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Gozo's Coastal Trails

Malta’s tranquil neighbour
Ancient sites aplenty | Including the temples at Xaghra that pre-date Stonehenge.
Breathtaking coastal scenery | Don’t miss striking Ta' Cenc cliffs.
Victoria | Gozo’s main town offers ornate churches and a medieval citadel.
Easy exploring | We include a 7-day pass for the excellent island bus network.
The relaxed pace | Gozo is as unhurried an island as you can imagine.
What is included
  • 7 nights
  • 2 dinners
    7 breakfasts
  • route notes
  • GPS navigation
  • return ferry & taxi from Malta airport
  • 7-day bus pass
  • Gozo's Coastal Trails
    Malta’s tranquil neighbour
  • Walk around Dwerja Bay
  • Traditional Maltese boat
  • Pastoral landscapes
  • The south coast
  • Ta' Cenc cliffs
  • Blue Lagoon, Comino
What is included
  • 7 nights
  • 2 dinners
    7 breakfasts
  • route notes
  • GPS navigation
  • return ferry & taxi from Malta airport
  • 7-day bus pass

Holiday information

A walking holiday on Gozo

Discover Gozo thanks to a variety of self-guided walks on this single-centre holiday. Fertile farmland tumbles towards dramatic cliffs and idyllic bays. Visit Neolithic temples and the island’s medieval citadel. No car is required – travelling on local buses is easy – especially with our included travel pass.
 

As if lulled by the cerulean sea that laps its shores, Gozo is as unhurried an island as you can imagine, a bucolic place where old traditions are cherished and the pastoral way of life is rooted firmly in home, family and church.

Myriad paths criss-cross the island’s terraced slopes which rise to narrow fingers of tableland, capped by Italianate churches and honey-coloured stone villages. Pasturing goats, small allotments and a riot of spring flowers fill the lower valleys with a seasonal hum of both bees and man. Never far from the sea, the fertile farmland tumbles towards dramatic cliffs interspersed by idyllic bays where you can bathe in warm weather.


Our suggested walks explore most corners of the island, with the natural and man-made features of the landscape – from strange rock formations to an emerald-coloured ‘inland sea’ and from Neolithic temples to ancient salt pans – ensuring that no two feel the same.


Walking & more

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
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  • An introduction
    Gozo may be quite small, but the variety of walking is surprising, and we suggest a range of walks exploring different parts of the island, as well as neighbouring Comino.  

    Getting around this English-speaking island from your base, the small southern port of Mgarr, is easy – Gozo’s local transport network is excellent and you are just a few minutes by bus from Victoria, Gozo’s principal town, where you can connect with other bus services to the starting points of our walks. To make life easy, we include a 7-day bus pass for your stay so you can access all the walks at your leisure.

    Since every route takes you down to the sea, there are ample opportunities for bathing in warm weather.
  • Choice of routes: 8km to 14km

    Cliffs of Ta' Cenc: 13.5km, 5hrs; ascent 330m/descent 325m
    Setting out from the door of your hotel, you descend through terraces to a rocky shoreline overlooked by a Napoleonic fort. Weaving through tidal salt pans, you then pass idyllic Mgarr ix Xini Bay, before continuing to the spectacular white limestone cliffs of Ta' Cenc. Return to the hotel by bus.

    The 'inland sea': 13km, 5hrs; ascent/descent 310m
    This beautiful walk starts and ends with a bus journey, and follows scenic country lanes before descending to the emerald ‘inland sea’. The return leg ascends above the ‘sea’ before crossing unspoiled terraced countryside beneath a prehistoric hill fort.

    The Roman salt pans: 10.5km, 4hrs; ascent/descent 225m
    Having reached the starting point of the walk by bus, you wind across open countryside to reach a small seaside resort, from where you head along the honey-coloured, rocky foreshore into which a plethora of salt pans – in use since Roman times – have been carved. You finish with a section through a stream valley to the pretty town of Ghasri, from where you catch a bus back to your hotel.

    Ridges & rock formations: 10km, 3.5hrs; ascent/descent 295m; longer option 13.5km, 5hrs; ascent/descent 415m
    Starting and ending in the town of Nadur, this route explores the fertile valley below it; a section of coastline dotted with strange rock formations; and a hidden cove framed by orange sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. For a slightly longer day, this walk combines well with a visit to the Neolithic temples at Xaghra.

