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Kites laid out on the sand and kitesurfers on the water at Mangroovy Beach, El Gouna, in 2009.

Trip ideaSignature route · The Red Sea and coast

Find your wind. Choose your coast.

Kite lagoons, windsurfing days and somewhere you want to stay after the wind drops.

At a glance

Choose one base for your water days. These are four alternatives, each with a different life ashore.

Who loves this
Travellers exploring kite lessons, windsurfing or progression, including companions who prefer their days on shore.
Choose one base
  1. El Gouna
  2. Soma Bay
  3. Dahab
  4. Ras Sudr
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Build your stay around the water

A week on the water starts with the sport you want to learn or the skill you want to improve. Then comes the place: where you launch, how you reach it from your room, and what your companions do while you ride. Our editorial judgement is to choose one base and give the water days room, rather than string distant coast towns into an itinerary.

El Gouna, Soma Bay, Dahab and Ras Sudr are alternatives. Dahab sits on the Gulf of Aqaba; Ras Sudr is on the Gulf of Suez; El Gouna and Soma Bay use the Hurghada side of the coast. A move between them is a separate travel decision, not the next session in a surf camp. The destination comparison below helps narrow the choice before a specific centre or programme is considered.

Which coast feels like you?

Four places to consider. Choose one to see the sport, the life ashore and the journey to the water.

Compare a base

Kitesurfing

Kite days. Town evenings.

Make room for both the lagoon and life beyond it.

Request a quote for El Gouna

CDWS describes kite areas around El Gouna and the lagoon at Mangroovy Beach. Your school and hotel pairing determines the daily journey to the water.

Beyond the water
A town setting with places to eat and explore between sessions.
Getting there
Start with Hurghada airport; confirm the transfer to your actual hotel.
Before you choose
The exact lagoon, tide window and teaching zone. A shallow beach is not a substitute for a checked school and rescue plan.

Kitesurfing

Water first. Resort rhythm.

Keep the stay centred on the beach and the next session.

Request a quote for Soma Bay

CDWS describes sandy shallow areas and sheltered water in Soma Bay. Conditions vary by beach; a resort address alone does not tell you where you will launch.

Beyond the water
A resort-based setting for travellers who prefer a contained stay.
Getting there
Start with Hurghada airport; check the hotel-to-centre connection as well as the airport transfer.
Before you choose
Wind direction, rescue coverage and beach access. Clarify storage, rental and rescue charges before choosing a programme.

Windsurfing

Windsurfing. Sinai evenings.

Choose a windsurfing stay with a town beyond the lagoon.

Request a quote for Dahab

CDWS distinguishes the protected lagoon from Dahab’s stronger-wind and open-water areas. These are different spots for different levels, rather than one interchangeable beach.

Beyond the water
Beachfront town life; diving is a separate activity to plan with an appropriate centre.
Getting there
Start with Sharm El Sheikh airport and a road transfer to Dahab.
Before you choose
Which spot your level uses and how you get there. Ask separately about kite or wing programmes; do not infer access from a windsurfing centre.

Kitesurfing

Kite focus. A quieter shore.

Consider a Gulf of Suez water stay alongside Cairo.

Request a quote for Ras Sudr

CDWS describes shallow lagoons and a spread of kite spots along this stretch of coast. Pick the operating beach first, then the accommodation around it.

Beyond the water
A kite-centred retreat rather than a town-led holiday — our editorial judgement.
Getting there
A road transfer from Cairo; confirm the actual route and journey time for your dates.
Before you choose
Winter operation. CDWS notes that some centres close or reduce operation between November and March; confirm directly before travelling.

Place-level research, checked 3 October 2026. The mood and fit are our editorial judgement. Wind, access and lessons depend on the actual beach and programme.

Good to know

Practical points we plan around
  • Wind changes day by day. Choose dates with the actual centre, and ask what happens if lessons cannot run.
  • The operating beach matters more than a destination label: teaching zone, tides, entry and rescue must be checked for that beach.
  • A camp, shore course and boat-based kite safari are different programmes. No camp or safari is approved here yet.
  • Prefer something different? If diving is your main reason to travel, explore our Red Sea diving concept instead.

What your written quote confirms

Your quote for this trip answers each of these in writing, before you book.

  • The exact centre, licensed beach and assigned instructor
  • Your starting level, teaching format and actual instruction hours
  • Equipment, rescue, storage and any separate beach charges
  • The accommodation and daily transfer to your operating beach
  • Weather, rescheduling and refund terms in writing
  • A practical plan for companions who do not ride

Make it yours

Start from this journey, shaped to your dates

This is a researched trip idea. No camp, school or departure is approved yet. Use the planner to record your dates, sport, level and preferred base; a specific programme needs a verified centre and written terms.

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Sources and review

Reviewed on by Deluxe Trips Egypt. Place descriptions come from the sources below and from our own landmark and destination guides.

Photography credits (3)

Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0; Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0; I, Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped for display.