Old Orhei & Curchi Monasteries & Cricova winery (optional)

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Chisinau, Moldova

5 to 8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

The Old Orhei monastery complex, north of Chişinău, is a must-visit attraction in Moldova. Save yourself a trip to Chişinău’s chaotic central bus station and travel by private vehicle with hotel pickup on a small-group tour. Take a guided tour of the site, which includes the 13th-century cave monastery, and learn more at the Old Orhei Open Air Museum. Opt to visit a winery later, if you like.

Escape the city for a guided excursion to rural Moldova
Visit Old Orhei and area museums with insights from a guide
Avoid getting lost with a guide to help you navigate
Hassle-free round-trip transport with hotel pickup from your Chişinău hotel ;

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by private vehicle (car)

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Lunch

Lunch (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

for the meeting we will need just to know your exact address in Chisinau and we will pick you up direct from there

Itinerary

Chisinau

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Old Orhei

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Cricova Winery

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Curchi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Featured review

Suzette M

Had a great tour with Vladimir. He was very informative and engaging and an overall wonderful guide who went out of his way to show me the best of his country. I would highly recommend this tour with Vladimir as your guide. The tour itself was also very good and the traditional meal that is included was absolutely wonderful.

Reviews

4.8

based on 12 reviews

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Beautiful expressions of moldova and it's rural areas

Stephan_E, Nov 2024

We've had a great day visiting the monastery in moldova. Our guide Lena was fluent in both russian and english. When driving to the monastery she could tell us so much information about the places we saw. When we arrived at the hills where the monastery is placed, we did a little hike up the mountain. We could see how traditional people live there ( I even tasted water from a well, which is much better than the water in the city lol). We had a nice dinner in a local restaurant there, where I had the best placinte I've ever had.

Visit to the Cultural heart of Moldova

Oskar_A, Apr 2024

My guide was Helen, a very experienced one, although she was still young. She picked me up on Time from my Hotel. She got already in touch with me through WhatsApp before. The trip was in a private car since I was alone. She gave time to make stops on the way for pictures and informed me about the history of Moldova very well. She brought me to a traditional Restaurant for my first traditional Moldovan food which was nice an interesting.

Wonderful half day trip to Old Orhei

Elisabeth_C, Feb 2023

I had a wonderful day with Natalia - she picked me up from the city center and drove me personally out to Old Orhei. We had a nice talk along the way where I asked her about herself and about her life in Moldova and she told me more about the road we were traveling on and the surroundings, before we got to our destination. Once in Old Orhei, we visited the monastery and the new church and then I had a nice lunch in one of the village restaurants. This was a great way to get to see a preserved part of Moldovan life and be outdoors and away from the city. Highly recommend the tour and my guide, Natalia!

Beautiful experience with well informed guide, expert driver, amazing lunch

RJ_S, Dec 2019

Beautiful experience with well informed guide, expert driver, amazing lunch. My thanks to Helena(sp?). Excellent way to see probably Moldova's #1 attraction in informative, respectful visit. Absolutely amazing lunch at Moldovan themed restaurant, great pick by guide.

Had a great tour with Vladimir. He...

Suzette M, May 2018

Bad service in Viator Trip was...

Kari H, Oct 2017

Bad service in Viator Trip was interesting and our guide Larissa was exellent. But Viator did not work well. We did not get any confirmation after paying the trip, or contracts to local agency, so we did not know when tripo starts etc. Finally I must make an expensive call to USA to get the information about the trip and our guide.

Our tour guide, Natalia, was...

Mark S, Jul 2017

Our tour guide, Natalia, was extremely down to earth. She managed to carry the conversation both professionally speaking and personally. She adds unexpected nice touches to the tour--such as purchasing candles for you to light within the monastery. The views from the Complex are beautiful and well worth the excursion outside of the city! Our particular tour included an authentic Moldavian feast. You will not be disappointed in the quality of the restaurant hospitality and food. A definite highlight!

Natalia was our guide. She was...

Barbara H, Sep 2016

Natalia was our guide. She was excellent and spoke clear English. I wish we had had her for all our Viator tours in Moldova. I wouldnot recommend Travel Best. The owner was also our driver on 2 occasions and she hardly spoke to us. Laura the guide was not professional.

This was a great chance to see some...

Jay B, Sep 2016

This was a great chance to see some of the countryside in Moldova as well as an interesting monastery. Natalia did a great job and the lunch was an amazing opportunity to try many different local foods.

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