Sick Dog Kite Safari

Starlink is Dead – Long Live Holafly!

Starlink is Dead in Egypt – Long Live Holafly I’ve found a plan B for internet during a kite safari. Starlink used to work perfectly in our yacht during 2022/2023/2024 Kite Safari Season. But 2025 brought a new unexpected and unwelcome surprise – Starlink is not working anymore. I’m testing this week at sea a new...

Kite Safari Trip Advisor

Kite Safari Trip Advisor

Kite Safari on Trip Advisor – which kite safari operator to choose Tripadvisor, the popular online review platform, ranks everything – restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions, services, and of course, kite safari operators. Here, I will rank the best kite safari operators on Tripadvisor, but I want to make one thing very clear: having the best ranking...

Kite Safari Crypto

Kite Safari Crypto

Pay Your Kite Safari in Cryptocurrency It is possible to pay for our Kite Safari in cryptocurrency. A few countries worldwide have problems with transferring money abroad via regular bank transfers, and cryptocurrency is a practical and safe solution to transfer money to a kite safari operator. However, there are a few things to keep in...Continue reading

Kiteboard on the Shore

Kite Safari – Meaning

Kite Safari – Meaning A kite safari is a kitesurfing trip where a group of kiters travels from one kite spot to another using various means of transportation, such as their kite, a car or buggy, or most commonly, a boat. The most popular format – and the one we offer – is a week-long kite...

Kite Safari Map

Kite Safari – Reddit

Kite Safari – What I’ve found on Reddit Reddit (reddit.com) is a great website to find information about kitesurfing in Egypt and kite safari, directly from users. Users poses questions, and other users comment and reply. It’s that simple. Reddit is divided in topics, and there is a general one about kiteboarding that is super interesting...Continue reading

Kite Safari Starlink

Starlink not working in Egypt anymore

Starlink not working in Egypt anymore Not great news – as we enter 2025, Starlink, after years of loyal service providing fast internet to all our kiters at sea, refused to work for our New Year Kite Safari trip. I got a notification on my Starlink web panel saying that ”Use your Starlink in a country...

Sunset Kiting

How much should it cost a kite safari?

How much should it cost a kite safari? A kite safari costs typically from 950€ to 1600€ – the difference in prices depends on a few factors. First of all which boat is used – the bigger the boat is, the more expensive it will be for the kiter. Second, and who owns the boat – most kite safari...

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The Origin of Sick Dog

The origin of Sick Dog This is one of those days when I’ve literally nothing to say… My kiters are enjoying an afternoon rest after our morning session (wind dropped now), and I’m bored. Will go to the beach soon to check if the kites I’ve repaired during lunch are ok, so i’m literally waiting for...Continue reading

Sunset Kiting

Where to Kite in July

Where to Kite in July There are many places to kite during July, Europe is the logical choice for a cheap and hot kitesurfing trip, but other continents can be interesting too… let’s see which are my favorite destinations for kitesurfing in July: Hope to see you in the water this Summer!

Gubal Kite Spot

Survivor Island Kite Spot

Survivor Island Kite Spot Survivor island is the arriving spot of our downwinders. It’s a beautiful and remote sandy island in the middle of the Red Sea, with a reef that makes a bit complicated the arrival, and with side and off-shore wind. Let’s go more in details on this spot. THE WIND IN SURVIVOR ISLAND...Continue reading

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Ashrafi Kite Spot

Ashrafi Kite Spot Ashrafi Island is one of the most interesting kite spot during our kite safari and the northernmost kite spot we will visit during our kite safari week. It’s divided in two distinct kite spot – Closer to the boat there is a small beautiful, perfect for intermediate kiters, but less suitable for beginners...Continue reading

Kite Cruise Tawila Spot

Tawila Kite Spot

Tawila Kite Spot Tawila island is considered by many to be the best kite spot in the Red Sea. A beautiful beach, turquoise waters, two lagoons and the open sea – plenty of space for riders of any level. The movement of the tides creates sandbanks that appear and disappear throughout the spot, making Tawila always...Continue reading

South Geisum

South Geisum Kite Spot

South Geisum Kite Spot One of our favorite Kite Spot during our Kite Safaris, South Geisum has a beautiful sandy beach to prepare our kite gear, and a big area open in deeper water (6 to 10m deeper), with a small shallow water lagoon closer to the beach and a small training area for students, separated...Continue reading

Kite Safari Union

What is a Kitesurf Safari?

