We went with www.kiteboardaitutaki.com
details of the past season are still up on their website and they're going again next year.
There aren't direct flights to raro from Oz, you have to go through NZ...we had 2 guys from Oz join the other 11 of us from NZ, worked fine, ditch airfares are pretty cheap.
This trip was all inclusive (including the boat to the sandbars + lunch) so can't say what breakdown or accomm costs were, but there seem to be plenty of options from backpackers upward.
Two problems are the airfare out to Aitutaki from raro (almost as much as from NZ-Raro!) and you really need a boat to get out to the best spots; sailing from the 'mainland' is limited.
We had one flat calm day, one day when it was a bit dodgy, then 12m for 2 days then 10m for 3 days........steady 24kn at the end at Maina/Honeymoon Island sandbar; that's where you see the guy jumping + the awesome flat water downwind of the spit in between the islands.....
GO!
I was there the same week and the week before, we got 10 out of 14 days - 2 12 metre days and 8 9 metre days, we hired a boat and skipper for $40 a day each and he was available for rescues etc if needed. That spot 'Honeymoon island' on the video was better for us than 1 foot although 1 foot was pretty cool kiting if the wind was easterly enough. All in all it was a trip worth the effort with unbelievable water.
You're right; I posted the clip, enthusiastic digital mixing person responded to praise by reposting using my login; totally unacceptable, totally dopey...
Unreserved apology...all posts about the commercial nature of the biz will be under this log in
I was on this trip!!!
Ive still got video to upload, but here is a link to a few photos........
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