The riding schools and other equestrian establishments in Southern Transdanubia are as many as the tastes they can satisfy. Beginners are expected at Vékény where the horses are disciplined, friendly Arabian breed.

Those who are more trained and nature tovers may go on a longer tour visiting a web of localities, and the adventurous-minded can set out on an equestrian programme and hunting lasting several days and composed to meet individual tastes from several villages, such as Bükkösd, Várda, Székelyszabar and Mecseknádasd-Óbánya.

The horse-riders who are sensitive to specialities may get acquainted with the famous Bashkirian horses at Bánya or evoke the time of the Magyar Conquest of the Carpathian Basin on the equestrian and archers' course at Bárdudvarnok.

Riding establishments offering excellent services have been opened lately at Sikonda and Orfű-Abaliget, and the horseherd of Sütvény with the gene bank of the Hungarian gidran and the Kisbér breeds offer a unique experience to riders or passengers.

The Pannon Riding Academy at Kaposvár is an outstanding establishment for classical horse-riding tuition, show-jumping and dressage.

Riding the bike

Exploring nature, outings to the gently rolling hills and the valley may be even more interesting frorn the saddle of the bike. The most beautiful panoramic bicycle routes take  through the tiny villages nestled in the valleys of the Tolna Hiils and the Zselic, at the foot of Mecsek and Villány Hills, and the dikes of the Danube, Dráva and Mura.

To the hiker, an absolute must is a trip to History Valley or the road of connecting Szentborbás and Felsőszentmárton along the Dráva. Riding the bicycle down the road, stopping at Romonya, Pécsvárad, Óbánya and Hidas or in Tolna County on the dike of the Danube along Dunaföldvár, Bölcske, Madocsa and Paks are unforgettable.  

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