Nature and Outdoor Activities in Malta in 2026: The Best Ways to Explore

Malta's outdoor landscape is coastal and clifftop, concentrated on a small island that nevertheless carries varied walking terrain. The Dingli Cliffs on the western coast — 253 metres above the sea, the highest point in Malta — run for several kilometres above the Mediterranean with Filfla island visible offshore in clear conditions; the sunset walk here, with the Mosta Dome behind and the sea below, is one of the island's consistent pleasures. The Gozo coastal walk between Xlendi Bay and the Azure Window site (now collapsed) covers a coastline of sea caves, natural arches, and salt pan mosaics above turquoise water of the kind that remains easy to find away from the main beaches. The Blue Grotto sea caves south of Qrendi are accessible by boat in calm conditions for cave kayaking or swimming. The Marfa Ridge in the north carries migratory raptor watching in spring with marsh harrier and honey buzzard funnelling through Malta on the African-European corridor. Then the hidden gems start showing up. No rush.