Kitesurfing in Phan Rang

Phan Rang is one of the few genuinely flat spots in Vietnam. No waves, just clean water and steady wind. This is where you come from Mui Ne to drill tricks or finally get up on the board. The town is wrapped on three sides by national parks — nature, monasteries, trekking, surfing on secret spots. Big tourism is only just starting here, so it stays quiet and uncrowded.

Three kite spots in Phan Rang

My Hoa — the main flat-water spot

When people say “let’s ride in Phan Rang”, they mean My Hoa. The spot sits 20 km east of town — a huge lagoon, 4 km long and 500 metres wide, sheltered by a coral reef. Flat water, minimal chop, and the reef itself throws up clean, even waves. The wind comes in at a slight onshore angle — ideal both for beginners and for anyone who wants to push tricks without waves underfoot.

One important catch: at low tide the bottom dries out and exposes dead coral — no riding possible. The low can run for several days in a row. Always check the tide forecast before you head out.

Infrastructure is minimal: a handful of kite stations, each with its own guesthouse. People come here to ride, not to party.

The city spot

Inside town, where most of the hotels are. A small beach break, deep right off the shore, choppy surface. The wind doesn’t always make it in — the spot sits in a bay. Used as a backup: in summer and on days when My Hoa is locked out by the tide.

Ninh Chu

A small spot on the way out of town. Shallow water, sheltered on one side by rocks and on the other by a breakwater. There’s a bit of flat, sometimes useful for beginners. Further out you get waves, but space is tight. The upside is a proper station: compressor, restaurant.

Season in Phan Rang

Same two seasons as Mui Ne. In winter — north wind, very strong, noticeably stronger than in Mui Ne. The working kite size is around 6 m². In summer the wind drops and shifts direction, with an average size around 10 m².

Precisely because of how hard the winter wind hits, Phan Rang is not a replacement for Mui Ne but a complement. When it blows hard in Mui Ne, it blows even harder in Phan Rang, and the wind turns gusty. We mostly head over on the days when Mui Ne goes flat.

Kite trips from Mui Ne

We run day trips from Mui Ne out to the My Hoa spot. Leave in the morning to hit the high tide, 2.5 to 3 hours on the road, and back as the water drops or at sunset.

Route details and conditions are on the kite trips page, private coaching with an instructor from Mui Ne — via the kite school. Current rates on the prices page.

Summer mobile school

From April to September KITENAM moves to Phan Rang and runs lessons straight off the city beach. The format is closer to a camp: riding, motorbike trips around the region, mountain trekking, beach barbecues. Vietnam from the other side — off the tourist track.

Beyond the kite

Phan Rang is a solid base if you want more than just riding.

Nature and activities: trekking through the jungle of the national parks (tough routes, no GPS signal — a real adventure), canoeing and snorkelling in Vinh Hy bay, dune buggies and enduro tracks 20 km back towards Mui Ne.

Culture: Phan Rang is the historical capital of the Cham empire. Major temple complexes are preserved north of town. One of the few living cultures with a surviving matriarchy. Plenty of monasteries in and around the town as well.

Surfing: the region has excellent waves — no worse than Bali, the locals say. The spots aren’t obvious; take a guide.

Food: infrastructure is smaller than in Mui Ne, but the local food is good. A few pizzerias and loosely European places exist. To really get into the local side of things, take a food tour around the village.