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House of Soviets in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria. Postcard by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Transnistria, we make cognac not war ☭
Remnants of gone era on the wall of Palace of Republic. Transnistria tour by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Pridnestrovie, we make cognac not war ☭
Supreme Soviet and back of 50 pridnestrovian roubles banknote. Transnistria tour by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Pridnestrovie, we make cognac not war ☭
Transnistria tour by Anton Dendemarchenko. Welcome to Pridnestrovie, we make cognac not war ☭ Hello and spasibo to Stephen 2022
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Tiraspol must-see tour with Anton Dendemarchenko - Pridnestrovie

By Anton Dendemarchenko
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$63 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 Pridnestrovie. 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 relics, 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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Classic Tiraspol City Tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • 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
Meeting / pickup in Tiraspol : Minimalistic version of the tour has no transfer included - airport pickup / chisinău transfer is extra : 30€ one way
Starting points:
Cantina URSS, Strada Rosa Luxemburg 66, MD-3300, Tiraspol, Moldova
Strada 25 Octombrie 101, MD-3300, Tiraspol, Moldova

Price details
NZ$62.51 x 1 AdultNZ$62.51
Total
Price is NZ$62.51
Virtual version of the tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Mon 8:00 am-11:30 pm
  • 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
NZ$62.51 x 1 AdultNZ$62.51
Total
Price is NZ$62.51
Brutal tour in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:30 pm
  • English

Soviet brutalism: Socialist modernism and brutalist architecture
Monumental art: Soviet mosaics and murals

Price details
NZ$178.59 x 1 AdultNZ$178.59
Total
Price is NZ$178.59

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!

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
Are you heading to Transnistria, the country that doesn’t exist? Spoiler alert! Transnistria really doesn’t exist! Because the real name of the country is Pridnestrovie. Or, if you have enough breath, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic! Read between the lines, dig up history and and you will know, or much better, come for real! Beyond borders, restrictions and propaganda! Welcome to Pridnestrovie, we make cognac not war!

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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