Transnistria. long soviet weekend
Day 1 - Friday
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Meeting our guide at Chisinau international airport
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Hour drive to Tiraspol in a comfortable minibus and check-in to the biggest Transnistrian hotel "Russia"
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General acquaintance with Tiraspol Soviet-looking city centre taking the Lenin street to the KVINT distillery - one of the oldest and most famous in the Soviet Union
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Guided visit to the KVINT distillery to see the process and taste the product - a variety of different brandy vintages appropriate to the courses of a traditional buffet followed by the visit to the KVINT signature store to optionally buy the well-loved products
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Dinner in one of the best Tiraspol restaurants to try the local gastronomy
Overnight: "Russia" hotel
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Breakfast in "Russia" hotel
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Minibus drive to Bendery - a town of the true Transnistrian spirit - acquaintance with the general history of the region by visiting the Bendery Fortress - built by Ottomans in the XVI century and captured by Russians several times in the XVIII-XIX centuries.
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Lunch in a Soviet-style Canteen - Soviet menu in a Soviet ambiance
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Driving/walking guided excursion in Bendery - Soviet heritage in architecture and culture
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Guided visit to the High-tech Sturgeon farm "Aquatir" - tasting of black caviar with Champagne/Vodka - "have it like an oligarch"
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Visit to a Soviet village household to participate in a "Soviet Pioneers Initiation Ceremony" followed by a delicious homemade three-course meal with a homemade wine
Overnight: "Russia" hotel
Day 2 - Saturday
Day 3 - Sunday
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Breakfast in "Russia" hotel
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Driving/Walking excursion in Tiraspol centre and visit to Zelinsky Museum to see the first ever Gas-mask (invented in 1915 by Tiraspol-born Russian chemist Zelinsky)
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Visit to the Green Food Market - biggest in the region to taste and optionally buy the freshest bryndza (salted sheep milk cheese) and cottage cheese, local honey, homemade charcuterie and other gastronomic specialties
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Dinner in one of the best Tiraspol restaurants
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Visit to the geographical centre of Transnistria (1-hour drive) with the picturesque views over the Dniester river, green hills, water dam and vast plains to be followed by a welcoming folkloric performance in the rural Palace of Culture - ended by a genuinely central Transnistrian dinner and drinks
Overnight: "Russia" hotel
Day 4 - Monday
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Breakfast in "Russia" hotel
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Check-out from the hotel
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Minibus drive to Kitskany crossing the Dniester on the old Ferry - the wonder of the Soviet engineering thought
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Guided excursion to Kitskany village - Military Glory Obelisk (35-metres Monument at the Height which was one of the Major Battlefields in the Second World War in 1944), as well as the Kistkany Monastery with its fifty Orthodox monks and the tallest Bell Tower (70 metres) in Moldova and Transnistria
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Dinner in farmer's house or in Moldavian food restaurant in Bendery
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Minibus drive to Chisinau international airport or Chisinau
End of tour
TOUR PRICING & CONDITIONS
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Wine & brandy
Transportation
price includes
Accomodation
Guides
Meals
Entry tickets
Black caviar tasting
