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Cricova & Milestii Mici: Explore Moldova's Famed Underground Winery Cities
4.9
22 Ratings
Chisinau
Discover the underground wonders of Moldova's famous winery cities, Cricova and Milestii Mici. Explore the vibrant streets, taste high-quality wines, and indulge in delicious food. Book your tour now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Cricova is a distinctive underground city renowned globally for its vast labyrinths and exceptional wines. The Cricova cellars house an impressive wine collection known as The National Oenotec.
Visitors will explore the Cricova wine tunnels aboard small electric trains.
Milestii Mici Winery boasts the largest underground cave network and the world’s biggest wine collection, located approximately 85 meters below ground. This feat is officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records! Visitors can stroll through the cool, dark galleries and avenues lined with large barrels. Wine bottles, covered in noble dust, await the day they will be savored.
So let’s go!
Points of Interest
- Chisinau
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Snacks
- Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Ever wondered what it’s like to explore an underground city brimming with vibrant life, delectable cuisine, intriguing history, copious bottles of exquisite wine, and kilometers upon kilometers of streets and tunnels? If you haven’t, we invite you to discover Cricova, Moldova’s top tourist attraction. During your tour of the winery, you’ll visit:
- The subterranean alleys.
- The wine aging area.
- The sparkling wine manufacturing section.
- The National Collection and “Tasting Rooms”.
- The underground cinema.
- And get to try 4 varieties of wine accompanied by appetizers such as nuts and biscuits.
What makes visiting the Milestii Mici winery truly unique is the Guinness World Record Certificate! Your tour includes exploring the winery’s magnificent wine cellars and the renowned wine collection that boasts more than 1.5 million bottles of wine.
- Sample 3 splendid Mileștii Mici wines.
- Delight in appetizers: Bruschetta with aubergine cream, bruschetta with zacusca, bruschetta with cream cheese, and prosciutto crudo.
- Receive a gift: A bottle of Univers wine.
- Enjoy private transfers to the wineries.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- please, take with you some warm clothes
Location
Chisinau
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Kentsb9778jh
Sep 23, 2021
Great Experience - Excellent way to spend the day. Our guide (Veceaslav) was excellent! Great wines (much more than a tasting) and the snacks were also very generous.
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Cherokee_k
Sep 23, 2021
The best tour company I had! - This was my second tour with the Hi Moldova. The tour guide (Mtvarisa) was really nice and caring. Next to bringing me to the winery's she also made the trip fun. This tour made me definitely want to come back to Moldova.
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Towerts
Mar 8, 2020
Fun day out. - Good conversation with driver. Good wine. And good food to go with that. (Bit stingy with the food at Cricova, though. Asked for a little more, but was told that'd cost me $$$$$$$$$. So didn't bother.) Well organized. Good way to spend an otherwise probably boring Saturday. (Eat well at Milestii or take snack with you. Good wine but little affordable food at Cricova.)
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Coco
Feb 20, 2020
Awesome wine! - Awesome way to see two of the best wineries in moldova! SO much wine. Milestii mici also gives you a decent food pairing so you don’t have to worry about breakfast. Friendly and professional driver, overall well organized and enjoyable.
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Kmtlaw
Jan 29, 2020
Nice Wine Cellar Trip - Driver is punctual and patient
Professional Guides show us the wine culture of Moldova
This is a good trip to recommend
Law
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Asukalo
Dec 19, 2019
Private Tour of Cricova and Milestii Mici Wineries - We had a fantastic private tour of Cricova and Milestii Mici Wineries. Both wineries are not to miss if you are visiting Chisinau. Our guide, Victor, was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. You get to see a lot in a relatively short period of time. You don't have as much time at Milestii Mici to try the wines versus at Cricova, so I would recommend getting a glass of wine and sitting outside before the tour begins. All in all it was a wonderful experience and
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Hbee201
Dec 15, 2019
Private tour of Cricova and Milestii Mici Wineries - My husband and I booked a private tour to Cricova and Milestii Mici Wineries. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. It was an amazing trip into the underground wineries, of which were unlike anything we'd seen before. We had a very detailed and informative overview of Moldova, wine, and history. Victor was an amazing guide! I would absolutely recommend booking the tour.
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Fatih
Dec 11, 2019
Very Important Place for New Visitors: They Should not Be Missed! - When you are visiting Chisinau (Kisinev), of course you must the Wineries which reflect the soul and culture of Moldova. How much Wine industry is very important in this country, you should see and understand. Therefore, especially Cricova Winery which has more than 100 Km tunnels under the mountain, is the major focal point. If you dont have time for both wineries, I recommend Cricova. Bring your own jacket because it is cold inside the tunnels. Or, they may provide a cape for protecting your shoulders. You should take an appointment before the visit, because there are visiting times and organized guides. These wineries are 30min away from Kisinev. You must consider min. 2 hr tour timing. Definitely, you will enjoy and experience the real wine world!
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Toby_r
Nov 25, 2019
A wonderful time and great polite and attentive service. - Victor was fantastic! Cannot rate him highly enough!
We thoroughly enjoyed our experience of the wineries at Cricova and Milestii Mici.
Would recommend to anyone from wine experts to casual tasters!
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Marcin420
Nov 18, 2019
Great flexibility and service! Amazing experience! - Many thanks to Victor for organising this individual tour for me. I booked it last minute and we were not able to hit both wineries in the same day, but were able to agree to do both over the weekend, plus organised extra excursion to Old Orhei - which was just a great experience! Victor knows all the locals and special spots with great views and fantastic food! Both wineries are impressive in size, with beautiful traditions and fantastic wine. Overall, I really enjoyed my time and was able to relax not having to worry about anything! I recommend Hi Moldova, and Victor, to all who are interested in visiting Chisinou and Moldova!
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