4-Days Kite Boat “Kite-Eat-Sleep…Repeat” Beginner Camp in Soma Bay

Facilities

The Soma Bay, with its turquoise-blue water and always enjoyable temperature, is a great pleasure for every rider. Join the best place for discovering this amazing sport by choosing Tornado Surf Center for your first steps into a new love!

The schedule will be adapted to your needs. You will have 8 beginner lessons in this package. In case you want/need more lessons, you easily can add some on site.

One lesson lasts 45 minutes for one student and 60 minutes if you are two students.

You will start with the “discovery” steps:

• Hold, carry, and secure a kite on land
• Kite setup
• Using the safety systems
• Launch and land as an assistant
• First piloting and explore the wind window's edge
• Fly one-handed
• Trim introduction
• Walk while flying the kite
• Launch and land as a pilot
• Wind window theory

After the “discovery” steps, you will continue with “intermediate” steps:

• Enter and exit the water while controlling the kite
• Water relaunch
• Body-drag with two hands, with power stroke and upwind with the board
• Steady-pull
• Waterstart
• Controlled stop

Safaga is located 50 kilometers south of Hurghada and is a location of numerous kitesurfing-, windsurfing- and diving centers. The contrast between the turquoise blue sea and the barren desert landscape makes this area an impressive backdrop. The pleasant temperatures and the steady winds make Safaga a perfect spot for kite and windsurfing all year round. The wind is usually around 1-2 Bft stronger than in Hurghada, because of the thermal effect from the desert; especially from April to October, the wind is very steady and constant.

A few kilometers north of Safaga is the "world-famous" Soma Bay. This bay has an area of several square kilometers, offers beautiful scenery and perfect conditions for kite and windsurfing. Tornado Surf Center runs a daily kite boat trip - right into the middle of Soma Bay - and provides herewith the ultimate pleasure for all levels of kiteboarding.

In the city of Safaga you will get an impression of the colourful life of an Egyptian fishing village, and you can easily get in touch with the very friendly locals. Here is one of the oldest ports of the Red Sea, Port Safaga. It was established already under the Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure about 4,000 years ago, as a base for trade and exploration in the Red Sea. Today, it is the main base for the Egyptian Navy for patrols in the Southeast of Egypt.

It also serves as a starting point for pilgrimages to Mecca, the export of aluminium and import of wheat. Accordingly, the city is dominated by an industrial complex and cargo district. Outside of the hotels and resorts, the village has little further attractions to offer to the tourists. Along the coastline of Safaga, there are many inner and outer reefs which are very popular for divers and snorkelers.

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner - always fresh prepared in the boat's caboose - are included in the overnight stay. Special meal requests will be considered if possible. Beverages (water, coffee, tea, soft drinks, wines + cocktails) are available for an additional cost.

In case there is a day with no wind, you can enjoy snorkeling or stand-up-paddling (SUP) from the boat. Massage is offered on the boat, too. You can choose a full body massage or a back massage. For any special treatments, please ask the boat’s team on site.

• 8 kitesurfing lessons including equipment and accessories for the lessons
• Support for set-up, launching and landing by experienced kite assistants
• Professional rescue service with Zodiac
• Accommodation onboard for 3 nights
• Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Free use of snorkeling gear

• All beverages (water, coffee, tea, soft drinks, beer, wines and cocktails)
• Additional lessons or equipment rental
• Airport transfer
• Tips for the staff

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.