Colombia
5 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
Cabo de la Vela
La Guajira
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Jul–Apr
A tiny Wayuu fishing village on the desert coast of the Guajira peninsula, near the northern tip of South America. A 4 km horseshoe beach faces warm, perfectly…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Cartagena – La Boquilla
Bolívar
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Dec–May
A miles-long, very wide beach just north of Cartagena's old town, protected from big chop and waves by the bay, which makes it a safe place to learn. The…
Lago Calima Valle del Cauca- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Jan–May
A reservoir in the green hills near Darién in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, famous locally for reliable, strong wind and tiny waves, and reached by bus from Cali…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
San Andrés Island
San Andrés
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Jun–Jul · Dec–Feb
A Colombian island in the western Caribbean, closer to Nicaragua than to the mainland, with crystal-clear water. The trade wind blows 10–20 knots, strongest…
Santa Verónica Atlántico- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Dec–May
A small town on a cliff above a large bay on Colombia's Caribbean coast, within reach of Cartagena, where strong wind blows across the bay from December to May…
Schools and rental
4 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
A beachside kite school at Cabo de la Vela in La Guajira with courses from beginner to advanced and equipment rental.
Calima Kitesurf School Lago CalimaA school at Lake Calima since 2012 teaching kite, kite foil, wing foil and paddle with IKO instructors.
TAWI Kite Center Cabo de la VelaKite and wing foil centre with a hostel on the beach at Cabo de la Vela, using new Core gear.
Wingfoil Colombia Lago CalimaA wing foil school teaching at Lake Calima.