PNG! Fly from Cairns to Port Moresby on Air Niguni for like $400 return. The give a 50kg baggage allowance for kiters and surfers. I'm working on something for around the same time. Maybe june/july.

Have you thought about Vietnam - some good conditions there for both flat water and waves with a school etc. Let me know if you want more info...

i just came back from 3 weeks in boracay. Dont bother at all!

Wind right now is bad in indonesia so forget that.

My choice would be mui nae vietnam.

Jetstar flys cheap cheap.

Thats where i would go..

pay for me and I'll be your tour guide 'ho' finder.. Just remember to say 'do mae mae' to the taxi driver when u get there!

picker said...

Vietnam sucks. The water is filthy. I have photos. Grey muck with dead fish snakes rates pig heads lungs millions of bottles etc and it smells funny. I'll put the photos up when I can. Didn't rate the place at all. It's not that cheap everything is in us dollars, the people hate us. Nonwonder we bombed the shiiiiiii t out of their place. And extra charge for everything. It's not easy if you bringing your gear. Mui ne is 4-7 hours by bus depending on traffic - the highway is a shhhty old road most of the way. Didn't rate it all. Oh and lots of learners and chop. If you like chop. But on the upside free wifi everywhere and fake rolex's are about 30-200 bucks ha what a rip off. Don't make a trip there just to find the water is better in aust

wow its sounds like you had a good time!.
I spent a month in vietnam last year. I think it's an awesome country that has a hell of a lot to offer for the traveller. The kiting there can be awesome too!

Me & a mate headed over to New caledonia for the PKRA in November, was awesome, had great wind for 10 out of 12 days, flat water
However it's kinda wet season at the moment.

Otherwise, i hear greece, egypt, cape town are the go

Just back from Ko Samui (Thailand) Epic flat water spots on the SE coast behind reefs. Best wind in April but hot, hot, hot. Flick me an email if you want details.

mantis5 said...

i just came back from 3 weeks in boracay. Dont bother at all!

Why do you not like Boracay i heard it was great???.. and was thinking next april a kite honeymoon.. pls tell all!!

ApatheticEnd said...

PNG! Fly from Cairns to Port Moresby on Air Niguni for like $400 return. The give a 50kg baggage allowance for kiters and surfers. I'm working on something for around the same time. Maybe june/july.

What are the wind / swell conditions mid year? any wave spot..?

Andrash said...

ApatheticEnd said...

PNG! Fly from Cairns to Port Moresby on Air Niguni for like $400 return. The give a 50kg baggage allowance for kiters and surfers. I'm working on something for around the same time. Maybe june/july.

What are the wind / swell conditions mid year? any wave spot..?

Hi,

intheloop is the official partner of the Surfing Association of PNG and we do kitesurfing trips to PNG.

There are two nice options to go there and kite.

Safe and best option is to go on a boat and cruise along the reef and islands from Moresby ( north and south) for 7 days or from the Trobiand Islands/Milne Bay area back to Port Moresby on a 2 week trip.

wind and swell is decent from mai to october 18-30knts and heaps of different wave spots that we have sussed out. . You have heaps of reef, flatwater, islans, ship wrecks and village you will visit.

It is not so easy to just go backpacking or go live in the villages in PNG.
You have to be careful and local knowledge is vital!

Other issues like fees to use beaches, land and waters come up in PNG! The land owners take care of that and this is something you have to take into conisideration when going to places as well as risk of malaria and hep.

The advantage of doing a boat cruise is that you do not have to deal with any of that and can just enjoy the places you will visit, kite, dive and fish.

The boat trip is all inclusive with 3 meals a day. Awesome food!

Check out land of lahara or the current oz kiteboarder where michael bell has written 6 pages about the 7 day trip we haqve done last year in october. kiteworld has got more info in the travel guide.

any questions please PM us.

cheers

ApatheticEnd said...

Well, I'm sold.

Time to submit an application to the Minister of Finances and Social Planning. Do you do a non-kiting partner rate? I'm not sure if she'd want to go but I'd better have done the research anyway.

I'm thinking something around July-Sept depending on work.

I need to get a copy of Land of Lahara.
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pm me your postal address and i will send you a DVD of Land of Lahara.

gus1983 said...

lots of diff places to think about - thanks all. Im interested in PNG boat trip sounds a bit more interesting than the usual SE asia bogans-in-bintang-singlets kind of holiday...

thats exactly the point mate, you did hit the nail on the head!

it is truly a breath-taking experience and the kiting conditions are way better than in Vietnam!

Heard theres a great place in Fiji , (something or other ) Lodge

ApatheticEnd said...

I'm going to book my PNG trip when I get home from Canada in about 3 weeks. Watching land of Lahara gave me a huge kite boner so I'm totally going this winter.

haha thats fantastic mate!

you will love kiting, fishing, and diving on the trip...

have fun in canada

YAY

Andrash said...

ApatheticEnd said...

PNG! Fly from Cairns to Port Moresby on Air Niguni for like $400 return. The give a 50kg baggage allowance for kiters and surfers. I'm working on something for around the same time. Maybe june/july.

What are the wind / swell conditions mid year? any wave spot..?

Hi Andrash
wind is consistent from may -october blowing 20knts around midday increasing to 30knts in arvo. its a nice warm breeze and you can kite in t-shirt and boardies

we have several awesome wave locations like Hula Village or Reefs along the Coast and a few awesome wave spots in the Trobiand Islands.

Paradox said...

I would definately recommend an organised live aboard boat trip for your first visit to PNG. there are heaps of options if you are living there as you have local knowledge and your own transport, but without that you will be lost.

Add in the problem of a large LNG project happening in Port Moresby at present and you will struggle to find accomodation or transport at all let alone at a reasonable cost.

Boats give you the best options too. If there is no wind then the diving/fishing will blow you away.

you right on all the above. Isnt it always the best to travel somewhere with local knowledge. It is def needed in PNG and having back up and support from the SAPNG ( Surfing Assc) and the locals makes a huge difference.
Another important aspect is landowners who have to be paid as well as reef tax..

SAPNG is one of the leading bodies in building Surfing in the whole South Pacific regions with strong partnerships in Oz and Japan. They have now included Kiting into their Surfing program which is great for building a sustainable future for kiting tourism in PNG.

We have chosen to start the commercial trips on a boat to make it as pleasant, safe and explorative as possible.

Again the country is one of the most amazing places i have ever visited with perfect conditions for kiting, so if everything around that is nicely set up you can just lean back in your harness and enjoy the ride..