Following the script of our one week trip to Malta, we spent 3 nights on the island of Gozo. The two and a half days we spent there were divided between Gozo and Comino, but in this post I will only talk about the boat trip we took to the Blue Lagoon, on the island of Comino.
Friday – 06/23/2023
We woke up in our delightful hotel, the Villa Dei Venti, we had a delicious breakfast and went out to explore the island of Gozo. Read more about this tour in this post.
When it was time for our boat trip, we left the restaurant in front of the pier and went to talk to the employee (or owner?) of the company. We were well attended to and instructed to wait for the boat in the shade with the children, but after almost half an hour of waiting, I had to go and complain.
To understand the context: Our trip was actually scheduled for the previous day, but since our son got sick, we rescheduled it for Friday morning. On Friday, my brother had to work, so we asked to reschedule it for the afternoon. Of course, the company staff didn't like it very much...
After some bad mood on both sides, our speedboat arrived and we set off on a private tour around the island of Comino. We were 3 adults and 2 children and paid 160 euros for 2 hours on the boat + beach. Blue Lagoon, the country's best-known attraction.
The boat trip to the island of Comino
The tour we took went around the entire island of Comino, but I know of tours that go straight to the Blue Lagoon. I thought it was worth going around because we went into beautiful caves, saw different landscapes and enjoyed being on the boat for longer too. I thought the sailor went too fast at times and Ju ended up crying and complaining that it was bumping a lot, so I don't recommend it for families with small children. I don't know if it's always like this, or if the guy was pissed at us because of the history, or if he was in a hurry to pick up people at the end of the day at the Blue Lagoon... anyway.
Here are some photos of the tour before we got to the final attraction:
The Blue Lagoon
In the end, we reached the long-awaited Blue Lagoon, which is impressive with its wonderful turquoise blue water. What also impressed me was the amount of boats parked there and the amount of people on the island and in the water. It was crowded, too full for us to enjoy it the way we like.
We got off the boat at an improvised pier and went straight to the tiny sandy beach there. After fighting for a space – just kidding…lol – we managed to leave our backpacks in a little corner. We went into that spectacularly clear and warm water, the kids played freely in the sand and in the sea, and I just watched the people around us.
After a while there, I started to feel sad, I might even say I was really angry. Realizing that people were there just to take pictures made me really angry. The amount of ridiculous poses and pineapple drinks that were bought and poorly drunk, then left behind, was surreal. No one was there just to dive in, enjoy the nice water, the awesome view, you know? Really disappointing.
The good thing is that the beach emptied out very quickly, because most of the boats returned to the other two islands before ours, so we had a few minutes of peace in that paradise.
When it was our turn, we returned to the pier and were surprised to find other passengers on our boat, even though we had paid for the private tour. The same sailor who brought us to the island and who was in an excellent mood, to say the least, shut us up by saying that the private tour was only on the way there, and that if we didn't like it, we could stay there. Is that any way to treat a customer? Anyway... I wanted to swear a lot, but I controlled myself... lol
We left the tour, picked up the car parked on Hondoq ir-Rummien beach, on the island of Gozo, and went to the hotel. To read about the rest of our stay in Gozo, see the post 2 days exploring the island of Gozo, Malta.
