Gozo for groups
Colours of Malta takes incentive groups to Gozo, Malta’s sister island, by private speedboat, yacht or schooner, and rarely by the public ferry.
It has set up the Xwejni salt pans on Gozo’s north coast for an incentive group of 300.
Getting there
- Private boats
- For incentive groups, Colours of Malta arranges private transfers to Gozo by speedboat, yacht or schooner. It rarely uses the public ferry.
- Public ferry
- The Gozo Channel ferry crosses from Ċirkewwa, at Malta’s northern tip, to Mġarr in about 25 minutes. It runs around the clock, every 15 to 45 minutes by day and at least hourly at night.
- Coaches
- Coaches cross on the Gozo Channel ferry. The ferry takes no reservations, so vehicles board in the order they arrive.
- Fast ferry
- Gozo Highspeed sails from Valletta to Mġarr in about 45 minutes, 14 times a day all year, with extra sailings late in the evening. It carries foot passengers only, about 300 on each of its two catamarans.
- From Sliema
- Since May 2026 the fast ferry also sails from Sliema, by way of Buġibba, in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- By road
- Visit Gozo advises allowing about an hour from the airport to Ċirkewwa.
- By air
- No helicopter or seaplane service runs between Malta and Gozo in 2026.
Where groups stay
The Kempinski’s Il-Kappella seats 220 for dinner, 300 theatre style and 400 at a reception, and its terrace seats 250. The Kempinski is renovating the rooms and restaurants in its main building in 2026. Ta’ Ċenċ’s Sala Cavalieri, in Palazzo Palina, takes 180 theatre style.
Places groups use
- The Xwejni salt pans
- About 3 km of salt pans on the north coast, worked by families such as the Cinis since the 1860s. The harvest runs from mid-May to September. Groups visit by arrangement with the family.
- Ġgantija Temples
- A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Heritage Malta lists the Ġgantija Archaeological Park among its exclusive venues for corporate events. It opens daily from 09:00 to 17:00.
- The Cittadella
- The fortified old town above Victoria is open around the clock. Its Cultural Centre holds exhibitions, seminars and conferences.
- Dwejra
- Fishermen take visitors by small boat from the Inland Sea through a 100-metre tunnel to the open sea.
- Comino and the Blue Lagoon
- Boats from Mġarr take about 15 minutes. Groups arriving by boat book a free time slot in advance, and no more than 4,000 people may be at the Blue Lagoon at once.
- Ramla Bay
- A sandy beach and Natura 2000 site with rare dunes, reached from Xagħra or Nadur.
More on the Xwejni salt pans, with the film of our set-up for 300.
Gozo for groups: common questions
- How do groups get to Gozo?
Colours of Malta takes incentive groups by private speedboat, yacht or schooner. The public crossings are the Gozo Channel ferry from Ċirkewwa, about 25 minutes, which also carries coaches, and the fast ferry from Valletta, about 45 minutes.
- Can a group stay overnight on Gozo?
Yes. The Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz has 142 rooms, suites and residences, and Ta’ Ċenċ has 74 rooms.
- Is there a helicopter or seaplane to Gozo?
No scheduled helicopter or seaplane service runs between Malta and Gozo in 2026.
- Can a group visit the Xwejni salt pans?
Yes, by arrangement with the family who work them. Colours of Malta has set up the salt pans for an incentive group of 300.
Sources
Taking a group to Gozo?
Send us the dates, rough numbers and what you need the programme to achieve. A senior planner will reply the same day.
Or call +356 9904 9514