COMBINED TOUR MOLDOVA - ROMANIA (IASI CITY)

5 days / 4 nights
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DISCOVER MOLDOVA, INCLUDING TRANSNISTRIA AND ROMANIA (IASI CITY)

Discover Moldova and Romania during one trip covering important tourist attractions of these countries. Offer yourself the opportunity to travel in time to Orheiul Vechi in Moldova, a 40 thousand year-old natural amphitheater and visit Iasi city in Romania, named an open-air museum. The minimum number of persons for this tour is 6.


Highlights

Chisinau city

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National Museum of...

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Cricova winery

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Curchi Monastery

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Château Vartely winery

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Traditional dishes at...

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Cultural, Natural and...

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Tighina Fortress

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Tiraspol city

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Kvint wine and brandy...

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Iasi city

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Itinerary A day-by-day plan to guide your journey. Download PDF

Day 1: Arrival in Chisinau, Moldova

Chisinau

On arrival at Chisinau International Airport, you will be transferred to your accommodation in Chisinau. After settling in, you can have a walk through downtown and explore the city centre on your own.

Day 2: Chisinau city tour and discovery of Cricova winery - the pearl of Moldovan wine-making

Chisinau – Cricova – Chisinau

In the morning, you will enjoy a city tour of Chisinau that is the main administrative, scientific and cultural centre of Moldova. During the tour, you will discover pieces of history and culture of the city such as the Nativity of Christ Cathedral, the Bell Tower, the Arch of Triumph, the Monument of Stephen the Great, the City Hall, etc.

After Chisinau city tour, you will be able to see the “millenary smile” of the nicest deinotherium of Moldova. You will find it at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, next to other famous archaeological treasures, carpets, national costumes and other valuable exhibits. The museum was built in 1905 in the oriental style, thus being a unique building of this kind in Moldova.

During the lunch at the restaurant, you will enjoy Moldovan traditional dishes.

You will continue your trip by exploring a new city, this time an underground city. During the excursion at Cricova winery in the tourist train, at a depth of 80 m, you will discover the wonders of this place. Cricova underground galleries are formed by over seventy streets covering an area of nearly 120 km, each bearing Bacchic names: Sauvignon, Cabernet, Cahors. The jewel of the underground treasure is the National Collection, including over 600 types of wine totaling about 1 million bottles. Here you can admire the oldest bottle of wine - "Jewish Easter Wine", dating from 1902 and discover the tastes of Cricova wines.


HIGHLIGHTS: Chisinau city, National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, Cricova winery

Day 3: Curchi Monastery, Château Vartely winery and Orheiul Vechi - a 40 thousand year-old natural amphitheater

Chisinau – Curchi – Orhei – Butuceni – Orheiul Vechi – Chisinau

The first stop of this day will be at Curchi Monastery. The monastery is surrounded by a high wall of stone, set with towers at each corner, creating the impression of a fortress. The Nativity of Virgin Mary Church built in 1775 by Iordache Curchi is an example of neo-byzantine style, while St. Nicholas Church has monumental forms built in classicism style with baroque elements.

Next, you will visit Château Vartely winery in Orhei town. Château Vartely is a modern complex, which comprises 4 hotel-type houses, 2 restaurants, 3 tasting rooms, and a huge inner yard. In the cellars and then in tasting rooms you will be acquainted with the particularities of Château Vartely wines, you will learn how they are made, kept and served and you will have the opportunity to taste some of them.

You will have lunch at a guesthouse in Butuceni village where you will taste dishes from the local cuisine.

After lunch, you will set off on a time travel to Orheiul Vechi (Old Orhei) to see a natural amphitheater revealing a territory which was first inhabited 40 000 years ago. The Cultural, Natural and Landscape Reserve Orheiul Vechi includes a series of historical and cultural monuments as well as natural landscapes in the gorge of the Raut River. Ancient fortifications, cave monasteries, monks and hermits – here you can follow the history of this region. The remnants of the first human settlements were found in the stone caverns from here. On the rocky hill, you will find the ruins of a strong Geto-Dacian fortification, which acted as a sanctuary for celebrating religious holidays and rituals in this prehistoric community. The originality of Orheiul Vechi landscape is due to the gorge of the Raut River, dug under the form of a canyon in the limestone layers of the former Sarmatian Sea, about 14 million years ago.


HIGHLIGHTS: Curchi Monastery, Château Vartely winery, Traditional dishes at Butuceni guesthouse , Cultural, Natural and Landscape Reserve Orheiul Vechi

 

What's included

  • 4 nights accommodation in a double (DBL) or twin (TWN) room at the hotel of your choice in Chisinau;
  • Breakfast at the hotel of your choice;
  • Lunch on day 2, 3, 4, 5 of the itinerary;
  • Excursions on the entire itinerary;
  • Entrance fees according to the itinerary;
  • Tasting of 4 types of wine at Cricova winery and 4 types of wine at Château Vartely winery;
  • Tasting of 5 types of brandy at Kvint wine and brandy factory;
  • Transportation during the entire itinerary;
  • English speaking guide.