Red Sea kite safari Where the wind is.
A week on a yacht among the islands. Every morning the boat anchors where the wind is best, and in the afternoon you ride a shallow turquoise lagoon. I’m Jája, a kiter from Czechia. I keep coming back to this safari and I’m putting a group together for the next trip.
- Length
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Price 2026
- €1,250 per person
- Wind at the islands
- north-west all year
Why a safari
From a Hurghada beach you ride where everyone is. From a boat you ride where the wind is.
Every morning the crew picks an island from the forecast and the boat anchors by its lagoon. The water is shallow, the bottom is sand, and the wind blows from the north-west almost all year. Lunch on deck between two sessions, sunset and video coaching in the evening.
A week on board
The wind draws the route.
The crew picks the island every morning from the forecast. This is one possible route.
A week on board
The wind draws the route.
The crew picks the island every morning from the forecast. This is one possible route.
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Day 1
Hurghada marina
Transfer from the airport straight to the boat. Cabins, meeting the crew and a safety briefing: rules, kite zones, wind. Dinner on deck.
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Day 2
Abu Minqar
A smaller island 8 km from Hurghada. A lagoon with shallow, calm water and a sandy bottom, good for practising tricks and freestyle.
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On request
Tawila
A huge turquoise lagoon with shallow water and a sandy bottom. Entry is paid, so the boat only goes there when agreed in advance.
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Days 3 to 6
Geisum
A long sandy beach, shallow and deeper water, freeride and waves. Downwinders to the other islands start here. Dolphins show up now and then.
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Days 3 to 6
Ashrafi
The most remote spot, 60 km north of Hurghada. Shallow water and waves, downwinders and untouched nature. Best for riders who are already confident.
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Days 7 and 8
Back to the marina
Last session, a group photo and the trip back to Hurghada. Breakfast, packing and the airport transfer the next morning.
The crew picks the spot every morning from the forecast. This is one possible route, not a timetable.
Price and what’s included
€1,250per person in a twin cabin, 2026
Double-bed cabin +€100, sea-view suite +€200 per person.
Included
- 7 nights on the yacht in an air-conditioned cabin
- Food and drinks on board
- Transfers airport, boat, airport
- Unlimited kiting, rescue boats
- Morning yoga, video coaching, wakeboarding
- Gear storage, compressor and pumps
Paid separately
- Marine park and marina fees and crew tips, paid on site
- Egypt visa, USD 30
- Kite gear rental, €300 for 6 days
- Beginner course €600, lessons €65 per hour
- Diving and massages
The safari is run by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I’ve known him for years and we work together.
When it blows
Wind at the islands, month by month.
Average wind speed 10 m above the sea, 2001 to 2025. The average includes nights and calm days; the afternoon thermal is usually stronger. Highlighted months are when the safari runs. Figures above the bars are knots, below the month m/s.
Calculator
What size kite?
A rough guide: 2.2 × weight / wind, about 10% smaller on a surfboard, about a third smaller on a foil. Full calculator for snow and land too, with board size
12m²
For 75 kg in 18 knots (9.3 m/s) on a twin-tip.
Kite spot map
Where does it blow in November?
0 kite spots and kite centres from OpenStreetMap. The colour shows the average wind in the selected month; every place also lists the nearest airports.
Before you go
Reading for a long flight.
Who writes here
I kite on lakes at home in Czechia, on the Baltic, Bärwalder See and Neusiedler See, in Sicily, in Hurghada and on snow.
I’m Jája. As a kid I built a paraglider out of blankets and plastic sheeting and expected it to carry me over the greenhouses. It never took off. I started kiting at 24, self-taught, with a second-hand kite in the fields near Krupka. I keep going back to the safari in the Red Sea, best of all with a group. For every trip I’d love to bring together people who have something to share on the water and off it, in AI, marketing or their own projects. I write here what I would have wanted to know when I was starting out.
Ing. Jana Hrabalová
2027 dates
I’ll send them as soon as they’re out.
The 2027 dates aren’t published yet. Leave me your contact and tell me how you ride. I’ll reply myself, not a bot.