We start this trip before entering village Bahmut on the road to Ungheni. The rout goes through Codru forested hills, offers picturesque rural environment, excellent views, clean air, several small villages.

At the end of the trip we reach one of the four monasteries located in form of a Cross in the Codru forest, namely Harjauca. This is one of the oldest and most important monasteries from Basarabia, built in 1740 when it was completely surrounded by forest.

In the vicinity there is one of the four Moldovan Health Resorts "Codru".

Not far in village Palanca there are two other important attractions:

Muzeum "Parents House (Casa Parinteasca)", founded by craftswoman Tatiana Popa, born in this house, which used to belong to her father, who was deported to Siberia. Communist authorities deprived the family from this house for more than half a century, using it for community administration (soviet satesc), later as a warehouse. It currently hosts an ethnic museum and runs different workshops and other cultural events.

Just nearby is a Wooden Church, considered to be the oldest of this kind in Moldova, built in XVI century.

Approx. length of the trail 15 km. Typical duration: 9,5 hours = 5 hours hike through the forest + 1 hour lunch & sightseeing + 1,5 hours visiting monastery, wooden church + 2 hours roundtrip from Chisinau.

Distance from Chisinau : 66 km

Participants need to have hiking shoes and comfortable hiking clothing, small backpack. Food and water (min. 1,5 liter) - on your own.

Price options (per person), Lei MD :

Reservation is made by a non-refundable deposit of 100 lei.

Price includes transportation, English-speaking guide.

Contact person - Leonid (tel. 0,69258006)

Departure at 8:30 from intersection of Pushkin and Columna streets, at the corner of the Cathedral park (see the map below). Return to the same place by 18:00