Top Chisinau Outdoor Activities

Just 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Moldova’s capital Chișinău lies Milestii Mici, a vast wine cellar said to accommodate about 2 million bottles. With this tour, a driver takes the wheel, ferrying guests to and around the underground complex. On a guided tour of the cellar, learn about Moldovan viticulture, and sample five different wines as well as typical Moldovan dishes.

The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 1 hour drive to Old Orhei - 1 hour exploration of the site - 2 hour for relaxing lunch/dinner - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2,5 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 1 hour drive back to Chisinau/hotel Total time needed: 7 hours

Have you ever experienced an underground city full of bright life, tasty food, amazing history, thousands of bottles of high-quality wine and hundreds of kilometers of streets and tunnels? If not, you are invited to experience Cricova, Moldova’s best-known destination for tourism, high-quality service and an incredible wine heritage collection. The Milestii Mici winery really special is the Guinness World Record Certificate, that was issued due to the tremendous storage place with the surface of 55 km, excavated more than 50 years ago, and the treasury of a huge Golden Collection of 1,5 millions of wine bottles. Now, tell me if there exists a wine connoisseur that would like to miss visiting such a fantastic place and tasting this “holy drink”?

The Republic of Moldova was Soviet for almost 50 years and it has left its mark, one is Transnistria. And why not a trip to the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria? A small return to the USSR for a day, to say "I was there" .., to discover a territory without territory ... .., a country without a country ... The political situation is still complex today with Moldova, the tension is palpable but not dangerous for a foreign tourist. Visiting Transnistria is possible because it is not instinctively against tourism. Our agency organizes this trip with a mixture of discovery, pleasure of the palate and meeting with the soil. You will be able to discover the authentic aspects of a region still under a model that was thought to be out of date.

Cricova is the most luxury and one of the biggest underground wine cellars in the world. Sounds good right? The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment- private transfer - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2,5 hours tour of the winery - join the group - 30 minutes drive to Chisinau The EXCURSION includes: - The underground streets; - The maturing section; - Sparkling wine production section; - National collection and “Tasting Halls”; - Tasting of 3 wines; - Nuts, biscuits, water.

Discover the best that Chisinau has to offer during this small-group city tour with lunch. Learn about the history and culture of Moldova from your tour guide as you visit important landmarks such as Mazarache Church, Stephen III Boulevard, St. Theodore Tyron Church, and much more. Then head to the Old Orhei Monastery Complex and enjoy a delicious lunch before exploring the holy shrine.

Embark on an excursion to the unrecognized republic of Transnistria during this day trip from Chisinau. Explore the region’s capital and the second-largest city of Moldova, Tiraspol, on a sightseeing tour. Learn about the history of the region from your tour guide and pay a visit to the Bender Fortress, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century on the way back to Chisinau.

Maximize your time in Moldova on this full-day tour from Chisinau and visit two popular attractions in one day. Discover Moldova’s winemaking heritage and enjoy a guided wine tasting during a tour of the Cricova winery, famous for its ‘underground city’ of wine cellars. After lunch (own expense), explore Tiraspol, Moldova’s second-largest city and the unofficial capital of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.

24-hour bike rental package from VELOPOINT in Chisinau. Select from a city, mountain or trekking bike depending on your itinerary. Discover landmarks like the Old Orhei Museum Complex, famous wineries near Chisinau or discover our beautiful country in a multi day trip at your own pace. Receive protective equipment and expert advice free of charge.

To discover authentic Moldova! Get ready for an exciting excursion. You will discover the Curchi Monastery, the historical site of Orhei Vechi and its troglodyte monastery. Orheiul Vechi is a spectacular archaeological complex located 60km from Chişinău. The panorama is breathtakingly beautiful. Beyond the impressive natural landscape, a group of troglodyte caves, hosting the oldest monasteries and sacred places, combines the history of the Golden Horde period and today, revealing ruins of palaces, citadels, dwellings, giving visitors ample information on a history that extends from the 10th century BC. To the present day.

Stretching an impressive 200 km and deepening up to 85 meters, Mileștii Mici is the ultimate playground for wine lovers. These cellars are home to more than two million bottles of wine and have been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest wine collection in the world. The winery is like an underground city, as the winding tunnels have been given street names to help people navigate them. Just a perfect place for a bike quest.

Pedal though Chisinau’s historic center, parks, boulevards on a small-group bike tour that’s an active alternative to sitting in a tour vehicle as you explore the city. Riding alongside a local guide is a great way to find the best places to bike in Chisinau, and you’ll get the backstory on some of the city’s most interesting landmarks along the way.

Explore Chisinau’s historic landmarks and gain a private perspective of the city’s green spaces on an eco-friendly bike tour. Zip across the city centre with ease, covering more distance than possible by foot, while learning about the city’s varied history from our guide. It’s an active and flexible way to experience the diverse architecture and contemporary culture of our capital.

