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Kite & surf camp · since 2014 Zanzibar · Sri Lanka · Bali · Canaries

Catch the wind. Live on water. Come back different.

Ten days, four spots and coaches who get even the least sporty person riding. Groups of four, never more.

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Kite from zero
Progress camps
Surf guiding
Wingfoil
IKO coaches
Freediving
Drone footage
Beachfront house
How we work
What every trip is built on

Great footage means nothing if after a week you still have not ridden your first stretch of water. We teach, we do not entertain. Every trip is built around one thing — your progress — and the spot, the schedule, the wind window and the evening video review all answer to it.

A season in four frames
Turquoise lagoon from the air
01 ◆ Morning
Glass flat water
Paje · low tide 06:40 · 14 knots
Kiter throwing a wall of spray
02 ◆ Midday
First real ride
Waist-deep lagoon · boat on standby
Wall of bright surfboards
03 ◆ The shed
Gear that fits you
Kites 5–17 m² · boards by height and weight
Surfer on a golden wave
04 ◆ Sunset
The last set
Surf session · video review at 19:30
IndependentCAMP
on the shoresince 2014
and a year-roundSEASON
Our spots

Where the wind
shows up on schedule

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Kiter on flat turquoise water
Flat waterJun — SepBeginners
Paje · Zanzibar
01
Kites above a shallow lagoon
LagoonMay — OctFreediving
Kalpitiya · Sri Lanka
02
Turquoise bay with boats
Surf + kiteApr — NovWingfoil
Sanur · Bali
03
Kite at sunset over the sea
Year-roundThermalsWinter trip
Dahab · Egypt
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Kiter in an ocean wave
WaveJul — SepLevel 3+
Fuerteventura · Canaries
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Programs

Pick where
you start

Every program is ten days with your own coach, all the gear, insurance and evening reviews. Beachfront accommodation is included.

01
Kite from zero10 days
Two days one-on-one, then small-group sessions until you ride upwind on your own.
from €1,190
02
Progress camp10 days
Transitions, first jumps, riding switch. Filmed every session, reviewed every evening.
from €1,340
03
Surf guiding7 days
Reef and beach breaks matched to your level, with tide planning and water safety.
from €890
04
Wingfoil5 days
The fastest way onto foil if you already ride a kite or a board of any kind.
from €760
05
Family trip10 days
Parallel schedules for adults and kids from eight, one beach, one house.
from €2,480
06
Photo & videoevery session
Drone and long-lens coverage of every session, edited and handed over before you fly home.
included
About the camp

A small camp
with a big wind

VELARA started with one house in Paje and two kites shared between four people. Today it is four spots, eighteen IKO-certified coaches — and still groups of four, because anything larger kills progress.

  • You are on the water on day one, not on day three
  • Radio helmets, a safety boat and a coach who never leaves the beach
  • By the end of the trip you ride alone and know what to train next
Board wall at the camp
Who goes out with you

Coaches

Five people who spend more than two hundred days a year on the water. Each one keeps the same group for the whole trip, from the first kite launch to your first solo run.

Mark OrudzhevHead coach · IKO 3
Liza StetsenkoKite from zero
Deni MarkuWave & foil
Ana KovalikSurf guide
Theo NgwaleWater safety
Coach on sunset water
Wave from above
Surfer walking to the water
Turquoise wave from above
Neon kite in the sky
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riders taught
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seasons running
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IKO coaches
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Frequently asked

Short
answers

I am not sporty at all. Will this work?

Yes. Kiting is not about strength, it is about reading the wind — the gear pulls, not your muscles. The average age in our groups is 34, and 96% of riders are going solo by day seven.

What is included in the price?

Beachfront accommodation, coaching, all gear, the safety boat, insurance during sessions, breakfasts and evening video reviews. Only flights and visas are on you.

Do I need to bring my own gear?

No. Every spot has its own shed: kites from 5 to 17 m², boards matched to your height and weight, wetsuits and radio helmets. Bring your own kit if you have it and we will help you tune it.

How many people are in a group?

Four per coach — a hard rule, not marketing. On Kite from zero the first two days run one-on-one.

What if there is no wind?

Spots are chosen on statistics: in season the wind holds 22 to 26 days out of 30. Flat days go to surf, foil, freediving or theory — and the missed hours are added back at the end of the trip.

Wind does not wait Water remembers everything the season already started

Next departure
is in 9 days.

Four riders per coach, four spots worldwide, and a season that does not wait for you to be ready.

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