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Kitesurf school
Elafonisi Extreme Sports (also listed as Elafonisi Kite Club)
Also does SUP, kayak, jet ski, paragliding and boat rentals at the site. A directory listing (smartextreme.com) shows an identically named/contacted "Elafonisi Kite Club" with the same phone and email, indicating the two seed names likely refer to the same operator rather than two separate schools.
Kitesurf school in Elafonisi, Crete, Greece — lessons, rental, storage and kids courses.
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What they teach
What they sell
- lessons
- rental
- storage
- kids courses
This school doesn't list its courses by level; where a level is named, it is in the school's own words on this page. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.
Taught inEnglish · Greek
- Beginner group lessons of 2-3 people;
- intermediate lessons private only;
- step-by-step instructor-led progression;
- free equipment use after lesson when conditions allow;
- equipment insurance offered
From the school's site and listings
What it costs
Prices as the school quotes them
- kitesurfing packages roughly EUR70 to EUR200+ per day
- SUP rental from EUR15/hour
- gyrocopter flights up to EUR600
Beginner: EUR 90/1h, EUR 170/2h, EUR 240/3h, EUR 800/10h; Intermediate (private): EUR 120/1h, EUR 210/2h, EUR 300/3h (2025 pricing, incl. equipment)
Prices are quoted as we found them; where a value carries a year, that is the year it was quoted. Confirm with the school.
When to come
the water this school teaches on: Elafonisi
% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun, riders' month
- Jul, riders' month
- Aug, riders' month
- Sep, riders' month
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
How this is modelled
Each figure is the share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it, run over 2023-2024. Good for comparing one place with another, weaker for one beach.
Wind on the beach
What the spot record warns about
- Scattered rocks in shallow sections of the lagoonRocks and rocky outcrops in/near shallow water.
- Submerged seagrass beds
- Choppy, wind-affected water outside the sheltered lagoon
- Remote corner of southwest Crete: services stop at the beach clubs.
- Swimmers and beach users, especially May-October.
Where you will ride
1 spot
The school's base
Elafonissi Beach, Kissamos 73001, Crete — shallow kitesurfing lagoon no more than 1m deep, south-facing swimming beach with pink sand
Elafonisi, Crete · Greece · Map pin: 35.2710, 23.5420 — the school's own location
What riders say
reviews seen 2026-08
What comes up as praise
- owner Nikos patient, precise, safety-focused, fair pricing
- team described as friendly and kind
- beautiful shallow lagoon spot for learning
What comes up as complaints
- starting/launch area small and demanding for beginners at times
- one reviewer said Nikos barely speaks English and struggled to teach
- some complaints of difficulty booking lessons / unresponsive staff
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Listing status: active · unclaimed
Open weeks, the team, and photographs
Owners will be able to add the weeks they are open against the wind months above, their instructors by name and their own photos.
Last updated: August 2026