    Qala circuit: 14km, 5.5hrs; shorter option 9km, 3.5hrs: ascent/descent 400m
    Trails wind across the farmland surrounding sleepy Qala and along the coast, rewarding you with views across the sea to the island of Comino and its aptly named Blue Lagoon. There are options to shorten this walk, should you prefer.
    Cliffs of Ta' Cenc: 13.5km
    The 'inland sea': 13km
    The Roman salt pans: 10.5km
    Explore Gozo on foot
    Ridges and rock formations: 10km
    Qala circuit: 14km
  • Victoria & the Ggantija Temples

    Victoria Town trail: 3km, 1hr
    To ring the changes, you may like to take the bus to spend a day in Victoria, which is everything you would expect of the island’s main town – there are ornate churches, a medieval citadel, museums of archaeology and folklore, and plenty of eateries. We provide notes for a town trail taking in the main sights as well as exploring the old-fashioned back streets where you may be lucky to glimpse workers making lace.

    Ggantija Temples
    Not to be missed is the temple complex just outside the village of Xaghra. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the most important archaeological sites on the archipelago and is impressive in that it predates Stonehenge by some 500 years. (Closed 24, 25 & 31 Dec, 1 Jan, and Good Friday.)
    Victoria Town Trail
    The Blue Lagoon

Accommodation

We include two dinners in our arrangements; on other nights you can take your pick of other nearby restaurants – we provide suggestions for where to eat in our detailed documentation.
Grand Hotel

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  • 7 nights: 01 January 2026 - 30 June 2026 & 01 September 2026 - 31 October 2027

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price *
    1 - 30 Sep 2026 From £911
    1 - 31 Oct 2026 From £811
    1 - 30 Nov 2026 From £776
    1 - 31 Dec 2026 From £776
    1 - 31 Jan 2027 From £826
    1 - 28 Feb 2027 From £826
    1 - 31 Mar 2027 From £836
    1 - 30 Apr 2027 From £916
    1 - 31 May 2027 From £1006
    1 - 23 Jun 2027 From £1226
    1 - 30 Sep 2027 From £1146
    1 - 31 Oct 2027 From £986
    1 - 30 Nov 2027 From £826
    1 - 31 Dec 2027 From £826

    * Final price is subject to change due to the customisable nature of our holidays and is dependent on accommodation availability for the dates selected. We will contact you to confirm the final price. Single supplements are applicable on many of our holidays. Please contact us for full details.

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Price includes: taxi Malta airport to Cirkewwa (1h), boat Cirkewwa to Mgarr (0h15 check-in + 0h30 journey) and taxi Mgarr to hotel (0h15) on arrival day, and back via the same route on departure day

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

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    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  you may need to fly via another airport. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
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    Birmingham - Malta International Air Malta,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Cardiff - Malta International Air Malta,  Ryanair 
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    Nottingham East Midlands - Malta International jet2,  Ryanair 
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    Edinburgh - Malta International Ryanair 
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    Glasgow - Malta International British Airways,  jet2 
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    Inverness - Malta International (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
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    Leeds Bradford - Malta International jet2 
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    Gatwick - Malta International Air Malta,  British Airways,  easyJet,  TUI 
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    Heathrow - Malta International Air Malta,  British Airways 
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    Luton - Malta International Ryanair 
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    Newcastle - Malta International jet2 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  you may need to fly via another airport. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

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FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • Yes, prior to going on holiday you will be able to download GPX tracks so that you can follow your route on your smartphone or dedicated GPS device if you wish. It’s entirely up to you whether or not you use them – our detailed, step-by-step route notes remain the principal means of guiding you from A to B – but we provide them as a secondary means of navigation for additional reassurance when walking.
  • We can book a wide range of routes from the UK with a variety of airlines. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. The fee for this service is £35 per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
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  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can incur a five or six-figure bill.

    Many insurers offer travel insurance (you can find details on our insurance page of a policy that you may like to consider if you are a UK resident), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    When you purchase a policy, be sure to check that it covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Malta and Gozo, but not a visa (please note, however, that a new travel authorisation system is being introduced). If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • The official languages are Maltese and English. The currency is the Euro. Maltese time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • For information on the practicalities of travel now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, visit www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.

    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
Gozo's Coastal Trails
7 nights
Gozo's Coastal Trails
7 nights
Single-centre walking, no car
Grade: Flexible: easy & moderate options
Last fetch time is : 9/15/2026 11:43:31 AM

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