Voiaj International

Tourism in Moldova

  City Tour of Chisinau, 3.5 hours
Tour of Tiraspol Town, 5 hours
Tour of Cricova, 3.5 hours
Tour of Cojusna, 4.5 hours
Tour of Milestii Mici, 3.5 hours
Tour of Orheiul Vechi
Tour of Soroca Town, 10 hours
Tour of the Hincu Nunnery and the Capriana Monastery
Tipova Monastery
Saharna Monastery
National Wine Festival

 

 

City Tour of Chisinau, 3.5 hours

Chisinau is also named “Small Rome,” because it is situated on 7 hills. During the tour you will have a chance to enjoy the best view of the city from one of them: wide parks and avenues, a variety of architectural styles like Romanesque, Modern Venetian Baroque, Neobizantyne, etc. Walk through the “Stefan the Great” park and the “Avenue of flowers,” where a lot of beautiful flowers are sold. Visit the so-called “Vernisage Market” where you can buy different objects of national creativity.

Most of the city's sights can be seen on a tour down the Boulevard Stefan Cel Mare . In the city center you will see the Victory Arch , which was originally called the Holy Gate. The arch, constructed in 1840, serves as a bell tower for the Cathedral of the Nativity . Right behind the arch you will find large stones set in a semicircle. Each stone is marked with a date and an explanation of its significance in Moldovan history. This history tour will take you into the Victory Arch Park and the Pushkin Park lined with statues and busts of Romanian and Moldovan authors.

You will see several churches: the green-roofed Mazarakievskaya Church of the Nativity of the Virgin (1757), the St. Constantine and Helena Church (1777), the onion-domed Chisinau Cathedral. The so-called Greek Church is no longer a church at all, but a wine-tasting hall.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
City tour, 2.5 h	38	27	29	26	18	14	12
City tour + 1 museum, 3.5 h	40	31	35	29	22	17	14
City tour + 2 museums, 4 h	43	38	38	32	24	18	16

 

TOURS AROUND CHISINAU

Tour of Tiraspol Town, 5 hours

Located 40 miles southeast of Chisinau in the Nistru Valley, Tiraspol is considered to be a living museum of Soviet culture. With a population of 200,000 the city still has its share of Lenin statues, monuments like a T-34 tank on the pedestal, and retained names of the streets; but Tiraspol has few restaurants and cafes and nothing in the way of Western conveniences or service.

During the city tour you will see the Pokrov Church (Intercession of the Virgin), the Republican Drama and Comedy Theater, Central Post office, the Lenin and Suvorov Monuments, the Kirov Square, and the ruins of the Srednyaya Fortress (on the outskirts of town).

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Tiraspol Town, 4,5 h	60	45	40	33	29	23	21

 

WINERIES TOURS

Visiting Moldova don't miss the opportunity to take around the famous wineries from Cricova, Cojusna, and Milestii Mici, where you will enjoy Moldovan original and sparking wines.

 

Tour of Cricova, 3.5 hours

We invite you to visit world-famous wine cellars of CRICOVA. You will see an underground city with obscure streets that are carrying the names of wines kept here: Aligote, Riesling, Codru, and Feteasca. The wines from this collection have an old history: the oldest bottle dates back to 1902. Your local guide will explain the odyssey of some bottles that have arrived there after the WWII. At the end of the excursion you will taste the most famous wines.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee +Souvenir +Tasting	PRIVATE CAR	MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	On request	4-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Cricova, 2,30 h		59	56	35	35	35
Tour of Cricova, + lunch 3,30 h	On request	75	70	67	65	64

 

Tour of Cojusna, 4.5 hours

We invite you to see a wine collection in medieval style in COJUSNA winery. You will pass along the narrow streets of the winoteque full of dusty bottles. This factory was founded in 1908 and now more than 10 kinds of high-quality wines are produced there according to a French technology. There are two halls where you will taste wines: a Medieval Moldovan cellar trimmed with natural wood and stone and a classical European one.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Cojusna, 3,5 h	45	39	41	40	29	25	24
Tour of Cojusna + lunch 4.5 h	48	43	47	45	35	30	29

 

Tour of Milestii Mici, 3.5 hours

We invite you to explore the old traditions of winemaking in Milestii Mici. The qualified wine manufacturer will acquaint you with an underground gallery, where the huge barrels of wine are established. There is a special tasting hall designed in medieval style with tables and benches made of wood. The pleasant feeling of this air smothered by the aroma of wine will embrace you. Here you will try eight brands of wine and will learn the old traditions of winemaking.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee +souvenier+tasting	PRIVATE CAR	MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	4-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Milestii Mici, 3.5 h	55	50	35	30	29
Tour of Milestii Mici+ lunch, 4.5 h	65	60	45	40	39

 

HISTORICAL AND MONASTIC TOURS

There are 90,000 monuments and historic sights, including over 10,000 antic monuments, over 1,400 churches, 24 monasteries, and 5 hermitages in Republic of Moldova. Most of them have original architecture and located in the central part of the country. We invite you to visit the most famous of them: Orheiul Vechi, Saharna, Soroka, Capriana, and Hancu.

 

Tour of Orheiul Vechi

Orheiul Vechi is historic-monastic conservation complex, situated 40 miles away from Chisinau, on the site of the Moldovan medieval city Orhei – the only medieval town on the territory of the country (XII-XVII centuries). It comprises landscape conservation Trebujeni and a 19th-century “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Church.

