Vaujany did not disappoint nor did the accommodation /staff and the organisation to make us have a wonderful family holiday. Fantastic location with so much to do from hiking / tennis / biking / swimming/ rafting.
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Kitesurfing Holidays in Portugal
Reliable Atlantic wind at Cabedelo plus a Club North watersports centre stacked with current kit. Tuition and hire available (not on the Active Pack).
Kitesurfing holidays with BeyondBeach.
Kitesurfing at BeyondBeach runs from Feel Viana on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, where the wind is reliable enough to plan a week around and the watersports centre carries current kit in the sizes you actually want to rig. It is the one spot in our programme built for kiting rather than tolerating it.
Where we kite
Cabedelo sits on pine-backed sand dunes across the river from Viana do Castelo, about 45 minutes north of Porto. The Atlantic delivers consistent cross-shore wind through the autumn, winter and spring season, which is why Feel Viana has built a reputation as one of the better kite spots in northern Europe. The beach is wide and sandy with room to lay out a kite without an audience.
Tuition and kit
The Club North watersports centre at Feel Viana runs kitesurfing tuition and hires current kit, from first lessons on a trainer kite through to board starts and riding upwind. Instructors are IKO qualified and lessons run in small groups or one to one.
Kitesurfing is the one watersport that sits outside the Active Pack, so tuition and hire are booked and paid for locally rather than being included in the week. Everything else at the centre, surfing, windsurfing, wingsurfing and the bikes, is covered.
Bringing your own kit to Kefalonia
We do not teach kitesurfing or hire kit at our Greek beach clubs, but competent kiters are welcome to bring their own gear to Lixouri Bay. There is a dedicated kite zone upwind of the beach club sailing areas, a long and gently shelving sandy beach that suits practising in the shallows, and moderate cross and offshore breezes through the afternoon. Our support boats provide on-the-water safety cover while the club is staffed.
This is a self-sufficient arrangement for riders who can already water start and ride upwind. If you are still learning, book onto a week at Feel Viana where there is proper tuition behind you.
When to come
Feel Viana is our autumn-to-spring club, so kitesurfing there fills the months when the Greek clubs are shut. Kefalonia runs through the summer, with the thermals building from late morning and holding into the evening.
What makes a Kitesurfing week.
A stunning location in Kefalonia
Breezy cross and cross-offshore afternoons
Rescue service and on-water safety cover
Gently shelving beach, ideal for launching
What's included with every Kitesurfing week.
Competent kiters welcome
Competent kiters are permitted to launch with their own equipment upwind of our beach club sailing areas. Kitesurfing is not offered directly at our clubs and we do not provide rental equipment or tuition. Please bring your own gear.
Holidays that include Kitesurfing.
Every holiday below includes Kitesurfing as part of the week. Kit, tuition and a coach on hand, no extras billed at check-out.
Where to try Kitesurfing.
Each location is picked for the thing that makes it work. Wind, sheltered water, altitude, snow.
Other activities you'll love.
Dinghy Sailing
RS Picos, Fevas and Lasers at every beach club. Reliable thermals, rescue cover and RYA tuition included.
Windsurfing
Reliable cross-shore thermals, a full NeilPryde and JP rig fleet, and coached sessions every day. Beginners to foilers.
Stand Up Paddleboarding
Glassy bays, long coastal explores and sunrise paddles. Kit and beginners sessions included at every beach club.
Yoga
Vinyasa flow, Yin and sunset sessions. Qualified teachers, mats provided, studios with sea views.
Road Cycling
Hybrid bikes for the Kefalonia coast road, with route notes and a puncture kit. A quieter way to see the island.
Wingsurfing
Modern wings, foil and fin boards, and daily coaching as wingsurfing goes from new-school to mainstream.
Beach Volleyball
A net, a ball and the evening breeze. Friendly games most nights at Lixouri and Stira.
Catamaran Sailing
Hobie Cats on the Lixouri beach, rigged and ready. Free lessons and open sailing for confident dinghy sailors.
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We’ve just finished our second trip with BeyondBeach to Stira Bay and cannot recommend it enough. The team and location were 10/10!!
Anonymous
What a place! As a family we loved our week there. Excellent activities on offer, amazing location and a wonderful hotel with fantastic food. We couldn't recommend this place more highly!
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Call the team on 01548 288459 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm or Sat 9am-1pm, or send an enquiry from any holiday page. We talk you through availability, dates and extras, email a written quote, and you confirm with a deposit. No online cart , every booking has a human on our side of it.
Deposits are typically 25% of the holiday cost at time of booking, with the balance due eight weeks before departure. Flights pay in full at booking. Your written quote spells out the exact figures and dates before you pay anything.
Flights are quoted alongside the holiday rather than bundled, so you only pay for the routing that works for you. We'll match flights to your preferred dates from your preferred UK airport, or if you'd rather book your own flights we can work around your schedule.
Yes. Our weeks run Saturday to Saturday by default but we can extend, combine two weeks back-to-back (flotilla followed by a beach-club week is a favourite), or add a pre- or post-holiday night somewhere. Mention it when you enquire and we will build the itinerary.
UK debit and credit card (no surcharge on debit), bank transfer, or Trust My Travel for protected payments. We do not accept cash. Card payments are processed by Stripe and never stored by us.
Yes, and we rarely charge for it if there is time before departure. Name changes, room upgrades, adding a child, swapping a cabin , tell us what you need. Some supplier charges (flight name changes, for example) are unavoidable but we'll quote those upfront.
Yes, and families are a big part of what we do. Beach clubs have free kids watersports from age six, the Alpine Family Club runs a kids club from 6 months to 16 years, and ski school programmes teach in English from age three. Cots, high chairs and interconnecting rooms are available on request.
Absolutely. Singles Sailing is purpose-built for solo travellers (no single supplement , you'll share a cabin with another solo sailor). On beach club weeks, yoga and BlitzFitness are especially popular with solo bookers, and we waive the single supplement on most weeks outside July and August school holidays.
Yes. Intro to Sailing is designed for complete beginners , no experience needed. Every beach club has coached clinics included daily and RYA-qualified instruction at the watersports centre. Ski school teaches English from Day One green-runs up. We'll match you to the right level on arrival.
Yes. West Coast Flotilla and Yacht Charter are aimed squarely at sailors with miles under the keel. Val Thorens and the Three Valleys cover expert-level off-piste with a guide. We'll discuss your experience at the quote stage so the week matches your expectations.
No. Our clubs are all-inclusive but not all-you-can-eat , a lot of guests use one activity a day and spend the rest of the time reading by the pool. The programme is a menu, not a timetable. You decide what you do.
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