Kitesurfing in Ica
2 spots · 1 destination · 5 schools
Laguna Grande sits deep inside the Paracas National Reserve, the trip local schools make when the wind drops at the main Paracas point.
The closed bay gives beginners shallow, sheltered water, while sandbank flats and kickers upwind keep advanced riders occupied, with a wave option further out for those chasing it.
Ica holds 2 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly lagoons. The season runs January to May. Every spot suits beginners. 5 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Paracas.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
ParacasParacas20262026: no kite-specific municipal ordinance, permit or seasonal restriction is documented for Paracas Bay itself. Riding inside the Paracas National Reserve is a separate matter.
Laguna GrandeParacas National Reserve, ~45min–1h south of Paracas town20262026: Laguna Grande sits inside the Reserva Nacional de Paracas and you pay to get in, at the Santo Domingo control post.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
No wind is named across this region
Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.
The spots this region is known for
tier 1 of the 2 spots here
Destinations in Ica
All spots in Ica
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026