Hotels
The board is then allocated to you allowing straps and such all to be tuned to your liking
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20TRAVELTURKEY X1: ALACATI IN VIEW
Hotels
Plenty to choose from and more on the way. There is something for everyone’ s budget, We stayed in the Labranda Princess which was a 4-star and all inclusive. It was pretty good and offered decent value for money. It is a big hotel and the pool and beach can be crowded, however, we never endured this as we were on the water for the best part of the whole day! It is a two-minute walk to the ASPC hire centre and has a Dolmus stop right at its door. Next door is the Alacati Beach Resort which is 5-star with a price to match. Slightly further from the hire centres is the Salto. Next year Biblos Beach Hotel will be complete and you literally couldn’ t get closer to the windsurfing than this location. For the more discerning / trendy / adventurous the town centre of Alacati has a plethora of‘ Boutique’ hotels. We saw plenty of them and they looked fun and quirky. They are based right in the heart so nightlife, eating and drinking are on tap. You will be a fiveminute walk to the Dolmus stop and a five-minute ride to the sailing.
The board is then allocated to you allowing straps and such all to be tuned to your liking
Kit
It’ s been a long time since we travelled with windsurf kit on a plane now for two reasons. The airlines have got smarter and want more dollar to put your pride and joy onboard. My charm offensive with the check in girl isn’ t quite what it once was 15 years back! The pain doesn’ t end there though. Once landed you need to then get it from airport to hotel, then hotel to centre, then rig it and find somewhere to store it – I’ m exhausted even typing that! Where we have had a lot of fun taking windsurf kit with us, lately we have resorted to kite equipment as it is just so much easier to travel with. Hiring equipment is a winner every time for me especially if two weeks or less. I might rethink if somehow magically I scored Jeri for two months or Mauritius for the season but sadly work calls.
Alacati is blessed with several good centres all offering quality equipment and roughly around the same price. You take your pick and sign in for whatever period suits your plans. We saw JP, Pryde, Starboard, Severne, Fanatic, North and Point 7 well represented in the bay. We hired with ASPC( Alacati Surf Paradise Club) and they had a great package that allowed four days of hire in seven, plus insurance for 225 euros. This gets you gear from around 10am through till 7pm.
All the centres seemed to offer similar with freeride and slalom being the staple diet of riders on the water. Stock of boards was generous but there wasn’ t much under 95L. I put this down to the popularity of the
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