Kitesurfing Services in Marsa Alam

Kitesurfing services

Kitesurfing courses

Explore kitesurfing services at KiteMood in Marsa Alam. Compare courses for your level, equipment rental and beach use and storage.

Few experiences match the adrenaline of kitesurfing. Harnessing the wind to glide across the water and rise into the air brings a distinctive sense of freedom.

Choosing the right spot is part of the experience. Here at View Lagoon Resort, in the south of Marsa Alam, you can learn to kitesurf in a spacious lagoon.

What makes a good place to learn to kitesurf? A scenic location, a beautiful beach, flat water, warm weather and suitable wind conditions can make a spot appealing to beginners.

Every spot is different

Conditions vary between kitesurfing spots. Some may suit beginners better than others, but many offer opportunities to practise and develop your skills.

Work towards independent riding with KiteMood at Blue Lagoon in Marsa Alam. Our skilled, IKO-certified instructors guide you through an exciting sport suitable for all ages. Our kitesurfing services help you build your skills at a pace suited to your experience and the conditions. Advanced riders can enjoy favourable kitesurfing weather almost all year round and make this spot a home away from home.

International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO)

We’re one of the 130 IKO-approved locations worldwide

for learning to kiteboard. All our lessons follow IKO guidelines, and all our instructors are IKO-trained and certified. We use IKO’s recreational Kiteboarding Training Path, which covers Discovery, Intermediate, Independent and Master levels. We offer lessons for the first 3 levels, outlined in our course information.


  • Transfer between school and beach
  • Kites, boards, harnesses, helmets, life vests, wetsuits and other equipment during lessons
  • Radio-assisted lessons, with instructor contact throughout
  • Lessons taught by IKO Level 2 instructors
  • IKO Kiteboarder Card and level certification
  • Low student-to-instructor ratio (max 2:1)


Kiteboarder level

1 – Discovery

Kitesurfing equipment laid out on the sandy beach at KiteMood

Level 1A


  • Recognise safe wind directions and conditions for kitesurfing
  • Identify hazards at a kitesurfing spot
  • Set up a trainer kite
  • Understand how to use the safety systems


Level 1B


  • Develop basic flying skills with a trainer kite
  • Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant
  • Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite
  • Walk and change directions while flying the kite
  • Understand the wind window


Level 1C


  • Set up a 4/5-line kite with a full depower system
  • Check equipment and settings before flight
  • Check equipment and settings during flight
  • Understand and use international communication signals
  • Launch and land a 4/5-line depower kite with an assistant, and assist another rider


Level 1D


  • Control the kite while hooked into the harness
  • Understand the depower system and use the safety systems
  • Develop advanced flying skills with the depower kite
  • Demonstrate full control of the depower systems during flight


Level 1E


  • Use the quick release and activate the leash
  • Recover the bar and kite
  • Self-land


Kiteboarder Level 2

Level 2F


  • Enter and exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite
  • Relaunch the kite from the water
  • Begin downwind body dragging
  • Maintain correct kite position in the wind window
  • Change direction to the left and right while body dragging
  • Recover the kite and bar in the water


Level 2G


  • Body drag upwind to recover the board
  • Body drag upwind while holding the board with one hand
  • Enter and exit at the same point while upwind body dragging


Level 2H


  • Understand the power stroke for a water start
  • Understand the safety rules and theory for a water start
  • Put the board on your feet and maintain the correct position for a water start


Level 2I


  • Perform water starts in both directions and ride a short distance
  • Come to a controlled stop
  • Understand weather forecasts and the effects of tides and wind
  • Assess wind strength, direction and quality
  • Understand the right-of-way rules
  • Choose and set up equipment to suit the weather conditions


Kiteboarder Level 3

Advanced

Level 3J


  • Control your riding speed by edging
  • Ride consistently in both directions


Level 3K


  • Ride consistently in all directions, including upwind
  • Ride among other riders and water users while respecting right-of-way rules


Level 3L


  • Change direction without stopping
  • Self-rescue and full pack-down in the water


Level 3M


  • Risk assessment and awareness of the riding area
  • Self-launch


Level 3N


  • Make a toeside turn
  • Understand jumping theory and safety rules
  • Land a basic jump


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