5 Day Wild and Silence Horse Riding Tour in Romania
Unique Trails Horse Riding Tour Romania
Loved by most of EquiTransylvania's guests because of the excellent riding route through Transylvanian villages, forests, and hills (Kiskede-Szencsed-Székelyvarság and back), and also maybe it is not that exhausting. It is just a wonderful possibility for riding, relaxing, and slowing down your pace.
Key information
- Rider Weight Limit: 198 pounds / 90 kilograms
- Horse Height Range: 16 to 17 hands
- Tack Type: English tack
- Horse Breed: Shagya Arabs, Gidran horses, Kisberi horses, and Lipizzanner
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Highlights
- 3 riding days
- Approximate daily riding time: 4 - 5 hours
- Ride through Transylvanian villages
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Service car for your luggage
Skill level
- Intermediate
Styles
Cluj-Napoca International Airport (US$ 29 per person)
Henri Coandă International Airport (US$ 58 per person)
Sibiu International Airport (US$ 29 per person)
Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport (US$ 29 per person)
Accommodation
You will spend two nights in a guesthouse (shared room for four people with a shared bathroom and toilet) and two nights in a yurt, equipped with beds. Toilet and shower outdoors. Everyone’s baggage is transported by a service car at the arrival point each day.
Program
Itinerary
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 Ãron 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.
Instructors
Lehel Lukács
Lehel will accompany you on this trip.
Location
During this tour, you will visit beautiful Transylvanian villages in Romania.
Distances
- Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport (TGM) - 1.5 hours
Food
The offer includes three meals a day, and the main dish is dinner.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
What's included
- 3 days of riding (4 - 5 hours per day in the saddle)
- 4 nights accommodation
- 3 meals per day
- Service car for your luggage
- Excellent horses
- English, German, and Hungarian-speaking guide
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Any kind of insurance
- Tips
- Extra alcoholic beverages
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Cluj-Napoca International Airport
115 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 29 per person
Henri Coandă International Airport
212 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 58 per person
Sibiu International Airport
97 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 29 per person
Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport
51 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 29 per person
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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