Țipova Nature Reserve · Rezervația Naturală Țipova
A muddy, hilly walk to the waterfall, in the village of Tipova
The walk to the waterfall, with spring water along the way, per one review
Worth it if you come ready to walk: boots, water, time. Reviewers describe a hard descent and climb, mud everywhere, small rivers to cross on wet ground and no clear path to the waterfall, and one of them calls the road a bit unsafe. The car stays far from the waterfall, the rest is on foot. Google records no wheelchair accessible parking or entrance, so this is not a place for strollers or city shoes.
Tipova Natural Reserve is a walking area in the village of Tipova, Lalova commune, Rezina district, 67 km from central Chisinau in a straight line. The mapped point falls on a hiking path closed to motor vehicles, per OpenStreetMap. Google reviews describe one thing: the walk to the waterfall. One reviewer puts the route at “one hour, or one hour and 45 minutes on the long version”, and asks for water, at least half a litre per person, and equipment suitable for hiking. Another walked almost 45 minutes from the parking area, writes that “the road was not good and a bit not safe”, that there is no certain path for visitors, and that they kept running into cows and dung. Mud comes up in several reviews: you will not get through in white shoes. One review also warns of small rivers to cross, wet terrain and many hills and valleys. The waterfall is the payoff, taller than it looks in photos, per one review. One reviewer mentions spring water running from the ground along the way. Google marks the place as open around the clock and records no wheelchair accessible parking or entrance. The Tipova cave monastery is a separate place, about 1.5 km away in a straight line.
≈ 8 km round trip through the Țipova gorge to the monastery and waterfalls; waymarked from km 2, with climbs and rocky sections.
- The waterfall, taller than it looks in photos, per one review
- Views and nature, per one review
- Drinkable spring water along the trail, per one review
- Flora and fauna on the way, per one review
- An almost empty road, three cars passed, per one review
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“A fairytale place. It's a1 hour or 1:45 minute route if you take the long route. Prepare with a lot of patience, water, at least 0.5l per person, and equipment suitable for hiking. Until the end, the waterfall is worth the efort. Did not expect that the waterfalls are so tall in the photos it looks a lot smaller”
“If you are up for a challenge, you can visit this waterfall, but beware! You will have to cross lots of mud, small rivers, wet terrain, many hills and valleys! But in the end, you can see a lot of beautiful flora and fauna, and of course, the waterfall itself. 9/10”
“I drove there from the center of Chisinau. And from the moment of making a right turn to enter the Tipova area, I saw 3 cars passing by. No cars ahead, or behind me. The cascade is pretty far from the parking area. I firstly went to a place which is at the cliff, and then I moved on to the downside around the river. The road wasn't good and a bit not safe. Furthermore no certai…”
- Mud everywhere, you will not get through in white shoes, per several reviews
- Small rivers to cross and wet terrain on the way, per one review
- No clear path to the waterfall, the road called a bit unsafe, per one review
- From 45 minutes on foot from the parking area, with a hard descent and climb, per reviews
- Cows and dung on the trail, per one review · no wheelchair access, per Google