฿28,017.00
Next session: 7 – 11 February 2027
1. Register with IKO, pay the IKO fee and book your seat on ikointl.com — the school can no longer do it for you.
2. Pay the school fees here by adding the course to your cart. IKO fees are not included in the price below.
+ USD 329 IKO fee, paid on ikointl.com
Five days at the school to become a certified IKO instructor: teaching methods, risk management, lesson planning and assessment. Also the route for instructors certified by another organisation. ฿28,017 — the IKO fee (USD 329) is paid directly to IKO.
The Instructor Training Course is the five-day (40-hour) course that certifies you as an IKO Instructor. It goes deeper into teaching techniques, safety procedures, risk management and lesson planning, and you learn to run kiteboarding lessons on your own under the supervision of our IKO Examiner.
Prerequisites: a valid ATC, a First Aid / CPR certificate valid at the time of the course, and IKO kiteboarding level 4 (jump with a grab, jump transition, jibe and ride toeside).
Already an instructor with another organisation (VDWS or another recognised body)? IKO no longer runs a separate equivalency course: to become IKO certified you now attend the ITC.
IKO kiteboarding level 4 is required: jump with a grab, jump transition, jibe and ride toeside. The ATC starts with an online module on the IKO website (see how the two modules work), then five days at the school; the ITC is another five days at the school. You also need a First Aid / CPR certificate valid at the time of the course and obtained in person (not online) — send us yours and we check with IKO whether it is accepted, or book our one-day First Aid / CPR course between the ATC and the ITC (€80, charged in THB).
ATC ฿16,869 · ITC ฿28,017 · IRC ฿6,000 (US$180) · First Aid / CPR ฿3,100 (€80). Prices are in THB and may vary with exchange-rate fluctuations; they cover the training at the school only. IKO fees are not included: every candidate now registers directly with IKO, pays the IKO fee (USD 199 for the ATC, USD 329 for the ITC, USD 189 for the IRC) and books a seat on ikointl.com — ATC registration · ITC registration. The school can no longer register candidates or collect IKO fees on their behalf. School fees are paid here and are due one month before the course.
Accommodation for the ten days is included, in a 10-bed dorm with air conditioning and private bathroom at Slumber Party, right next to the school in Thong Sala. Prefer a private room? Slumber Party has private rooms and tents around ฿1,500 a night; V-View Resort (2-star) and Sabaii Bay Resort (3-star) offer bungalows from ฿1,500 to ฿2,500; Summer Luxury Beach Resort (4-star) has 64 m² suites from ฿3,000 to ฿5,000. Rates change with the season and around Full Moon Party dates. See our Kite & Stay page.
A flat lagoon of white sand protected by a coral reef, clear 30 °C water all year, 0.5 to 1.5 m deep depending on the tide — you can stand almost everywhere, which makes teaching easy, and we are the only school in the area, so there is plenty of free space. Wind 10–15 knots, sometimes 20–25 and more. We follow the seasons: north-east at Chaloklum (Wattana Resort) from mid-November, side-on thermal south-east on Thong Sala from mid-December/January to mid-April/May, then west at The Pier from May to October.
The easiest route is to fly to Koh Samui, the island just opposite, then a single 30-minute boat crossing. Cheaper: fly to Surat Thani with AirAsia or Nok Air, then bus or taxi to Donsak pier and a 2.5-hour ferry. From Bangkok, Lomprayah runs a bus + speedboat combination (about 12 hours: Bangkok–Chumphon by bus, then Chumphon–Koh Tao–Koh Phangan by speedboat), or take the night train to Surat Thani station, a taxi or minivan to Donsak pier and the ferry — also about 12 hours. Once on Koh Phangan, take a taxi to the school at Slumber Party Hostel in Thong Sala.
Bring your own gear if you can — 12 m and 16 m kites are recommended. Rental equipment is available for the ride test if needed.
Cancellation less than 30 days before the course: the booking is non-refundable if the course takes place. Cancellation 30 days or more before the course: 20% is kept for logistics and administrative expenses, the rest is refunded.
Every kite, bar and board is inspected by an instructor before it leaves the school.
A buoyancy vest, a lycra and a safety helmet come free with any rental, and with every course.
Written by the people who teach here, in English or in French.
Same fleet, same school, same beach.
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