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Private Half-Day Tour: Orheiul Vechi Exploration and Countryside Activities at Ferma Veche
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Chişinău
Experience the charm of the Moldovan countryside on a private half-day tour. Explore the ancient Orheiul Vechi, feed animals at Ferma Veche, and hike through limestone cliffs. Be a farmer for a day!
Experience the charm of the Moldovan countryside on a private half-day tour. Explore the ancient Orheiul Vechi, feed animals at Ferma Veche, and hike through limestone cliffs. Be a farmer for a day!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Old Orhei - During this tour we will have a short hike in Old Orhei, a cultural, historical and archaeological complex situated in a rocky gorge of the Raut River. This valley, shaped by the tireless river with a pristine natural landscape, features huge limestone outcroppings, which hide several ancient monuments. Most interesting of all is the…
- Old Orhei - During this tour we will have a short hike in Old Orhei, a cultural, historical and archaeological complex situated in a rocky gorge of the Raut River. This valley, shaped by the tireless river with a pristine natural landscape, features huge limestone outcroppings, which hide several ancient monuments. Most interesting of all is the haunting cave monastery, carved into limestone rock by monks in the XIII century. We will enter it and explore the small chapel and little nooks where monks used to live. From the narrow ledge outside the cave monastery, you will unveil a spectacular view, overlooking the river and the entire plains.
- Butuceni - After lightning some candles in the chapel, we will visit a local farmhouse in Butuceni village. Ferma Veche is the perfect place where you can experience lots of countryside activities like relaxing walks through the white lavender bushes, feeding the animals, carpet weaving, traditional bread cooking lessons, harvesting seasonal fruits and vegetables or just playing with the happy donkeys.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- All fees and/or taxes included
- Private transportation
- All fees and/or taxes included
Additional Information
Could you recall the latest occasion you nourished farm animals? Maybe it’s elusive. With that said, you can participate in that exact experience by taking a tour to Butuceni organized by us. The Old Farm Inn offers plenty of rural attractions to enjoy. Furthermore, you will get to tread the trail along the limestone formations carved out by the Raut…
Could you recall the latest occasion you nourished farm animals? Maybe it’s elusive. With that said, you can participate in that exact experience by taking a tour to Butuceni organized by us. The Old Farm Inn offers plenty of rural attractions to enjoy. Furthermore, you will get to tread the trail along the limestone formations carved out by the Raut River in Old Orhei, and discover an ancient cave monument tucked among the cliff faces. Become an adventurer with us and spend your day living like a bona fide farmer.
Location
Stephen the Great Monument
A person from our company will wait for you in front of Stephen the Great Monument.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Walter_m
Jun 16, 2025
The nature and the history ! - Amazing experience! All was fine and all was perfect planned. The guide miss Ecaterina simply the best ! She drive carefully, she explained all very detailed and she is a good and caring woman. Thank you
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Derek_a
May 28, 2025
Tour of Orheiul Vechi and a Farmhouse - The tour guide Eleonora was fantastic. She was very informative, answered all the questions we had and was also fun which is always a massive positive when going on a half day tour. Highly reccomended.
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Bence_b
May 2, 2025
Vasilij was a great... - Vasilij was a great driver and guide. We visited many beautiful places, communication has been done via Whatsapp, everything was great.
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J1541kpjenniferi
Apr 26, 2025
Life in Rural Moldova - We were a family group of four. We were picked up promptly at 10am at my daughter's flat in the outskirts of Chisinau and were dropped back in the centre of town about 3pm so we could continue sightseeing there. The driver was excellent and he drove us in a large, very comfortable and well maintained car.
Our guide for the day was Eleonora and she told us all about the history, economy and culture of the villages we passed through on the way to Old Orhei. Once there she showed us around a traditional house and farm, and took us up to the two monasteries. She was kind, easy-going and an excellent guide. We especially enjoyed being able to ask loads of questions about life for ordinary people in Moldova.
The highlight of the tour for me was emerging out of the Church cut into the cliffs on to the ledge and hearing all the frogs croaking in the river down below!
The village was far more rural than we expected, though there were good toilet facilities there! One regret is we wish we had taken a snack with us, as we were very hungry by the time we got back to Chisinau!
There are traditional places to stay there and I would love to go back and visit one time!
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Gardener105
Apr 20, 2025
Very interesting History and landscapes, very helpful, had to be flexible due to it being Easter but it was worth it! - I was booked onto the 2pm tour but had to take the morning tour due to a shortage of drivers on Easter Sunday. I was sat outside the hostel at 10.00am and Chorina explained the situation, I am very spontaneous so I didn't mind going early and I shared the tour with a lady. I prefer group tours anyway so again I accepted. Chorina gave us lots of information about the local area in Orheiul. We visited a farm with the animals and did a very short hike into a limestone cave. Chorina gave us the choice of where to be dropped off and gave me advice on where to get the best exchange rate for my lei I needed to convert back for my flight home on Easter Monday. She taught us some of the lingo in Moldova and translated for us. She went above and beyond for us and would recommend this company.
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Emilyor4175tt
Dec 3, 2024
Highly Recommended - I would really recommend going on this tour especially if you are only going to be in Chisinau for a short time as a chance to see the countryside. The church and monastery are interesting to visit but the landscape in itself is worth seeing too.
I have no words for my amazing guide Nicolai who is clearly passionate about his work and his country. He gave me such a great insight into the area (and Moldova in general) and helped me explore a lot of interesting places I would have never visited otherwise.
Everything was easy to arrange. I'm sure if you have any preferences about where you want to go, the guides will be happy to accommodate you.
I found it difficult to choose a tour to begin with as the options are limited but in practice everyone I met working in tourism in Moldova was very welcoming and helpful. So it is really worthwhile to arrange some day trips/tours.
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52florin
Jun 22, 2024
Amazing tour carried in romanian - The tour was very interesting the guide definitely knows lots about the local culture and the small gimmicks about the places. We took our tour in romanian although we were quite familiar with the culture he adaptated and made a interesting tour for us with things that we didn’t know about the places
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Lisa_r
May 21, 2024
Medieval monastery and Farm - This was a very interesting tour with lots to see and do. Nicolai was such a good guide for us. He had lots of really interesting views and was very knowledgeable on the area in general.
We had the best day with a visit to a beautiful farm and monastery with some fantastic food.
Would highly recommend.
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626ji
Apr 2, 2024
I Am Glad I Went - This is an easy day trip from Chisinau -- well worth it to get out of the city and into the countryside. My guide was knowledgeable and professional. We had free-ranging conversation during the drive to and from, and I appreciated the insights she shared as we did the tour of the old cave monastery and the "new" building monastery. I am glad I went.
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John_i
Mar 7, 2024
I'm Glad I Went - Just right for a few hours. Elenora was professional and knowledgeable. It is not an "exciting" tour, but it is an excellent trip to get out of the city and to get a feel for the countryside. I enjoyed the walk through the village.
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