6 DAYS VACATION IN MOLDOVA

Day 1 ARRIVING DAY

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

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!

Dine at the hotel restaurant.

Day 2 HİNCU & CAPRIANA MONASTERIES

Morning celebration of a Holy Mass. Then transfer to Bursuc. Introductory lecture (information about) on Orthodoxy and visit the Hincu nunnery. Continue to Căpriana village visit the monk's monastery there. Small lunch at the restaurant.

Return to Chisinau. Free time.

Enjoy dinner at the restaurant with a traditional folklore program.

Return to the hotel. Overnight.

Day 3 TRANSNISTRIA: BENDER &TIRASPOL

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transnistria is a curious entity, a self declared republic that is to all intents and purposes a separate state – yet unrecognized by other countries.

We invite you to visit: the War Memorial, the largest cognac factory in Moldova. Of course, a tasting of the noble brand must not be missing. A sightseeing tour of Transnistria “capital” (Tiraspol), the monument of Lenin, Suvorov and Ekaterina II. Lunch in a typical Soviet restaurant “Back in the USSR”.
Another big tourist attraction there is Bender Fortress – the biggest tourist complex in the country.
The day promises a lot of great spots to take pictures and to feel relaxed.

Return to theChisinau. Overnight.

Day 4 CRICOVA WINERY & OLD ORHEI

After breakfast, departure to Curchi Monastery, which is one of the most important architectural monuments in Moldova. Inspired by St. Andrew's Church in Kiev, it was built in Baroque style with the highest dome of Moldova - 57 m. Continue and visit a small sheep farm, where you will receive a small sample of homemade traditional Moldovan products.

In the afternoon visit of the museum complex "Orheiul Vechi".

This area has been inhabited since the Stone Age and is today the most important attraction in the country with its extraordinary combination of excavations, a cave monastery, a monastery complex and the special landscape in the Răut river valley. Lunch at the traditional Moldova house.

After lunch departure to the small town of Cricova and visit the largest winery in Moldova with the unique underground complex. Winery tour & wine tasting ( 3 wines). 

Back to Chişinău. Overnight.

Day 5 COMRAT & CONGAZ CITIES

Breakfast at the hotel.

In the morning, departure  to the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia. The Gagauz come from a Turkic people, whose origins are in Central Asia and profess mainly to Orthodox Christianity.

You will see the Gagauz capital Comrat. Visit the Comrat winery with wine tasting. Then drive to the small Gagauz village of Congaz, where you will learn more about the life, history and customs of the people. Traditional Gagauz lunch in Congaz.

Drive to Chisinau.

Day 6 SAYING GOODBYE TO MOLDOVA

After breakfast visit the central market in Chişinău. Depending on the flight times there is still some free time. Transfer to the airport.