Nags Head
Windmill Point
Straight shot South from Norfold International Airport. Follow 168 to 158 to the Outer Banks. Once on the Outer Banks, you start at milepost 1 and you need to go 15 miles to the kiteboarding center located off the by-pass and soundfront. Breathtaking sunsets and incredible riding.
Rent a car at the airport or drive in, it is located within a days drive of nearly 1/3 of the country's population.
For lodging:
Camping: Cyprus Cove Campgrounds in Manteo. Fully wooded with shade and hot water, cheap prices.
Hotel: Surf Side. www.surfsideobx.com Nice place with swimming pools and hot tub.
Efficiencies at a low price: Sea Foam Motel and the Manor Motel is the way to go for small efficiencies at an affordable rate.
Village Realty has incredible houses for rent right on the water, organize a group and split the costs! Kite Houses Rock!! Mention Kitty Hawk Kites and get 10% your house rental!
Do whatever you have to do to get here, stay wherever you have to. Sleep in the parking lot, there is a shower at the kiteboarding center.
Mama Kwanhs for awesome atmosphere and food.
Dancing and nightlife go to Kelly's
Tortuga's Lie for classic beach atmosphere and incredible Carribean Jerk style food.
Party on the deck at Quag's on the beach road.
Incredible Thai Food at the Thai Room
The largest Hang Gliding School is 3 miles away.
Kayaking through the Dismal Swamp or through incredible bird sanctuaries.
Tour the birthplace of flight at the Wright Memorial
See the nation's tallest lighthouse.
Visit Festival Island with ton's of activities
Elizabethen Gardens
Jet Boat and Dolphin Tours
From $50.00 to $500.00. There are lots of low cost alternatives to entertainment.
Buy a sport kite and fly on top of the East Coast's largest sand dune at Jocky's Ridge
Southwest and windy, bring your 12.0 meter kite!!
Smooth ultra stable side on-shore perfect winds.
Winds are usually best in the afternoon and often there is wind at Windmill Point when there is wind nowhere else on the Outer Banks.
Anytime between April through September is choice!
Super warm bath water that feel like a hot tub. Flat water riding with small chop.
Shallow water, never deeper than you can touch.
The riding spot is amazing for beginners and advanced. It is probably the best kept secret on the Outer Banks. You can catch a boat ride upwind with Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding Center to Pleasure Island and then do a wicked downwinder through the islands with ultra flat slick water back to the shop.
Upwind of the bridge is John's Ditch, 3-4 miles of inland waters spotted with small islands to create a myriad of waterways that form a crazy maze of fun riding spots.
It is the BEST place to kiteboard!
Contact: Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding Center.
They are very nice helpful people, incredible talent on the water, and the best instructors that I have ever seen.
252-441-0265
or
1-877-FLY-THIS
On site the shop is loaded and they do rentals. They have all the sickest gear from Hana Crew, Airush, Cabrinha, and Gaastra.
Take a private lesson from these guys, they rock and are incredible riders. It will save you months of struggling!
You have to talk to the guys at the shop about John's Ditch, it is the most amazing riding I have done!
Awesome beach shack right on the water fully equipped pro shop with demo's and rentals available everyday.
The beach is sand and short manicured grass, perfect with lots of open space.
The atmospher at Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding School is enchanting with colorful flags, banners, kites, and music. The guys there rock and are very helpful!