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Best for beginners
7 places in Egypt have at least one spot marked for beginners, and a school: Hurghada, Dahab, El Gouna, Soma Bay and 3 more. Between them, 15 beginner spots and 42 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
HurghadaDahabEl GounaSoma BayMarsa AlamRas SudrSafagaEverything Egypt doesBeginners nearbyAlso in Egypt
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4 of its 4 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 71%, Feb 82%, Mar 60%, Apr 65%, May 69%, Jun 92%, Jul 73%, Aug 84%, Sep 90%, Oct 85%, Nov 80%, Dec 61%. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
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2 of its 3 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school
Modelled share of windy days by month: Mar 40%, Apr 50%, May 58%, Jun 62%, Jul 45%, Aug 63%, Sep 62%, Oct 42%, Nov 20%. No figure for Jan, Feb, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
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3 of its 3 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school
Modelled share of windy days by month: Feb 70%, Mar 53%, Apr 60%, May 65%, Jun 82%, Jul 69%, Aug 79%, Sep 85%, Oct 77%, Nov 50%. No figure for Jan, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
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2 of its 2 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
"Palms in Soma Bay, Egypt (51223271433).jpg" by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2 of its 2 spots are marked for beginners, at a place with a school
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 71%, Feb 81%, Mar 63%, Apr 65%, May 82%, Jun 87%, Jul 65%, Aug 81%, Sep 95%, Oct 84%, Nov 72%, Dec 58%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
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1 of its 1 spot is marked for beginners, at a place with a school
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
"Ras sudr bay - Egypt.jpg" by HadilAshour, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for beginners, at a place with a school
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
"Images from Safaga No 1..JPG" by Badics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; beginners is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Dahab | 2 | 1 | 2 | none | 3 | 6 |
| El Gouna | 1 | none | 3 | 3 | none | 4 |
| Soma Bay | 1 | none | 2 | 1 | none | 8 |
| Marsa Alam | none | 2 | 2 | none | none | 3 |
| Ras Sudr | none | none | 1 | none | none | 7 |
| Safaga | none | none | 1 | 1 | none | 3 |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Egypt where there is one - 4 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
A place is here when at least one of its spots is marked as suitable for beginners and the place has at least one kite school in the atlas. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.