Tarifa located in the southernmost coast of Spain is the watersports capital of Europe and undoubtedly one of the most impressive kiteboarding spots in the world. Every year Tarifa is hosting the Virgin Kitesurf World Championships with participation of the best kiteboarders.

Why kiteboarding in Tarifa?

The spot has a high reliability for good kiteboarding conditions with over 300 days of wind per year. All this due to the Venturi effect: the wind is squeezed between two land masses of Northern Africa and Spain. As at this point, the Spanish land is separated from Africa by a 15-kilometere-wide strait.

There are two wind directions called Poniente and Levante. Poniente is the wind blowing from the Atlantic Ocean, from the west, which creates nice waves and a beach break. Levante (warmer and stronger wind) coming from the Mediterranean Sea, from the east, provides flat water conditions on the shore. So everyone can find suitable conditions for his skill level and preferences.

What makes Tarifa special is the mix of good winds, kilometers of perfect white sandy beaches and a full service of professional kiteboarding schools. The town itself has a nice surfing vibe. At night, Tarifa sparkles with bars, nightclubs and tapas bars galore.

The best months to go are from February to October.

Which schools to chose?

The IKO Affiliated Centers provide the highest international quality standards to organize efficient and safe kiteboarding courses. Make sure you receive an IKO Member Card at the end of your course. It certifies your kiteboarding level and while enable you to rent gear or continue with more advanced kite courses in another IKO Affiliated Centers.

Bull Tarifa

The Bull kite school has this unique position in Europe of being integrated with the R&D team of Bull. This integration with this expert’s team allows a high level of expertise of the team in charge of teaching but also it ensures that the students are always using the latest and most modern generation of equipment. Students are always using the most adequate equipment, given their technical skills, body weight or wind force, allowing a safe and fast learning experience. The Bull kite school has an international team of experienced and certified instructors, using the latest teaching methods, making possible any student to become safely an independent kite surfer. The students will be supervised by one instructor into a group limited to a max of 4 students who are sharing 2 kites (1 kite per 2 students). An alternative to group course is the semi-private course (2 students, 2 kites) or the private course (1 student, 1 kite). 

Kite Progress Tarifa

IKO Professional Kitesurfing School in Tarifa, with courses in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Czech. Kite Progress Tarifa kite school with 8 years of experience in kite lessons, they know well the wind and the beaches of Tarifa, from which they search for the best conditions to teach kitesurfing safely, easily and quickly. They tailor the course based on the level and needs of the pupil, thus satisfying all the customers. Kite Progress Tarifa offers professionalism, commitment, experience and excellent organization. Their basic principle is to "satisfy all their customers and create new kitesurfers"!!! They offer a Kite Center in front of the kite beach with bar, restaurant area and chill out. Cleaning area for kite surfers, board and equipment storage, showers and parking. They kitesurf all year according to the needs of our customers. Kites, boards and accessories the newest generation. There is a Test Center where you can try the new equipment. The accommodation in an apartment or hotel near to Kita Center.

KTS Kite Tarifa School

KTS exists already more than 10 years in Tarifa. Throughout this time they have taught the sport and conveyed their passion to those who have trusted their professionalism. Their professional development has also allowed them to train instructors certified by the IKO each year, in fact, they organize specific courses to spread the sport with a high level of security and competence. KTS offers Kitesurf courses for all levels in a safe and fun environment. Kitesurf courses are tailored depending on the experience of each one. They can teach the basics, security and gears if you are a beginner but also give more advance advices if you want to progress and be independent. You will be maximum 4 people per instructor for a course. The School offers rentals of equipment with all latest newest equipment. Open all year.

KMC – Kite Master Clinics

The schools KTS and Bull Tarifa offer in September a Kite Master Clinic. The training enables you to improve your kiteboarding skills according to your requirements. You can develop your skills in Wave Riding, Freeriding or Freestyle. Each KMC is customized according to your needs!

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