10 Day Trips from in Chisinau That You Shouldn't Miss

Cross the border to mysterious Moldova and its capital Chisinau on this full-day private tour from Iasi. With a guide at your side, explore Chisinau, seeing the Arc of Triumph, and visiting a winery in this up-and-coming wine region of a diminutive nation. Then cross back into Romania to conclude this full-day trip.

Inclusions: Transportation with a modern vehicle, Professional English-speaking guide, Hotel pick-up and drop off, Wine tasting, Bottle of water, Entrance fees

Exclusions: Lunch (approx. €13/person), Personal expenses

You will visit the most beautiful and famous sites in Moldova: Curchi Monastery, is one of the most significant monuments of Moldovan architecture in Basarabia and Old Orhei ( Orheiul Vechi) Cave Monastery  And then you will have a fantastic dinner with degustation of Moldavian wine in the best restaurant with local kitchen, which is situated just near the monastery in Butuceni.  duration of the tour 6-7  hour (approximately)

Inclusions: Dinner, Wine tasting, Driver/guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

The tour offers you the chance to get to know the city of Chișinău through specialty coffee, natural grape flavors, the taste of legendary wines presented by talented people: top sommeliers, perfumer and barista.

Inclusions: Wine tasting, Snacks, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Lunch

The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 1 hour drive to Old Orhei - 1 hour exploration of the site - 1 hour for relaxing lunch/dinner - 1 hour drive back to Chisinau/hotel Total time needed: 7 hours

Inclusions: Snacks, Wine tasting, Professional guide, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour

Exclusions: Lunch, Drinks

A day tour through the country that doesn't exist by public transport and walking, offering you the most authentic experience of local life. The walking route is around 9-10km's which stretches in both Bender and Tiraspol city. Visiting the main sights, immersing yourself in history, having lunch at a soviet canteen, exploring the local market and transport helps you understand the situation in the autonomous state stuck in frozen conflict.

Inclusions: Fortress Entrance Fee, Return Transport , Trolleybus Ride, Private Guide

Exclusions: Lunch, Museum Entrance Fee, Souvenirs and other expenses

Today I invite you to discover Transnistria. The old USSR is still alive and well in this autonomous region. It is a breakaway territory within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova. The country's national coat of arms still includes the traditional hammer and sickle and the Lenin statue hasn't yet been pulled down. This communist state is called "the last remaining Stalinist dictatorship in Europe". First stop is at Bender Fortress. In 1713, the fortress, the town, and the neighboring village Varniţa were the site of skirmishes (kalabalik) between Charles XII of Sweden, who had taken refuge there with the Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa after his defeat in the Battle of Poltava. After it, we will tour the city of Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria and drive north up to Dubassary city, along the Dniester River. You will be amazed about the communist monuments still to be seen on the way and about small towns like Grigoriopol and Dubasari!

Inclusions: Guiding Services Private, transportation, admission Tickets,Other

Exclusions: Personal Expenses, Souvenirs, Food, Drinks, Snacks

Start the day with a visit to Curchi Monastery, a real pearl of our religious life. Here you'll see several churches, and among them - the "Virgin's Assumption" Cathedral, built by the drawings of genius architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Next stop to the Museum of Handicrafts and National Carpets, which by the way is protected by UNESCO. In the museum, we will see the process of carpet weaving using the old traditional ways. Further drive to the Old Orhei reserve, where you will have the possibility to experience the real village life of Moldova and also photo shooting local people. Don't miss the opportunity to arrange a lunch with a local family in Trebujeni village. In the afternoon we will visit the Open Air Museum Complex, which is "arguably Moldova's most fantastic sight". Here you'll see an Orthodox cave monastery called "St. Maria Dormata" expanded and modified inside the cliffs by the monks over the centuries!

Inclusions: Guiding Services, Private Transportation, Admission Tickets

Exclusions: Personal Expenses, Souvenirs, Food, Drinks, Snacks

If you want to dive deeper in Moldova's history join me for this tour and let's drive to Hancesti town to see the Manuc Bey Mansion and it's museum, where the local guide will explain in details how this small country appeared on Europe's map. The mansion itself is a French-style castle, complete with a winter garden, guard towers, and a park. It was built in the second half of the XIX century by Alexander Bernardazzi, Moldova's most famous architect and for several decades has been owned by the Mirzoian family, Manuc-Bey's descendants. On the way back to Chisinau, let's visit Milestii Mici Underground Wine City, mentioned also in the Guinness Book of Records for having the biggest wine collection in the world. The length of this underground winery is 200 km at a depth of 40-85 meters. The constant temperature of 12-14ºC and the humidity of 85-95 % of this „kingdom of wine" ideally contribute to the full revelation of natural characteristics of elite wines.

Inclusions: Guiding Services, Private Transportation, Admission Tickets

Exclusions: Personal Expenses, Souvenirs, Food, Drinks, Snacks

The Republic of Moldova was Soviet for almost 50 years and it has left its mark, one is Transnistria. And why not a trip to the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria? A small return to the USSR for a day, to say "I was there" .., to discover a territory without territory ... .., a country without a country ... The political situation is still complex today with Moldova, the tension is palpable but not dangerous for a foreign tourist. Visiting Transnistria is possible because it is not instinctively against tourism. Our agency organizes this trip with a mixture of discovery, pleasure of the palate and meeting with the soil. You will be able to discover the authentic aspects of a region still under a model that was thought to be out of date.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Private transportation all day, Tickets to all sites included in the itinerary

Exclusions: Optional excursions, Food and drinks, Personal expenses

Tour of Tiraspol is a unique experience because give you an understanding how people use to live in the Soviet Union. On the streets you can met people that are nostalgic about Soviet Union and the atmosphere will make you think of that period. Book this tour if you want to see modern day Soviet city!

Inclusions: Private transportation

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