Kitepower El Gouna
- Nort h lagoon, El Go u na, Red Sea Governorat e, Egypt · 27.4384, 33.6560
- +20 128 888 2047
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Based in El Gouna, Egypt, Kitepower is one of the region’s longest-running watersports centres, offering kitesurfing, wingfoiling, kitefoiling and more. With direct access to a vast, shallow lagoon, reliable thermal winds and expert coaching, it caters to everyone from complete beginners to experienced riders looking to progress or try a new discipline.
INTRODUCTION
Kitepower sits at the northern end of El Gouna’s lagoon, with open water upwind and nothing to obstruct the breeze. The lagoon, kitesurfing champion Finn Flügel’s home spot, runs roughly 2–3km long and about 1km out to the reef over sand. There are three zones: standing-depth water for teaching, independent riding, and the deeper water for wing and foil. The school opened on Mangroovy Beach in 2004 – the oldest in El Gouna – moved north to its current base in 2016, and was completely rebuilt in 2025/26. Co-owners Lukáš and Andrea Vogeltanz took over in 2023 and run it hands-on. Around 5,500 riders a year visit the IWO / IKO Pro Center, with 70 staff and up to 25 instructors in peak season, coaching in eight languages. Most guests arrive already riding and come to add a discipline like wingfoil, parawing, pumpfoil or kitefoil. The school also teaches complete beginners every day, from around 20kg upwards.
WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT
El Gouna’s lagoon is shallow in the south and deepens as you move north, where Kitepower is. That means it is the best spot for wingfoiling in El Gouna, measured the way a foiler measures it: a 75cm mast flies on almost any tide, thirty meters off the beach. An 85cm mast needs high tide or you need to ride a little further out. Waist-deep and deeper, it is still flat, still with sand under you. Inside the lagoon there are no waves, but when it blows hard enough to build swell, the center’s Bayoud boat runs trips beyond the reef, with waves typically 1.2-2m high, great for wave riding and parawinging on open water. There is also boat assistance for tow foiling and pumpfoil rotations. Three rescue boats cover the water during opening hours.
Everyone expects the thermal to fill in in the afternoon. Here it usually builds through the morning. The center’s readings differ from the forecast apps – those model a grid square; the center measures the lagoon directly and testifies that there are at least 77% rideable days.
CONDITIONS & SETUP
The N-NW thermal dominates and the whole site is planned around it. The water is flat across the teaching zone and the inner lagoon, with wind chop in the deeper wing and foil zone when it blows harder. The tide only affects what mast you need to choose rather than whether you ride. Launching from the beach is easy and there is a jetty for pumpfoil dock starts.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Mid-March to mid-July, and mid-August to the end of November. Easter, September and October are the busiest weeks on the water. July can run lighter – a good window for wing and for the disciplines that don’t need wind at all. January and February are the quiet, cooler end of the year: fewer people on the water, a full wetsuit, and the best weeks for a coaching-heavy trip.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES
Wind-free days are exactly what the boat program is for: dock-start and boat-tow / pump foiling, and coached boat foiling at €130 per hour with the boat taking four. On site there is SALT – the center’s own beach club and restaurant – plus an air-conditioned co-working room with a sea view, and beach volleyball, billiards, table football and darts. El Gouna’s marina and downtown are a short taxi ride.
Hurghada International (HRG) is 30-40 minutes by road. The center’s transfer service costs €35 for up to three passengers or €40 for a minibus seating up to seven with full gear.
No need to bring anything! The center has 50+ wings, 44-140L boards, and Levitaz foils available to rent.
January-March: full suit. April-May: shorty. June-October: boardshorts. November-December: shorty.
A local beer at our beach and in El Gouna costs around €3.
SALT, the center’s beach club and restaurant, offers around 170 dishes, eaten on the sand. Most riders head straight there after a second session.
Try SALT on the beach first, then Abu Tig Marina and Downtown. There is something on most nights, and for a couple of weeks a year the kite parties take over.
