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Gurkha, Venezuela

Stay in Adícora: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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  • Adícora Kite spot · 1.4 km from Adícora

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About Gurkha

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 7 good days in 7; in October and November, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Adícora. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AUA, direct.

    See flights ORD → AUA · Skyscanner from about £260 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Gurkha.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Gurkha on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 15 kn gusting 28, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct7228knon1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct6027knon1.1 mwaves
Tue 20Oct4526knon0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct4327knon1.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct020knon1.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct7228knon1.3 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6828knon1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct020knon1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct07knsidechop
Tue 27Oct08knoffnot safechop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec6of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 1h 30 by road. About 10h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Adícora

    15 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Adícora

    14 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Adícora

    13 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Adícora

    15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Adícora

    16 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 1h 30 by road. About 10h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £685–£1,295 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £260–£545
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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