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Isla Blanca (Cancun)

Season

Officially the season runs from November to June. We were there once in June and the winds were rather light and then in March and April which was great and allowed riding on most days, sometimes even morning and afternoon.

Where to stay

Stay at Ikarus Kite School (which can become expensive) or negotiate with any of the land owners on the way to La Punta to park your rig if you plan to stay longer. You may even stay up at La Punta but it is also quite expensive.

Winds

Winds are either from the North (which allows riding directly in front of Ikarus) or East which is best at La Punta. As you ride in a lagoon (mostly) wind direction is less of an issue and you may even ride offshore winds.

Important to know

Several kite schools have their operations at La Punta and if they can't teach in eg Playa del Carmen it can get quite busy. That being said, there is plenty of space to ride. There is a small entrance fee for La Punta by car that is collected at the gate.

Learning to Kite

This is where we learned to kite and a place we really enjoyed. Cancun was always on our "let's get out of it" list. Too touristy, only beaches, expensive, you name it. Kiting and Isla Blanca changed that for us. We got to know the kiting community, made many mistakes (including loosing kite and harness :-)), walked endlessly back to the beach through sting ray infested waters but finally got it. Riding up-wind, buying our first kite (and eventually the second one), riding toe-side, doing jibes and first jumps, all of that happened on Isla Blanca which we think - with our limited experience - is the best place to learn kiting. Great infrastructure, flat and shallow water, jetski support, all of that helps you to get most out of your day learning.

Ikarus at low season

This parking is normally not available ;-)

Ikarus kite school

Sunset at La Punta

Ikarus at low season

This parking is normally not available ;-)

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