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By Moldova Trip
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$803 per adult
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Overview

  • Moldova Trip invites you on the 3-Day Moldova Discovery Tour—a truly unforgettable journey blending world-class wineries, spectacular landscapes, and authentic traditions with comfort and care.

    What’s included?

    ✅ 3 iconic wineries: Milestii Mici, Cricova Winery, Castle MIMI
    ✅ Exclusive Wine Tasting: Enjoy three authentic local wines
    ✅ 3 historic monasteries: Curchi, Căpriana, and the Orheiul Vechi Cave Monastery
    ✅ 2 legendary fortresses: Soroca Fortress & Tighina Fortress
    ✅ 1 national monument: The Candle of Gratitude
    ✅ 3 traditional Moldovan lunches in scenic countryside guesthouses
    ✅ Complimentary bottled water throughout the trip
    ✅ Professional English-speaking guide
    ✅ Comfortable transport with pickup and return to Chișinău
    ✅ Entry fees to all locations included
    ✅ 3 bottles of award-winning Moldovan wine from Cricova & Mileștii Mici—the world’s largest wine cellar

    Not included:
    ✅ flight tickets
    ✅ accommodation
    ✅ hotel pickup and drop-off
    ✅ travel and health insurance

Activity location

  • Cricova Winery
    • Strada Petru Ungureanu 1, Strada Chișinăului 124
    • 2084, Cricova, Moldova

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bulevardul Renașterii Naționale & Stradela Pietrăriei 2
    • Chișinău, Chișinău, Moldova

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Moldova: 3-Day Tour with Traditional Lunchs & 3 Wine Gifts

  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$803.48 x 1 AdultAU$803.48
Total
Price is AU$803.48

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entrance fee
  • Inclusions
    3 bottles of award-winning Moldovan wine from Cricova & Mileștii Mici
  • Inclusions
    Comfortable transport with pickup and return to Chișinău
  • Inclusions
    Complimentary bottled water throughout the trip

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 – Cricova Winery, Orheiul Vechi, Curchi Monastery

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Cricova Winery

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Step into Moldova’s legendary underground “wine city,” a network of over 120 km of limestone tunnels carved into the earth. This premium tour takes you along the silent subterranean streets, into the maturation cellars of signature wines, and behind the scenes of Cricova’s famed Champagne-method sparkling wine production. You’ll also admire the prestigious National Collection with over 1.3 million bottles, including rare historic vintages, and visit Cricova’s beautifully designed underground halls.

Old Orhei Archeological Complex

  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will travel to Moldova’s most iconic historical site, set dramatically on the cliffs of the Răut River. We will explore the 15th-century cave monastery, see the monks’ cells and bell tower carved into the rock, and admire the stone cross overlooking the valley. We will also discover traces of ancient fortresses and medieval towns while enjoying breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.

Manastirea Curchi

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will visit one of Moldova’s most beautiful monasteries, founded in the 18th century and set in the picturesque Vatici Valley. Founded in 1773 by brothers Iordache and Mihail Curchi as a modest wooden hermitage, Curchi has grown into an impressive spiritual and architectural complex. We will explore ancient churches dedicated to Saint Demetrius and walk among monastic cells, the bell tower, and other buildings that tell the storey of resilience: suffering during Soviet closure and transformation, then restoration since the early 2000s. We will admire the Cathedral of the Nativity, the tallest church in Moldova with its 57-meter dome, and explore the complex with five churches, a bell tower, and restored monastic cells. Surrounded by forests and orchards, Curchi is a perfect blend of history, architecture, and serenity.

Day 2: Day 2 – Mileștii Mici, Tighina Fortress, Căpriana Monastery

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Milestii Mici Winery

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Next we will explore the legendary underground wine city of Mileștii Mici, holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest wine collection on Earth—over 1.5-2 million bottles stored in limestone tunnels stretching more than 200 km. We will ride a small train through the underground “streets” named after grape varieties, pass giant oak barrels, and see rare vintages resting in perfect conditions of 12–14°C. This one-of-a-kind journey takes us deep into Moldova’s proudest wine treasure and offers an unforgettable glimpse into the world of winemaking.

Tighina Military Cemetery

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will explore one of Moldova’s most impressive fortresses, rising on the banks of the Dniester River. Originally built in the 15th century and rebuilt in stone by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538, it became a major Ottoman stronghold. We will walk through its massive walls and towers, see the church inside the citadel, and enjoy panoramic views while learning about its role in centuries of battles between empires.

Capriana Monastery

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Next we will travel into the quiet Codrii forest to reach Căpriana Monastery, one of Moldova’s oldest and most historic spiritual sites.We will see the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (the oldest surviving stone church in Moldova, built around 1420-1429), plus the later St. George (late Baroque) and St. Nicholas churches. We will walk through peaceful forest surroundings, visit the monastery’s library, which preserved old manuscripts and played an important role in Moldova’s cultural and religious history, and enjoy views from the hilltop observation point overlooking the white churches against the green woods.

Day 3: Day 3 – Castel MIMI, Candle of Gratitude, Soroca Fortress

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Castel Mimi Wine Resort

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Here we will visit the elegant Castel Mimi in Bulboaca—Moldova’s first authentic chateau winery, built around 1900-1901 by Constantin Mimi, who studied winemaking in Montpellier. We will tour its graceful neoclassical architecture, walk through the gardens, explore underground cellars that once held up to 300,000 litres of wine, and learn how this historic estate was restored between 2011 and 2016 into a luxury wine resort. We will see its museum, art galleries, tasting rooms, courtyard views, spa, and restaurant, making this a refined and immersive experience of Moldova’s wine culture and heritage. Here we will taste three outstanding authentic wines, experiencing the true flavour of Moldova in a refined setting.

The Candle of Gratitude Monument

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will climb more than 600 stone steps to reach this striking 30-meter candle-shaped monument, dramatically perched above the Dniester River. Dedicated to Moldova’s heroes and defenders of its culture, the site invites us to pause in the small chapel at its base before enjoying the spectacular views from the top. From here, we will see Soroca Fortress, the winding river, and the surrounding countryside—a perfect place for photos and reflection.

Soroca Fortress

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Here we will visit one of the best-preserved medieval strongholds in Moldova, built originally in wood by Stephen the Great in the 15th century and later rebuilt in stone by Petru Rareș between 1543 and 1546. We will walk along its perfectly circular walls (diameter ~30 m), examine its five bastions, walls over 3 metres thick, and towers rising ~21 metres high. We will see the restored chambers and the chapel tucked above the entrance tower and enjoy sweeping views of the Dniester River and the town of Soroca. We will also learn about its strategic role in defending Moldova’s borders—guarding river crossings, resisting Ottoman, Tatar, and Russian incursions, and being part of a chain of fortresses along the Dniester.

Location

Activity location

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    Cricova Winery
    • Strada Petru Ungureanu 1, Strada Chișinăului 124
    • 2084, Cricova, Moldova

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Bulevardul Renașterii Naționale & Stradela Pietrăriei 2
    • Chișinău, Chișinău, Moldova

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