5 Day Wild and Silence Horse Riding Tour in Romania

Day 1: Arrival at Kiskedébe

At the partner guesthouse, you are checking in, then you have a meal together, get to know each other, and also a small brief is taking place regarding the following days.

Day 2

After a tasty breakfast, you are transferred to your horse riding base, where tacked-up horses are awaiting. Every rider gets the best suitable horse for the following three days. You spend some time here, usually, a short ride in the arena is also needed. Preparations are done, and you head to your first destination: Szencsed. You ride through small nice villages, huge meadows, and nice forest tracks. The ride is a mix of walking, trotting, and occasionally cantering.

During the day, you spend approximately four to five hours total in the saddle, riding around 30 kilometers in total. Lunch break at a riding center, where you can enjoy a hot lunch, and some local "brandy" and the horses can rest in safety as well. You arrive at the destination late afternoon, where the host is waiting for you with a great lunch, accommodation in the yurt with beds, a lake, a shower, a sauna, and lots of kind animals.

Day 3

On the second day spent riding, you ride to Székelyvarság. Leaving the accommodation, you ride on forest roads, among pine forests and mountains. In the afternoon, you reach the lookout point of Székelyvarság, from where you can see the whole of Szeklerland. You will have your lunch here, and then you will continue your ride to the Parliament of Varság. You will return to Szencsed with a small round, where a heated sauna and a hot dinner are waiting. You spend about five hours in the saddle, and on this day, due to the terrain, you go mostly stepping and sometimes trotting.

Day 4

On your last day of riding, you ride nearly 40 kilometers, much more dynamically than the previous day, with a lot of trotting and galloping. Starting from Szencsed, riding on a huge plateau, you reach the Lookout for the Heart of Jesus, where you spend your first rest. Then, riding on, you touch Farkaslaka, where you also visit the memorial house of �ron Tamási. You have lunch at the edge of a forest, then you return to Kiskede by riding through forests and hills. In the evening, you say goodbye to the guests with dinner and a little brandy.

Day 5: Departure

Get ready to leave the guesthouse.

About the tour

This offer includes three days of riding and comes with four nights of accommodation and full board. Round tour. Your ride starts in Kiskede, a small and hidden Transylvanian village, and then you ride through villages, forest tracks, and huge meadows. On the first day of riding, you end up in Szencsed, a place near Hargita mountain, where only two inhabitants live at the moment. The next day is a round trip in Székelyvarság, and on the third day, you return to your base in Kiskede. During this riding tour, you will spend a total of four to six hours in the saddle per day, with several rests and a longer midday lunch break.

Please note that the following itinerary is the baseline. Weather conditions, unpredictable natural or other obstacles can change your route. Also, the order of the villages you visit might vary. EquiTransylvania has the distances and riding times measured and scheduled. Based on the rider's abilities, for your safety and comfort, the guide can decide to shorten or alter the initial route.

The riding and the horses

The riding is a mix of paces to suit the actual terrain condition and is fast in places. This offer is only suitable for good intermediate to experienced riders who are confident in all paces. You must be able to handle a horse at speed in a group situation and be comfortable riding over rough terrain. Some natural obstacles also need to be negotiated. You also need to be healthy and physically fit. Since EquiTransylvania's Hungarian horses are smaller than the average warmblood, the weight limit is 90 kilograms. For security reasons, it is recommended to wear hard helmets.

Skill level

This vacation is only suitable for good intermediate to experienced riders who are confident in all paces. You must be able to handle a horse at speed in a group situation and be comfortable riding over varied terrain. Some natural obstacles also need to be negotiated. You also need to be healthy and physically fit.