Windsurfing trip to Cape Town - every surfer's dream!

If you love big waves, strong winds and want to have a blast - then a windsurfing trip to Cape Town should be at the top of your wish list. The magic of windsurfingThe area along the southernmost coast of South Africa has countless windsurfing spots just waiting to be explored by you! Stretching from Witsand in the south to Paternostre in the west, this windsurfing mecca has countless legendary wave windsurfing spots as well as some great flat water freestyle spots like Langebaan and Brandvlei.

Cape Town is the place where surfers from near and far flock to when the New Year hits and it gets cold and dark in Europe. Cape Town's epic waves, chalk-white beaches and warm summer winds are pure bliss for us windsurfers! On top of that, the country oozes with great food, delicious coffee and tasty wines for next to nothing. So just book a plane ticket and off you go on your next adventure!  

How to go on a windsurfing trip to Cape Town
Book a flight to Capetown, you can usually find some decent flights with Qatar airways where you only have one stop in Doha. Book accommodation in advance, we recommend the Sunset Beach area - make sure you find an Airbnb accommodation close to the beach and with a locked garage where you can store your car and surf gear overnight. Rent a car that's ready for you when you land at the airport and make sure it has roof racks so you can tie your surf gear to the roof. Remember to bring two long roof straps from home, which you can hardly ever get at car rental centers. 

So you just need to book these 3 things: Airfare with windsurfing luggage, accommodation with garage and car with roof racks - and you're all set! If you haven't rented a car before, rentalcars.com is a good place to look - just make sure you pay and book with a credit card in your name and choose one of the more well-known rental companies located at the airport. 

PSST. It is usually a good idea to buy car insurance from home, for example through rentalcars, so you don't have to fight with them at the counter. In addition, Cape Town is an optimal destination for 2-3 travel companions to travel together, so you can split the cost of the car and accommodation and at the same time there is someone to share the wild experiences with.

REMEMBER! When booking your flight to Cape Town, choose an airline where you can pre-book windsurfing equipment on the ticket. Here are a few tips that are REALLY good when flying with windsurfing equipment in general. 1) Book a ticket with as few stopovers as possible, the more stops you have, the greater the risk that your equipment won't arrive with you. 2) Book your flight ticket directly with the airline and never through Kiwi, billigeflybiller.dk or similar. 3) Make sure your chosen airline has all flights on the trip and that there is no fine print stating that parts of the trip are operated by another airline (as they may have a different policy on windsurfing equipment). 4) Arrive 2-3 hours before your flight departs and make sure you check in your surf gear for the entire trip so you don't have to      

Life in Cape Town - Windsurf, Explore, Eat and Repeat
  

Now you're really stoked. 

Our rating for Cape Town - 4 stars
In many ways, Cape Town should be awarded a clear 5-star review due to the destination's unique qualities, such as; great food, magical nature, fantastic windsurfing, great climate and easy accessibility from Copenhagen Airport. However, it should also be mentioned that Cape Town can have days when the wind doesn't blow. In addition, many of the spots are reserved for experienced wave surfers where you need your own rental car and equipment and the country suffers from high crime rates - making the destination less optimal for windsurfers going on their very first windsurfing trip. So start with Jeri, Fuerte or Dahab and you're ready to conquer the coasts of South Africa!