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🇲🇩 Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova, Moldova · Road Trip

Moldova Road Trip

Moldova at your own wheel — a mapped self-drive through Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova.

🗓️ 8N / 9D4.9 (674)🏨 3★ / 4★ en route🌤️ Best: May – Oct

Starting from

₹92,999 / person

Overview

The best of Moldova is usually between the towns, and this 8-night self-drive is built to find it. You get the car, a mapped scenic route through Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova, and every night booked ahead — so Cricova & Mileștii Mici wine cellars and Orheiul Vechi cave monastery happen on your schedule, with the detours left deliberately open.

May – Oct is the sweet spot for Moldova (Europe), and we plan departures from Surat around it — flights via Mumbai or Ahmedabad, 3★ / 4★ en route hotels locked in writing, and this itinerary from ₹92,999 per person on twin sharing.

Explera's Surat desk runs the whole journey end to end — flights, stays, transfers, guided sightseeing, Moldova visa assistance and insurance — with a written day-by-day plan before you pay and a human on call 24/7 while you travel. Every departure is fully customisable to your dates, budget and travellers.

Trip highlights

Cricova & Mileștii Mici wine cellars
Orheiul Vechi cave monastery
Chișinău city & the Central Market
Soroca fortress
Hire car with unlimited mileage & insurance
Mapped scenic route with offline notes

✓ What’s included

  • 8 nights' 3★ / 4★ en route stay with daily breakfast
  • Return airport transfers
  • Sightseeing & tours as per the itinerary
  • Moldova visa assistance & documentation
  • Hire car for the full trip with unlimited mileage and insurance
  • Route notes, offline maps and pre-booked parking where needed
  • Explera 24/7 on-trip support

✗ What’s excluded

  • International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
  • Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
  • Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
  • Anything not listed under "What’s included"
  • GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
  • Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel

Day-wise itinerary

1

Day 1

Arrive Chișinău

Arrive in Chișinău, collect your hire car at the airport desk and drive to your first night's stay with route notes already loaded.

2

Day 2

Cricova

Today's leg ends at Cricova & Mileștii Mici wine cellars; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.

3

Day 3

Orheiul Vechi cave monastery

Set your own hour for Orheiul Vechi cave monastery — the car is yours, so the day runs to your pace, not a coach timetable.

4

Day 4

Chișinău city

An easy drive to Chișinău city & the Central Market with a viewpoint or two written into the route for the photo stops.

5

Day 5

Soroca fortress

Drive to Soroca fortress today on a route we map for you — the scenic road rather than the fast one, with stops marked.

6

Day 6

Rural winery homestays

A morning at Rural winery homestays, then back on the road with the afternoon's driving kept short and the next town booked.

7

Day 7

Cricova

Today's leg ends at Cricova & Mileștii Mici wine cellars; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.

8

Day 8

Orheiul Vechi cave monastery

Set your own hour for Orheiul Vechi cave monastery — the car is yours, so the day runs to your pace, not a coach timetable.

9

Day 9

Departure

Drop the hire car back at the airport desk — we build in the buffer so the return is never a scramble — and check in for your flight.

Book your Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova trip from Surat & Gujarat

Explera Vacations plans Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.

Package FAQ

Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova package — questions

The Moldova Road Trip starts from ₹92,999 per person on twin sharing for 8 nights / 9 days (land package). Final pricing depends on travel dates, hotel category and flights, which we quote transparently.

Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.

Traveller reviews

What travellers say about the Chișinău · Orheiul Vechi · Cricova trip

★★★★★4.9/5· 674+ reviews
★★★★★
Our trip with friends to Chișinău was better than the photos. The team suggested the perfect hotels and the 9-day route was neither rushed nor lazy. Priced fairly with no surprises at the end.

Manan Radadiya

Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends

★★★★★
We compared a few agents for our Chișinău package and Explera gave the clearest quote with proper inclusions. Transfers were always on time and the on-trip WhatsApp support answered within minutes.

Foram Sheta

Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends

★★★★★
Went for our trip with friends and everything from the Chișinău itinerary to the return was handled with care. The hotels were exactly the category promised. Will book our next trip with them too.

Tejas Sojitra

Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends

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