Equestria

Address: Tancabesti, Snagov (near Bucharest)
Phone: +40 757 064 050
+40 722 962 304
E-mail: tudor.topor@equestria.ro
Web: www.equestria.ro
This was opened in spring 2010. It has 50 boxes for horses, covered lounge, and restaurant.

Horseback Riding

Address: 124-126, Bucuresti-Stefanesti St.
Phone: +40 723 364 213
+40 722 432 990
Web: www.horsesland.ro

Riding Club

Address: 2, Jandarmeriei St.
Phone: +40 740 152 927

Hipocan Corbeanca

Address: located in Corbeanca, DJ101, Ilfov
Phone: +40 741 100 214
+40 21 266 61 10
Web: www.hipocan.ro

Tracus Transilvania

Address: 1, Bucuresti-Ploiesti Highway
Phone: +40 724 695 012

Horse riding for kids and adults in Breaza

Phone: +40 722 311 091
Web: www.horses4u.ro

One of our readers referred Ion, a certified mountain guide to us. He is actually also an international ski instructor. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian and works mostly in Sinaia but also in locations like Poiana Brasov and Predeal and more.

Ski Instructor and Mountain Guide
Contact: Ion Ardeleanu
Phone: +40 723 736 349

Is playing billiards or snooker your passion? If so, Bucharest has diverse offers, including pool clubs with medium prices and pubs with more after-work atmospheres.

London Club

Address: 36-42, George Enescu St., Piata Lahovari
Web: www.londonclub.ro
Schedule: Every day 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 a.m.
Located in the center of Bucharest near Piata Romana, London Club offers 17 pool tables and 2 snooker tables. For those who wanting some privacy, they also offer a snooker table in a separate room away from the rest of the club.

Lucky Shoot

Address: 125, Mihai Eminescu
Phone: +40 21-210 31 81
A smaller club, with 8 pool tables and ten parking spots.

Fonzzi Club

Address: 2, Aleea Lunca Bradului
Phone: +40 21-340 37 06
Also look for IDM Club, 319 Splaiul Independentei, as this one has also a bowling. These are two small clubs, where you usually will
find many students.

Nevada Club

Address: 1, Complexului St.
Phone: +40 21-324 91 44
This club features air-conditioning so you can play some pool while ignoring the heat. With 20 pool tables, you will usually find one open. Ten parking spots are available.

Club Champion

Address: 32 Kiseleff St.,
Phone: +40 21-224 43 25
The fanciest Pool club in Bucharest, this club is well equipped with 4 bowling lanes, 34 pool tables, 1 snooker table, more than 100 electronic games and a private VIP’s section. Reservations are recommended and can be made by phone.

Are you in the mood for some serious sport? Bucharest offers a wealth of different sporting activities sure to meet the needs of almost anyone. From to tennis tournaments to equine endurance and everything in between, there is somewhere for you to go. If you are interested in a sport but have never tried it, many of these locations have excellent programs for beginners too!

RoClubMaraton

If you are a runner, or you would like to start running, this is the club to meet new people. RoClubMaraton is a running club with ~120 members. Being part of this runners’ community can help boost motivation and get various support.
The club has a quite active forum on a quite updated portal: www.maraton.info.ro. Unfortunately, it is only in Romanian.
If you live in the northern part of Bucharest, you might join them for the group training taking place in Herastrau Park every Saturday at 8:30 in the morning. They meet at Charles de Gaulle’s statue and go couple of times around the lake (depending on individual shape). There are also group trainings in Alexandru Ioan Cuza Park, in Tineretului Park and in Drumul Taberei.
The president of the club can be contacted at: roclubmaraton@yahoo.com

Want to go jogging every morning but don’t know where? No problem, we’ve got you covered. From our own experience, we can recommend Herastrau Park. It is directly at the Metro station Aviatorilor. One lap round around the lake is about 6.3 km. The lake is beautiful to look at while running, even if it is too dirty for a swim!

Another excellent location is Tineretului Park. This is the biggest park in the southern part of the city. You can reach it by both the Tineretului and Constantin Brâncoveanu Metro stations.
There is another tartan track in Stadion Tineretului, which is not located at all in the famous Tineretului Park in the south. The stadium is actually used as a rugby stadium, and there you can run on a tartan track. Last time we used it, it was free, but sometimes tartan tracks ask for a small fee. The stadium is located at 26 Marasti Street, close to the “Arc de Triumf”. Behind this stadium, there is another sports park where you can run and play tennis- they seem to change their admission rules every now and then, but if you are looking for a place to run (especially during the winter), it might be worth checking out. One very important thing to remember is to run in daylight. After dark, dogs can be a serious issue, especially in the winter when they tend to form packs as a survival mechanism. Also, keep in mind that it is instinctual for dogs to chase things; if you find yourself in a dangerous situation, stop and be sure to face the dog, don’t turn your back on it. This counts also if you ride a bike- it seems stray dogs get especially aggressive if a vehicle which does not make any noise passes them!
Hint! See the Stray Dogs section for more information on how to behave and where to go if you get bitten!