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Community Sailing and Climbing Week in Malta
8 days
About this activity
We include you into planning each days itinerary. We are true to a real sailing spirit and plan together with the wind, weather and you! Therefore, please just treat the below itinerary as a general idea. We will customize it to meet your crew wishes and the current weather. Only the mad ones sail against the wind!
Day 1: VALLETTA: We start our week in the capital. We provision our yacht and commence the adventure!
Day 2: COMINO: Comino is the little sister island of Malta and Gozo. We sail there and take in the delights of the Blue Lagoon.
Day 3: DWEJRA: Dwejra has many easy traditional routes over the Inland Sea (a salt water lagoon connected to the sea by a narrow cave opening). A perfect place to take a swim after the climbing!
Day 4: WIED BABU: Wied Babu (Wied is the Maltese name for a dry valley) is the best site in Malta for learning to climb. There are many easy routes on the eastern side of this beautiful valley, as well as challenging overhangs on the western side, so there’ll be something for every climber!
Day 5: MĠARR IX-XINI: This is the ultimate hidden climbing valley! You can’t reach it unless you know the way. Find the secret passage, through stairs carved in the rock. Belay your climbing partner in the shade of a fig tree, listening to the birds. There are many easy routes here, as well as impressive overhangs!
Day 6: MISTRA: Mistra is one of these places where we can anchor our yacht and go climbing right next to it! We will try some SLT, alias ‘Sea Level Traverse’, a kind of climbing where one climbs laterally above the water at no more than a few meters high. The aim of the game is to climb as far as possible, we’ll see who reaches furthest
Day 7: MARSAXLO It’s also a colourful harbour filled with the blues, yellows and greens of the many traditional Maltese fishing boats (Luzzu). The design of the Luzzu may date back to Phoenician times, they are often painted with a pair of eyes on their bow. Marsaxlokk is the main traditional fishing harbour in Malta, and is famous for its Sunday morning fish market.
Day 8: VALLETTA: Day 8 is the day to say goodbye. All the miles sailed, coasts visited, skills gained and time shared with others will make you bond and build relations. See you another time!
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Day 1: VALLETTA: We start our week in the capital. We provision our yacht and commence the adventure!
Day 2: COMINO: Comino is the little sister island of Malta and Gozo. We sail there and take in the delights of the Blue Lagoon.
Day 3: DWEJRA: Dwejra has many easy traditional routes over the Inland Sea (a salt water lagoon connected to the sea by a narrow cave opening). A perfect place to take a swim after the climbing!
Day 4: WIED BABU: Wied Babu (Wied is the Maltese name for a dry valley) is the best site in Malta for learning to climb. There are many easy routes on the eastern side of this beautiful valley, as well as challenging overhangs on the western side, so there’ll be something for every climber!
Day 5: MĠARR IX-XINI: This is the ultimate hidden climbing valley! You can’t reach it unless you know the way. Find the secret passage, through stairs carved in the rock. Belay your climbing partner in the shade of a fig tree, listening to the birds. There are many easy routes here, as well as impressive overhangs!
Day 6: MISTRA: Mistra is one of these places where we can anchor our yacht and go climbing right next to it! We will try some SLT, alias ‘Sea Level Traverse’, a kind of climbing where one climbs laterally above the water at no more than a few meters high. The aim of the game is to climb as far as possible, we’ll see who reaches furthest
Day 7: MARSAXLO It’s also a colourful harbour filled with the blues, yellows and greens of the many traditional Maltese fishing boats (Luzzu). The design of the Luzzu may date back to Phoenician times, they are often painted with a pair of eyes on their bow. Marsaxlokk is the main traditional fishing harbour in Malta, and is famous for its Sunday morning fish market.
Day 8: VALLETTA: Day 8 is the day to say goodbye. All the miles sailed, coasts visited, skills gained and time shared with others will make you bond and build relations. See you another time!
Included
- A comfy bed on a fully equipped 12-16m sailing yacht, tender, end cleaning, tourist taxes, bed linen, towels, etc… If you join solo you share a same-sex cabin.
- Pro Skipper who is in charge of sailing. S/he is a part of your crew, facilitates the trip and shows you the best secret spots. Climbing instructor in charge of the climbing. Skippers are fun, sailed the 7 seas and are socially capable professionals.
- Our skipper is also a professional climbing instructor. Depending on the amount of people who joins we will have assistant instructors from local climbing school to give us a hand.
- Independent climbers are welcome to join this trip with a considerate discount. They will however not have a service of climbing instructor, but only local advice and loads of encouragement!
- Travel insurance is always included. Our partner Axa is providing it. It covers:
- MEDICAL EXPENSES AND COSTS OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE: 20.000
- PERSONAL ACCIDENT: 2.000
- TRAVEL LUGGAGE: 200
- TPL: 50.000
Not included
- Please allow 170€ to cover exclusions which will go for:
- Food and drinks on board (we have fridge and stove on board) and in the restaurants
- Taxis to reach some of the climbing spots.
- Fuel for the yacht
- If you will not be bringing your own climbing equipment, please add 25€ for a weekly equipment rental. The set is all what you will need and includes: harness, climbing shoes, helmet, chalk bag, belay device, ropes.
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This is a very social experience and you should expect to be part of a team and play your role (sailing, taking care of the boat, cooking (if you can ;)) and shopping.
- This is not a party sailing trip, so please find another trip if you expect to drink till you sink.
- Additionally we will encourage plastic free trip, conscious purchases and sustainable travelling mode, so be ready to take that into account and accept little adjustments to your habits (i.e. using bio-degradable shower gel or not using single use plastics on board). We want to take care of our planet in the end, don`t we?
- The boats which we are using for our trips are 0-5 years old, have 3-4 double cabins, 2-3 showers, fridge, stove, stereo, outside shower to wash off the salt water, saloon and socializing area outside. Additionally there is a tender and outboard engine to go ashore if not in the marina. Each cabin has lockers reading lights, and little port-holes (windows).
- Minimum age is 21 years, however we suggest the participants who are under 25 to read very carefully the trip description and decide if they want to join only after careful considerations of all the points.
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund. So far we have not had any cancellation and we make it our pride to keep it like that.
- Not recommended for participants with back problems, unfortunately sailboats are also not wheelchair accessible.
- We suggest only the people who are willing to share and live a week on a sailboat to join. It may be challenging at times but in our opinion it is the most rewarding way of travelling.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
Features
Tourism
75%
Aquatic
60%
Original
45%
Sport
25%
