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Surfing etc
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  • bugalugs
  • Updated By bugalugs on January 1, 2006
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  • Beach - Tarifa (Cadiz)
    Beach
    by bugalugs
    Tarifa is particularly attractive to windsurfers due to its offshore winds, and long white sandy beach. There is also handgliding, kite-surfing and diving. There are lots of places to hire equipment, have courses or just go it alone.

    Equipment can be bought or hired locally.

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  • Theme: Surfing
  • Address: Aky Oaky, Batalla del Salado
  • Phone: 956 68 356
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    A surfer's paradise?
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  • Bwana_Brown
  • Updated By Bwana_Brown on August 23, 2009
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  • Two surfers as Atlantic Ocean waves roll in - Tarifa (Cadiz)
    Two surfers as Atlantic Ocean
    waves roll in
    by Bwana_Brown, 2 more photos
    After spending most of our holiday in Spain either in the inland mountainous regions or blocked off from the Mediterranean coast by high-rise resorts, it was quite thrilling to see the wild activity taking place in Tarifa as the winter waves of the Atlantic Ocean rolled in one after the other.

    According to the surfing websites, the coast between Cadiz and Tarifa provides some of Spain's best surfing locations, with the best months for large waves being between October and May when the ocean is at its stormiest. Visitors don't have to go far for surfing because Los Lances beach is right in the city beside the land connection to Isla La Poloma, with the geography providing a natural amplification of the waves. We thought it was quite an exciting-looking spot but apparently it is simply just a good place to practise before tackling some of the other beaches which require higher skill levels. Wind and kite surfing are extremely popular in the Tarifa area as well.

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  • Theme: Surfing
  • Directions: Los Lances beach in Tarifa, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the walkway out to Isla La Poloma
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    Surfing Schools and equipment
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  • GibJoe
  • By GibJoe on April 9, 2008
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  • Tarifa (Cadiz) Sports Travel
    by GibJoe
    To learn how to surf or to hire equipment contact one of the following. Remember to dial 0034 if calling from outside Spain.

    DRAGONKITESCHOOL ( KITE )
    TEL: 660 882 710 FAX: 956 62 74 67
    www.dragonkiteschool.com
    office@dragonkiteschool.com

    SURF CENTER DOS MARES ( KITE&WIND )
    TEL: 687 518 018
    info@dosmareshotel.com
    wind@dosmareshotel.com

    STAR PRO – CENTER ( KITE&WIND )
    www.starprocentertarifa.com

    CLUB MISTRAL ( KITE&WIND )
    www.club-mistral.com

    MAX KITE SCHOOL CENTER ( KITE )
    TEL: 956 68 52 77- MÓVIL: 696 558 227
    www.tarifamax.net
    info@tarifamax.net

    SPIN OUT SURFBASE ( KITE&WIND )
    TEL: 956 23 63 52 FAX: 956 68 08 44
    info@tarifaspinout.com

    TARIFA SMILE ( WIND&KITE&SURF )
    TEL: 619 980 303
    www.tarifasmile.com / tarifasmile@yahoo.es

    ART OF KITING
    TEL: 956 68 52 04 - Mobile: 605 031 880
    Fax: 956 68 05 85
    www.artofsurfing.com / www.artofkiting.com
    k.manrique@terra.es
    contacto@artofsurfing

    BULL SAIL& KITE FACTORY
    TEL: 956 68 04 59
    www.bullkites.com

    EIKT
    www.eiktarifa.com

    FUNWORKS KITESURF SCHOOL
    TEL: 956 68 43 60- MÓVIL: 615 497 701
    FAX : 956 68 53 07
    info@funworkstarifa.com

    HOT STICK KITE SURFING
    TEL: 956 68 04 19 - MÓVIL: 629 733 389/ 647 155 516
    www.hotsticktarifa.com
    hotstick@telefonica.net

    KITE LOCAL SCHOOL
    TEL: 637 115 083
    www.kitelocalschooltarifa.com<br />
    KITE OBSESSION ( Nacho Yuste)
    TEL: 956 68 09 40 - MÓVIL: 656 678 815
    www.kiteobsession.com
    shop@kiteobsession.com

    KITE SCHOOL MAMOLA
    TEL: 617 986 872
    www.KITESURFMAMOLA.COM
    info@kitesurfmamola.com

    KITEC
    TEL: 956 68 07 51 – MÓVIL: 639 833 730
    www.kitectarifa.com
    info@kitectarifa.com

    KTS. KITE TARIFA SCHOOL
    TEL: 956 68 41 47 - MÓVIL: 630 636 919
    www.ktstarifa.com
    kts@ktstarifa.com

    KITESURFING PROCENTER TARIFA
    TEL: 956 68 16 68 - MÓVIL: 629 490 143
    shop@kitesurfing.com

    SHARKITE. KITE SCHOOL TARIFA PILOTS
    TEL: 956 62 70 05
    sharki@tarifakite.com
    brunomuchade2@hotmail.com

    STOKED. KITE SCHOOL. SURF SHOP
    TEL: 956 68 46 93-MÓVIL: 656 359 916
    www.stoked.es
    cesarstoked@hotmail.com

    X-TREM
    TEL: 956 68 18 14
    www.tarifaxtrem.com
    info@tarifaxtrem.com

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    Quads
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  • GibJoe
  • By GibJoe on April 9, 2008
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  • Tarifa (Cadiz) Sports Travel
    by GibJoe
    Quads are available for hire, mind you with the sands I was all over the place but they are great fun ! You go out with a guide who takes you to the beach.

