Sun Wind Beach Kalpitiya Kite Resort

I could have never imagined such a wonderful place for my stay in Sri Lanka. Arrived at Susantha's place to learn kitesurfing for one week and then I was supposed to travel for other 3 weeks. I canceled all my plans and stayed at Sun Wind Beach. It felt like home, but a sort of special home where you get really immersed in the Sri Lankan way of living, being, leaving all worries apart. From wonderful company always, with exchanges that make you grow, to meeting people that are drifted by similar curiosities, and then enjoying your beach hut in the green tropical garden, hidden by palm trees and refreshed by the wind, waiting for another cooking masterpiece of Susantha's mother, be it breakfast or dinner or lunch. Whether you are solo traveling or in couple, I could not think of a better place to experience the authentic Sri Lankan way of living or meeting people that will inspire you and become your friends. It is also the only place in Kalpitiya that is FULLY BUILT and RUN by LOCAL KITESURFERS. One more thing I would like to share, the KITESURFING LESSONS. I am definitely not a sports person, but Susantha and his team were not only able to teach me how to do it, but also to make me ENJOY IT in such a way that I DREAM OF KITES AND DOWNWINDERS. So patients, so eager to make all their students succeed. When something went wrong with kite control (which happens a lot at first), it was a reason to laugh about and try again. Persevere until the end, that's the mindset they transmit. And they stay with you, teaching you, rescuing you, until you become independent, because they also learned with similar trial-and-error. It was such a pleasure during my stay to see some of their ex-students returning, enjoying the kite, the wind, and being (still) so close to Susantha and his team. If you want to experience something REAL, something that makes you add SRI LANKA on your most intimate places, I could not recommend something else.