Our great pleasure is to offer you a new tour in Moldova with Moldova to visit Transferring from Chisinau to Transnistria. Become one of the few travelers to visit Transnistria, a breakaway republic in eastern Moldova, where Soviet values are still upheld and locals continue their fight for independence, Tiraspol and Bender city are the main! Tiraspol – Back in the USSR Explore the Transnistria exclusion zone and gain insight into Soviet-era history on this 1-day tour to TRANSNISTRIA and Privat from Kishinau Highlights *Explore the Transnistria  exclusion zone with a guide Visit the Suvorov Monument * Lenin monument and Bender Fortress   * Learn of life in Transnistria   before the II WAR  * Tour includes round-trip travel from Chisinau *A safe tour with an experienced guide *Explore both Bender and Tiraspol /Enjoy the Soviet architecture

The Museum Complex "Orheiul Vechi", it's a museum in open space. It contains the remains of different civilizations: in stony caves it is certified the presence of the first human establishments, lasting from a few thousands of years. In V-III centuries B.C. there was a powerful Dacia fortress. The place is famous as well for its cave monasteries. The underground kingdom "Pivniţele din Brăneşti" (Brănești Cellars) is located in a scenic area in the coast of Orheiul Vechi. It always arouses astonishment of numerous local and foreign visitors. "Pivniţele din Brăneşti" have a total area of 75ha, stretching on a distance of 58 km at a depth of 60 m under the ground. "Pivniţele din Brăneşti" produce white and red wines, sparkling, dry, semi-dry and dessert. Particularly popular are the collecton wines and the wines produced by special technology, such as Madeira, Marsala, pastoral wine.

Tour of Tiraspol is a unique experience because give you an understanding how people use to live in the Soviet Union. On the streets you can met people that are nostalgic about Soviet Union and the atmosphere will make you think of that period. Book this tour if you want to see modern day Soviet city!

Highlights Enjoy a customizable, narrated tour of the Moldovan capital See Ştefan cel Mare, Orthodox churches, Piata Central, and more A private guide ensures an intimate, flexible experience Places of interest: historical centre of Chisinau with its administrative and cultural edifices along the main boulevard of Stefan cel Mare, the main square of the General National Meeting, public parks, churches and museums of the city, Central Market and the market of crafts and souvenirs, W.W.II memorial Eternitatea, buildings of parliament and government. 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 of this city.

Moldova is a country that is not overrun by tourists. They are very lovable, hospitable and curious people who approach strangers without an ulterior motive. The world-winning wines and the special locations are always an experience in themselves that will never let you go. The culinary dishes from the regional products always offer a new highlight to your taste buds. The wonderful landscape with the soft hills and unpaved roads is a direct invitation to go hiking.

One of the most popular places of interest in Moldova is a touristic zone called Old Orhei(Orheiul Vechi), which is situated on the Raut River (Răut Rău). It is a nation’s patrimony, which is located about 60 km away from the capital city Chisinau, among three villages: Butuceni, Morovaia and Trebujeni. Orhei Vechi is an archaeological and historical complex, which consists of two moderate but very old museums, ancient rocky church and also several private old-fashioned hotels in a very traditional style, located in villages Butucheni and Trebujeni. After, you will have a unique opportunity to participate in a master class on cooking traditional Moldovan dishes - placinte.  During lunch you can try your creation

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Located outside Chisinau, we will take a two hours ride to the place. We will spend an hour and half in the location and then come back. The other alternate command facilities similar to this one outside Moldova, are now either located in restricted military areas, are not accessible for other reasons, or their existence is unknown to the public. The bunker consists of two cilinders, hiddin underground, which both go 12 floors underground. It empresses with the size and triggers the imagination. It was built for purpose to ensure command capabilities from a place hidden from enemy. In the United States, the president unleashes the counter-strike via radio signal from the Air Force One, while the Soviet Union has traditionally relied on huge bunkers .

Moldova it’s not about wine. It is about the story that stands behind that wine. From the sun pampered berries and carefully hand-picked grapes till the shape of the glass that will best unveil the wine flavour. Join this exiting journey and find the wine that will become your soul mate.

We offer you an excursion dedicated to one of the regions of Moldova: "Gagauzia". This little-known region is located in the south of Moldova. It is populated by the Gagauz, a Turkish-speaking population largely Russified and historically close to the Turks of Anatolia. They thus speak a Turkish dialect (but also Russian) and they are Orthodox Christians (and not Muslims). Historically, the Turkish-speaking Christians of Bulgaria, the "Gök-oğuz" or Gagauz, were established here in 1812, among the Moldovans, when the Russian Empire annexed Bessarabia.