Transnistria Tour: Soviet History and Hidden Gems

Embark on a day excursion to Transnistria and uncover hidden gems and top attractions. Explore beautiful panoramas, impressive Soviet lost places, and learn about the curious history and modern life of this unique country.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • House of Soviets - Embark on a day-long adventure with an unpredictable route that blends classic walking tours with excursions for true explorers. No monotonous monument hopping with dull lectures. My philosophy is to reveal the authentic country and hidden treasures that travelers wouldn’t discover on their own. Therefore, many of the places we…
What's Included
  • Enjoy a mix of walking and private car transport
  • Possibility to experience a ride on an authentic USSR-made trolley bus
  • Receive a postcard featuring an original sketch of Transnistria
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Fridge magnet with my drawing 5€
  • Set of plastic roubles or Pridnestrovie, these are rare jobs to find - 10€
  • More postcards from Transnistria 2€ per card
  • Transnistria art set. Prints of my drawings on craft paper and rare hq photos, under the cover - 50€
  • Soviet pins and badge so with Lenin, cosmos, WW2, Olympic 80 and more - 2€
Additional Information

I offer illustrated postcards featuring my designs, along with affordable tours to popular locales and hidden treasures within Transnistria. Departure from Chishinau or we can start in Tiraspol. Frankly, I can’t convert my nation into Maldives because it’s simply not Maldives. However, I can orchestrate a memorable exploration through its many contrasts…

Location
Столовка СССР Тирасполь
Strada Rosa Luxemburg
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marleeng154
Oct 16, 2024
A must ! - We toured the "forbidden country" with Anton for two days. We could see life the way it is in an unrecognised country and learned about the difficulties that entails for it's citizens, some of the recent history, some of the organisation. Don't believe the scaremongers, the country is safer than most european cities. It's beautifully kept, clean and the people are nice and friendly. No military displays of power, no scary men with guns, nothing strange going on at the border. Above all, we had a wonderful time and Anton gave us the feeling that we were really there, that we were not just people he was working with, we felt like friends. Anton speaks very good english and is an excellent organiser, which you need if you don't speak russian (or romanian).
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Michaelrf1987qv
Oct 3, 2024
Transistnia/Pridnestrovie/Administrative-Territorial Units of the left Bank of the Dniester - Want to do something a little out of the ordinary on your travels? How about visiting a ‘ghost country’ that is cut off from the world as we know it? I have traveled throughout eastern Europe and have enjoyed it immensely, but Pridnestovie is the closest I’ve ever come to experiencing what communist Russia must have been like. I was lucky enough to find Anton, one of the residents of Pridnestovie, after a lot of googling, to share his experience and challenges living in a country not recognized by the world as we know it. Anton made sure to show me the many Lenin statues and other Soviet relics in his ‘ghost country’. Anton is a great guide and makes a real effort for you to understand the past, including translating for you when interacting with ‘Babushkas’, referencing a dog eared 1980’s book of Tirasopol – the unrecognized capital - and facilitating conversations with other locals during our tour. He even brought local grapes to eat as a snack during the trip. Although the region is considered unsafe by most of the world as we know it, I felt very safe and welcomed. I don’t want to spoil any of his great tour – my suggestion is go! Rarely can you cross three unrecognized borders and get some insight as to the Soviet past as with Anton. I arrived as a stranger but left with a friend.
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175sebast
Oct 1, 2024
Pridnestrovie: they make cognac, not war - Do you want a personal and surprising experience in Pridnestrovie (Transnistria)? Then definitely book this tour with Anton. He is a friendly young man who can tell you wonderfully about what it means to live in a 'country that does not exist'. You will learn the story about life in the Soviet Union through various short conversations that Anton has with passers-by or residents. This makes the tour come alive even more. We even gave two babushkas a lift and had a nice conversation with them. Anton takes your wishes into account, the content of the tour is completely tailored to this. I felt more like I was on the road with a friend instead of with a guide and had a day to remember! Don't let anyone tell you that it is dangerous to travel to Pridnestrovie, within a minute I was across the border and I have only had good experiences in this very safe country. 100% recommended!
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Mira_j
Sep 28, 2024
Lovely day with Anton - Anton is a great guide who goes above and beyond to show you the Pridnestrovie he grew up in and lives in. Not a typical tour filled with boring long useless information, but a nice interactive activity to get to know life in this country. Anton makes sure to adapt the plan to your needs & will take great care of you. I would 100% book him again. You start as a tourist and leave as a friend.
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Mmx5857we
Sep 12, 2024
Travel to Moldova - I had to travel to Moldova and all I can say is a beautiful country with amazing food and drinks. Do not let you manipulate by some bad review that is a poor or dirty country, is not true. Is very clean ,full of life and beautiful girls/women.
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Davidvm5190xm
Aug 30, 2024
Great tour to see the country and their people - Anton's tour was great, tailored to what our very small group wanted to do. You see the monuments and take the classical pictures, but you also get the essence of the people living here, that intangible meshwork so difficult to observe, and the consequences of living in an unrecgonised country. I highly recommend Anton as your local guide for Pridnestrovie/Transnitria.
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Nkh9453uf
Aug 28, 2024
A journey to learn about the Soviet - Our guide Anton was very kind and the best guide. He told us about his life. It was very impressive. The city is the Soviet. I could see that people live peacefully in the difficult geographical environment. I thought about Soviet history and the passport that got you nowhere even if you had it. I want to visit to this country again .
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Jonas
Aug 28, 2024
What is a country? - Anton is a fantastic tour guide for Transnistria. He put in great effort to make my visit as comfortable as possible. It was great to get to see this place through the eyes of a true local. Anton highly values telling the truth and that's how he goes about leading his tours. He gives an honest view into little known republic full of friendly people.
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Seanbrooklynny
Aug 26, 2024
Experience “Transnistria” with a True Friend - Anton will tell you this isn’t a tour, because it isn’t like the other tours. What you will experience is being shown around the country by your new friend. You’ll see the highlights of a regular tour, but you will also hear first hand from a born and bred local what life is like, and what it means to live in a country that doesn’t exist. Besides the highlights of an organized tour, you will see hidden gems, talk to people on the street to hear their memories of the good old days and life now. Anton is a family man with a desire to see the world and to share his world with everyone who is interested. Pridnestria (as the locals call it) , or “Transnistria” as we read about it in the West, is NOT like what you read online (the warnings by governments that it’s unsafe). As far as I can tell there’s been no conflict wince the early 90s, and no one has updated their notes. It felt no different than anywhere else in the world. There are people living normal lives, going to work, etc. but it is a unique place with a unique history, a country that “doesn’t exist”, and a must-visit if in the region.
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Danml6372fm
Aug 13, 2024
Great day with Anton - I had an amazing day with Anton. Wasn’t sure what to expect at first, being solo, but it was great. Anton is very personable, very passionate about Transnistria, and does his best to show you what he experiences in daily life. It’s not just a historical tour, more of a tour of life in Transnistria from a local point of view. Definitely the kind of experience I was looking for. Would definitely recommend.
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