Continent
Africa
Country
Libya
Next Big City
Zuara
Next Town
Ra\'s Ajdir
 
Type:
Ocean, Lagoon
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Camping, School, Rental, Rescue, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Small wave
Hazards:
None
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Its the best place for beginners and intermediate kiters, who would like to learn new tricks, because its a nature lagoon in between the island and the mean land and its shallow water.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
Concrete, Road, Cars, Power lines
Beach Users:
No information

No hazards on the island side.

Weather

Spring:
Shorts, Shorty
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts, Shorty
Winter:
Normal

Air temperature is around 25-30°C in summer. In winter as low as 10°C and if you catch a sunny day as high as the 20's°C. Water warm enough to wear shorts in summer (use sun protection). Wetsuit (2/3mm) for the winter. Most probably you can kite all year round.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, November, December
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
WNW
Main Direction:
WNW

Best time in winter and fall because most of the time the wind is coming from WNW.



How to get there

Transport
Car, Boat
Access
Short walk

It is located at the west side of Tripoli, about 100km from Tripoli about 1:30 hour away. Better during weekends and vacations. You have two options, you can do kitting from the main land, or you can rent a boat to drop you to the island, which costs 15 Euro both ways.

Extra information

Rules
None

The island is a nice place for camping, if you got two days wind, you can stay there for the night. Or you can stay in the hotel, there is small hotel in the main land and its cheap.

Nightlife

No information