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  • Theme: Biking
  • Phone: 0034 956 68 91 01
  • Website: http://www.quads-aventura-tarifa.com/
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    Horseriding on Punta Paloma
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  • Carmela71
  • By Carmela71 on October 14, 2003
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  • Horse riding - Tarifa (Cadiz)
    Horse riding
    by Carmela71
    There are some compnies that organise horse riding in the dunes of Punta Paloma beach, while walking around we found this group, that we meet in various times while being there

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    Kite surfing
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  • Beach_dog
  • Updated By Beach_dog on October 5, 2004
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  • Kite surfing - Tarifa (Cadiz)
    Kite surfing
    by Beach_dog
    Another popular sport all along this coast, with its frequent winds. Kite surfing is an interesting sport to just sit and watch, some of the experts can jump many meters into the air on a turn at the end of their run.

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  • Theme: Surfing
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    Rent a bike
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  • GibJoe
  • By GibJoe on April 9, 2008
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  • You can rent a bike in Tarifa, no idea on prices but the contact details are below.

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  • Theme: Biking
  • Address: Apartamentos las Flores Carretera N 340 Km. 77.1
  • Phone: (0034) 696 973 656
  • Other Contact: email> tarifabike@telefonica.net
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    Diving
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  • GibJoe
  • By GibJoe on April 9, 2008
  • Tarifa (Cadiz) Page by GibJoe
  • For diving around Tarifa contact the following

    AVENTURA MARINA
    Avda. Andalucía, 1
    Tel: (0034) 956 05 46 26
    (0034) 609 59 40 20
    www.aventuramarina.org
    Email buceo@aventuramarina.org

    YELLOW SUB-TARIFA
    C/Covadonga
    Tel: (0034) 956 68 06 80 / 655 813 064
    info@yellowsubtarifa.com
    enrico@yellowsubtarifa.com

    CIES SUB
    Puerto Pesquero, local 22
    Tel: (0034) 630 234 426/ Fax:956 44 17 44
    www.divetarifa.com
    Email cies-sub@telefonica.net

    CLUB SCORPORA
    Puerto Pesquero, 15
    Tel/Fax: (0034) 956 68 05 76/ 629 546 177
    www.buceoscorpora.com
    Email scorpora@arrakis.es

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  • Theme: Scuba Diving
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    Horse riding
    Beach_dog
  • Updated By Beach_dog on October 5, 2004
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  • Punta Paloma Beach - Tarifa (Cadiz)
    Punta Paloma Beach
    by Beach_dog
    Near Punta Paloma at the Hurricane Hotel you can book day excursions, pony trekking, along the coast. I´m not sure of the cost, but it seems a pleasant way to spend a few hours in fantastic scenery.

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    Many options in this town ...
    venteeocho
  • By venteeocho on May 24, 2005
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  • Tarifa (Cadiz) Sports Travel
    by venteeocho
    Kitesurf:
    From the beginnings of kite surfing, many windsurfers switched to this new, exciting and spectacular sport.
    Tarifa's beaches are ideal for kitesurfing.
    The enormity of the beaches allows space enough for both the beginner and the expert kite surfer even in Summer.
    Tarifa's famous winds are perfectly suited for kitesurf.
    Kiteboarding in Tarifa is not dangerous if done with the necessary caution, and learned with cualified instructor.
    Tarifa counts with actually almost 20 Kitesurfing schools offering kite courses, and probably the double including the various "unofficial" schools.

    Windsurf:
    Windsurfing is the sport that has given this town its fame. The first surfers discovered Tarifa in the early 70's. Two consecutive days without any wind is pretty seld
    If there is no wind, check the other activities too! Tarifa has much more to offer than just windsurf. There are too many bored surfers hanging around the beaches in a bad mood on calm days..:-)
    There are a total of six Windsurf centres along the beach.
    The first coming from Tarifa is Pata Negra at the hotel Arte Vida. A little further forwards you will find The Eric Lubbe Neil Pryde Test centre in Hotel Dos Mares and the Club Mistral in Hotel Hurricane. In the bay of the Valdevaqueros (the dune) there is another Club Mistral and last but not least the Spin Out, Tarifa's first windsurf center at the Casas de Porros.

    .

    Diving:
    Different certified scuba diving schools offer diving tours in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea.
    Currents in Tarifa, can be pretty strong due to the Strait of Gibraltar.
    Do not forget your scuba diving license to hire equipment.

    Tennis:
    You can also practice these popular racquet sports here.
    There are tennis courts in some of Tarifa's Hotels, such as Hotel Dos Mares, Punta Sur, Dulce Nombre and in sports centres that appertain to the municipality of Tarifa. There is only one Padle tennis court in Hotel Dos Mares, which is quite busy during high season, although in Algeciras (a 20 minute drive away) in Club Financiero San Miguel, you can find more than 6 grass courts. Two of these have glass walls and all have artificial lighting.
    It is located in a residential area which makes tha Club practical and very stylish

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