ZOCO KITEBOARDING ADVENTURES

KITESURFING HOLIDAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA & THE PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATAL

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The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland. Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory.

South Africa has experienced a significantly different evolution than other nations in Africa arising primarily from two facts: immigration from Europe reached levels not experienced in other African communities and a level of mineralogical wealth that made the country extremely important to Western interests particularly during the Cold War. South Africa is a very racially diverse nation. It has the largest population of people of Coloured (i.e., mixed racial background), European, and Indian communities in Africa. Racial strife between the white minority and the black majority have played a large part in the country's history and politics, culminating in apartheid which was instituted in 1948 by the National Party. The laws that defined apartheid began to be repealed or abolished in 1990.

The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état, and regular elections have been held for almost a century; black South Africans were only enfranchised in 1994. The economy of South Africa is the largest and best developed on the continent, with modern infrastructure common throughout the country. South Africa is often referred to as The Rainbow Nation - a term used by then-President Nelson Mandela as a metaphor to describe the country's newly-developing multicultural diversity.

Sweet, SO WHERE CAN I KITESURF IN SOUTH AFRICA?

We offer kitesurfing holidays along the entire length of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal coast from Durban and the south coast up the north coast right up into Mozambique. (We will soon be offering kiteboarding in Cape Town, so keep watching this space). We think these trips have something different and unique to offer the travelling kitesurfer.

	KITESURFING KWAZULU-NATAL Suitable for all levels of kiteboarders The KwaZulu-Natal coastline is a Kitesurfer's paradise with empty waves everywhere for wave riders, excellent flat water spots, consistent winds and warm tropical water water all year round.
	Prices from: £ 599

KITESURFING IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa has 2700 miles of coastline so as a rough guide we have broken it down into bit-sized chunks:

Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) has WARM water which is a big bonus and has excellent wave riding spots. There are a huge amount of kitesurfing spots up and down the North and south coasts of kwaZulu-Natal coast. The windy season usually lasts from from September through to March but there is fairly consistent winds the whole year.

Cape Town (Western Cape) usually has good consistant winds from December to March. Winds in Cape town can be hectic to say the least, so kite sizes are SMALL - 10s and for the heavier guys maybe a 12. When the wind kicks in it does so big time! 15 - 25+ knots are common. Predominant wind directions are SE (cape doctor) or NW. The wind can blow for days on end then change direction from SE to NW for two days, a days lull then start pumping SE again for 4 or 5 days. Water temp is FREEZING so you need a steamer.