Chisinau City Tour and Old Orhei Monasteries: A Rustic Blend of History and Green Spaces in Moldova
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Chisinau
Experience the charm of Chisinau, Moldova's capital, with its green spaces and historical buildings. Explore the city's main sights and then venture to Old Orhei for a rustic village experience and traditional lunch.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Museum of the City of Chisinau - the museum is located in an old water tower and offers many exhibits concerning the city and the country, plus a great view from the top the museum is in a former water tower that is 119 years old. During the earthquake in 1990, the building was severely damaged and was closed for ten years. In 2000, the museum reopened, but two years later was again closed for renovation. Its recent opening was timed to celebrate the Day of the City of Chisinau.

At the moment, the museum has one temporary exhibition devoted to Chisinau water-supply. In the future a permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of the capital is planned to be opened.
The Water Tower was built in 1892. The Building was designed by the famous architect Bernardazzi.

As a museum of Chisinau city, the tower began to work in 1971

What's Included
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
  • Airport and departure taxes
  • Food and drinks, other than the “value added offers” specified in your guidebook
Additional Information

The capital of Moldova is full of greenery and natural beauty that could easily make you mistake it for a holiday destination rather than a bustling city center. The city boasts a rich historical heritage with several characteristic buildings lining its streets. A significant part of the city’s attractions is located along the Stefan cel Mare Boulevard, which is in the city center. This guided tour includes a walk along the main city street, visits to the “Mazarache” Church, Administrative buildings, Cultural buildings, St. Theodore Tyron Church, 31st August 1989 street, Pushkin Street, and Stefan cel Mare Park.
Highlights:
• Enjoy a personalized, narrated journey through the Moldovan capital
• Visit landmarks like Ştefan cel Mare, Orthodox Churches, Piata Central, and more
• A personal guide guarantees a flexible and immersive experience

• Take part in our excursion to Old Orhei in a comfortable car, where you will meet your ESP guide and indulge in a traditional meal at Butuceni village Eco resort

  • Chisinau city is also named “Small Rome”, because it is situated on 7 hills. The wide parks and avenues with very interesting architecture, a specific atmosphere that predominates here is very characteristic to this city.
  • Chisinau will surprise you with the variety of architectural styles that exist here:
  • Romanesque,
  • Modern Venetian Baroque,
  • Neobizantyne and others
  • The orthodox churches built in old Moldovan style, the oldest of them is dated the1752, it functions up to our days. If to look from the highest point of the city, you could see a green sea on which roofs of the houses are like floating small ships.
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler, visa :for all tourist need invitation lette r and visa support we orgonize it for clients.
Location
Chisinau
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Barneysim
Sep 20, 2021
Awesome guided Moldovan experience - I did both the Chisinau city tour with Orhei excursion, as well as the 9 monasteries tour with this company. Each took up a full but productive and enjoyable day. Igor and wife Lilia were a delight. Both very nice people, so the experience felt more like being with good friends than just guides. Both were private tours, so I could proceed at my own pace. Lots of information given. I highly recommend going with this company if you’re ever in Moldova. I visited Transnistria with a different company and later wished that I had done it with this one instead.
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Mgrayton
Mar 24, 2020
City tour - For the Chisinau part of the trip we had a guide who walked with us and talked us through history and culture for a few hours. For the trip out of the city effectively we had a driver rather than a guide. Still an enjoyable day, but perhaps not as some would expect
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