About
It all started on an epic journey through Central Asia, where I spotted a Roof of the World Regatta going on in Karakul, Tajikistan. An ultra scenic lake and colorful kites were what it got me. Later on, my first touch with kites was in the land of wind – Azerbaijan, a not-so-typical destination of what someone would choose for kitesurfing … The (already kiting) friends took me to the kite beach so I could check it out.
There were a few places and a lot of wind hunting before I finally caught the right wind and learned to kite for good! 😀
Tarifa off-season, where as a total newbie you have no clue why your kite school doesn’t call you for a class, but you see a beach full of kiters (off wind).
The end of the kite season a month too early in Sri Lanka, because the monsoon decided that way. (Perfect place to kite otherwise!) I finally managed to ride my first meters independently.
An unexpected discovery of a kite school and spot in Cambodia – Kampot, a bit in late season, but one windy day!!
Back to Azerbaijan to the awesome Shuraabat lagoon where I finally reached the level of independent kiter (or so I thought!) and managed to go upwind & even do the first transitions… Until, a couple of months later, I landed in Gran Canaria (300 windy days!) and figured out that a windy day ≠ kite day as there can be HUGE waves, or too much wind to my likeness (40+ kn!!) and the wind is on sandy beach only during the winter months … Had to re-learn how to kite, because after only riding in flat water, waves can be a bit bi* 🤣🤣 But now without them can be boring.
During that journey, I got the idea to match wind season with kite spots (and other data) .. There were kite maps/spots for some countries already in existence, but nothing really good to rank them by wind and season and month. I hope Kite Jungle is doing a better job in that 😉
Kite Jungle – to find the best kite destinations per month, including even the remote kite spots.
A digital nomad by heart, (currently) based in Costa Tropical, Spain 🇪🇸.
Senior UX designer otherwise.
If you like and want to support this website, I’d appreciate it and get more motivated when having a good cup of coffee while messing with the code 😝 Also welcome any suggestions & ideas for it (contact here).
Ana
