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Kite Beach Cabarete is Kite
Beach Cabarete and as a result
most of the kite world passes by
to kite there at least ones in
their life... hence it gets crowded
in the water. Earlier the invasion
was more or less concentrated
to Kite Beach, but now it has
spread to the surrounding spots
like Bozo Beach, La Boca and
Encuentro. It can be very hard
to find a place for yourself, but it
is possible if you stay a bit
further out from the beach as
most people like to show off in
front of the beach.
What kind of conditions does
Cabarete offer The answer is
every possible condition. At Kite
Beach we have the flat water
with reefs creating waves a few
hundred meters offshore. If you
like extremely gusty winds and a
shore break high as a house
you should go to Bozo Beach
(just next to Cabarete beach).
Encuentro is the hang out for
the surfers and here you can
kite waves until you get seasick
without disturbing the surfers as
they leave the water when the
wind starts to blow. La Boca is a
favourite spot among the
photographers, which is understandable
considering the
incredible background scenery
and the super flat water. The
problem is that the place is very
small and very popular so you
need to be lucky to find enough
of space to kite there. It is
actually quite funny how you
have to sneak away when going
there to ensure that no other get
the same idea.
Other spots are Las Terrenas
and Samana. These places are
about four hours of driving from
Cabarete and are well worth the
trip as there is much less people
and much more relaxed there
compared to Cabarete. In
February you can see wales
and get to kite with them at the
Samana peninsula, which is one
more reason to make the road
trip to Las Terrenas.
As for the temperature I
wouldn’t recommend you to
bring a wetsuit as it is very
warm in the water. Some people
use a shorty so if you easily get
cold you could bring a shorty. If
you want more space for your
kite stuff and Rom you could
leave the shorty at home.
It can be hard to find a place to
live in Cabarete. During the high
season you shouldn’t go there
without something arranged for
the first nights, as there is
NOTHING available, not even
the most disgusting places. A tip
is to check www.windsofcabarete.com
and either put up a
question about a place to live or
check if someone is looking for
a roommate. My tip is to book a
hotel for the first nights and then
look for a cheaper place when
you get there. There are hotels
both on Kite Beach (kitexite
hotell, kite beach hotell, dare2fly
hotell) and bigger ones in the
city (residencia dominicana,
Caracoll aparthotell, Kaoba
hotell etc.) that you can find and
book on the Internet. If you are
staying for a couple of months it
is worthwhile to look for an
apartment and this is most
easily done at an agency, like
l'Agence. As you hear from the
name it is a French agency and
they are easy to deal with.
Calculate on spending around
150-200 US $ per person and
month.
One last tip is to bring a book.
When it doesn’t blow, and that
has happened a lot this season,
there isn’t much to do. If you
have money you can go
wakeboard (20 US $ for 20
minutes), rent motorcycles and
go up in the mountains, or go for
a one-day canyoning trip. If you
are short of money you can take
your surfboard and go to
Encuentro or go to Sosua for
some scuba diving... a little
short on fishes, but better than
to read yet another chapter of
the boring book you bought at
the airport…
I hope that my tips will be
helpful and that you’ll enjoy your
trip. All in all Cabarete is well
worth a visit but make sure to
travel around a little since
Cabarete doesn’t really show
how beautiful the Dominican
Republic really is.
Have a nice trip,
Kicki
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