Useful information

Useful information to know before your trip to Tarifa!

After receiving the confirmation mail from Marine regarding the good reception of your deposit, your reservation is now complete and you will have nothing more to do before your departure, just patiently wait for your holiday.

In order to simplify the organization of your trip to Tarifa, we have gathered and detailed some of your most frequently asked questions:

  1. Which are the closest airports ?
  2. How to reach Tarifa from the airports ?
  3. Organization of the kite lessons,
  4. Which outfit should you wear for your lessons ?
  5. What does the course include ?

1. Which are the closest airports ?

Tarifa, doesn’t have an airport, the nearest airports are (distance in Km):

Gibraltar
45
Jerez
112
Malaga
152
Sevilla
208

 

  • Gibraltar, flights mainly from England,
  • Jerez de la Frontera, flights mainly from Switzerland and Germany,
  • Malaga, regular flights from most of the big European cities, flights mainly from Switzerland and Germany,
  • Sevilla, regular flights from most of the big European cities.

The airlines that offer and serve those airports are Ryanair,  Easy Jet and Transavia

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2. How to reach Tarifa from the airports?

There are 3 different ways to get to Tarifa from those airports:
- Car rental,
- Buses,
- Carpool (Blablacar…).

The kite school does not offer shuttle services from the airports.

Car rental :
We do advise you to rent a car to come to Tarifa. (Maybe not for solo travelers)
You will normally find car rentals at very accessible prices in Spain (prices may vary depending on the period), this will give you more freedom to move around before or after your kitesurfing lessons.

The beach where the lessons are given is 3 km away from the city center.

Companies like Goldcar, Firefly and Record Go have normally the best offers and rates.

 Count between 5 € and 15 €/day. 

Buses :

It is of course possible to reach Tarifa by bus and take advantage of our (free) transport to the kite spot. You will find on the website of the Avanza bus et Comes , the list of departure places as well as timetables and prices.

Please note, that tickets are on sale only 1 month before the date of your trip.

From Málaga Airport, there is no direct route to Tarifa. You will have to go first to Algéricas (the bigest city near Tarifa), which take about 2 hours to get there and then take another bus from the same bus station (about one every 30 min) to Tarifa (30 min ride).

 The total trip cost is around 20€. 

From Sevilla (central station), you will be able to directly reach to Tarifa (without changing of bus)

 The total trip takes is around 3h30 and cost around 25 € 

Carpool :

More and more people are offering car sharing rides from the airports to Tarifa,

 Count between 12 and 20€/trip.  

You will mainly find them on the Blablacar app,

3. Organization of the kite lessons,

Kitesurfing being a sport where we fully depend on weather conditions, we will always wait the day before your lesson, to inform you regarding the time of your lesson, for the next day.

The day before your class, Marine will inform you by email or whats’app between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (time of the last wind forecast), of the time and meeting point for the next day.
 

We are always waiting for the last wind forecast (19. pm) to decide the time of the lesson for the next day, in order to guarantee you to enjoy the best part of the day, for your kite course.

Please, do not rely too much on the wind forecast, which you can find on the internet. Tarifa is a spot that you need to know a little bit to be able to interpret the forecasts (thermics, tide, directions …) . 

4. Which outfit should you wear for your lessons ?

Depending on the period, you will need to wear a comfortable and pleasant outfit to spend time at the beach (shorts, swimwear, jogging pants…). From the second day, a wetsuit will be provided to you (if you have your own, don’t hesitate to take it with you).

Also make sure to bring sunglasses, sunscreen, beach towel, bottle of water and maybe a snack to refuel your batteries !

5. What does the course include ?

 During our kitesurfing lessons in Tarifa, all the material necessary will be provided (with no extra cost), 

  • Wetsuit, harness, life jacket, helmet, kites, boards…
    If you have some pieces of your own equipment, you will of course be able to use it.
  • During the lessons, you will benefit of a civil liability insurance as well as an accident insurance.
  • If the wind blows Levante (side Off shore), you will have the assistance of a rescue boat, present on the spot all day long (no additional cost during the lessons),
  • Pictures will be taken during your lessons and will be sent to you (free of charge) at the end of your stay,
  • Transport from our meeting point (located in the main street of Tarifa) to the spot can be organized.