+212 673 801 049 info@kitesurfindakhla.com PK 25, Dakhla Lagoon, Dakhla 73000, Morocco
Dakhla, Morocco · 300 Windy Days A Year

Learn To Kitesurf On The Flattest Water In Africa

Forty kilometres of waist-deep lagoon between the Sahara and the Atlantic, side-shore trade wind almost every day, and IKO instructors who take a maximum of three students at a time.

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4.9/5 — from riders who learned here
Kitesurfer riding across shallow turquoise water
15-30 knots, side-shore
Max 3 Per Instructor

Radio helmets, rescue boat, water you can stand up in.

Kites laid out on the beach at the Dakhla lagoon Sand dune falling into the Atlantic beside the Dakhla lagoon
14+ Seasons on
the lagoon
Who We Are

A Kite School Run By People Who Ride Here Every Day.

We are based at PK 25, on the inner edge of the lagoon where the water stays waist-deep for several hundred metres and the wind blows straight along the beach. It is the single most forgiving place to learn we know of, and it is why a complete beginner can be riding upwind inside a week.

  • IKO-certified instructors, maximum three students each
  • Radio helmets from the first lesson and a rescue boat on the water
  • Current-year Duotone and North kit included in every camp
  • Airport pickup, lagoon-front rooms and half board handled for you
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300+Windy Days A Year
40 kmOf Flat Lagoon
3:1Max Students Per Coach
2,400+Riders Taught Since 2012
Kite Camps

All-Inclusive Kitesurf Camps On The Lagoon

Tuition, kit, accommodation and transfers in one price. Pick the one that matches your level.

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Kite Spots

Six Spots Within
Half An Hour Of The School

Flat water for learning, a speed strip for freestyle, and real Atlantic swell when you want it. We move the group to whichever is working that day.

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Lessons & Rental

Book By The Hour
Or By The Week.

Not staying with us? All four are available on their own — turn up, and we will put you on the water the same day if there is wind.

01

Discovery Lesson

€150 · 2 hours, private

Two hours on a trainer kite and then the real thing, in water you can stand up in. The taster before you commit to a full course.

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02

IKO Beginner Course

€396 · 12 hours over 4-6 days

IKO Level 1 to 2: kite control, water start, riding, self-rescue. Maximum three students per instructor, radio helmets throughout.

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03

Progression Coaching

€60 / hour · Book by the hour

Transitions, jumps, unhooked tricks or strapless waves — filmed from the beach or a drone, reviewed the same afternoon.

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04

Rental & Storage

€45 / day · Daily or weekly

Current-year Duotone and North kit, boards, wetsuits and harnesses — plus locked storage and rinse tanks for your own gear.

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Gallery

What A Normal Day Looks Like Out Here

Kitesurfer boosting a jump above the dune at Dakhla Kite arcing across a clear blue sky Kites strung out along the sandbar of the Dakhla lagoon Rider walking out into shallow turquoise water with a kite overhead
The Team

IKO Instructors Who Live On This Lagoon

Younes Belkadi

Founder & Head Instructor (IKO Level 3)

Grew up in Dakhla and has been teaching on the lagoon since 2011. Knows which corner is flat at which tide better than any forecast does.

Marta Nowak

Freestyle & Wing Foil Coach

Ex-competition freestyler, now spends the season filming students and picking apart their pop frame by frame.

Hamza Ait Ali

Wave Coach & Downwind Guide

Strapless specialist who runs the Dragon Island runs and the Oum Lamboir wave trips, boat and all.

Reviews

What Riders Say After A Week Here

4.9 average across camp reviews, and roughly a third of every season's bookings are people coming back.

“I arrived having never flown a kite and left riding upwind. Standing in waist-deep water for the whole first two days is what makes the difference — you never get that nervous, out-of-your-depth feeling.”

Michael Brown
Michael Brown Beginner Camp, UK

“The video review each afternoon was worth the trip on its own. Three years of bad habits fixed in five days because I could finally see what I was doing wrong.”

Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson Progression Camp, Germany

“Twenty-five kilometres of flat water and we saw flamingos, oyster boats and precisely no other kiters. Best day I have had on a board anywhere.”

Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee Dragon Island Downwinder, Singapore

“I kited, my partner did not, and we both had a great week. The White Dune at sunset and the hot springs were genuinely as good as the sessions.”

Laura Martinez
Laura Martinez Kite & Desert Adventure, Spain
Support boat following kitesurfers down the lagoon
How It Works

Three Steps From Here To The Water

01

Tell Us Your Level And Dates

Send the booking form or a WhatsApp message. Never kited before is a perfectly good answer.

02

We Confirm Within 24 Hours

You get the exact schedule, the room, the transfer time and a fixed price. A 30% deposit holds it.

03

We Meet You At The Airport

Twenty-five minutes later you are at the lagoon. If there is wind that afternoon, you are on it.

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FAQs

Everything You Need To Know Before You Fly Out

Something not covered here? Ask us directly

Kites rigged on the beach in front of the dunes
When is the best time to kitesurf in Dakhla?
Dakhla is windy roughly 300 days a year. The main season runs September to May, with the strongest and most consistent trade winds from March to September. Winter days are still very reliable but slightly lighter, which suits beginners well. We run camps all season.
Do I need any experience to join a beginner camp?
None at all. The Beginner Kite Camp starts with a trainer kite on the beach and assumes you have never touched a kite. Most students are riding short distances by day three and riding upwind by the end of the week.
Is the lagoon safe for learning?
It is about as safe as kitesurfing gets. The riding area is waist to chest deep for hundreds of metres, the wind blows side-shore so it pushes you along the beach rather than out to sea, there is no shore break and no reef. Lessons are taught with radio helmets and a rescue boat on the water.
Is equipment included, or should I bring my own?
All camps include kite, board, bar, harness, impact vest and wetsuit. If you prefer your own gear, bring it — we have locked storage, rinse tanks and a repair bench, and we discount the camp price accordingly.
How do I get to Dakhla?
Fly into Dakhla airport (VIL), usually via Casablanca with Royal Air Maroc, or direct from Paris and Madrid in season. Every camp includes return airport transfers — we meet you in arrivals and it is a 25 minute drive to the lagoon.
What wetsuit do I need?
The Atlantic here is cool year-round: roughly 17-21°C. A 4/3 full suit is right for winter and a 3/2 shorty or full suit for spring and summer. Suits are included with every camp, so you do not need to travel with one.
From The School

Wind Notes, Spot Guides And Trip Planning

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The Season Runs September To May

Tell us your level and roughly when you can travel. We will come back within 24 hours with dates, a room and a fixed price.

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