5 Moldova Vineyard Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Best of Moldova: Cricova Winery & Old Orhei Tour including Curchi Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $160Our pick

Spend a full day beyond Chisinau with a guide such as Slava, Nicolai, or Ecaterina, visiting Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei’s cave monastery and village museum, then Cricova’s underground cellars. Transport, entry fees, and wine tasting are included, but lunch costs extra.

“Slava, our guide, was very good. He knew a lot of interesting things about the place and the country in general. The trip was well organised and we enjoyed everything. We would recommend this tour to others.”

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2.Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei and Cricova Winery (Optional)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 8 hours · from $117

Travel from Chisinau with an English-speaking guide such as Oleg, Eleonora, or Ekaterina to Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei, Butuceni, and optional Cricova Winery. Expect history, village food, cave steps, and a small group of up to eight.

“Our guide Oleg was great very friendly and knowledgeable about the sites !! and Orhei is beautiful and the wine is very good”

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3.Cricova Winery, Curchi Monastery, & Old Orhei Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 6.5 - 7.5 hours · from $194

Travel from Chisinau with a small group of up to 12, visiting Curchi Monastery, Old Orhei, Butuceni’s cave monastery, and Cricova Winery. Guides such as Liliya, Alex, and Vasilii lead the day in English, Romanian, or Russian. Expect countryside views, 200 steps, optional lunch, and four-wine tasting if selected.

“A wonderful tour with Lilia as a guide, it was a real lovely day. Fully recommended 👍🏻”

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4.4 Hours Cricova Winery Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $93Best value

Travel from Chisinau to Cricova Winery for a guided visit through underground tunnels, bottle stores, vats, and ornate tasting rooms. A sommelier-led tasting follows, with wine, nuts, and biscuits. Transport is included, though your driver may speak limited English and the cellar tour may be shared.

“You’ll never see anything quite like it again. They drove us around between stops in an enormous underground wine labyrinth and each one was either beautiful or just fascinating. Then they fed us some delicious wines in a room fit for kings. It was totally worth it.”

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5.Moldova: Wine Tour to Mileștii Mici Cellar with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 34 reviews · 4 hours · from $153

Travel from Chișinău with hotel pickup to Mileștii Mici, where an electric train carries you through limestone wine galleries. Guide Darina has led engaging English tours, while Lilia has handled punctual pickups. Taste three wines with savory snacks and receive a bottle to take home.

“Ho partecipato a questo tour in cantina e l’esperienza è stata davvero molto piacevole. Fin dall’inizio mi sono trovato benissimo: Lilia è venuta a prendermi direttamente in hotel con grande puntualità e precisione. Si è dimostrata una persona empatica, cordiale e capace di coinvolgermi fin da subito nel percorso, sempre molto disponibile a rispondere con attenzione e chiarezza a ogni domanda durante il tragitto verso la cantina. Una volta arrivati, anche la visita in cantina è stata eccellente: la guida si è rivelata estremamente competente, preparata e coinvolgente, riuscendo a rendere l’intero tour interessante e piacevole dall’inizio alla fine. Un’esperienza ben organizzata e curata, che...”

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