Trips
8 Day Beginners Wing Foil Camp in Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cape Verde
Available from October till May
8 Day All Levels Kitesurfing Camp in Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cape Verde
Available from October till May
8 Day Surf Camp in Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cape Verde
Available from October till MayAbout Surf Hub Cabo Verde
Surf Hub Cabo Verde is the only English and Cape Verdean owned kite school in Sal. They offer lessons provided by IKO qualified instructors.
Instructors
Jardel Nunes
Born and raised in Sal Cabo Verde, Jardel started as a windsurf instructor 20 years ago and has progressed to include surf instructor and IKO qualified Kitesurf Instructor Level 3. Jardel has been IKO recognised for 9 years and is the part owner and head instructor of Surf Hub Cabo Verde. Jardel speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
Iduino Sanca
Iduino is orginally from Guinea Bissau and has been in Cabo Verde for 18 years. He has learnt to kitesurf here with the legendary Mitu and he is now an IKO Qualified kitesurf instructor in our team. Iduino is great at strapless and takes most of our strapless lessons and camps. He speaks fluent Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish and English.
Elton Reis
Born and raised in Sal Cabo Verde Elton started as a windsurf instructor 20 years ago and has progressed to include surf instructor and IKO qualified Kitesurf Instructor. Elton has been IKO recognised for 7 years but has taught kite for over 18 years working with a lot of different schools in Cabo Verde and also teaching other Cabo Verdeans how to kitesurf and how to teach the sport. We all originally worked together in a centre in Cape Verde and have come together to create our own kite and surf school. Elton is our main kitesurf instructor and has been with us since we opened.
Elcio Oliveira
Born and raised in Sal Cabo Verde Elcio (Tchu) started as a windsurf instructor 20 years ago and has progressed to include surf instructor, Kitesurf Instructor and now Wingfoil Instructor. Tchu has taught kite for over 18 years working with a lot of different schools in Cabo Verde and also teaching other Cabo Verdeans how to kitesurf and how to teach the sport. We all originally worked together in a centre in Cape Verde and have come together to create our own kite and surf school.
What Do People Say About Us?
All our reviews are from travellers with verified trips booked through our platform.
Francisco Oliveira
from Portugal, April 2025
Well organized Camp
The crew of the hub is super friendly and the environment is family style. So you always feel welcomed and part of it. The food at the schoo, at the beach is 5* and super healthy with good price! The Lessons took me to another level of Kitesurfing, now I feel comfortable to ride any direction on my own and even do little jumps on the waves, as when before the 4 lessons I could not ride 5 meters downwind... Besides kite any tour is very well organized and Amy is spot on taking care of it all, even when not around. Very happy with the choice and recommend to everyone!
Tjoilina Reyniers
from Belgium, December 2024
Amazing week of kitesurfing
Very nice kite school! A great experience made easy by great instructors and organisation. Amy is lovely nice lady who is happy to help or guide you during your stay! Highly recommended !!!
Paul Newby
from Great Britain, December 2023
Karen's yoga teaching style is fun and easy to follow. I made the progress I wanted to feeling physically and mentally renewed with Karen and Amy's help. The setting next to the beach/ocean was great and there were some nice day trips, massage, snorkelling and surfing. Was easy to meet other people too for dinner and drinks which was important as I was a solo traveller
John Murphy
from Great Britain, November 2023
Old Fart on a board.
A great experience made easy by great instructors and organisation. Highly recommended !!!
Sarah Klonowski
from Germany, March 2023
Chilled place - perfect for water sports
War ein sehr ausgeglichenes Paket mit vielen schönen Aktivitäten und tollen Eindrücken.
Santa Maria ist ein guter Platz an dem man sich schnell zurecht findet und wirklich entspannen kann - schöner Strand und viele gute Restaurants und Bars.
Das Beach Yoga mit Karen war jeden Morgen ein toller Start in den Tag.
Amy hat sich gut gekümmert und alle Aktivitäten organisiert.
Mitchell Leijten
from Netherlands, February 2023
Amazing week of (kite)surfing
It was a great week of (kite)surfing at Surf Hub Cabo Verde. Amy arranged everything so well and she and the intstructors are very helpful and kind. I would definitely recommend these guys and am cansidering visiting there more times in the future.
Howard Platts
from Great Britain, December 2022
Great coaches, perfect location
Great team that couldn’t do enough for us, if there wasn’t wind we surfed or went diving. All arranged by them. Accommodation is basic but the location couldn’t be better, 30 secs from the beach, 2 mins from the restaurants and bars
Anna Gradon
from Great Britain, December 2022
Better than I've ever imagined it to be
The retreat was perfectly organised by Amy, with a variety of activities, including surfing or a yacht trip. She went above and beyond to make sure my time in Santa Maria was as perfect as possible. Her welcoming and warm personality made things even better.
Karen was an excellent yoga instructor, I truly enjoyed her yoga classes every morning on the infinity pool deck, the location was a huuuuge bonus. The meditation trip to the Pedra da Lume salinas was a great experience.
I can highly recommend the yoga retreat and Amy's Surf Hub team as they will make sure your stay in Sal to be unforgettable!
Kristina Steinbach
from Germany, November 2022
Amazing Surfschool, amazing time, amazing Amy
We had a really great week at Surf Hub Cabo Verde. The Instructors gave good and helpful advices and the wonderful and absolut lovely Amy organized everything so well.
We can fully recommand going there
Toni Piercey
from Great Britain, September 2022
Yoga and Wellness Retreat
I would highly recommend this retreat, it’s not just a yoga retreat, it’s a action packed holiday, and for me it was an amazing journey in the world of yoga and wellness which will stay with me for a lifetime, loved every second ❤️
Communicating by the organiser was excellent, she made me feel so welcome from start to finish ⭐️
Karen the yoga/wellness teacher was exceptional, I have practiced yoga for years, but have never understood or felt it’s benefits as much as I did with Karen ⭐️⭐️
Chris Diters
from Netherlands, February 2020
Great trip!
Great experience with the Surf Hub team! Everything is well organized, every day, good instructors, great atmosphere, and they really make an effort to make your trip worth it. I would send anybody over without hesitation. As far as I can judge, the best on the island.
The kite beach is beautiful. Spacious, nice waves, good wind and here and there some turtles. Also the little town Santa Maria is nice. Chill, people are relaxed, various places to eat and drink.
The hotel, Surf Hub works together with, is very nicely located. Everything on walking distance and at the beach. Service, rooms and breakfast all good.
Worth it!
Anonymous
from Netherlands, December 2019
Leuk om te surfen, maar meer voor kitesurfe Sal, Kaapverdië
Het leren van surfen, en ondertussen een kitesurf les proberen.