4 Day Tour Of Moldova
Chișinău, Moldova
Trip Type: 4-Day Tours
Duration: 4 days
One of Moldova's characteristic traits is its ethnic diversity. As early as the beginning of the eighteenth century, Moldovan prince and scholar Dimitrie Cantemir observed that he "didn't believe that there "existed" a single country of the size of Moldova in which so many and such diverse peoples meet. That's why this tour is the best way for you to know better Moldova's ethnic diversity.
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One of Moldova's characteristic traits is its ethnic diversity. As early as the beginning of the eighteenth century, Moldovan prince and scholar Dimitrie Cantemir observed that he "didn't believe that there "existed" a single country of the size of Moldova in which so many and such diverse peoples meet. That's why this tour is the best way for you to know better Moldova's ethnic diversity.Day 1
Arriving at Chisinau International Airport .Transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Radisson "Blu Leogrand Hotel 5*".
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel. Chisinau City Tour. Departure time 8am. Excursion and wine tasting at "Cricova" underground town. Lunch at "Butuceni" Traditional Guest House.
Excursion Medieval Town "Orheiul Vechi".
Old Orhei is a museum complex that presents the remains of different civilizations established between Nistru and Prut rivers. It is situated 60 km away from Chisinau in a narrow, rocky, 150-200 m deep bend in the Raut River valley. Now tourists visit the monastery year round and especially during the religious holidays.
Overnight and Dinner at "Butuceni".The boarding-house “Butuceni” is situated in a picturesque place which enjoys your eyes with a beautiful landscape.
Day 3
Morning departure to Gagauz Yeri, 8am.
Comrat City Tour.
Komrat is situated in the southern zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wines and muscats. The population of the city is 25.600 inhabitants, 81,4% of them are gagauzians. During the city tour the tourists will visit the central Cathedral, the Historical and Ethnography Museum, and the Turkish Library.
Lunch at "Altin Palace" Restaurant.
National Gagauz History and Ethnographic Museum "D. Cara-Ciobanu" in Beshalma.
In the south of Moldova, (110 km from Chisinau) in the Gagaguzia area, in Besalma village there is a valuable museum of history and ethnography featuring the unique Orthodox people of Turkish-Gagauzian origin. One of the champions of this small nation was the writer D.Cara-Ciobanu, who was very familiar with the culture and the folklore of this people.
Visiting the Ceadir-Lunga Horse Breeding Farm.
The horse farm in Ciadir Lunga was opened in 1984 and in 1992 got a status of being a pedigree farm on breeding horses of trotter race from Orlov city. Among the horses of the whole farm there are about 20 mares of pure Orlov breed which were bought in Hrenovschi, Chesmenschi, Zavivalovschi stud-farm.
Return to Chisinau.
Day 4
Heading towards to Tiraspol. Departure time 8am.
Visit Tighina Fortress.
Near the oldest Nistru gorge, in the third century B.C., there was a human settlement in Tighina. Later there appeared the first palisade and earthwork fortification.
The first documentary mention of “Tighina Fortress” was in 1408. In the reign of Petru Rares the fortress was rebuilt in stone. Its walls have survived to the present and offer an example of classic Moldavian defensive construction. In 1538 Tighina was conquered by the Turkish Empire and re-named Bender.
Lunch in Tiraspol, restaurant "Kumanek".
City Tour Tiraspol.
Return to Chisinau International Airport.
Arriving at Chisinau International Airport .Transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Radisson "Blu Leogrand Hotel 5*".
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel. Chisinau City Tour. Departure time 8am. Excursion and wine tasting at "Cricova" underground town. Lunch at "Butuceni" Traditional Guest House.
Excursion Medieval Town "Orheiul Vechi".
Old Orhei is a museum complex that presents the remains of different civilizations established between Nistru and Prut rivers. It is situated 60 km away from Chisinau in a narrow, rocky, 150-200 m deep bend in the Raut River valley. Now tourists visit the monastery year round and especially during the religious holidays.
Overnight and Dinner at "Butuceni".The boarding-house “Butuceni” is situated in a picturesque place which enjoys your eyes with a beautiful landscape.
Day 3
Morning departure to Gagauz Yeri, 8am.
Comrat City Tour.
Komrat is situated in the southern zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wines and muscats. The population of the city is 25.600 inhabitants, 81,4% of them are gagauzians. During the city tour the tourists will visit the central Cathedral, the Historical and Ethnography Museum, and the Turkish Library.
Lunch at "Altin Palace" Restaurant.
National Gagauz History and Ethnographic Museum "D. Cara-Ciobanu" in Beshalma.
In the south of Moldova, (110 km from Chisinau) in the Gagaguzia area, in Besalma village there is a valuable museum of history and ethnography featuring the unique Orthodox people of Turkish-Gagauzian origin. One of the champions of this small nation was the writer D.Cara-Ciobanu, who was very familiar with the culture and the folklore of this people.
Visiting the Ceadir-Lunga Horse Breeding Farm.
The horse farm in Ciadir Lunga was opened in 1984 and in 1992 got a status of being a pedigree farm on breeding horses of trotter race from Orlov city. Among the horses of the whole farm there are about 20 mares of pure Orlov breed which were bought in Hrenovschi, Chesmenschi, Zavivalovschi stud-farm.
Return to Chisinau.
Day 4
Heading towards to Tiraspol. Departure time 8am.
Visit Tighina Fortress.
Near the oldest Nistru gorge, in the third century B.C., there was a human settlement in Tighina. Later there appeared the first palisade and earthwork fortification.
The first documentary mention of “Tighina Fortress” was in 1408. In the reign of Petru Rares the fortress was rebuilt in stone. Its walls have survived to the present and offer an example of classic Moldavian defensive construction. In 1538 Tighina was conquered by the Turkish Empire and re-named Bender.
Lunch in Tiraspol, restaurant "Kumanek".
City Tour Tiraspol.
Return to Chisinau International Airport.
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