Kitesurfing
FIVE DAY KITE TRIP
Kite Trip Guajira Desert 5 Day/4 Nights (From January to August). 20-30 kts
Program:
Day 1 –Riohacha pickup then transfer to Mayapo Beach, 30 minutes drive: Kite Mayapo
Day 2 –Drive from Mayapo to Punta Gallina, 5.5 hours: Kite Punta Gallinas
Day 3 –Punta Gallinas: Kite Punta Gallinas
Day 4 –Drive Punta Gallinas to Cabo de La Vela, 3.5 hours: Kite Cabo
Day 5 –Transfer from Cabo de La Vela to Riohacha: If departure arrangements in Riohacha don’t call for an arrival time of before 5 pm, kite Cabo before departure
Description of the kite trip:
Day 1 –Riohacha arrival, airport pickup and transfer to lodgings in Mayapo, 30 mins. Day 1 kite Mayapo.
- Night Mayapo
Mayapo has become a very popular beach for tourism and kitesurfing. In addition, there are a number of kite schools and hostels, plus also non-kitesurf related beach businesses popping up every day. Our kite hotel is 6 kms south of main Mayapo beach. It is in a secluded area, with the beach all to ourselves, but still close enough to go hang out in Mayapo’s more concurred area.
The hotel in Mayapo is right on the beach and has a pool!
Rooms in Mayapo have AC
Restaurant and beach bar in Mayapo
The hotel we stay at in Mayapo during our kite trips is high end and very comfortable with amenities, such as air conditioning, pool and bar. In addition, it is practically a private beach since there are no immediate neighbors.
PUNTA GALLINAS, NORTHERNMOST TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA, WHERE THE VAST DESERT MEETS THE SEA
Day 2 –Drive Mayapo to Punta Gallinas through the desert, 225 kms (158 mi)/6 hours. ETA 12 noon. Visit dunes of Taroa, then kite in the Bahia Hondita bay in front of the hostel in Punta Gallinas.
- Night 2: Punta Gallinas.
Day 3 –Punta Gallinas. Downwind La Boquita.
The Guajira Kite Trip We Downwind To La Boquita From Punta Gallinas, Super Fun!
This is an exciting short (8.7 km/5.4 mi) local downwind that starts in a huge inner bay right outside our lodging hostel –the bay’s called Bahía Hondita. Not only is kiting downwind all over the huge bay a delight, but also at the bottom of the bay we then kite through a narrow canal called la Boquita (the little mouth) with cliffs on one side and marshes on the other, out into the open sea to a beach called Punta Aguja, quite thrilling! Here you’ll be served lunch and can rest in hammocks before the return to the hostel in the support boat. The views and spectacles and the passage through the narrow canal out into the open sea is a kiting experience that will forever remain etched in your mind!
- Night 3: Punta Gallinas.
Day 4 –Drive from Punta Gallinas to Cabo de La Vela. 130 kms(80 mi)/4-hour drive. Visit Pilon de Azucar in Cabo, kite Cabo all day.
This is the kiter’s hostel in Cabo de La Vela. It is right on the water’s edge
Individual cabanas in Cabo with running water, bathroom and shower
Beds in Cabo
- Night 4: Cabo de La Vela.
Day 5 –Cabo to Riohacha airport, 160 km (100 mi)/2.5 hours. End of 5 day/4 night Guajira kite trip (if arrival time does not have to be before 5 pm in Riohacha, there’s time to kite some more in Cabo in the morning!).
Price per person per vehicle 5 day kite trip:
Amount of people, price per person in one vehicle:
1 person …….. $1,900 USD
2 persons ….. $1,140 USD
3 persons ….. $975 USD
PRICING FOR OUR GUAJIRA KITE TRIPS ARE BASED PER VEHICLE
Pricing is set per person, per vehicle, with a maximum of 3 kiters per vehicle, adjusted to the amount of people in the vehicle. If a 4th person signs up, a new vehicle starts and the price #4 pays will be $1,900, if a 5th signs #4 & 5 each pay $1,140. If a 6th person signs up, #4, 5, and 6 each pay $975 USD.
Kite trips in the Guajira desert involve long drives –from 3 to 6 hours– over territory that has no roads. These drives through such amazing landscapes are thrilling and fun and make part of the kite trip experience itself. But they are bumpy offroad rides over rock, sand, and broken terrain. To make it more comfortable we limit a maximum of 3 kiters with their gear and belongings plus driver per 4×4. We don’t believe in cramming people like sardines for these long, bumpy rides.
Included throughout all our kite trips in Colombia:
- Airport transfers
- Hydration
- Sleeping arrangements with 1 person per room. If you are a couple let us know and we will adjust the price for you
- Ground transportation
- Pro kiters to assist
- Medical card
Not included in our kite trips:
- Food and drinks are not included, so you can order what you want at all hotels, hostels, restaurants and stops along the way. We have their numbers and their menus, so we take all orders and send them ahead via WhatsApp
And don’t forget all our other cool stuff!
