8 Day 14-Hour Licensed Radio Controlled Kitesurfing Course in Viganj, Peljesac Peninsula

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

13:00

Check-out Time:

10:00

During this holiday, you will be accommodated in apartments close to the center. It has free parking and it is good that it is close because around the surf beach, there is a problem with parking. The terrace of the apartments has no sea views but it allows guests to enjoy a refreshing beverage in the hot summer evenings.

It is located in a very relaxed and quiet area! The apartment has a nice garden around with a barbecue area that you can use. Each apartment is for a maximum of two people and has one room, a separate kitchen, toilet, and a nice terrace; it also comes with free Wi-Fi and air-conditioner.

Program

International Kiteboarding Organization’s kitesurfing lessons last for 14 hours, for six days. They are run with radio helmets, so all you need to do is practice and listen to your experienced instructor guiding you.

First lesson (on land)

On the first lesson, you will learn about wind effects, wind window, equipment, and location selection criteria.
The content of this lesson includes equipment set-up, safety systems, kite control/wind theory, wind window, controlling a trainer kite, and terms used in kiteboarding.
By the end of the lesson, students will understand and demonstrate the proper way to handle and fly a trainer kite.

Second lesson (on water)

The next step picks up where the first lesson finished and gets you straight into the water. It starts with downwind body dragging (incredible fun), upwind body dragging (this is to teach you how to retrieve the board after a crash without a board leash). You will learn how to body drag with one hand at this point, you will release the bar in the water then retrieve the bar and re-launch the kite from the water.
The content of this lesson includes water re-launching, body dragging down and upwind, powering and depowering the kite, and one-hand kite control.

Water start

In this lesson, you will learn how to put the board on your feet, position yourself correctly and make the first power stroke which will get you standing on your board for the first time.
The content of this lesson includes board placement, power strokes, riding with the board, and self-rescuing.
At the end of your lesson, you will learn how to correctly edge the board and how to ride upwind. You will also recover the board and learn how to self-rescue.

Certification

At the end of the course, you will get certified according to International Kiteboarding Organization standards and level that you have achieved. Congratulations, you are now a kitesurfer!

Instructors

Ales Komocar

Learn kitesurfing professionally by their skilled IKO certified instructor. He has over 15 years of experience with the highest number of IKO teaching hours. You can check them on IKO site. He has been teaching students from all over the world and can run the kitesurfing course in five languages.

Location

This vacation will take place in Water Donkey Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Center - Viganj, on the peninsula of Peljesac, one of the windiest and the most popular kitesurfing destinations in Croatia.

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Features

Activities

Kayaking
Kitesurfing
Stand up paddle boarding
Surfing
Swimming
Windsurfing

General

Air-conditioned rooms
Barbeque facilities
Beach
Dining area
Garden
Kitchen
Lounge
Restaurant
Terrace
Pet friendly

Services

Board rental
Free parking
Free Wi-Fi
Laundry

Things to do (optional)

Biking
Kayaking
Relaxing in a specific zone
Stand-up paddleboarding
Wakeboarding

What's included

14-hour kitesurfing course
Use of equipment during the course
Maximum comfort with powerful boats
Radio controlled teaching
International Kiteboarding Organization kitesurfing lessons
Professional and new OZONE equipment
7 nights accommodation
10-hour SUP rental

What's not included

Airfare
Airport transfers
Alcohol drinks
Car tours
Laundry
Meals
Motorbike rental

How to get there

Recommended Airports

DBV

Dubrovnik Airport

105 km

Transfer not provided

SPU

Split Airport

90 km

Transfer not provided

ZAG

Franjo Tuđman Airport

318 km

Transfer not provided

Arrival by airplane-

From Split Airport (SPU): You can travel to Viganj with a bus or a ferry boat. If you decide to take the bus from the airport, there is a regular bus connection to city bus station, and from bus station there are daily bus connections to Orebić, every day going at 1 a.m. and arrives in Orebic at 6 a.m.. The cost is about 150 HRK or 20 EUR. From Orebić, Water Donkey Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Center can pick you up or you take a taxi to Viganj (100 HRK or 15 EUR).

If you go by ferry - take a regular bus from airport to the ferry harbor. Take the fast ferry which is going every day 7:40 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and from 1:06 a.m. - 1:10 a.m., it goes at 7:30 a.m., 07:40 a.m., 10 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m. to Korčula. You will arrive in three hours to Korcula From Korčula, Water Donkey Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Center can pick you up with their boat for free. The price from Split to Korčula with ferry is 60 HRK or 9 EUR for one-way ticket.

From Dubrovnik Airport (DBV): As your first option, there is a regular connection to city bus station, and from bus station there are daily connections to Orebić. The bus is going every day at 3 p.m. and it arrives in Orebic at 5:25 p.m. The cost is about 100 HRK or 15 EUR. From Orebić, Water Donkey Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Center can pick you up or you can take a taxi (100 HRK or 15 EUR).

Your second option is the daily fast ferry, which takes two hours. The fast ferry goes from Dubrovnik town to town Korcula at 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and from May 30 to September 28, also at 7 p.m. It takes 2 hours to arrive. The ferry station is in town Dubrovnik you go with bus or car to ferry station in Korcula, the team can pick you up with their boat for free. The journey Dubrovnik - Korcula takes two hours.

A final third option is that Water Donkey Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Center arranges a taxi which will cost 170 EUR per way with a maximum of four people per car. You may also rent a car in Dubrovnik, which is another nice way to come to Viganj.

Distances

Dubrovnik - about 125 kilometers
Split - about 240 kilometers

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 60% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

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