the city of Valletta. Read more”
Meet your private guide at Victoria Gate at 8pm for a two-hour walk through Valletta’s haunted streets, plazas, parks, and execution sites. You’ll hear ghost stories mixed with real Maltese history, then finish back at the meeting point around 10pm.
“It was a decent tour for the price. We did this our first night there, so it also gave us a bit of hte layout for things to explore more in the upcoming days. The ghost stories were ok, they were combined with some real history of the island which was cool, but they just left me wanting just a little more.”
Meet your licensed guide at Café Riche in Birgu at 8 pm for a relaxed, English-language walk through Vittoriosa’s dark past. Hear stories tied to the Knights of Malta, the port, old townhouses, and the Inquisitor’s Palace before ending near Fort St. Angelo.
“I really enjoyed the tour. The guide was very knowledgable and his presentation was first class. I highly recommend it to those considering attending in future.”
Meet Mario at Mdina Gate at 7 pm for a 90-minute walk through the silent old city and a family-owned palazzo. Hear carefully researched tales of Malta’s darker past, then finish in St. Paul’s Square beside the cathedral. The tour is in English and limited to 20 people.
“Absolutely brilliant . It was funny and informative . Such a privilege to be with a guide who researches all this dark history . Some of it quite gruesome and some scandalous but delivered so well ! Definitely would recommend !”
Walk Valletta’s dark lanes with a licensed English-speaking guide, hearing ghost tales tied to plague, war, theater, and old city life. The two-hour small-group route begins at St. George Square and ends near Fort St. Elmo. Matteo is one guide named in past tour feedback.
“Historical, mind blowing and fun! We been talking about it for days after.”
Walk Birgu with Mario, an ex-BBC journalist, and hear about Maltese spells, witchcraft trials, ghosts, crime, and old executions. The two-hour English tour begins outside the Advanced Gate and includes palazzos, fortifications, a church linked to the Devil, and Malta’s biggest explosion site.
A walk, a graveyard, a crawl or a full investigation.
