The camp is built around the spot. White Dune Canyon sits directly on the Dakhla lagoon, with the famous White Dune — roughly 30 metres of white sand rising out of the sea — in view from the bungalows. The water is flat and the wind consistent, which is why everyone on the trip got out every single day. There are no transfers to a kite spot and no long walks: you leave your room and you're on the water two minutes later. Even from the bar you can watch the rest of the group riding.

Coaching is split by level. Beginners start with kite flying and body drags; on the week described here, one guest was riding her first reaches on the board after six days. Riders who could already get up and going worked on riding independently and upwind. The advanced group — five riders on this trip — moved on to toe-side riding, jibes, power jibes, pops, first jumps and first back rolls. Instructors Ettore and Omar run sessions for each group and give individual pointers.

Video analysis fills the gaps between sessions. Footage from the water is reviewed with the instructors, riders are compared side by side, and crashes get laughed at. Guests on this trip said spotting one small posture mistake was enough to fix a trick they'd been struggling with.

When the wind doesn't cooperate, the hotel has aerial yoga: hammocks hung from the ceiling, poses done in the air, stretching that reaches places ordinary stretching doesn't. It's open to everyone and still works the muscles.

Food is a big part of the week. Breakfast is a buffet with a live omelette station. Lunch and dinner are buffets of Moroccan-inspired cooking with a European twist, with different local specialities each day. The hotel also lays on other activities, and one evening stages a DJ set in the canyon behind the property, lit up with the rock walls forming a natural amphitheatre.

What's included

- 7 nights in bungalows at White Dune Canyon - Airport transfer from Dakhla airport to the resort - Breakfast buffet daily, including omelettes made to order - Buffet lunch and dinner daily - Morning yoga session each day at 8.30 - Kitesurf coaching by level with Ettore and Omar - Video analysis sessions with instructor feedback - Aerial yoga session - Sunset drinks - Evening DJ set in the canyon

What's not included

- Flights to and from Dakhla - Travel insurance - Drinks at the bar beyond sunset drinks - Personal expenses - Optional hotel activities not listed above