Just spent 16days in Sri Lanka with a group we booked. This was our first time running trips as KSS Travel.
It could have turned out better, the wind was on every day from 18-22 knots to start with than we had from 25-28knots for the last 6 days. Wind was blowing day and night with about a 15min break during the night.
We organised the food and had Sri Lankan food with less spice, a lot of seafood and crabs which we caught at night.
The lagoon had its busy times but most of the time i went over lunch and we had the lagoon to ourselves. We also went to a few islands which had the flatest water i have seen so fare.
Great trip but travel from the start of May to end of September and you will have winds 99% of the days.
KSS Travel will be running more trips in July and August!
2000 inc
Airfares
accom
food
transfers.
The trips in july and August are a bit more due to school holidays 2399 and airfares going up in general.
I took 300 spending money mainly for beer and spent about 150.
The trip is well worth it we had so much wind we took a few days off! You can kite from 6am to 6pm.
Tones of flat water.
There is some surf but its wind swell we found one spot called donkey point which is protected about 20min downwind. Small waves but clean.
I didnt visit the big wave spot about 1km off shore but i was told there are nice clean waves there when its big. This spot works about 3 days a week.
The side of sri lanka we stayed at isnt really a wave location. If you go to the east side they get some nice surf.
Do they run the tours on the wave side. I'm with the Doc, I would want more waves. Flat water is nice but for only so long.
Sounds like you had a ball, awesome.
I dont actually know but i will find out.
I was told its amazing but only for experienced as the wind is cross off and swell can get quite big.
The North guys test there kites in the flat water spots we kited and in the waves on the other side so must be decent.
There is tones of flat water, we spent a fair bit of time in the lagoons but these islands are the best spots i could find.
Wind is genrally good can be a bit gusty at times when couds come over.
We used 11m the first day or two but would have been fine on a 9m then everyone was on 9m or 7's. I used a 7m for the last 6days of the trip. So i would take around a 10m and 7 or 8m next time.
Laugage is 30kg so i managed to take board with bindings, 3 kites, 2 bars, pump and harness with clothes and weighed 28kg. So there's no problem with taking 3 kites if you have them.
There can be heaps of swell in Sri Lanka. Just got to time the waves and wind. This is a photo of a trip I did there. The waves were breaking over this hotel in the south. I was staying up the road and you would get splashed at high tide in the beachfront cafes having brekky.
It is a bit muddy at the island but its not deep mud. The other islands have sand bottoms.
The one in the pics is the muddy one but has the best flat water and goes for k'.
Here's a little video of two of the flat water spots, it was really windy i was over powered on my 9m. Should have put up a 7.
hi,
our trip to sri lanka was awesome! learnt a new trick nearly everyday. its amazing for progression at any skill level.
spent the whole month of may
there and was kiting every day. will be back in july for 4 more weeks. perfect kite conditions for flatwater, but also spots to play in waves! The lagoons are perfect to progress and learn new tricks, the kite safaris to the islands offer amazing kiting and downwinders.
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cheers lars
Hey that's me in the blue boardies.
Yep, a bit of mud on the bottom in some places.
But look at the color of the water. I don't see muddy.
If it was unhealthy I would have been crook for sure.
This is a video of the KTA crew who stayed at the same place. it shows only one of the great spots you can go to on 1 or 2 day trips. the islands offer great steady wind, with amazing flat water spots!
I went on the May trip with KSS as well and liked it so much I stayed an extra week.
KSS organised everything except my Visa:
- the flights were with a quality airline and we had a 30 kg limit - this allowed me to take two boards (a directional and a twin tip) as well as 2 kites - all were used
- comfortable and well located accomodation - you could kite whenever you wanted - a couple kited every morning at sunrise - I preferred sunset
- fresh, good quality and heaps of food
- friendly and helpful local staff
- day trips to other locations, including the massive flat water spot pictured above
And yes, there was wind 24/7 and I kited everyday on nothing bigger than a 10m.
Thanks Lars and team for an unforgettable kite trip
That joint does look s$%t hot! Great pics and vids too.
Im heading over in a couple of weeks for a friends wedding which is down south. Did you guys venture down that way at all? I hear that the winds are nowhere near as strong or consistent as the northwest coast.
Also, did you have any luck with getting cheap gear over there, with the factories being over there. I have two good kites, but thinking of not taking them over and buying while there.
Cheers