Egypt
13 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
Ain Sokhna
Suez
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Feb–Nov
Resorts on the Gulf of Suez two hours' drive from Cairo, on the same stretch of coast as Egypt's big wind farms, which makes it the capital's weekend spot…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Dahab
Sinai
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
A laid-back Sinai town where a thermal wind funnels between desert mountains onto a shallow, sheltered lagoon with deep, flat water just outside. Cheaper and…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
El Gouna
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- All year
A purpose-built resort town on the Red Sea with thermal wind on most days year-round, shallow flat lagoons for learning and open bump-and-jump water further…
6 centers · Lessons, Rental El Tur South Sinai- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Nov
A natural spit closes off Moses Bay on the west coast of Sinai and keeps the Red Sea swell out, leaving flat water in the bay with a gently shelving sandy beach…
Hamata – Kite Village
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- All year
A 2 by 3 km sand-bottom lagoon among mangroves in the far south of the Egyptian Red Sea, possibly the largest standing area in the country, with knee to…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Hurghada – Magawish
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
A freeride area straight off the beach south of Hurghada, with small wind chop running out into the open sea and, 700 m upwind, the Magawish sandbanks: at low…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Lahami Bay
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- All year
A huge lagoon in the far south of the Egyptian Red Sea, near Berenice, closed off by a 2 km house reef, so the water stays flat even with the side-offshore wind…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Makadi Bay
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Nov
A 2 by 2 km hotel bay between Hurghada and Safaga with beginner, freeride and wave conditions side by side: inside the bay the buildings upwind make the…
Marsa Alam – El Naaba
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- All year
A sandy bay 30 km south of Marsa Alam airport that works twelve months a year: as reliable as the far south of Egypt in winter and as windy as Hurghada in…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Ras Sudr
South Sinai
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Mar–Nov
Kilometres of fine white sand on the Gulf of Suez two hours from Cairo, with a sandy bottom and no reef, both rare on the Red Sea. A 1 km sandbank upwind…
1 center · Lessons
Safaga
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Nov
A wide beach in front of the Shams hotels south of Hurghada, standing depth for 80–120 m depending on the tide, with pieces of coral underfoot, so shoes are a…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Sharm el-Sheikh – Nabq
South Sinai
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Mar–May · Sep–Nov
Nabq Bay north of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the Gulf of Aqaba meets the Red Sea. The northerly blows side- to slightly onshore on about nine days in ten at 15–25…
4 centers · Lessons, Rental
Soma Bay
Red Sea
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- All year
A peninsula south of Hurghada with a large, shallow, standing-depth lagoon and wind on most days, worked by a few large centres. The water is warm and the…
5 centers · Lessons, RentalSchools and rental
24 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
- Brands
- CORE
Ali's CORE Center inside the Lahami Bay Beach Resort, with CORE kites, a rescue service included for all station guests and lessons in...
Duotone Pro Center El Gouna El Gouna- Brands
- Duotone
The Duotone Pro Center at the Casa Cook hotel on Mangroovy Beach, with rental gear and the shortest walk to deep water.
Duotone Pro Center Soma Bay Soma Bay- Brands
- CORE, Cabrinha, Carved
The kite house on the Soma Bay lagoon with a pool of 150 CORE kites and 50 current boards from Carved, CORE, Cabrinha and others.
Element Watersports El Gouna El Gouna- Brands
- North
A station equipped with the latest gear from North Kiteboarding and Mystic.
Fanatic Boarders Center Dahab Dahab- Brands
- Cabrinha, Fanatic
The Fanatic Boarders Center at the Safir Dahab Resort, with windsurf rental and kite rental on current Cabrinha gear, downwind trips,...
Fins Kitesurfing Ain SokhnaIKO kite centre at Ain Sokhna on a sheltered, waist-deep lagoon a short drive from Cairo, with a beach and restaurant.
Harry Nass Action Center Magawish Hurghada – Magawish- Brands
- Cabrinha
The station by the small marina in front of the hotel, equipped with the newest Cabrinha gear, 60 kites and 30 boards, and a shuttle boat...
Harry Nass Center Dahab Dahab- Brands
- Cabrinha, Crazyfly
Harry Nass's centre on the Dahab lagoon with 125 Cabrinha kites, 50 of them for lessons and 75 for rental, and 55 Cabrinha and Crazyfly...
ION Club Safaga Safaga- Brands
- Duotone
ION Club's kite and wing foil centre in front of the Shams Prestige hotel at the upwind end of Safaga, with the current Duotone range,...
KBC El Gouna El Gouna- Brands
- F-One, Spleene
The Kiteboarding Club's El Gouna station with kites from F-One and Spleene and a well developed infrastructure; also an official F-One...
KBC Ras Soma Bay Soma Bay- Brands
- F-One
- Certified by
- VDWS
The Kiteboarding Club's station on Ras Soma Bay with the newest F-One gear, kites from 5 to 17 m², freestyle, freeride and directional...
King of Lagoon Sharm el-Sheikh – NabqKite school in Nabq Bay with an eight-hour IKO beginner package including a day of rental.
Kite Addicts Sharm Sharm el-Sheikh – NabqSchool in Nabq Bay teaching kite, wing foil, windsurf and wakeboard for all levels on an obstacle-free lagoon.
Kite Village Hamata Hamata – Kite Village- Brands
- Cabrinha, Duotone, Flysurfer, Liquid Force
The kite village directly on the lagoon, run under Austrian management, with a pool of 140 kites from Duotone, Cabrinha, Flysurfer and...
KiteLuna Sharm el-Sheikh – NabqPrivate kite and wing lessons and watersport rental at Nabq Bay near the Regency Plaza resort.
Kitemotion Abu Soma Soma Bay- Brands
- CORE, Carved
- Certified by
- VDWS
The VDWS kite centre on Abu Soma Bay, equipped with current CORE kites and CORE and Carved boards.
Kitepeople El Gouna El Gouna- Brands
- Duotone
The station in front of the Mövenpick hotel with Duotone kite gear and storage for your own equipment.
Makani Beach Club El Gouna- Brands
- Duotone
KiteWorldWide's partner station in El Gouna with the latest Duotone kite gear.
Osmosis Kiteboarding El Gouna- Brands
- Cabrinha, Duotone, RRD
The station at the Club Paradisio with 80 kites and 40 boards from Cabrinha, RRD, Duotone, Blankforce and RL Boards.
Paradise Kite Surf Ras Sudr Ras SudrThe kite centre of the Paradise resort in Ras Sudr.
Pro Center Tommy Friedl Marsa Alam – El Naaba- Brands
- CORE, Carved
Tommy Friedl's centre ten minutes downwind of the Equinox hotel, a CORE and Carved flagship centre with kites and boards from CORE,...
ROBINSON Club Soma Bay watersports station Soma Bay- Brands
- Naish
The club's own surf school since 2010, teaching windsurf and kite on current Naish gear.
The Kite Bubble Sharm el-Sheikh – NabqIKO and CDWS certified kite school on Nabq Bay since 2007, 11 minutes from Sharm el-Sheikh airport, with kids' courses.
Tornado Surf Soma Bay Soma BayTornado Surf in Soma Bay offers wing foil courses and rental alongside windsurfing.