You will enjoy archaeological traces and appreciable historic monuments with unique unrepeatable landscape formed by Raut River, narrows paths, rocks, and caves. See the remains of Geto-Dacian fortress, a functioning cave monastery, ruins of the old Turkish bath. Visit a typical Moldovan house of the 19th century and taste dishes of the Moldovan national cuisine.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Orheiul Vechi, 3.5 h	50	40	30	26	19	16	13
Tour of Orheiul Vechi + lunch, 4.5 h	65	55	45	39	31	27	24

 

Tour of Soroca Town, 10 hours

Soroca is located 100 miles north of Chishinau, close to the Ukrainian border. During 2.5 hour drive you will enjoy beautiful landscapes of Old Bassarabia, its small lakes and rivers. You will visit Saharna monastery, Soroca's Fortress, and eventually the village of rich Gypsies. Your guide will tell about the story of the well-kept fortress, which has been serving during many centuries as a shelter for Moldavians during Turkish and Tartar invasions.

The well-preserved medieval Soroca fortress is situated in the historical city center. The wooden fortress was erected during the rule of Stefan the Great. Then Petru Raresh rebuilt it in 1543. The 5-tower fortress represents a circumference with a diameter of 100 feet and walls that are 11 feet wide and 55-65 feet high.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee + lunch	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Trip to Soroca Town, 10 h	100	70	69	50	45	35	30

 

Tour of the Hincu Nunnery and the Capriana Monastery

The Capriana Monastery is the most representative of all the famous Moldovan monasteries. Founded by the Superior Chiprian, it was the Moldovan Metropole Premise for a long time. It is situated 30 miles from Chishinau, on the shore of a small lake near the Capriana village. During the Soviet times it was closed, but after Moldova got sovereign the monastery was reopened to the public and became a symbol of revival of Moldovan culture. A monk will guide the excursion through the monastery, which includes visit to the “Adormirii Maicii Domnului” Church (1545), “St. Nicolai” Church (1840) and “St. Gheorghe” Church (1903), abbot's house (1826), cells, the Seminary, the Summer Metropole Premise, and the graveyard. The Capriana Monastery gives the visitors the chance to raise the heart to the Almighty and on the same time gathering in feelings the sound of a past, which was full of sacrifice and kindness of our kin.

Situated 50 miles west from Chishinau, in the heart of Codru forest, the Hincu Nunnery was founded in 1678. One of the nuns will tour you around the nunnery.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of the Hincu Nunnery and the Capriana Monastery, 4 h	85	50	55	45	35	25	20
Tour of the Hincu Nunnery and the Capriana Monastery + lunch, 6 h	100	60	65	55	45	35	30
Tour of Hincu Nunnery or Tour of Capriana Monastery	50	30	45	40	39	30	20

 

Tipova Monastery

In Tipova on the rocky side of the Nistru river (about 100-km north of Chisinau), is the biggest Orthodox cave monastery in Moldova and in Eastern Europe. Long before the feudal state of Moldova was formed, a community of monks was established here. Some say that in the X-XII c. (according to others in the XVI-XVIII c.) some cells were dug inside the steep cliffs of the Nistru. In 1776 a prosperous period started when the monastery was divided into large parts, separated by massive columns. During the Soviet period the monastery was closed and destroyed. In 1975 the ruins of the Tipova monastery were protected by the State and in 1994 religious services resumed.

It is said that the wedding of our great Ruler Stefan cel Mare and his wife Maria Voichita was held in this monastery. Another legend says that the mythological poet Ortheus spent his last years on these hills and is buried in a nook of a waterfall. The monastery can be visited daily.

Tourists can visit the splendid path though the "Tipova" nature reserve. In ancient times (IV-III c. BC) a Geto-Dacian fortress stood in the grounds. Its remains are still visible.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee + lunch	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Tipova, 8 h	70	50	45	40	38	32	25

 

Saharna Monastery

The "Holy Trinity" Monastery of Saharna, situated about 110 km north of Chisinau on the right side of the Nistru, is considered to be one of the biggest centres for religious pilgrimages in Moldova. Here can be found the unique relicts of St. Cuvios Macarie, and on the top of the high cliff, according to a legend, there is a footprint of St. Maria. The legend says that a monk from the monastery (X-XII c., documentary XVII-XVIII c.) once saw the shining figure of Saint Maria on the top of a rock. When reaching that spot the monk saw a mark of a footstep on the ground. This vision was considered to be a divine announcement and evidence of the holy purity of this place. Near this spot a new wooden church was built and the"Holy Trinity" monastery founded (1777). Later the wooden church was replaced by a brick one built in an old Moldavian style, decorated with frescos. Meanwhile the community of monks expanded. The monastery can be visited daily.

TOUR SERVICES, incl. transportation +guide's assistance + entrance fee + lunch	PRIVATE CAR		MINI -VAN		VAN	COACH BUS
	Number of tourists, prices in ? per person
	1	2	3-6	7-9	10-16	17-25	26+
Tour of Saharna monastery, 7 h	55	40	38	35	30	25	20

 

National Wine Festival

 

Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are pleased to welcome you in Moldova on the National Wine Festival

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy excellent Moldovan wines and dip into hospitality and ancient traditions of our people!

Numerous wines and divines tasting, national cuisine, parade-show program, various cultural program, performances of the ethno-folklore groups, visiting the most interesting underground wineries: Purcari, Milesti Mici (registered in Guinness Book), Cojusna………..- YOU WILL NOT BE BORED!

In the luxurious tasting halls, decorated in different styles – traditional, hunting house, seabed you can delight tasting different wines and local cuisine.

We shall be happy to assist you to organize your trip to Moldova. We can provide you the whole range of services – airtickets, hotel accommodations, transfers and excursions.

In the period of Festival the entrance visa in Moldova is FREE!

With the warmest regards,
Travel Agency “Voiaj International”
7, Negruzzi bd., MD-2001 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
phone: (37322) 54 77 69
fax: (37322) 27 40 50
e-mails: tours@voiaj.md; reservation@voiaj.md