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About Fun Island
Fun Island is a booking platform for private boat charters in Malta. We connect visitors with independent, licensed boat operators so you can spend less time planning and more time on the water.
The Old Way of Booking a Boat
If you wanted to charter a private boat in Malta, you had a few options: ask your hotel concierge, call around to marinas, or show up at a harbor and haggle with whoever was there. Pricing was opaque. Availability was a guessing game. You might spend half a vacation day just trying to get on the water.
For operators, it was not much better. Skippers relied on word-of-mouth and walk-up traffic, making it hard to fill their calendars or reach visitors who were still planning their trip from home.
What You Get with Fun Island
Our fleet currently includes boats carrying up to 12 guests each, departing from Sliema and Msida on Malta's eastern coast. The charter season runs from May through October, when sea conditions and water temperatures (20 to 28 degrees Celsius) are best for swimming, snorkelling, and island hopping.
Most charters cover the waters between Malta, Comino, and Gozo. Popular routes include Blue Lagoon and Crystal Lagoon on Comino, the sea caves at Santa Maria, St. Paul's Islands, and sunset cruises past Valletta's Grand Harbour. Every trip is private, meaning your group has the boat and skipper to yourselves for the full day.
How Fun Island Works
We built Fun Island to make the whole process simple. Browse boats with real photos, transparent pricing, and up-to-date availability. Pick a date, book online, and get a confirmation with your skipper's details and the meeting point.
No phone calls, no haggling, no surprises. Just show up at the harbor and start your trip.
The Operators Behind Every Trip
Fun Island is a marketplace. We do not own boats. Every charter on our platform is run by an independent operator with their own vessel and crew. These are local skippers who know Malta's coastline inside out, from the hidden coves of Gozo to the best swimming spots around Comino.
All operators on Fun Island hold a valid commercial boating licence issued by Transport Malta, the national authority responsible for maritime safety. This licence requires documented sea time, a practical navigation exam, and a current medical certificate. Operators must also carry mandatory safety equipment on board: life jackets for every passenger, fire extinguishers, distress flares, a first-aid kit, and a VHF radio for communication with port authorities.
Before any boat goes live on Fun Island, we verify the operator's licence, inspect photos of safety equipment, and confirm that the vessel has valid third-party insurance. We also require operators to maintain WhatsApp availability throughout every trip so guests can reach them directly if plans change.
Malta's Waters
The Maltese archipelago sits 93 kilometres south of Sicily in the central Mediterranean. The three main islands, Malta, Gozo, and Comino, are surrounded by some of the clearest water in Europe. Underwater visibility regularly reaches 30 metres, and on the best days exceeds 40 metres. The limestone seabed and lack of major river runoff keep the water free of sediment.
Water temperature ranges from about 16 degrees Celsius in winter to 28 degrees in August. The comfortable swimming window runs from May (around 20 degrees) through October (around 22 degrees). Comino, the smallest of the three islands at just 3.5 square kilometres, is home to the Blue Lagoon and Crystal Lagoon, both only accessible by boat. The distance from Sliema to Comino is roughly 12 nautical miles, or about 45 minutes in a typical charter boat.
Beyond the famous lagoons, the Maltese coastline has dozens of swim spots, sea caves, and sheltered bays that never appear in guidebooks. Many of these are only reachable by water, which is exactly why a private charter gives you access to a side of Malta that most visitors never see.