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Our next scheduled tour itinerary can be seen below.

 

We also have tours scheduled for the following dates:

 


5-11 May 2019: Victory Day tour
29 Aug-4 Sep 2019:
Independence Day tour


Day 1: Bucharest, Romania

The group will meet at Bucharest train station ready for departure at 19:15. We are split into 4 berth cabins (upgrade to 2 berth on request). Relax for the evening with a few beers from the drinks carriage. Our passports will be checked at the border as we exit the E.U and the train will also stop for a few hours while the wheels are changed (railway tracks in ex Soviet states are a different size).

Day 2: Chisinau, Moldova

Arrive in Chisinau at 08:55. Check into our hotel and have a couple of hours rest before we head to Orhei Vechi , Moldova's most important historical site. There are picturesque villages, archaeological sites, hills, valleys and Moldova's most famous site - a cave monastery. The monastery was carved into the cliff by Orthodox monks in the 18th Century and is nowadays still inhabited by a sole monk. In the late afternoon we return to Chisinau and have the evening at leisure with the chance to check out some of the city's restaurants and bars. Maybe finish off with a visit to the Casino in the basement of the hotel!


Day 3: Chisinau, Moldova

We have a free morning to spend at your own leisure and maybe take a walking tour of the capital. In the afternoon we take a tour of Cricova underground wine city. Cricova is the second largest wine cellar in the world. The tunnels were dug into limestone back in the 15th Century, which was used to build Chisinau but it was only in the 1950s when it was converted into the vast wine cellars we see today, stretching out over a massive 120 kilometres. After a tour of the cellars, we have a traditional Moldovan meal before the highlight of the tour - wine tasting! Afterwards we will return to the hotel and spend the rest of the evening at your own leisure.


Day 4: Tiraspol, Transnistria

This morning we depart Moldova for the self declared republic of Transnistria. Pass through border control and have our passports stamped before a tour of the Soviet architecture in the city of Bendery. After a Soviet-style lunch we head onto the capital city of Tiraspol. Here we will take a ride on a old Soviet trolleybus, walk around the markets and take a tour of the city's Soviet monuments. Later we check into our hotel and spend the evening at leisure.


Day 5: Tiraspol, Transnistria

In the morning we take a tour of the scenic areas of Transnistria. From small villages and monasteries to forests and meandering rivers. In the afternoon we return to Tiraspol to soak up the atmosphere of Victory Day, one of Transnistria's two major annual national holidays.


Day 6: Chisinau, Moldova

After lunch we will return to Chisinau ready for our 16:35 train departure.

Day 7: Bucharest, Romania

We arrive Bucharest at 06:15 and here the tour ends.