Those who don’t want to spend their summer on the Romania seaside, just sitting on the beach under the sun, or spending day after day on the Bucharest Old Town terraces, might be tempted to try some more adventurous sports. And we're happy to let them know it's possible to do extreme sports in Romania. No, we're not talking about the day to day life, which, as long timers already know, can become quite adventurous. Romania-Insider.com has rather found out some places where you can try extreme sports in Romania, and checked how much it costs to spend time this way.

By Irina Popescu

Scuba diving

Diving offers the chance to discover a new world under the water: the marine flora and fauna. Romania offers a wide range of locations where you can dive, such as the Black Sea, where you can explore various wrecks, or various lakes in the country, caves and even places where you can dive under the ice.

You can try Aquarius Dive Center, located in the city of Constanta, Respiro Dive Center in Mamaia, Nautilus Club in Oradea, Scubalibre Diving Center located in the capital city. Prices for diving can vary between EUR 25 and EUR 160, depending on the time and numbers of diving sessions, while to rent the necessary equipment you can pay around EUR 20. In case you want to buy it, you have to be ready to pay between EUR 100 and EUR 400, for a full equipment.
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Paragliding

If you feel like doing a flying sport, you can try paragliding. There are a lot of places in Romania for you to do that. In Suceava County, you can go in the Ousoru mountains in the city of Vatra Dornei, around 450 km from Bucharest, or you can try Ignis and Mogosa, next to the city of Baia Mare, in Maramures County. Valea Dorului alpine area and Sinaia are two other good places for practicing this sport. They are both located in Prahova Valley, around 120 km from the capital city. In Brasov County, you can paraglide in Bunloc, Poiana Brasov, Tampa and Lempes, next to the city of Brasov.

If you want to take some classes, try Nimbus in Brasov, or Air Adrenaline in Sibiu. Classes’ price can vary between EUR 20 and EUR 50 per person, for every fly. A course takes around one or two months.
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Skydiving

In case you want to try skydiving, you can do that in Bucharest at the Romanian Aeroclub, that can be found on 54, Lascar Catargiu Blvd, or at one of its units in the country, in Arad, Oradea, Iasi, Brasov, Cluj, Satu-Mare, Ploiesti, Suceava, Tirgu-Mures, Craiova, Baia Mare, Deva, Sibiu, Pitesti. In Ploiesti, 60 km away from the capital city, you can also do skydiving at the Gheorghe Banciulescu Aeroclub.
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Climbing

If you love climbing (either on natural mountains or on indoor walls), you can go at Alpin Club Bacau, in the Romanian city of Bacau, the Galactic Indoor Climbing Club in the capital city, or Ecran Club, the Free Wall climbing gym in Cluj, or, if you are at the seaside, you can try the Gravity Park located in the city of Constanta. There is also the One Move climbing gym in Timisoara, or the Speo Alpin in the city of Mehedinti. Prices for this sport can vary between EUR 15 and EUR 60, and to rent the necessary equipment you have to pay around EUR 10.
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Off road driving and biking

In case you are car fans and you want to try some off road driving, check the Romania Extreme Adventure web-site. The Romania Extreme Adventure organizes different routes for participants. The costs can vary between EUR 225 to EUR 400, depending if will include only the participation in the competition, or also the meals and hotel accommodation. For off road adventures, try also contacting the Travel Buzau association, as they can help you out with organizing an off road session in Buzau county. If you'd rather fancy an off road biking session, then try this web-site. Their location is in Brebu Nou, 1,000 meters high in the Banat

mountains, South - West Romania, 40 km from Resita, a large town, and 18 km from Caransebes.

 
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We've also though about those who are not an extreme sports fan but who might get bored during their holiday. You can always do something less dangerous, like horse riding or golf.

If you’ve chosen riding, then you can try Gala Riding Center located in Floresti, 5 km from Cluj. Located at just 2 km from Rasnov, Panicel complex  offers some great riding hours, for just RON 60 per hour. In case you are in the capital city, you can try Picadilly Club, located just minutes from the capital city, on the Bucuresti - Ploiesti road.

For golf, you can go to the first professional golf club in Romania, Lac de Verde, located in the city of Breaza, Prahova County. To become a member there, you have to pay between EUR 100 and EUR 800.

If you like other extreme sports and you already tried them in Romania, please let us now so that we can spread the word and let others enjoy the experience too!

Irina.popescu@romania-insider.com