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Water Donkey

Long-running Viganj watersports base with apartments and a villa on site. The name suggests a kitesurfing offer, but its site advertises windsurfing, wingfoil and SUP only, with no kitesurf lessons, as of Aug 2026. Seasonal, mid-June to mid-September.

Viganj, Pelješac · Croatia · unclear

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Kitesurf school in Viganj, Pelješac, Croatia — lessons, rental, wingfoil, accommodation and wing.

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What they teach

What they sell

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.

How they teach
  • Small groups, max. 4 students per instructor;
  • windsurf and wingfoil courses for beginners through advanced;
  • largest windsurf equipment fleet on Pelješac (boards 100-260L, sails 1.0-8.2 sqm, Fanatic/F2/Tahe and other brands)

From the school's site and listings

Head instructorAles and Renata (named as heads of the school)
Camps & packagesBeginner-to-intermediate group courses plus private lessons

What it costs

No price published

No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.

When to come

the water this school teaches on: Perna (Pelješac)

% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name

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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Wind data:
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.

Water15–24.4 °Cwater type: mixed, at Perna (Pelješac)
Windiest monthJan and Nov18% of days at Perna (Pelješac) — not one of the months riders name

Wind on the beach

cross-shore

What the spot record warns about

  • Pebble launch
  • Limited kite launch and landing space
  • Trees and huts/shore obstacles
  • Bystanders and sunbathers, especially June-August
  • Windsurfers and other watersports gear on the beach
  • Boats in the Pelješac channel

More on Perna (Pelješac), the spot itself →

Where you will ride

2 spots

The school's base

Viganj, 20267, Pelješac peninsula, on the beach facing the channel toward Korčula

Directions

Viganj, Pelješac · Croatia · Map pin: 42.9856, 17.0838 — looked up from the destination, not from the school itself

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What riders say

What comes up as praise

  • Described by multiple reviewers as one of the best kite/windsurf schools in the region
  • Heads of school (Ales and Renata) and instructors called friendly, helpful, supportive
  • Large equipment rental fleet; nicely decorated center with good atmosphere/music
  • SUP, kiteboarding, windsurfing and bike rental available

What comes up as complaints

  • At least one reviewer described initial contact as unprofessional and said they received no service, and went to a different center instead

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Checked so far for Croatia:Croatia Airlines / Ryanair / easyJet (common carriers into Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik for the listed spots)

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Open weeks, the team, and photographs

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Last updated: August 2026