A cave monastery and a self-proclaimed republic frozen in Soviet times. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Chișinău; Orheiul Vechi; Transnistria: Tiraspol & Bender; Departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Chișinău
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Chisinau → Chisinau
15:00 — Hotel check-in — Chisinau
19:30 — Moldovan dinner — Chisinau
Day 2 — Orheiul Vechi
Drive to Orheiul Vechi — Chisinau → Orheiul Vechi
10:00 — Cave monastery carved into the limestone cliff — Orheiul Vechi
13:00 — Lunch with a local family — Orheiul Vechi
15:00 — Traditional village of Butuceni — Orheiul Vechi
Back to Chișinău — Orheiul Vechi → Chisinau
19:30 — Dinner — Chisinau
Day 3 — Transnistria: Tiraspol & Bender
Drive to Tiraspol — Chisinau → Tiraspol
10:00 — Tiraspol, capital of unrecognised Transnistria — Tiraspol
13:00 — Lunch — Tiraspol
Drive to Bender fortress — Tiraspol → Forteresse de Bender
15:00 — Ottoman fortress of Bender — Forteresse de Bender
Back to Chișinău — Forteresse de Bender → Chisinau
20:00 — Last dinner — Chisinau
Day 4 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Chisinau
Transfer to the airport — Chisinau → Aéroport de Chisinau