Kitesurfing – is a technically challenging and truly extreme sport. If you are still in doubt if study at an Algarve kite center, read this curt note about how it studies on your own on a kite.
On my behalf, I will add to go to kitesurfing center with an instructor – trainer – the shortest way to the goal, whether it be an initial course or training of the most difficult tricks.
Kitesurfing Portugal 5 days, initial level of study (15 hours)
At the initial level of training, you will become familiar with the theory of kiting (kite structure, wind window theory, safety system).
You will gain the skills to control a training kitesurfing and handle equipment, learn how to pilot a kite and launch an inflatable kite from the water.
You will master the body dragging, water start and get on the board, familiarize yourself with the rules of advantage and self-rescue on the water.
15 hours is exactly the period for which a person becomes an independent kiter, has all the necessary knowledge and sufficient skills to progress further on his own.
The duration of the lessons is 2-4 hours a day, the basic beginner course takes 4-5 windy days.
Kitesurfing Portugal 3 days, intermediate level of training (9 hours course)
At the intermediate level of training, you will cut into the wind and control the speed of movement, learn to turn around and hold the correct stance.
Our PRO instructors will teach you how to perform jumps with transferring the kite and unhooked, you will master the basic elements of freestyle and complex acrobatic tricks.
What is not unimportant, in the absence of wind, we train everyone on a wake winch, this will speed up progress and allow you not to miss training even on windless days.
We have been training in wave riding for a long time and successfully we ride the waves with a kite. Wave riding is a whole new direction in kite boarding, where you can endlessly improve.
We can teach you both the basics of turns and changing stances, and more advanced things: reading waves, freestyle on a board without loops.
Hydrofoil (board on hydrofoil) is becoming more and more popular, and almost all major manufacturers have produced boards on hydrofoils.
Our kite school is in trend and all our instructors have mastered this projectile. We can teach you from just riding to the first turns of stance changes and jumps.
Kitesurfing Portugal for beginners:
smooth water surface;
perfect flat lagoon;
individual programs led by experienced instructors;
absolute safety and complete control;
choice of difficulty level in the step-by-step study of the kite.
Kitesurfing Portugal for advanced:
honing skills (high long jumps, spins);
the ability to raise the level and practice skills (landing in the blind, various interceptions);
Really liked the course. The team is super supportive, you'll really appreciate their attitude once you're out on the water losing ground. They really educate all along the way. Got me exactly 5 days from noob to riding, just as Alex predicted at the beggining. Once again, excellent team and I loved that that the gear is available in great condition and at any size.
Without hesitation, I highly recommend Algarve Kite Center! Alex, the owner, is super friendly and makes everything easy from start to finish. I rented all the equipment and had an amazing afternoon kiting. Safety is clearly a priority here – Alex even has a boat on hand, which gave me total peace of mind. Great experience all around!
Rented kite gear with Alex and can fully recommend him & his team. The gear is of good quality, communication with Alex is easy and the spot is perfect for your stay in Lagos or nearby.
But most importantly Alex's team is great. Vlodymir was really kind and always there to help. Anna loves teaching, is a great communicator and has a rich personality.
Can fully recommend and wish I could have stayed for longer.
We only had two days of beginner courses with two different trainers , both were friendly , patient and very knowledgeable. I had wakeboarding experience so in just two days I could get up and ride as a complete beginner. The place is great as well with shallow water , good for beginners to practice water starts.
We rented equipment a week ago with Alex. The gear from CORE was in great condition and the whole team friendly.
Alex even shared some drone footage of us riding, which was a great bonus. The lagoon was an amazing spot, too. We’ll definitely book with him again when we’re back in Lagos.
Highly recommend! Communication over WhatsApp was easy, equipment all in good condition and everyone very helpful. I’ve had lessons elsewhere with little success but was up and riding on the board today within half an hour. Dimitri is the best instructor I’ve had by far!
If you want to learn to kite surf, definitely do it with this school!! The teachers are the best. I did 3 sessions, and I was already standing on the board thanks to them. The whole team is amazing. You can feel, their passion for this sport, and also how they want to share it with their students. They will give you great support/ instructions while learning. I will definitely be back and can’t recommend this place enough for others, who want to learn to kite surf/ wing foil!!
Had a very positive experience here. We learned how to kite upwind really fast. They have a beautiful location where you can stand in the water everywhere. Good equipment and nice people! Would defenitly recommend. You get clear instructions with theyre walkie talkie. And because of the great conditions of the lagoon you’ll be kiting in no time. Thanks again!
Alex and his crew are great! The location is perfect, boat assistance is there when needed. Material super good quality. We had also an advanced course session and learnt a lot! Above all, they are very nice people, excellent advices for kiting and also for your stay in Lagos!
Great teachers! The whole group of employees were really nice and patient with us being first timers. We had Dima as our private teacher and he was amazing! They’re all very knowledgeable about the area, the teaching ability, all while keeping us safe. Go with this company for your kite boarding needs because they’re all around a great company.
I'm an experienced kitesurfer so I didn't need a lesson with Algarve Kite Center, but I had another type of 5 star experience; Winds are sometimes tricky and as a wind died very sudden I got basically stranded on the little sand bank in the middle of the Alvor Lagoon. Chances for swimming to shore were not great, perhaps doable but definitely risky. Long story short, we (one other kiter) were first begging the closest boats from "the other kite school" to rescue us (against reward obviously) but they just very rudely dismissed us and drove off... well we found our rescue from Algarve Kite Center - for free! Alex, thank you, my hero and saviour!
Having never been to Lagos before I decided to use Algarve Kite Centre based on the reviews I could find online. I wasn’t disappointed. Right from the first contact Alex was easily reachable and answered all my questions via WhatsApp.
The teaching with Dimtry was excellent and through his coaching with the radio headsets he managed to get me riding up wind and transitioning.
The whole team were super friendly and approachable helping me to grow in confidence as they guided me to riding independently. The set up they have is in a great spot and their use of the boat combined with their local knowledge maximised my time on the water.
Alex also sent me some drone footage of my riding which was a really useful and a great perk.
I had lessons with different schools in the UK before coming to Lagos, but this school is undoubtedly the best I’ve used and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone starting out or looking to improve their skills.
I had a great time here. Alex and Sasha are great teachers and I felt I progressed all the time. They even were so nice to pick me up from the city everyday. Can’t go wrong with these guys!
I had done the beginner course somewhere else and wanted to close the gap to kiting on my own. My goal was to start in both directions and ride upwind. By phone I could easily book 2 hours for this. These could also be postponed due to the weak wind until everything fit. The instructor asked me about my skills and let me do everything myself as far as possible. He always helped me when he saw that I was getting nowhere or doing something technically wrong. The long sandbar with knee to hip deep water provided safety for trying things out and learning on my own. There was also a boat ready if I fell in the deeper water and drifted too far. I could kite the newest Core material. I can recommend the school with its team and will come back 👍🏻
We came to this Kiteschool as a group. Everyone had a great time, and some will definitely continue Kitesurfing. Everything was explained very clearly. The location was also great ! I will definitely recommend this kite school ! Thanks