Equus Silvania - Romania

Nina who has been on 12 In The Saddle rides. A pleasant riding holiday with lovely food. | The riding was nice, a good pace, happy horses keen for a good canter. The horses were excellent on the roads despite the poor driving skills (no reduction of speed by some drivers passing the horses) but there isn't much road work really. The scenery was pretty. The cultural day was fantastic, I loved our guide Marius, he was so funny and informative. The bear hide trip was good too. It was lovely to see 11 bears! Regarding the virgin forest trip, do bear in mind its very steep and you come down the same way. Long pants and good boots are important.

The only downside, which is why I wouldn't recommend this ride, is the huge packs of very aggressive farm dogs we encountered a few times. I have ridden places with farm dogs such as Macedonia which was fine, but these dogs were far more aggressive and I couldn't help think what would happen if I fell off due to a spook. That said, the horses appeared very accustomed to the dogs and stayed calm.

The guides are very friendly, professional and know their stuff. Great girls.

Do you have any comments about the accommodation and food?

Food was tasty and plentiful. Good wine and beer. The rooms are lovely and spacious but the beds were too hard for me to sleep well (personal preference of course). The lodge is very nice but it would benefit from more relaxing/lounging space such as sofa's inside and/or outside.

How could we improve the quality of pre-holiday information that we send?

Nothing, it was spot on.

How could we improve the way we handled your booking and payment?

Nothing. ITS are always very efficient and easy