18points · on 2 of 2 lists: Phuket Expat Guide and Phuket 101
Kiteboarding Asia is an IKO affiliated school with more than twenty four years of teaching and five centers around Thailand, two of them in Phuket. Its Rawai base works year round on a shallow bay where students can stand for about a kilometer out, and its Nai Yang base opens from May to October. Students learn kitesurfing, wingfoil and efoil with radios for instruction on the water, and owner Fred also runs a shop and repair center.
“Multiple showers and storage for your equipment is also available”
a Google reviewer
“Tobi, James and Tom have helped me a lot and made the whole learning experience great.”
Kite Zone has taught kitesurfing in Phuket since May 2008, run by Dave and Natalia from bases at Rawai and Nai Yang. It is an official distributor for Ozone and Crazyfly, so the rental fleet is current gear, and private lessons can run with a boat in front of Lon Island. The school has a relaxed community feel that suits intermediate riders, and it also runs group IKO courses, dryland kite training and kite yoga.
“Very patient, knowledgeable, and super encouraging”
a Google reviewer
“it is a calm place without any conceited people.”
Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.
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Phuket Expat Guide · April 2026
Phuket 101 · July 2026
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