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KITTY HAWK VACATION RENTALS, NORTH CAROLINA |
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Outdoor Recreation in Kitty Hawk |
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| Pleasant weather and moderate climatic conditions at Kitty Hawk, complimented by an ideal location being flanked by Currituck Sound and Kitty Hawk Bay, in vicinity of Kill Devil Hills, there is a plethora of activities that can be enjoyed here. Unique to region are hang gliding and kiting, while there are fabulous opportunities for fishing, windsurfing, kite boarding, kayaking, canoeing, parasailing, surfing and wind surfing also. |
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Hang Gliding and Kiting
Fishing
Beaches
Water Sports and Activities
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| Hang Gliding and Kiting |
Owing to pleasant, cordial winds and temperate climatic conditions at Kitty Hawk, two of the most popular activities of the region are kiting and hang gliding. Home to the world’s largest hang gliding school, ‘Kitty Hawk Kites' Hang Gliding Training Center, Kitty Hawk offers excellent opportunity for flying hang gliders to a myriad of enthusiasts. Individual and tandem hang gliding lessons are available from qualified instructors to those of all ages, from 8 to80 years old, male or female, physically fit or physically challenged. Special arrangements are made for paraplegics, blind, deaf and other physically challenged people.
Special festivals and events are held to even celebrate kiting and hang gliding. After their successful flight, Wright brothers had gone to the telegraph office at Kitty Hawks to inform their father about their achievement – the reason for its significance in the history of flying. Vicinity to Kill Devil Hills is another reason for its historical prominence. |
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| Fishing |
Outer banks as a whole, offers some fabulous fishing be it surf or pier fishing, fresh water or salt-water fishing, however this region promises the best of fresh water fishing. Fresh water in Kitty Hawk Bay, Currituck Sound and various ponds along the banks has provided anglers excellent largemouth bass fishing for many years. Smaller pan fish are also available. However, license is needed for fresh water fishing. Salt and brackish water of lower Currituck Sound hosts a variety of fish from spot to trout during the summer months.
Kitty Hawk Fishing Pier is open from April through Thanksgiving and charges include $2 to walk on the pier, admission for fishing $5 for adults, $3 for children and weekly pass $25.
You can check about fishing regulations and the license requirements with local shops. |
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| Beaches |
| Offering a relaxing atmosphere, the town of Kitty Hawk is home to some pristine beaches as well. Its unspoiled natural landscape is breathtaking in its innate beauty. Warm water and beautiful seascape make this a perfect place to catch some waves and sun. It also provides public beach access, which is marked in orange and blue signs, to facilitate beach driving to vacationers. In order to use the public beach access ramps and get to the beach, you must have a 4-wheel drive vehicle. |
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| Water Sports and Activities |
| Steady winds, shallow sound and being devoid of all congestion and unnecessary constructions - the broadest beaches of the northern Outer Banks - Kitty Hawks offer perfect conditions for numerable water sports and activities. In the summertime, the area is an absolute paradise for water sports enthusiasts and even spectators. Be it windsurfing, kite boarding, kayaking, canoeing, parasailing, surfing or wind surfing, there is enough to keep your adrenaline pumped. What’s more, there are innumerable companies and shops, even on-line where you can book these activities and make the most of your vacation at Kitty Hawk. |
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