Heyo!
We are going kiting in Asia in November + December and the lady is a beginner.
Initially we were planning on going to Mui Ne or Phan Thiet first and then possibly Palawan in the Philippines.
However, now im reading all about Vietnam having very choppy / crowded / wavy conditions.
My question is; are there any open, flat windy spots close to Mui Ne or other places in Vietnam?
What are people experiences with Palawan? Lots of flat water?
Cheers!
Love to know about Palawan, just recently seen some footage from this place... Looks amazing, is it a big kiting spot?
I didn't see any round mui ne. There 3 weeks. was ok, the only thing I really rated was compressed air on the beach and bars where you could literally drop your bar and wander in harness & all for a cold beer & plate of spring rolls & watch the show... Apart from that, not in a hurry to return..
Phang Rang is the place for flat water but nothing else
We were steying in Mui Ne and booked a 2 day trip with Mr Phi to Phang Rang
mui ne spot sucks , too crowdy ,chop to death and many fishing nets
It (Palawan) doesn't seem like it's huge yet. Not as strong winds from what I understand but still 15-20 knts which is fine by me! I'll let you know if I find out more..
Thanks guys, it seems you are confirming my fears for Mui Ne.
Phan Rang seems like you need to be on a guided tour? Something with permits?
My hope for Mui Ne is the Phan Thiet Harbour Wall. I've read good things about it's flat water and it doesn't seem super crowded. Any experience?
Kited a fair bit in the Philippines but only 2 weeks in Palawan. Best wind to be found on the north east of the island in my limited experience. There is kite orientated resort, Qi, very cool, but not cheap. We didn't stay there, about 5km away and just used the beach for kitesurfing which is spot on.
El nido town and good choice in accommodation etc is on the west, 1 hr away.
Palawan is awesome, that's for sure, if it was just time on the water you're chasing also look at Cuyo island, traveling to these places does take time, well at least on my budget.
tried a lot to find that Phan Thiet Harbour Wall but nothing,
i thing you should try the north side of the Mui Ne beach which has shallow waters but a bit gustier
to visit Phang Rang you should only find Mr Phi who organises the bus tour there with a night to stay there too, he is a cool guy and good kiter!
i think there are many others spots much better than mui ne
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Kited a fair bit in the Philippines but only 2 weeks in Palawan. Best wind to be found on the north east of the island in my limited experience. There is kite orientated resort, Qi, very cool, but not cheap. We didn't stay there, about 5km away and just used the beach for kitesurfing which is spot on.
El nido town and good choice in accommodation etc is on the west, 1 hr away.
Palawan is awesome, that's for sure, if it was just time on the water you're chasing also look at Cuyo island, traveling to these places does take time, well at least on my budget.
Yea I found Qi as well it's unfortunately way outside our budget. So they let you kite on their beach even though you didn't live in their hotel? Palawan in general seems pretty expensive for being the Philippines.. did you find that there were a lot of places to stay which weren't online?
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tried a lot to find that Phan Thiet Harbour Wall but nothing,
i thing you should try the north side of the Mui Ne beach which has shallow waters but a bit gustier
to visit Phang Rang you should only find Mr Phi who organises the bus tour there with a night to stay there too, he is a cool guy and good kiter!
i think there are many others spots much better than mui ne
I've heard about this Mr. Phi :) Was it expensive to go with him?
Qi is on part of the beach and were friendly. Basic accommodation around that area once you ask around, pre-paid for a month in Boracay once, wont make the same mistake again. The Qi owner gave me the name of a place as they were full at the time, I'm looking for that. unless its in the too cheeky basket send Qi an inquiry about other options?
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Qi is on part of the beach and were friendly. Basic accommodation around that area once you ask around, pre-paid for a month in Boracay once, wont make the same mistake again. The Qi owner gave me the name of a place as they were full at the time, I'm looking for that. unless its in the too cheeky basket send Qi an inquiry about other options?
We have now booked 10 days at a cheaper resort 15 min south of Qi, on the same coast. Kitesurfing there should be identical. But maybe we'll spend 1-2 nights at Qi as well. Either way I'm pumped. El Nido / Palawan seems like pain to get around in but the surroundings seem superb, and not crowded :)Will still visit Mui Ne later possibly, maybe we'll be lucky and find a not so crowded spot :)
Sorry - one more question:
When were you there and what kind of winds were you getting?
I'm trying to figure out whether we should bring 15m + 12m OR.. 12m + 9m.
I'm 87kg and she is 58kg
I did pawalan mid to late march and winds were already quieter than any other time I had been in the Philippines which is dec/janFeb and I'm normally sweet on 12m and occasionally a 9 (94kg) but I would have loved a 15 m juice this summer been. moved to Perth this year so might not be in Phili for a bit, there are tons of amazing places to be had. My advice, take all three if your missus is fired up.
Overnight ferrys are good, Philippines food is not
What's the name of the resort? Keen to hear how it goes.
Select to expand quoteHotzenplotz said..
I did pawalan mid to late march and winds were already quieter than any other time I had been in the Philippines which is dec/janFeb and I'm normally sweet on 12m and occasionally a 9 (94kg) but I would have loved a 15 m juice this summer been. moved to Perth this year so might not be in Phili for a bit, there are tons of amazing places to be had. My advice, take all three if your missus is fired up.
Overnight ferrys are good, Philippines food is not
What's the name of the resort? Keen to hear how it goes.
Grrr... I really don't want to lug around the 15m and I didn't think it would be needed in Palawan around December... but I suppose it would suck more to not be able to kite :)The place we've booked preliminarily is Tapik Beach Park. It's just 15 min south of Qi Palawan so hopefully the conditions will be comparable.
Mui Ne was very choppy and the Shorey is fun it was an over head wall of water smearing euro kites right up the beach, made for fun watching. It is crowded but it's a long beach and i just moved up and down wind it was fun but will make you miss kiting at home. a short ride north is a spot called turtle island and it looked pretty cool , I didn't kite it but I watched crew and it looked good smooth with kickers coming through.
Than thiet harbour wall is pretty easy to find any taxi driver will take you there and we just found it back streeting on motorbikes it's a good spot for learners though the freestyle boys take the corner and if you drift to far downwind there is fishing nets.
I did a downwinder from mui ne to phan thiet harbour that was really fun but the thing with kiting Vietnam is the water is pretty filthy it's brown with bits of rubbish so I never felt the urge to go back there I'm sure there would be better places to go
