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House of Soviets in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria. Postcard by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Transnistria, we make cognac not war ☭
The voice of Canada Spasibo and thanks to Chuck Hendrix ️
Supreme soviet, tour personally recommended by Vladimir Lenin
Supreme Soviet and back of 50 pridnestrovian roubles banknote. Transnistria tour by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Pridnestrovie, we make cognac not war ☭
Spasibo and bedankt to Jorn and Maud and Laura ☭

Tiraspol must-see tour - Transnistria

By Anton Dendemarchenko
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is €35 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

I do postcards with my drawings and budget tours to top attractions and hidden gems of Transnistria. Transfer from Chishinau or start in Tiraspol. Honestly, I can’t make Maldives of my country, because it is not Maldives. But i can make an unforgettable journey through all contrasts of what it really is - beautiful panoramas and impressive soviet lost places, curious history and nowadays life in the country that doesn't exist, combining classic walk with forays for true explorers and adventurers.

Tour takes ~ 2,5 hours. It is not Stalinism, we are very volatile where to go and what to do, but default route covers must-see USSR era and modern bits of Tiraspol, plus my favourite nooks and crannies that I discovered doing my sketches. The trip won’t be exhausting, not boring at all, we will have time to talk about all peculiarities of past and present of Transnistria, real name is Pridnestrovie ☭
You won’t be meeting a guide, you will be meeting a friend!

  • Anton Dendemarchenko -

Activity location

  • House of Soviets
    • 25 Oktyabrya St., 101
    • Tiraspol, Moldova

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cantina URSS
    • 66 Strada Rosa Luxemburg
    • 3300, Tiraspol, Unitățile administrativ-teritoriale din stînga Nistrului, Moldova

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Brutal tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 00:00-23:30
  • English

Impressive abandoned ussr: If you fancy brutal place so like Chernobyl, this will be lifetime experience for you. No radiation here luckily.
Soviet lost places: For lovers of Tarkovsky cinematography, post-apocalyptic films and USSR legacy this route is designed.

Price details
€35.00 x 1 Adult€35.00
Total
Price is €35.00
Classic Tiraspol City Tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 00:00-23:30
  • English

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Must-see city tour: Top attractions and hidden gems
Walking + Trolley bus: Authentic public transport is the priority - trolley bus or marshrutka

Price details
€35.00 x 1 Adult€35.00
Total
Price is €35.00
Virtual version of the tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 08:00-23:30
  • English

Watch from your couch: Anyplace, anytime, anywhere. Everything can be customised. Check available dates or request specific time and date, Spasibo!
Volatile route: Top sightseeings and my favourite nooks and crannies of two main towns of Transnistria - Tiraspol and Bendery
Do you have nostalgia?: I include locations where I never took real tours before, it will amaze even previous guests of the country
Duration: 2 hours: I have enough material for series of tours because two hours can’t be enough to tell and see everything
Tiraspol + Bendery: First part will be top attractions and hidden gems, second part will be urbex, lost places from soviet era
online streaming website: You will watch the tour in web browser of your notebook/smartphone/smartTV, there will be chat to send questions and comments
Sneak peek/teaser tour: This tour can’t take place of real travel but it is a lifeboat for my family and I made it as close to real tour as possible
Pickup included

Price details
€35.00 x 1 Adult€35.00
Total
Price is €35.00
Tiraspol from Chishinau in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 00:00-22:30
  • English

Transfer from Chishinau by car: Transfer from Chishinau by car and transfer back
Pickup included

Price details
€130.00 x 1 Adult€130.00
Total
Price is €130.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport - walking and private car. There is an option to try authentic trolley bus, made in USSR.
  • What's includedWhat's includedPostcard for the memory! Cards, magnets and maps made by the guide himself available for purchase!
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPostcard set, magnets and maps of Transnistria available for additional price

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Sightseeing walk is perfect and transparent for all genders and ages. Optional foray may be challenge - climbing a talk or tasting kvas. But it is not obligatory experiences.
  • There are two versions of the tour - real and virtual. I would recommend to go in real life, border is open!
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

House of Soviets
  • 5m
Default route covers best modern bits and soviet relics of Tiraspol. It is not strict consumerist kind of deal, we are free to decide where to go and what to do. There is enough to see for a two day tour so you can imagine - no matter how much I will tell and no matter how fast I speak - it will be just top of an iceberg. But we will dive as deep as possible. Take a look behind the iron curtain, discover Pridnestrovie- the most epic remnant among USSR debris.
The Christmas Cathedral
  • 5m
Optional loop to the back of 100 rouble note
The Suvorov Monument
  • 5m
Since 1972 generalissimo Alexander Suvorov is standing at the central square of Tiraspol, he is considered to be the founder of the city. No spoilers, more curious history during the tour itself!
Green Market Center
  • 5m
and veggie market, surprisingly modern!
Palacio Presidencial
  • 5m
Government building from soviet era with comrade Lenin in front. You can find it on the back of fifty rouble note. Transnistrian roubles, of course.
The Tank Monument
  • 5m
Real combat tank that reminds of many important things, war and peace, darkness and sunshine. It is famous T-34. We will also walk out to the river bank, there is a nice view from the bridge.
Kvint
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Optional walk inside kvint factory, no tasting.
Mig-19 Monument
  • 5m
Aviator memorial can be found at Balka dst. It commemorates thirty years of victory in the Great Patriotic war. I didn’t add all hidden gems in between these listed attractions, but they are great to make the tour really unforgettable and contrast! Highly recommend brutal tour - some lost places we have here are more impressive than Chernobyl. My wife says no one should go to Chernobyl, but every other traveller I meet either just came from there or is heading there next. Luckily there was no radiation here, it was ussr collapse. Finally we have an option to go to some eerie lost places from gone era that will satisfy lovers of Tarkovsky cinematography or post-apocalyptic films, it is a way to explore “exclusion zone” without radiation risk or crowds of people you definitely see around in actual Chernobyl exclusion zone. I also can’t reveal these places here, just make notice, adventurers, it’s also tour of a lifetime!
Tiraspol
  • 30m
For lovers of Tarkovsky cinematography, post-apocalyptic films and USSR legacy there is a brutal version of the tour. Impressive soviet lost places and Chernobyl style cityscapes of Transnistria will make your heart beat faster and leave you speechless, I can’t reveal where we go without the risk of subsequent demolition of these eerie gems, but I guarantee unforgettable trip. It is also important to keep these urban wastelands a secret for keeping melancholic atmosphere of solitude, you know, the best and only way to explore such things is to do it alone, let’s keep it this way. No one can predict how long these communism remains will be accessible so the whole idea is to discover everything while it still exists and do it without overcrowd of people. In a way, this journey is a chance to explore a version of Chernobyl “exclusion zone” without crowds of tourists that overfill real Pripyat and actual Chernobyl exclusion zone. There is no radiation here luckily, not here.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHouse of Soviets
    • 25 Oktyabrya St., 101
    • Tiraspol, Moldova

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECantina URSS
    • 66 Strada Rosa Luxemburg
    • 3300, Tiraspol, Unitățile administrativ-teritoriale din stînga Nistrului, Moldova
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEChișinău
    • Chișinău, Chisinau, Moldova
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStrada 25 Octombrie 101
    • 101 Strada 25 Octombrie
    • 3300, Tiraspol, Unitățile administrativ-teritoriale din stînga Nistrului, Moldova

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