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Kitesurf Location - Isla Holbox / Playa de las Tortugas ( ID isla_holbox___playa_de_las_tortugas )      Hits: 1616
 
You are here: North America > Mexico > Kitesurf Location - Isla Holbox / Playa de las Tortugas ( ID isla_holbox___playa_de_las_tortugas )
Continent: North America
Country: Mexico
Next Big City (Airport):  Cancun
Next Town: Isla Holbox, Chiquila
Latitude:   21.5419
Longitude: -87.2894
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- None

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Near Locations
Isla Holbox / Punta Mosquito (5.25 km) Best Direction: N NE E Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Isla Holbox / Main Beach (8.59 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Beautiful blue water. Shallow for about 100m. The stronger the wind and the more onshore the higher the waves. In some areas it can be very nice with flat space in between the waves. Lots of space and sandy bottom. Normally Dolphins are around.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Shells
Location crowds:
- None


30 km long, sandy beach. All natural and lots of space. No obstacles. You normally kite alone. Watch out for shells on the beach when walking without shoes and laying down a kite. The south tip of Playa las Tortugas is Punta Mosquito.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit


In December it can happen that there is some rain but from January up to August there is no rain anymore. In December and January the temperature is between the 24-30°C and from February up to August it is between 30-35°C. During the year the water temperature is between 22-28°C. In winter a shorty can be useful on colder north wind days. Normally just shorts.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- December
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- NE
- E
Main Direction:
- N
- NE
- E


Usually wind all year. The best wind you have from December till August. During this time the wind is blowing between N and East. In winter every two weeks there is a Northerly wind that increases till 30 knots. Than it turns a little to Northeast and slowly dies till 10 knots. And this goes on and on. Since it is a huge bay and long beach, it has more wind directions being sideshore: east bay SW and NE, west bay NW and SE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- No Walk


After arriving at Cancun airport and from there you have 3 possibilities: 1. you booked your holiday by a travel agency. In this case the transport will be arranged in the total deal and somebody is already waiting for you to bring you to the island. 2. you booked only a flight. You have to arrange a taxi by yourself from the airport to Chiquila (more or les 70/80 USD) and from there you can take the ferry to Isla Holbox. 3. you booked only a flight and you don't want to spend to much money on a taxi. In this case you take a collectivo taxi to downtown Cancun with destination bus station. This will cost you 9,- USD (please buy the ticket before you go through customs!) At the bus station you buy a ticket to Chiquila for 6,- USD. The bus trip will take 3 hours and there are no extra costs for taking your kitesurf equipment with you. In Chiquila you take the ferry to Isla Holbox (4,- USD). Bus Schedule: Cancun to Chiquila 8.00 am / 12.30 pm / 13.30 pm. From Isla Holbox you have to take a boat for about 15min.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Time Restrictions


The whole island is open for kitesurfing on all the beaches during the months November, December, January, February, March and April. Please don't leave any garbage. It is a natural reserve, where turtles come to shore and lay their eggs.

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 Nightlife
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