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The closest airport to Cabarete is Puerto Plata (POP), about 18 km and 30 minutes away. Here is how Santiago, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana compare, plus taxis, Uber and transfers.

Playa Buen Hombre is a quiet kitesurf beach and lagoon in Monte Cristi province, Dominican Republic, about 3 hours from Puerto Plata airport and 3 to 4 hours from Cabarete.

Your first kitesurfing holiday can go two ways. You come home riding, tanned and already planning the next trip. Or you come home with a sunburn, three days of "sorry, no wind", and a vague memory of being dragged across choppy water while someone shouted instructions from the beach. The difference is almost never talent. It's the choices you make before you book. We've hosted beginners from 65+ countries since 2013, and these are the things that decide how a first kite holid

Everything in your first kiteboarding lessons builds toward a few seconds of riding. We've taught more than 3,000 students from 65+ countries since 2013, and this is what we tell every one of them before they book.

If you're weighing up Grand Grossier against Cayo Arena for your boat trip out of Buen Hombre, here's the short version: Cayo Arena is the classic, easier sandbank day out that almost anyone will enjoy. Grand Grossier is the wilder, more remote trip for riders who want open, uncrowded water. Neither one is the “better” trip — they're just built for different people and different days. Here's how they actually compare, and how to decide.

Wing foiling is one of the pickiest watersports about where you learn it. Here is what to look for in wing foil lessons before you book, and why the closest spot is not always the best one.