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Dragonfly Kite Safaris
Egypt
Dragonfly Kite Safaris runs weeklong, all-inclusive kitesurfing and wing foiling safaris on Egypt's Red Sea, based out of Hurghada. Guests live aboard DRAGON, the company's 60-meter, five-level mega-yacht, and spend the week riding at uninhabited islands north of Hurghada that can only be reached by boat, including Tawila, North and South Geisum, Ashrafi, and Abu Mongar. Dragonfly is owned and run by Jonathan Thesenga and Islam Ali, and has operated on the Red Sea for eight seasons. Every safari is staffed and run by their own team, including the owners. They don't consolidate or sell bookings to other operations, so a confirmed trip stays a confirmed trip. They've won Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Award three years running (2023, 2024, and 2025), and they describe themselves as the only kite safari on the Red Sea officially partnered with Duotone. What sets their safaris apart is the open itinerary. Many kite safaris sail a fixed route between a couple of islands. Dragonfly checks the forecast each evening and moves the yacht to wherever conditions look best for the next day. That might be a kilometer-wide lagoon of waist-deep water, an island-hopping downwinder, or a session off a small sandbar. The spots are shallow and sand-bottomed, with clean north/northwest wind, so they work as well for first-timers as for riders working on new tricks. Scheduled safaris run Saturday to Saturday during the Red Sea's peak wind season, May through October, and are capped at 26 guests. Groups of up to 28 can also charter the whole yacht for a private safari with their own dates, guest list, and itinerary. Beginners, advanced riders, couples, families, solo travelers, and non-kiters are all welcome. Lessons, Duotone rental gear, and non-kiting activities are available on board.
The Rider Experience
Panama, Provincia de Panama, Panama
The Rider Experience is a UK-based kitesurfing travel company that runs kite cruises and a beachfront kite camp for riders of every level, from first-timers to advanced kiters focused on progression. Founder Brendan Rider started it after sailing from Colombia to Panama through the San Blas Islands. That trip became their first kite cruise, and soon after they set up a kitesurfing guesthouse in Punta Chame, Panama. Today Brendan runs the company with Ronja Geppert. They have more than 10 years of experience, and the owners personally run their kite camps and most of their cruises. Their two signature Adventures follow the wind through the year. From May to October, the Egypt Kite Cruise spends a week aboard a luxury motor yacht in the Red Sea. It sails out of Hurghada and moves between desert-island kite spots based on the wind rather than a fixed itinerary. From December to April, the Panama Kite House in Punta Chame puts riders right on the country's main kitesurfing beach, with the area's sandbars and lagoons close by. For private groups, The Rider Experience also arranges luxury catamaran and motor yacht kite cruises in the Bahamas, Panama's San Blas archipelago, St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Greek Cyclades, and Sardinia and Corsica, as well as private charters in Egypt. They can also send experienced kite instructors and boat crew to join a yacht a group already owns or has chartered. Every trip is built around maximum quality time on the water. That means lessons and coaching with radio helmets, current Duotone and Core equipment, and a social, small-group atmosphere. The operator says roughly half of their riders come back to rebook.
Wind Seekers
egypt, Egypt
The Wind Seekers is a kitesurfing safari operator based on Egypt's Red Sea, running week-long, live-aboard kite trips out of Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Founded and run by Moustafa Abbas, the operation is built around a simple idea: live on a yacht for the week, wake up anchored at a new spot, and spend the days kiting flat, turquoise lagoons that are hard to reach any other way. Their core offering is a scheduled 8-day, 7-night kite safari that runs Saturday to Saturday for a small group. The operator caps it at 22 riders per week. Days follow a steady rhythm: sunrise sessions, a long midday session, and a sunset session, with Zodiac boats shuttling riders between the yacht and the islands and a rescue boat on the water at all times. The Wind Seekers promotes their weekly trips aboard the Katana, a 50-metre yacht with 13 cabins. The trips are open to every level. Beginners can book a course with their IKO-certified instructors. Intermediate riders get their level assessed and coaching from there. Advanced riders can book lessons in big air, loops, freestyle, directional, and foiling. The Wind Seekers also invites professional riders onto their cruises to share tips throughout the week, and they partner with dive operator Into The Blue for diving, from first dives to full courses. Alongside the weekly safaris, The Wind Seekers hosts KiteFest, a larger week-long event that has now run for four editions. KiteFest spreads riders across 3 yachts and adds gear demos from kite brands, 1-on-1 coaching clinics with pro riders, and island and boat parties with guest DJs. They also run fully private, all-inclusive kite safaris for groups and corporate events, with the route and on-board details built around the group. Non-kiters are welcome on every trip. Snorkelling, swimming with dolphins, yoga, beach volleyball, and beach barbecues fill the days when the wind drops or when kiting isn't the goal.