We're planning a winter get away from Perth next year and want an alround option for non-kiters and children alike.
Anyone done either of these venues? Best time to go for kiting? Facilities etc?
Much obliged for your comments.
(Please no "use the search function comments" )

bennie said...

phuket is no good for kiting. If want to go to thailand then hua hin is the place to go, but its season is the same as our summer. For winter stick to the southern hemisphere. From WA I think mauritus is a good option. I don't know how non kiter freindly cocos is.

Thanks Bennie. You've planted what looks like a good seed. Got some mates from other parts of the globe interested in Mauritius as a kind of half-way point. Nice.

Phuket sucks for kiting.. If there is ANY wind it'll be at Friendship beach or Rawai beach. Hit up the local kite shop at Friendship. Great bunch of people.

Thailand is more of a 'holiday destination' with some kiting if you're lucky.

Dec-Feb (NE Monsoon season): Ride on the east side of Phuket (Friendship beach, which is tidal, and the wind dies off in the middle of the day, so you have to be very lucky with the timing), and Koh Samui, which is a nice little island off the east coast of Thailand.

March/April: Hua Hin/Pranburi have thermal wind, but IMO it's hit and miss. (Nice when it's on)

July/August (Westerly winds): Phuket, West coast. Nai Yang is the kite beach at that time of year and it can get some decent wind from time to time. If it's windy then there will probably be some rain around with squalls.

Burls

^^^ not sure what season it was (almost 30 years ago) but
i got out on a windsurfer there every day. Mainly pretty light though