5 DAYS MOLDOVAN WINE TOUR

Day 1 CHISINAU CITY TOUR

Attention! This tour can be booked by a group of 6 persons and more per booking.

Meeting the guests at the Chisinau International Airport. Check-in to the hotel.

Chisinau City Tour, includes visiting the most important cultural & tourist points of interest in the capital of Moldova (no entry to museums). Chisinau is home to 23 lakes, many parks, and diverse wildlife, giving it one of the highest proportions of green spaces in any European city. The capital of Moldova sits by the Bic River and is surrounded by fertile vineyards, making it a top spot for wine tours. Chisinau is also famous for its cognac and award-winning beer, so come ready to enjoy! Diner at the local restaurant.

Return to the hotel & spend late afternoon at the hotel.

Day 2 MILESTII MICI & ETCETERA WINERY & CHATEAU PURCARI

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before departure to Milestii Mici Winery, which is the largest underground cave network with the biggest collection of wine in the world. These are situated at a depth of about 85m under the ground. This has been officially documented by the Guinness Book of World Records! Visitors have the unique opportunity to walk along the cool, dark galleries & avenues where big barrels are placed. The wine bottles, covered with noble dust are expecting for the day to be enjoyed.

Departure to village Crocmaz. Et Cetera winery.  Excursion & wine tasting. Meeting the Winemaker. Savour lunch by the winery.

Et Cetera is represented by a group of enthusiastic wine lovers whose purpose is to grow fine grapes & to produce wines of uniquely Moldovan character. Et Cetera is a family-owned winery. They believe that love and care is the key of family’s well-being. They take care of the land which pays them back with great harvest.

Boarding & travel to Purcari Winery. Check-in to the hotel by the winery Purcari.

Winery tour & wine tasting. Enjoy dinner by the winery.

Day 3 GOGU WINERY & CASTLE MIMI & ASCONI WINERY

Rooms check-out. After breakfast meet the tour guide.

Travel to Causeni town. llie Gogu Winery tour &wine tasting.

The wine-making history of  Gogu Winer dates back 4 generations in the Gogu family. The winery’s founder, llie Gogu, is a winemaker by heredity, who made his ancestors’ dream a reality.

Boarding & travel to village Bulboaca. Castel Mimi Winery. Winery tour & wine tasting & lunch enjoying.

The Castle Mimi is currently listed among the most beautiful architectural masterpieces in the world of wine. The story of the castle begins in 1893 when Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia, planted the first grape vines on the place that would become legend over the years.

Boarding & leaving to Asconi Winery. Winery tour & wine tasting.

In 2014 winery opened its doors to visitors. The tourist complex presents two restaurant halls, a spacious terrace overlooking the courtyard of the winery. Here you can enjoy exclusive dishes of national cuisine, prepared in the oven according to original recipes. For excellence and outstanding performance, the Winery Asconi, received in 2015 he the National Grand Prix of wine industry.

Check-in to the Asconi winery hotel. Spend time at leisure & enjoy dinner at the Balcanic restaurant .

Day 4 CRICOVA WINERY & OLD ORHEI & CHATEAU VARTELY

Breakfast in the hotel.

After breakfast departure to Cricova Winery.

Winery tour & wine tasting.

Cricova represents a unique underground city well-known all over the world by its huge labyrinths, & especially by its excellent sparkling wines. Guests can take a tour of the winery, which includes sampling three wines, and enjoy a meal at the winery's dining facilities with a glass of wine and water provided. Known as the "pearl of Moldovan winemaking," it houses a National Collection of wines and offers tasting rooms. Cellars of Cricova are the house of a remarkable collection of wines — The National Oenotec.

Guests will be taken into the Cricova wine tunnels by small electric trains.

Boarding & transfer to Orhei region.

Visit of the Moldavian village - Butuceni with typical 19th cent.houses, transformed today into quest houses. In one of them guests will be served with a lunch with traditional dishes & home- made wine, but before they will be invited to learn to cook their own “placinta”, traditional pastry filled with soft. Guests can visit the cellar of the house, taste wines by the jug. Optional horse carriage on the narrow street of the village.

Visit of the Complex “Orheiul Vechi”, it’s a museum in open space. Guests will witness the unique 13th cent. cave Orthodox monastery, run by a single monk.

The Orheiul Vechi Monastery, museum, and archeological complex together form the most famous tourist attraction in Orhei and possibly Moldova. Departure to Orhei City.

Check-in at the  Chateau Vartely hotel and proceed  with wine tour & wine tasting. Savour dinner by the winery.

Free time for leisure. Morning check-out.

Day 5 SAYING GOODBYE TO MOLDOVA

Morning check-out. Departure to the Airport.

On the way to the Airport short visit of the wooden church “Assumption of Mary”.