What Water Sports Actually Cost in Malta (2026 Prices)
"How much is a jet ski in Malta?" is the question we get most in August, and the honest answer is: less than you think, but not in the way the price tags suggest. Almost everything on the water here is sold by the slot, not by the day — so €25 buys you ten minutes, not an afternoon. Here is what the 2026 season actually costs.
Jet skis: priced by the minute
A 130HP Sea-Doo is €25 for 10 minutes, €50 for 20, €60 for 30. The 170HP runs €30 / €60 / €70. Two people per ski, so a couple splitting thirty minutes is paying €30 each for the best adrenaline on the island.
If you want a proper ride rather than a lap of the bay, the guided safari to the Blue Grotto is €275 for two hours — the south-coast caves, which you cannot legally or safely reach on a rental.
Boats: the cheapest thing a group can do
This is the one visitors do not expect. You do not need a licence for the small boats, so the 17ft Hydra 530 is €120 for two hours, €180 for three, €240 for four — for the whole boat, up to six people. Split six ways, two hours at sea costs €20 a head. That is less than one round in Paceville.
The photogenic option is the Fiat 500 boat at €55 for 30 minutes (€80 an hour, €160 for two), and for bigger groups the 28ft open boat is €180 for two hours with a skipper, up to fifteen people.
The full days
- Comino & Blue Lagoon — a full day from €30, and the single best value on this list
- 28ft charter to Gozo & Comino — eight hours, whole boat, up to 15 people, €650 (≈€43 each if you fill it)
- Fiat 500 Grand Harbour tour — two hours, €350
Cheap, and genuinely good
If the tickets ate the budget: a single kayak is €8 an hour, a double €15 and a paddleboard €10. Go before eleven — after midday the sun turns all three into an endurance sport.
Two rules that save money
Book the water for the morning, never the morning after. A slot you sleep through is a slot you paid for. And fill the boat: every charter here is priced per boat, not per person, so the difference between four people and fifteen is the difference between expensive and cheap.
Where to book
Everything above is on our water activities page, and it is operated by Malta Explorers, our sister company — same group, they run the sea, we run the nights.
And once the sun goes down, the events calendar has the nights, and the VIP tables section sorts the groups who would rather not queue.