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Kitesurfer riding across flat turquoise water off Hurghada on the Red Sea

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Kitesurfing guides and Red Sea know-how

Everything we get asked on the beach, written down properly — conditions, kit, spots, levels and the trips that only make sense once you ride upwind.

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Kite safaris through the Strait of Gubal. What a week on board actually involves, the level you need to join one, how the northern island route works and exactly what to pack for seven nights at sea.

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Red Sea kite safari liveaboard anchored over turquoise shallows near an uninhabited sandy island
Liveaboard & Safari6 min read

Kite Liveaboard Trips in the Red Sea

Empty sandbanks in the Strait of Gubal, four sessions a day and nobody downwind of you. How a Red Sea kite safari works, what level it demands and what a week on board really looks like.

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  • Kiters riding a downwinder past an empty Red Sea sandbank during a liveaboard safari day
    Liveaboard & Safari6 min read

    What to Pack for a Kite Safari

    There is no shop at Tawila Island. A field-tested packing list for seven nights on a Red Sea kite liveaboard, including the spares people only regret leaving behind once.