2 Ausflüge an einem Tag - Weingut Cricova, Stadt Tiraspol und Festung Bender!

I loved this tour, however my friend loved it more. We'd really wanted to visit Transnistria and had seen some mixed messages about doing it on your own - you really need to speak Russian or Romanian when you get to the border if you go on your own by bus, so we decided to opt for a tour which also included a winery stop and booked this one through TripAdvisor. In the end, it was just the two of us in a car for the tour. Gheorge, our driver, was outside our hotel as planned and whisked us out of the city to Cricova. We got there before it opened, so had to wait a bit, but it meant we were on the first English language tour - I've written a separate review of Cricova. We were then driven back in to Chisinau and picked up our guide Anna, who was a lot more talkative. We drove to the border as Anna explained the history of Transnistria and answered all of our questions brilliantly. We beat the bus to the border crossing, which was good as it meant that we didn't have to wait - Anna arranged everything and Gheorge kept safe hold of our immigration cards which we needed to exit again. We then headed to Bender Fortress and had a local guide there, also called Anna, who showed us around - again I've reviewed this separately. We then headed into Tiraspol to lunch, which was in a traditional restaurant and had a selection of different dishes (all included in the price). Anna also showed us some Transnistrian money so that we could see what it looked like. We were then driven a bit further into Tiraspol and Anna took us on a walking tour around some of the different sights which was great. We were picked up at the Lenin Statue and then driven back to the border post (much quicker leaving) and then back to our hotel in Chisinau. Overall, Gheorge and Anna were both fantastic. One thing struck me at lunch as one of the other tour groups in the restaurant were using Google translate to communicate with their guide, but Anna's English was fantastic. If you want to visit Transnistria, I'd really recommend this tour as you get to the see the capital, as well as a visit to a really interesting winery.

Vi började med en rundtur med tåg i ”staden” under vingården Cricova med efterföljande vinprovning. Intressant att se hur de förvarar vinet i den underjordiska källaren som är flera mil lång. Klart sevärt! Sen åkte vi till Transnistrien o besökte Tiraspol och Benders Fort. Det var som att gå långt tillbaka i tiden i Tiraspol, till gamla Ryssland, men intressant att se. Vår fantastisk guide berättade inspirerande om all historia om de bägge länderna. Benders Fort är också mycket sevärt. Vill du ha en fantastisk tur be om att få Nicolai som guide.

Ich habe zwei Ausflüge gemacht. In beiden Fällen war ich alleine, wurde aber nicht extra berechnet und die Firma respektierte die Tage, die ich als sehr professionell empfand. Das einzige Problem ist die Zahlung. Wenn Sie mit Kreditkarte bezahlen, wird Ihnen die Landeswährung zuzüglich eines Aufschlags von 3% in Rechnung gestellt. Das bedeutet, dass Sie bei einer erneuten Umrechnung in Ihre Währung und der Umtauschgebühr Ihrer Karte zusätzliche Gebühren in Höhe von 10% auf die Sonderpreise zahlen.