Kiteboarding in Cartagena, Colombia

[posty]

Hey all, is La Boquilla the only spot in Cartagena to kite or is there more?

Thanks!

Eric

[VOMKB]

Contact Kinan kite school via Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31429287734

They will be able to help you.

Jaime

[posty]

thanks!

[Arthurs]

Are you only going to Cartagena?

I did not kite in Cartagena, but went up to Cabo de la vela.
It's quite a travel to Cabo, but well worth it - butter smoth flat water and VERY windy!

Other spots to consider - Puerto Valero (www.nauticavelero.com), Lago Calima and San Andres

[davenyc]

I was going to go back again (using spirit but new issues with the baggage policy made me say no)

Cartagena kiting is chill, nothing intense, waves light, but winds super strong. Made a video of it, people getting sand blasted etc, it was a 7m day every day

I stayed at a condo called morros 22 or 922?

ANyway, laurel eastman recently went and stayed on the other side, by all the high rises, I stayed by the airport. (google maps)

I must say that I really enjoyed cartagena, its an excellent kitespot for wind, but its like a green trail. I have been 2x

Excellent beginner conditions in the am

I posted a photo of my trip there under kite sexiest girls once, i think page 183. anyway it was memorable kiting and nightlife

[Chris Huson]

I was in Cartagena in late January and in the four days I was there it hardly blew. I guess that is fairly unusual for late January. It's a great town though and I would go again.

The kitesurfing beach is east of the city center, "La Playa Boquilla." It's a couple miles long, very wide and flat, and lined with high rises. It's not the blue water and white sand you'd get in the Caribbean islands.

I hung out at the AquaNautica kite school there. They've got instructors and gear, lockers to leave your kite overnight, and a roof deck with beer. Jesus runs it:

http://www.kitesurfcolombia.com/
+011-57 311 410 8883 (cell)
aquacartagena@yahoo.com

You can kitesurf anywhere on the beach (there are plenty of swimmers who are oblivious so that's a hazard if you're a beginner) and for convenience renting an apartment in one of the high rises would be the way to go. Cartagena is amazingly developed along the beach and a private rental is much cheaper than, say, a hotel.

I chose to stay in the old city though, just because I love the culture and I don't mind putting up with things like no hot water and street vendors. My small, practical hotel there was $80/night. http://www.centrohotelcartagena.net/

The Bocagrande and Languito beaches are west of the old city and more built up. There is a small windsurfing school there that claims to have kitesurfing but the conditions are very sketchy. It could be a workable take-out for a downwinder if you were desperate for variety.

There are more locations an hour or two up the coast in the direction of Barranquilla. I understand there is a competition there this month in fact. Traveling in the countryside of Colombia can be dangerous. Cartagena is safe and I imagine the coast highway areas would be too.

[posty]

i was at bouquilla half februari.
there was not much wind, mostly in the afternoon.
there are around 3 kiteschools there.
i also saw some kiters at the end of bocagrande but in offshore conditions and very busy with swimmers in the weekend.

[Dario]

Hi! Now their is more than one Cartagena Kitesurfing School you can go to in Cartagena De Indias, Colombia. La Boquilla is quite the spot. Apart from the schools, you can go for more private Kitesurfing lessons in Caragena with private instructors like the owner of Sabores Del Mar - a Seafood Restaurant with decently priced pizza, pasta, seafood and more, located in the Laguito area. YES, the owner is an Italian Kitesurf fanatic and he is also friends with one of the top surfers in Colombia! When they can they love to give surfing and kitesurfing lessons in Cartagena. They will be able to help with anything else you need as well. If you want to book with them, then please call them or feel free to meet Ivan at his Restaurant Sabores Del Mar. Here is the contact, pics of Ivan Kitesurfing in Cartagena and the restaurants website:

Website: http://www.restaurantecartagenacolombia.com
Info, Prices and nice Video: https://restaurantecartagenacolombia.co ... a-colombia
PICS: https://restaurantecartagenacolombia.co ... a-colombia

Hope it helps.

[Toby]

I drove along the coast and checked many spots...find all info here

http://se.kiteforum.com/spots