Welcome to Chumphon
 Chumphon kitecenter is closed now!!
Thung Wua Laen beach is 15 km north of Chumphon. This unspoiled spot has a beautiful (and mostly empty) beach, several guesthouses and restaurants and the best wind in Thailand. The quiet laid-back atmosphere makes it a perfect place to kite and relax.
Nearby Chumphon town has an active night market, lots of restaurants, a supermarket and several places to have a drink. You can take a local pick up to town or hire a motorbike for 200 baht / day and drive yourself.
KBA Chumphon is located at the Tawan Resort, just 10 meters from the beach. It has beautiful new rooms with aircon, refrigerator, hot water shower and a porch for just 700 baht/night (with discounts for long stays). There is also a minimarket and a restaurant with great food and service to tables on the beach.
Need lessons? We are the only IKO certified school in Thailand (feel free to look at the IKO website to confirm, select Thailand from the drop down menu
Need gear? we have the lowest prices anywhere for in stock kites, boards, harnesses, you name it!
Come to a beautiful, quiet kiting paradise, come to KBA Chumphon!
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The shop:
Open: 25th November till ...
KBA Chumphon offers kite courses and lessons, equipment sales, access to equipment repair (through Hua Hin*), Equipment storage. The Shop is located in the Tawan Resort.
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The Wind:
November to January- the northeasterly monsoons, wind ranging from 8-20 knots. Wind is generally pickin up in the afternoon, cause of the thermal seabreez. Wind direction is northeast over the day.
February to mid May - Afternoon sea breezes 12-18 knots, kicking in around 13:00, building until around 17:00 then decreasing as the sun goes down.
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The sea:
Chest deep at about 50m, sandy bottom.
Chumphon beach has choppy waves which get bigger as the wind increases, and a nice little shore break for shredding and boosting. Waves are smaller during the months of February to April. Some days in November to January can produce some big surf, great for the advanced kiter. The second teaching spot is in a big bay with knee to chest deep water, absolutly flat, cause of a big sandbench infront of it.
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Accommodation:
Tawan Resort
Thung Wua Laen Beach, Chumphon
For room reservations
inside Thailand: 07 756 0011
outside thailand: +66 7 756 0011
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Several beach bungalows and apartments only a few meters from the beach away, such as thungwualean resort or cabana resort for higher class accomodation. The average price is between 400 - 800Baht,
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Getting there:
Trains : 9 times from Bangkok every day
Buses : (overnight) leave from Khao San Road or Southern Bus Station, Bangkok around 6:00pm daily. Go to a local travel agency in Bangkok and get a bus, or train ticket.
Ferry : From Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui few times a day. Lomprayah Catamaran, Seatran Ferry,Songserm Express Boat, Ko Charoen Car Ferry.
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No wind days:
Chumphon offers a large amount of things to do; you can party all night in Chumphon down town mostly with local Thai people, try scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, thai massage, sightseeing in different caves, take a bath in the hot springs, river rafting.
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Kite guidelines:
KBA has built up a solid reputation for safety in Chumphon. Your compliance with the following will help keep the beach safe and open for kiteboarding. The following kite guide lines are enforced by the Chumphon Minority and KBA around the School Area**.
- Kiters must give right of way to ALL beach users.
- Do not accept help from non kiteboarders.
- Please accept that this is a relatively new sport and most people have no idea of the dangers of kiteboarding. Assume everyone on the beach is ignorant, and accept that people will get in your way. It is up to you to educate them in a calm and friendly manner.
- Kiteboarders must kite away from KBA student
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