Mark the New Year with a self-guided single-centre walking holiday in Gozo. Explore panoramic clifftop paths, visit traditional villages and discover a wealth of architectural treasures. Includes a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner and free bus pass for unlimited travel.
Take your pick of our suggested routes, depending on how energetic you're feeling.
You must start and finish your break between these dates:
28 December 2019 - 04 January 2020
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| mm | 72 | 49 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 80 | 62 | 86 |
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4 nights: 28 December 2019 - 04 January 2020
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 28 - 31 Dec 2019 | £445 | £90 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£40 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £80 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, 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 (0h25) and taxi Mgarr to hotel (0h15) on arrival day, and back 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.
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Grand Hotel, Mgarr (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec - 04 Jan 2020 | £44 | £64 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Aberdeen - Malta International | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Belfast Intl. - Malta International | easyJet, Ryanair |
| Belfast Intl.- Malta International | jet2 |
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| Birmingham - Malta International | Air Malta, jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Bournemouth - Malta International | Ryanair |
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| Bristol - Malta International | Air Malta, Ryanair, TUI |
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| Cardiff - Malta International | Air Malta, Ryanair |
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| Edinburgh - Malta International | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Exeter - Malta International | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Glasgow - Malta International | British Airways, jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Glasgow Prestwick - Malta International | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Gatwick - Malta International | Air Malta, British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
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| Heathrow - Malta International | Air Malta |
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| Luton - Malta International | Ryanair |
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| London Southend - Malta International | Air Malta, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
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| Manchester - Malta International | Air Malta, easyJet, jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
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. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). 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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The visit to Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem around the New Year period is well worth undertaking as well as visits to the many churches that are passed on the various walks all of which have extraordinary nativity scenes which are interesting to view even if one is not religious. There was also a particularly good exhibition of artisan built nativity scenes at The Old Hospital in Victoria. The room at the Grand Hotel was excellent and on the warmer days we sat watching the many comings and goings in the harbour.
Although the weather was unusually cold and breezy, it was an enjoyable break and the hotel was well positioned and provided good facilities. The local bus service was very good and enabled access to all parts of Gozo. We thoroughly enjoyed the walks, which were not too challenging and the array of restaurants close to the hotel enabled us to have a number of good options for dinner. It is a shame that we did not have a little more time to fully explore Gozo.
Gozo is a great island for relatively easy but enjoyable walking. The hotel commanded wonderful views across the harbour to the island of Comino and Malta itself. Being the Christmas season, there was a re-enactment of Bethlehem just up the road, which was definitely worth a visit (and worth adding to the Inntravel notes). We did three walks. Walk 1 was along the coastal path to Xlendi with wonderful views. Walk 2 was mainly on roads to the west of Victoria and I would recommend doing it on a non-working day due to the number of lorries serving the quarries. Walk 5 was direct from the hotel and the most interesting walk as it provided a great contrast between a small bay on the north coast and one on the south. However, it was a bit challenging in places due to coastal path erosion and I would not recommend doing the walk if it is wet. Public transport was easy to use and, as well as the travel pass in the pack, the hotel provided up with a simple timetable for our use.
The visit to Bethlehem f'Ghajnsielem around the New Year period is well worth undertaking as well as visits to the many churches that are passed on the various walks all of which have extraordinary nativity scenes which are interesting to view even if one is not religious. There was also a particularly good exhibition of artisan built nativity scenes at The Old Hospital in Victoria. The room at the Grand Hotel was excellent and on the warmer days we sat watching the many comings and goings in the harbour.
Although the weather was unusually cold and breezy, it was an enjoyable break and the hotel was well positioned and provided good facilities. The local bus service was very good and enabled access to all parts of Gozo. We thoroughly enjoyed the walks, which were not too challenging and the array of restaurants close to the hotel enabled us to have a number of good options for dinner. It is a shame that we did not have a little more time to fully explore Gozo.
Gozo is a great island for relatively easy but enjoyable walking. The hotel commanded wonderful views across the harbour to the island of Comino and Malta itself. Being the Christmas season, there was a re-enactment of Bethlehem just up the road, which was definitely worth a visit (and worth adding to the Inntravel notes). We did three walks. Walk 1 was along the coastal path to Xlendi with wonderful views. Walk 2 was mainly on roads to the west of Victoria and I would recommend doing it on a non-working day due to the number of lorries serving the quarries. Walk 5 was direct from the hotel and the most interesting walk as it provided a great contrast between a small bay on the north coast and one on the south. However, it was a bit challenging in places due to coastal path erosion and I would not recommend doing the walk if it is wet. Public transport was easy to use and, as well as the travel pass in the pack, the hotel provided up with a simple timetable for our use.
Walk 1 was a nice walk with good views and one we'd recommend. One section had a barred entrance with a private property sign towards the end of the walk. We ignored it and we couldn't see how you could have continued without going through the gate. Luckily we weren't challenged though someone was working in the field. Walk 2 was mostly on roads near quarries, which were very dusty and many very fast lorries going to and fro from the quarries. I didn't think the pleasant parts of this walk outweighed the unpleasant parts. Walk 3 [Walk 5 in Inntravel holiday notes] very interesting walk, though the end part along the cliffs was rather dangerous and I think you should add to the notes that this section should not be attempted when it's been raining as the end part would be very treacherous as there are sheer drops and a path less than a metre in width that isn't level.
We’re pleased that you enjoyed the holiday, and in line with your suggestion a wet weather warning has now been added for walk 5, as well as the suggestion of an alternative path slightly furtehr inland for the section where erosion has taken place.
An excellent short break, very smooth transfer, comfortable accommodation, a choice of food other than the restaurant, lots of walking opportunities, a small enough island to explore, a bonus of lovely weather (maybe we were just lucky but it was super). All in all I would thoroughly recommend it.
Great walking.
The advice from the taxi driver was to catch the buses at the ferry rather than near the hotel as they were crowded, this was true and it was no hardship to walk the 5 minutes down to the ferry. The bus passes and service were great for getting about the island and we even used them on our last day to get back to the airport. We were taken over to Malta early because of the bad weather, dropped our bags at the airport and then the taxi driver took us into Valetta so we could do a little sightseeing rather than spending hours at the airport. The New Year's Eve buffet was excellent, quite a surprise to find the hotel had a such a large ballroom hidden beneath it. We had a lovely seafood meal at the Porto Vecchio restaurant, I would definitely recommend it.