7 Tage Aufregendes Kitesurf Camp für Anfänger im De Silva Palmresort in Kalpitiya
Amazing Beginner's Kitesurfing Holiday in Sri Lanka
Kitesurfing is one of the most fashionable sports. Although it looks quite difficult, it is easy to learn, especially here at the Kalpitiya lagoon. Soon after some lessons with your certified instructor, you will steer the kite in the right direction and ride your board over the flat water lagoon!
Die Lehrer
Weiterlesen
Höhepunkte
- 3 days of kitesurfing classes
- Use of equipment during classes
- Instructions in the big flat water lagoon
- Guidance from VDWS qualified instructors
- Boat shuttle to the sandlobe and back again twice daily at special given times
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- 6 nights accommodation
- Barbecue evenings
Level
- Anfänger
Stile
Bandaranaike International Airport (US$ 81 pro Person)
Unterkunft
Ausstattung
- Spa
- Pool im Außenbereich
- Tischtennis
- Klimaanlage in den Zimmern
- Garten
- Mehrsprachiges Personal
- Terrasse
- Konferenzraum
- Geldwechsel
- Kostenlose Fahrradnutzung
- Kostenloses Parken
- Kostenloses WLAN
- Wäscherei
- Hochzeit
The DE SILVA Palmresort is located 200 meters far from DE SILVA Windresort at the entrance road of DE SILVA. DE SILVA Palmresort is the more convenient hotel with comfortable rooms and a big swimming pool. DE SILVA Palmresort is the perfect hotel for couples and families who are also Watersport fans.
Moreover, it has a baby pool as well as some animation activities like pool gymnastics. The rooms are built in European standards but are kept with local identity. Each room has a bathroom with European shower and toilet, a terrace with a comfortable seating corner, and in the room a large double bed (180 x 200) with mosquito net, table, and cupboard.
Programm
Course contents
Day 1 (VDWS Level 1 – get a first insight)
- What you need to know about a kite spot
- Learning to understand wind as an element
- Wind Window – what’s that?
- Safety system and important rules
- Equipment knowledge and first land training
- Boat ride to the beach side
- Start with a Trainer Kite – learn to steer a small 2-line kite
- Tube Kite set up at the beach side
- Learn how to start the tube kite on the beach side (assisted)
- Walk with the kite up the beach side (assisted)
- Learn to land the kite on the beach side
Day 2 (VDWS Level 2 – get into the water)
- On-shore, Off-shore, Side-shore – what’s that?
- What is the power-zone?
- Set up your kite at the beach side on your own (assisted)
- Launching and landing the kite at the beach side (assisted)
- First steering sessions with a tube kite – start and land in the water
- Get ready to become wet! Start with downwind body dragging
- Upwind Bodydrag
- Controlled one-handed body drag in both directions
- Launching the kite out of the water
Day 3 (VDWS Level 3: How to do a water start)
- Simulator training: Tipps and tricks for your water start, body control, safety system
- Body drag with the board
- Right of way rules
- Ready for action? – De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya will make you ride!
- First water start training with the board
- Steering the kite in the power zone
- Self rescue
- TwinTip Board riding
Licensing
Upon request, you can avail of the Verband Deutscher Windsurfing und Wassersportschulen (VDWS) Kitesurfing license for 35 EUR or 40 EUR, including the workbook. It is an internationally accepted licence with theoretical test and practical level confirmation.
Kitesurf licences are a must have at most of the kite spots, and for sure, it is a precondition to borrow equipment at most of the kite stations all over the world.
De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya
De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya was one of the 4 entrepreneurs that started kitesurfing in Kalpitiya, the only school that is led by a local and offers kitesurfing, windsurfing, wing-foiling and stand up paddles. Upul De Silva, several times National Champion, brought first kitesurfing to Sri Lanka from Europe in 2006.
The resort is officially awarded as best water sport center from Sri Lankan Tourism association. They offer professional equipment from North and professional instructors (VDWS and IKO).Their motto: "We´ll make you ride!"
Lehrer
Upul De Silva
Upul Priyantha De Silva has been practicing windsurf since 1994. He first started at the Betota River, Beruwela, in Sri Lanka, and only four years later he qualified himself for the National Olympic Team of Sri Lanka. From 1999, he started on several competitions for his country. During this time, he could participate in a lot of competitions like the Olympic Asian Games in Doha 2006 (fourth times Sri Lanka Champion) and World Cups. He managed many years of several windsurf stations in Austria, and started his kiteboarding career in 2004 when he fell in love with this amazing sport!
Lage
This kite surf holiday will take place in the Kalpitiya Lagoon (big lagoon), one of the best kite spots in the world. It’s a safe and easy kiteboarding territory for beginners, ideal for advanced to improve, and fast and perfect for freestylers who want a really big flat water lagoon! Moreover, the wind blows all year long with two high seasons.
Verpflegung
Included in your holiday are daily breakfast and dinner. Dinners have more courses with live cooking, barbecues, or buffet.
At the restaurant DE SILVE Palmresort offers local specialities, barbecue fresh fish and seafood from the region as well as international meals.
Folgende Mahlzeiten sind inbegriffen:
- Frühstück
- Abendessen
Die folgenden Ernährungsweisen stehen zur Verfügung und/oder berücksichtigt werden:
- Regulär (schließt normalerweise Fleisch und Fisch mit ein)
Freizeitaktivitäten und Sehenswürdigkeiten (optional)
DE SILVA Palmresort offers valuable guests the option to book an original Ayurvedic massage or treatment at the Vedic SPA. There is also an office for tour bookings, windsurf and kite surf lessons or rentals.
Was ist im Preis inbegriffen?
- 3 days of kitesurfing classes (3 hours per day)
- kitesurf equipment during lessons
- 6 nights accommodation
- Daily Sri Lankan breakfast buffet and dinner
- Tea, coffee, and water at the meals
- Boat shuttle to the sandlobe and back again twice daily at special given times
- Boat rescue at the lagoon once
- Barbecue evenings
Was ist nicht im Preis inbegriffen?
- 12% government taxes
- Airport transfers
- Massage
Anreise
Empfohlene Flughäfen
Bandaranaike International Airport
117 km
Transfer verfügbar gegen Aufpreis US$ 81 pro Person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). Transfer from and to this airport is available on request. Just give De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya your flight details and they can arrange a transfer for 70 EUR. The drivers know exactly how to find the resort. Most of the tuk-tuk drivers from in the town know where De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya is and they can also arrange a tuk-tuk for you if you're relatively close, or ask them to send you the directions to follow.
Arrival by bus
Take a tuk tuk from the airport to Colombo-Puttalam highway. From there, take a bus to Puttalam. On the way to Puttalam, there is a junction called "Palavi" which is exactly five kilometers before Puttalam. Get off the bus at Palavi Junction and from there you have two option to choose: either to take another bus to Kalpitiya or to hire a tuk-tuk. Once you reach Kalpitiya by bus, take a tuk-tuk to the resort.
Arrival by taxi
If you want to arrive in Kalpitiya in the most pleasant way, then you should book De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya’s taxi service. Therefore, De Silva Windresort Kalpitiya asks you to send over your exact flight details, like flight number, time of arrival, and the exact date. Your taxi driver will wait at the exit hall of the airport for you to pick you up with all your luggage.
Stornierungsbedingungen
- Eine Reservierung erfordert eine Anzahlung von 50% des Gesamtpreises.
- Die Anzahlung wird nicht erstattet, wenn die Buchung storniert wird.
- Der Restbetrag ist am Tag der Ankunft zu zahlen.
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