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Discover Old Orhei

Take the opportunity to visit the most valuable tourist site of Moldova - Old Orhei, a natural and historical complex in the open air. Also visit Curchi Monastery.
Duration 6 hours
Private tour available in English, Russian
Private tour pricing from 45 EUR per person
Group tour available in English, Russian, Italian
Group tour pricing from 120 EUR per person
The tour to Old Orhei with Veaceslav was a nice and interesting experience. Veaceslav has a lot of knowledge of the places we were visiting and Moldova in general. He a is a friendly guide who looks after the guests and was easy to communicate with from the moment I made the booking. I would recommend anybody visiting Moldova to see Old Orhei for its natural beauty and historical significance.

Highlights

Visit the tourist complex of Old Orhei

Cave monastery in Butuceni village

Walk through the village of Butuceni

Lunch in a local pension with national food and wine

The territory of Curchi Monastery

Departure back to Chisinau

Description

Start point from center of Chisinau to Old Orhei.
Upon arrival, go out and visit the popular Old Orhei with its famous cave monastery, the house museum from 19 century, ruins of Tartars city (14th - 16th centuries).
Have lunch in a local restaurant

The tour continues with a visit to the religious heritage of Moldova - the Curchi Monastery, which is one of the most beautiful monasteries in our country, from XVIII century.

End of the tour and back to Chisinau.

What’s included & not included

Guide services

Transportation

Assistance

Entry tickets to Old Orhei reservation

Souvenirs

Food

Other expenses

Meeting point

Reviews from travelers (7)

5.00/5
Interesting trip to a must-see place
The tour to Old Orhei with Veaceslav was a nice and interesting experience. Veaceslav has a lot of knowledge of the places we were visiting and Moldova in general. He a is a friendly guide who looks after the guests and was easy to communicate with from the moment I made the booking. I would recommend anybody visiting Moldova to see Old Orhei for its natural beauty and historical significance.
Rewarding day out in Old Orhei
The tour turned out to be even better than I expected and was a wonderful experience of immersion into Moldavian history and culture. Veaceslav was perfectly on time in picking me up at my hotel and within minutes was already pointing out all the significant sites around Chisanau as we drove out the city. I soaked up the narratives on different villages, the explanations of various periods of Moldavian history, geopolitics and traditions. Veaceslav was definitely extremely knowledgeable and his friendly demeanor and natural rapport made this the perfect private tour. He also helped me take some wonderful photos for the memories. i enjoyed the visits to the Curchi monastery, the Turkish bath and Butuceni village with its cave monasteries and traditional peasant lodgings. The tour ended with a delectable lunch at one of the pensions in the village where all the food was locally sourced. I highly recommend this tour And assure anyone booking this that they will have as wonderful an experience as I did with Veaceslav! Hope to be able to come back to Moldova soon and do another tour with him.
Great day
i had a very good day with a professional, friendly and knowledgeable guide 😀 I higly recommand his services !
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