What is a Kite Safari? A Kite Safari is a kitesurfing cruise, typically a week-long trip, where we explore different kite spots – it’s an intensive kite experience, with a lot of time spent in the water and a yacht that serves as our moving hotel. Let’s explore the different kite safaris offered around the world....Continue reading

Red Sea Kite Cruise

All inclusive Kite trip

All inclusive Kite Safari – What is Really Included Our Kite Safari are considered all inclusive – this means that, if you are an independent kiter with your own gear, all you have to pay is 1000€ for a kite safari cruise in Egypt with us. Let’s have though a better look on what an All...

Kite Safari Bliss

Kite Cruise from Marsalam

Kite Cruise from Marsalam There are 3 major airport in Egypt dedicated to tourism (4, if we consider Cairo, but only 3 that sits by the Red Sea), and we can run kitesurfing cruises if you land in any of these 3 airport. All our kite safaris are great if you land in Hurghada International Airport,...

Kite Trick Proceeding

Kaitsurfing – un errore tutto Italiano

Kaitsurfing – un errore tutto Italiano Un veloce articolo per un veloce chiarimento: si scrive kitesurf e non kaitsurf. Mi imbatto sempre più spesso in kiters che fanno questo errore basico quando mi contattano, e questi kiters sono tutti italiani. Il perchè di questo errore è semplice: kitesurf e kaitsurf si pronunciano esattamente allo stesso modo!...

Kite Safaris Vibes

Kite Safari 2023 – Dates are out!

Kite Safari 2023 Dates are out! 1-8 April 8-15 April 20-27 May 27 May – 3 June 1-8 July 5-12 August 12-19 August 19-26 August 23-30 September 15-22 October Firstly what is a kite safari? You may be a veteran of kiting or just brand new to the sport, but many people have never heard of...

Kite Rider Youri

The Blank Kite Test – Our Kite Safari

The Blank Kite Test – Our Kite Safari Just a quick article to post the youtube videos that Colin, Andrew and Youri made for what they called The Blank Kite test. They took 4 kites, with no visible branding, and they gave them to Youri Zoon, legendary dutch kitesurfer, to test them and give an honest...

Boat Cabin

Kite Surfari in Egypt

WHAT IS A KITE SURFARI? A Kite Surfari (or Kite Safari as we call it in Europe) is usually days to weeks long. It involves a good looking group of people spending time exploring remote locations (in this case all over the Red Sea) to kitesurf. While out at sea we assess weather conditions daily and...Continue reading

Lilly Kitesurf

Where to Kitesurf during Covid

Where to Kitesurf during Covid This is probably a common question between kiters – Where can I go kite during Covid times? And following this question, which country has a low % of cases and good conditions to kite? And, even if such country exists, how easy is to travel there? The country I live in...

Kiter High Goals

Kitesurfing Accidents

Kitesurfing Accidents I have decided to make a post about kitesurfing accidents- kitesurfing is a safe sport, comparable to driving a motorbike, as long as you remember your training and respect the environment and other riders. This is a concept I explain very well during our kite safari, especially because we are on a boat and...Continue reading

Roberto & Wallie

Missing Home

Missing Home I’ve been travelling for the last month and a half, recharging the batteries for our September Kite cruise trip in Egypt, and I must confess I started suddenly to miss home. The sun, the constant wind, the egyptian silence, my dog and a few friends – it was fun to go out and exploring...Continue reading

Sick Dog Team Roberto

Diary of a Kite Safari

Diary of a Kite Safari After the summer, I still felt like kiting, and with 9 days left (5 days of vacation and two weekends), I had decided to take a trip dedicated to this passion of mine, kitesurfing. I have known Roberto for some time, whom I met in Cape Verde years ago, where he...

Flight Time

First Flight Post-Covid

First Flight Post-Covid I’m just writing from the airport, flying back from Hurghada to Milan for a short July break and to see my family. I was honestly not so sure what the expect at the airport, but all seems normal and this is actually good news for our September Kite Safari in Egypt – travelling...Continue reading

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New ad on TheKiteMag Hurra! We just got published our first full page ad on TheKiteMag!!! Happy days… Click here to read TheKiteMag on Issuu in Español, Deutsch, Française, Italiano,het Nederlands and Русский for FREE!