Highly recommended! Prepare for a loud bang and an exciting tour afterwards. You can watch the battery salute from the gardens area, however the entrance is only 3 EUR and it is really worth it to hear a lot more about it in the tour given by the Maltese solider. Our guide was great, engaging and knowledgeable, gave us really interesting explanations regarding historical context. The whole experience was interesting and educational.

I have to call out Jon (Jeán?) for an excellent tour of the saluting battery. Looking very smart in his period uniform, he kept us engaged with interesting facts and back story as we participated in the tour. Well worth the money and an impressive ‘salute’ at 4pm to boot.

We nearly didn't take the guided tour but were so glad that we decided to opt in!!!(no extra charge for this) The guide was by far the best we have experienced. He knew every detail concerning the battery and it's history and communicated it perfectly(and also with nice touches of humour here and there too!) Lot's to see there from the spot with a great view of the original "3 cities" A great couple of hours spent indeed! Thoroughly recommend. Thank you very much!

We were very pleasantly surprised by our 30 minute tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and touched on a lot of Malta history, military history and cannons and artillery. His knowledge and enthusiasm made it a great experience. We then came back for the 4pm cannon firing, lots of fun!

Jean was an excellent guide. He was very patient and knowledgeable and able to answer my many questions. I would say that the saluting battery, the tunnel tour and the War Room tours are well worth the prices and can take up close to 1/2 day. My ticket for the tunnel tour didn’t cover all the war rooms but I had a ticket for that, too. While there was a little bit of redundant information, it was really a good thing because there is SO much history to absorb.

Overlooking the Grand Harbour, the views alone make this well worth a visit. The firing of the gun takes place at midday and 4 pm and it’s well worth paying the €3 to enter the saluting battery itself to watch and get up close to the cannons. The cheapskates who gather on the upper level to watch rather than paying the entry don’t get as close a view and also miss a very good tour of the battery which is included in the admission. Andrew, out guide, gave a very informative and interesting tour of the layout and history of the battery and the technical development of the artillery.

A great place to start our short trip to Valletta. The entry to the Battery is on €3 which gets you up close and personal to the firing. The Re-enactors are knowledgeable and put on a great show explaining he history of the Saluting Battery and key moments in history. They also give a demo of how they prep the guns for firing. After the firing, there is a 40 minute talk about the Battery itself which is interesting. If you don’t want to part with €3 then you can watch from the top but you will need to get there early to get a space.

Excellent guided tour around the guns by our guide Stefano. Very informative from an historical point of view. Watched the midday firing of the gun from the battery. The tour was about 45 minutes and for 3 euros it was excellent vfm and well worth a visit if you're in Malta!

What an amazing experience. Stefano was the chosen member to fire canon 1 today. This is a must visit and is well worth the 3 euro entry fee. Following the cannon fire, Stefano gave an amazing 45 minute talk on the history of Malta and the historical significance of the Saluting battery. Without doubt, everyone should visit this!

Although we knew we could view up top we were happy to pay €3 to go downstairs as it was so much better to get up close and hear all about the history. The staff were really friendly and the view is amazing. A must do when you are in Malta!