About Australian Kite Surfari
Australian Kite Surfari was established to provide experienced kite surfers with the ultimate adventure.
Departing from Cairns, northern beaches, Port Douglas or
Mossman, between April and November, the four day / three night and eight day / seven night Surfaris will take you to an isolated beach at Cape
Flattery, about 1.5 hours north of Cooktown.
Once there, the beach is yours! Australian Kite Surfari is the only operator to have special permission to use this beach, which is located on traditional Aboriginal lands.
There is no set itinerary and experienced guides are on-hand to provide local knowledge and expertise on the area, the wind, the flora and the fauna.
Ant Hadleigh, your Australian Kite Surfari host, has been coming to this area for over 20 years. He knows the coastal creeks, the tides, the wind and where to find the best freshwater coastal springs, right on the beach.
Your Australian Kite Surfari has been planned down to the last detail: all you have to do is bring your kite, your clothes and a sense of adventure. Ant will take care of the driving, the accommodation, the food, the drinks, the camp and the planning.
So, what does your Australian Kite Surfari entail? Click a tab below for more information:
- Be picked up from your accommodation early in the morning;
- Take the Captain Cook Highway to the Daintree River: watch the sun rise over the Coral Sea;
- Drive through historic Cooktown and keep heading north;
- Arrive at the Australian Kite Surfari beach;
- Hit the water !!!
- Breakfast: bacon and eggs or cereal and fruit;
- The day is yours! The beach is right there, only metres from you;
- This day is great for big downwind runs along the coast;
- Lunch (whenever you want it): kebabs, hamburgers cooked on the BBQ;
- Dinner and relax by a giant bonfire on the beach.
- You get the idea, same as day 2. This is your Surfari, make the most of it!
Want to do something other than kite surf? There is always: fishing, crabbing, sand surfing, or just enjoying the views and scenery of this magnificent and remote location. You may even meet one of the traditional owners for a cultural experience ...
Four Day Surfari
- Spend your last morning on the water;
- Pack-up and head back: your return journey is an inland track, taking you past the Palmer River and goldfields;
- Dusk is the end of your Surfari, when you'll be dropped back to your accommodation.
Seven Day Surfari
- Kite in the morning with the outgoing crew.
- Wave the outgoing 4 day crew goodbye.
- Enjoy the location to yourself with the other seven day crew.
- Breakfast: bacon and eggs or cereal and fruit;
- The day is yours! The beach is right there, only metres from you;
- This day is great for big downwind runs along the coast;
- Welcome a new 4 day crew arriving.
- Lunch (whenever you want it): kebabs, hamburgers cooked on the BBQ;
- Dinner and relax by a giant bonfire on the beach.
- You get the idea, same as the rest of the days... kite... eat ....sleep ... kite... eat ....sleep. This is your Surfari, make the most of it!
Want to do something other than kite surf? There is always: fishing, crabbing, sand surfing, or just enjoying the views and scenery of this magnificent and remote location. You may even meet one of the traditional owners for a cultural experience ...
- You get the idea, same as the rest of the days... kite... eat ....sleep ... kite... eat ....sleep. This is your Surfari, make the most of it!
- Spend your last morning on the water;
- Pack-up and head back: your return journey is an inland track, taking you past the Palmer River and goldfields;
- Dusk is the end of your Surfari, when you'll be dropped back to your accommodation.
While you are enjoying the wind, Ant's camp is set-up and he has thought of everything including: eskies, bush fridge, cook pots, fishing rods, sand surfing boards, elevated tents and even a toilet tent.
- At the end of the day, enjoy a hot or cold shower and kick back in front of a beach bonfire;
- Dinner will recharge your tanks and could be fresh fish, prawns or even a roast meal;
- Climb up into your top-of-4WD Surfari tent, enjoy cooling tropical breezes and listen to the waves break gently on the beach, as you drift off to sleep.
Wildlife
Australian Kite Surfari takes you from Cairns and Port Douglas through the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics Rainforests, Daintree National Park, over the Bloomfield River and on to the golden sands and clear blue waters of its secret kitesurfing location.
Just getting there is an experience! As well as enjoying one of north-east Queensland's most picturesque coastal drives (between Cairns and Port Douglas) you will drive through the world's oldest continually surviving tropical rainforests.
You will see ancient trees, lush tree ferns and climbing wait-a-while palms. If you watch closely, you might see the giant Southern Cassowary, which is Australia's heaviest, flightless bird. An endangered species, the Southern Cassowary is often seen around the Daintree.
Other native animals you may encounter during your Australian Kite Surfari include: kangaroos, dingos, lizards, butterflies and many hundreds of species of birds - coastal and rainforest. Make sure you bring your camera!
More Information
Australian Kite Surfari is the ultimate 4WD kite surfing adventure. No one else can take you to these remote locations; no one else has the local knowledge, expertise, contacts and equipment to provide this experience.
For more information contact Ant today to book your Australian Kite Surfari adventure.