Private Tour

Half-Day Private Guided Tour of Orheiul Vechi and a Farmhouse

Overview

Available languages

Russian

English

Romanian

5 hours

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Remember the last time you fed the animals on a farm? Most probably not. Now you can join one of our tours to Butuceni and experience lots of countryside activities at Ferma Veche guesthouse. Besides that, you will enjoy a hike through the limestone outcroppings dug by Raut River in Orheiul Vechi and explore a medieval cave monastery hidden in one of the cliffs. Be adventurous with us and feel like a real farmer for a day.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private transportation

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Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

During this tour we will have a short hike in Old Orhei, a cultural, historical and archaeological complex situated in a rocky gorge of the Raut River. This valley, shaped by the tireless river with a pristine natural landscape, features huge limestone outcroppings, which hide several ancient monuments. Most interesting of all is the haunting cave monastery, carved into limestone rock by monks in the XIII century. We will enter it and explore the small chapel and little nooks where monks used to live. From the narrow ledge outside the cave monastery, you will unveil a spectacular view, overlooking the river and the entire plains.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

After lightning some candles in the chapel, we will visit a local farmhouse in Butuceni village. Ferma Veche is the perfect place where you can experience lots of countryside activities like relaxing walks through the white lavender bushes, feeding the animals, carpet weaving, traditional bread cooking lessons, harvesting seasonal fruits and vegetables or just playing with the happy donkeys.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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Half-Day Private Guided Tour of Orheiul Vechi and a Farmhouse

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Reviews

5.00

23 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A day in Moldova
Jim P,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our tour guide Corina shared a lot of information about Moldova, it's history, life as a Moldovan in the rural areas, and the city. Our tour experience was top-notch. Highly recommend.
Must do tour when visiting Moldova
Nanette P,
Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
If you’re staying in Chisinau, do yourself a favor and take this tour to see what’s outside of the city. Eleonora was an amazing guide. She shared her knowledge of the area as a conversation, instead of just listing off information from a script. It felt like spending an afternoon with a friend.
The nature and the history !
walter m,
Jun 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience! All was fine and all was perfect planned. The guide miss Ecaterina simply the best ! She drive carefully, she explained all very detailed and she is a good and caring woman. Thank you
Tour of Orheiul Vechi and a Farmhouse
Derek A,
May 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour guide Eleonora was fantastic. She was very informative, answered all the questions we had and was also fun which is always a massive positive when going on a half day tour. Highly reccomended.
Vasilij was a great...
Bence B,
May 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Vasilij was a great driver and guide. We visited many beautiful places, communication has been done via Whatsapp, everything was great.
Life in Rural Moldova
J1541KPjenniferi,
Apr 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were a family group of four. We were picked up promptly at 10am at my daughter's flat in the outskirts of Chisinau and were dropped back in the centre of town about 3pm so we could continue sightseeing there. The driver was excellent and he drove us in a large, very comfortable and well maintained car. Our guide for the day was Eleonora and she told us all about the history, economy and culture of the villages we passed through on the way to Old Orhei. Once there she showed us around a traditional house and farm, and took us up to the two monasteries. She was kind, easy-going and an excellent guide. We especially enjoyed being able to ask loads of questions about life for ordinary people in Moldova. The highlight of the tour for me was emerging out of the Church cut into the cliffs on to the ledge and hearing all the frogs croaking in the river down below! The village was far more rural than we expected, though there were good toilet facilities there! One regret is we wish we had taken a snack with us, as we were very hungry by the time we got back to Chisinau! There are traditional places to stay there and I would love to go back and visit one time!
Very interesting History and landscapes, very helpful, had to be flexible due to it being Easter but it was worth it!
gardener105,
Apr 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I was booked onto the 2pm tour but had to take the morning tour due to a shortage of drivers on Easter Sunday. I was sat outside the hostel at 10.00am and Chorina explained the situation, I am very spontaneous so I didn't mind going early and I shared the tour with a lady. I prefer group tours anyway so again I accepted. Chorina gave us lots of information about the local area in Orheiul. We visited a farm with the animals and did a very short hike into a limestone cave. Chorina gave us the choice of where to be dropped off and gave me advice on where to get the best exchange rate for my lei I needed to convert back for my flight home on Easter Monday. She taught us some of the lingo in Moldova and translated for us. She went above and beyond for us and would recommend this company.
Highly Recommended
emilyoR4175TT,
Dec 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I would really recommend going on this tour especially if you are only going to be in Chisinau for a short time as a chance to see the countryside. The church and monastery are interesting to visit but the landscape in itself is worth seeing too. I have no words for my amazing guide Nicolai who is clearly passionate about his work and his country. He gave me such a great insight into the area (and Moldova in general) and helped me explore a lot of interesting places I would have never visited otherwise. Everything was easy to arrange. I'm sure if you have any preferences about where you want to go, the guides will be happy to accommodate you. I found it difficult to choose a tour to begin with as the options are limited but in practice everyone I met working in tourism in Moldova was very welcoming and helpful. So it is really worthwhile to arrange some day trips/tours.
Amazing tour carried in romanian
52florin,
Jun 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was very interesting the guide definitely knows lots about the local culture and the small gimmicks about the places. We took our tour in romanian although we were quite familiar with the culture he adaptated and made a interesting tour for us with things that we didn’t know about the places
Medieval monastery and Farm
Lisa R,
May 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a very interesting tour with lots to see and do. Nicolai was such a good guide for us. He had lots of really interesting views and was very knowledgeable on the area in general. We had the best day with a visit to a beautiful farm and monastery with some fantastic food. Would highly recommend.