Kitepass and Long-Term Equipment Storage in El Gouna

Kitepass from €10/day includes beach service and rescue support during operating hours, without a guaranteed response time. Storage options explained.

You’ve brought your own kite equipment to Egypt and now you’re standing on the beach wondering — what now? Where to inflate it, where to shower, who will help with the launch? That’s exactly what we have the Kitepass for. And if you visit El Gouna regularly, we’ll also explain why it makes sense to simply leave your equipment here.

What Is the Kitepass and Why You Need It

The Kitepass is daily beach access for assessed independent riders using their own equipment at our northern El Gouna spot. It costs €10 per day. Courses and rentals already include beach access, so they do not require a separate Kitepass.

What the Kitepass Includes

• Beach access with full facilities
• Sun loungers and umbrellas — no need to bring anything, no need to reserve
• Showers and toilets — you’ll appreciate them after a full day on the water
• Assisted launch and landing — our team helps you launch and land your kite safely
• Rescue support — available during operating hours; a specific intervention or response time cannot be guaranteed
• Compressor — need to top up your kite? No problem
• Equipment rinse — fresh water rinse after every session

All of this for ten euros a day. Honestly — for a sun lounger and umbrella on a regular Egyptian beach, you’d pay about the same, just without any kite service.

Kitepass does not include a personal attendant, guaranteed equipment setup or pack-down. Riders remain responsible for their own equipment, live-condition assessment, self-rescue competence and emergency plan.

Equipment Storage — Why Haul Kites Across the World?

Now for the more interesting part. If you visit El Gouna regularly — and many people do come back year after year; about 8 in 10 of our guests are returners — transporting kite equipment becomes quite a hassle.

Storage Pricing

We offer storage from short-term to year-round:

Period	Price
1 day	€13
3 months	€450
6 months	€600
1 year	€900

Equipment is stored in a dry, covered space. When you arrive, your gear is ready and you don’t have to deal with excess baggage at the airport, transport damage, or whether everything fits in your car.

The Math: Bring It or Leave It in El Gouna?

Let’s do the math with a real example. Say you visit El Gouna twice a year for a week.

Option A: You Bring Your Own Equipment

• Excess baggage/sports bag: €50–100 per trip (depending on the airline)
• Twice a year = 4 flights = €200–400 per year just on transport
• Risk of transport damage
• Stress of packing and hauling a board bag through the airport
• Limited to what you can carry — typically 1–2 kites and a board

Option B: You Leave Equipment With Us

• Annual storage: €900
• You can leave a complete quiver — multiple kites, boards, harness, wetsuit
• No airport stress
• No risk of damage
• You arrive with a small suitcase and go straight to the beach

At first glance, Option B is more expensive. But if you visit more than twice a year, or if you have expensive equipment and want more kites on the water, it starts making sense. And the three-month storage for €450 is ideal for those who come for a longer stay over winter.

Option C: Rental Instead of Own Gear

Here’s a third perspective that many people don’t consider. When you rent kite equipment from us, the fleet includes more than 250 kites from 3 to 21 m². That gives the team broad options to match your weight, level and measured conditions. Specific equipment remains subject to availability, and the fleet does not guarantee a session when conditions are unsafe or unrideable.

With your own equipment, you are limited to what you brought. Rental gives the team more matching options within the 3–21 m² independent-rider fleet, but no kite size guarantees a safe or rideable session. Equipment remains subject to demonstrated skill, local rules, actual conditions and availability. Our guide to renting vs bringing your own kite gear explains the trade-offs.

Who Is the Kitepass Ideal For

Kitepass is for assessed independent riders with their own equipment, including:

• Advanced kitesurfers with their own gear who don’t need instruction
• Regular visitors who know the spot and just want to ride
• Long-stay guests who spend weeks or months in El Gouna

If you’re a beginner or want to improve, check out our kite courses instead, where all services are already included in the price.

Who Is Storage For

Storage is most worthwhile for these groups:

• Returning guests — visiting twice or more per year? Leave your gear here
• Long-stay kiters — coming for 1–3 months over winter? The three-month package for €450 is ideal
• Digital nomads — working from El Gouna and kiting after work? No need to transport anything
• Families — lots of equipment for the whole family? Leave it here

Kitepower’s school history dates to 2004, and the current northern base has operated since 2016. Its position provides open fetch and useful space, but the active riding area always depends on live wind, water level, traffic and the rider’s demonstrated ability.

How It Works in Practice

1. Arrange in advance — write to us via the contact page or through booking
2. Hand over your equipment — after your last session, give us your kites, boards, and whatever you want stored
3. We store it — equipment goes into dry storage
4. Next time you arrive — let us know your arrival date and your gear will be ready

No bureaucracy, no complications. It simply works.

Kitepass vs. Course — What to Choose?

If you’re an independent rider with your own gear, the Kitepass is exactly for you. Show up, ride, enjoy.

But if you’re not sure about your level, or you want to try something new — like wingfoiling — then go for a course instead. The course price includes complete equipment and all services, so you don’t need a Kitepass.

If you do not bring your own gear, our rental provides a broad 3–21 m² independent-rider range, subject to demonstrated skill, local rules, actual conditions and availability.

Summary

Service	Price	Who It’s For
Kitepass	€10/day	Everyone with their own equipment
Storage 3 months	€450	Long-stay guests
Storage 6 months	€600	Regular visitors
Storage 1 year	€900	Those who visit repeatedly

El Gouna is a place people come back to. And when you come back, you want it as easy as possible. The Kitepass and storage are exactly about that — fewer worries, more time on the water.

Book your dates and leave the hassle at the airport.