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When visiting another country it is always nice to touch base with some of its living history. And in Malta you will find that sort of thing everywhere you go.
But one of the most fun and fascinating ways of doing so has to be by taking a tour of the magnificent Grand Harbour in a traditional Maltese dghajsa - a water taxi.
These boats leave from the Valletta Waterfront complex which is where cruise liners which visit Malta berth during their visit.
On board the tiny vessels you will be taken on a tour of the harbour and shown its stunning points of interest ranging from old fortifications to a sea view of the capital city Valletta.
You will also be shown sites like the inner creeks of the harbour which are still heavily used as commercial centres, the imposing three cities which were built by the knights as well as things like the bombed out breakwater, the Seige Bell memorial and the set of Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator.
And, the old really does meet the new on the water taxis as each passenger is provided with a multilingual audio guide which talks you through the entire trip.
These simple-to-use audio guides are available in English, Maltese, Italian, French, Spanish and German and each passenger is given a map to help them navigate their way around the harbour. Helped, of course, by the friendly dghajsa boatsman.
Very reasonably priced, tours by dghajsa leave at all times of day, provided there are cruise liners in port.
One of the most interesting hours you will spend in Malta. Definitely.
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Explore Malta Limited. This company operates the Maltese water taxi tours of Grand Harbour from their base at Valletta Waterfront. For more information either call them on (+356) 2733 3999 or visit www.exploremalta.com.mt
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