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    Kitty Hawk Kites

    3.6 (78 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:30 pm
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    First surfing lesson
    Kalina J.

    Highly recommend private surf lessons! I had never surfed or done any board sports before and Nick did a great job of teaching and facilitating. Kitty Hawk Kites had to reschedule due to weather conditions and that all went seamlessly. It was a great experience and I'd love to go out again.

    Maria T.

    This chain kite shop has locations all over the OBX! If you're in Nagshead, check it out! Beautiful, color, fanciful lites of all shapes and sizes and themes will delight you even if you're not a kite person! They are fun to see! On a clear windy day you'll find kiters flying their creations from the outdoor balconies and they're gorgeous! Across the street there's Jockey's Ridge where you'll see an array of whimsical kite designs dancing in the air. But this shop isn't just kites! They carry souvenirs galore including t-shirts and hoodies, postcards, nautical, pirate, mermaid, and sea life themed knick-knacks and signage, toys, games, and more. Every floor is displayed with treasures! One floor had some cool steam punk items and a cool jewelry section. I found some cute mermaid studs and lots of other trinkets. They also have shoes, crocs, flip flops and sandals as well as beachwear and accessories. The prices are decent and the salespeople are cordial. Not to be a "nagshead", but go and check this place out! You'll be flying high!

    Rumit P.

    Huge two-level store with tons of foot traffic even around 9:00pm. Lots and lots of beautiful kites, as you can imagine. Most are extraordinary in quality, appearance, and price. Store does feel overcrowded and claustrophobic in some areas with narrow aisles. Doesn't seem wheelchair accessible. I didn't see any escalators or elevators to access the upstairs. Plenty of staff to adequately cover customer questions and checkout. There's a friendly juggling instructor upstairs doing tricks. The dunes are directly across the street. Buy a kite here, walk across the very, very busy street (be careful, seriously) and hang out at the dunes!

    Outside
    Nichole K.

    Review for retail stores not services. Nice selection of tourist items including an array of clothing, shoes, hats, jewelry. Extensive children's toy section and of course kites. Both Quality and inexpensive items. There's also a fudge and jewelry store within the shopping center. Purchased a nice gold necklace three doors down. Great stop!

    Wild horse tour in the sand dunes of Corolla.
    Lucy M.

    This review is for their services and not the retail store. You can't come to OBX and not see Kitty Hawk Kites being advertised everywhere. They have offices in various locations along the coast, so no matter where you are you can go on a tour or rent equipment. Their customer service was absolutely incredible, my trip was last minute and after combing through their online listings and deciding to book things the day of on multiple occasions, each time I called some friendly and patient customer service provider would work out all the details with me. They would answer my questions, make recommendations, and tell me what tours would be best and were available based on my current location on the coast to maximize activities and minimize driving time. They will seriously cut down on the research and leg work you have to do - so few companies deliver that type of service anymore! That said, some of the tours seemed a little more hyped up when compared to the actual experience. BUT - many of these tours are nature dependent, so take that for what it is. You can't make the wildlife come out, but a little more indication of just how much wildlife you can expect to interact with on average would have been appreciated. The best experience I had was the wild horse tour in Corolla. Not only do you get to see wild horses on the beach, but you get to learn a lot about a the very unique town of Corolla, with its gorgeous beach houses hidden among sand dunes, only accessible with a 4x4 vehicle. The horses are calm and you might even get to take pictures standing a safe distance from them. I thought this experience most accurately matched the description out of all the tours. I also went on a swamp kayaking tour that advertised alligators and some other large animal (something big enough that I reacted with skepticism on the phone, but was assured yes, they do appear). I've done swamp tours in New Orleans where there are gators and hogs and huge spiders around every turn, but we only saw one baby gator here, and it was when we were getting our kayaks set up to go in the water. Still a good time, but I had different expectations. The last activity I booked was for a sunset fishing tour, and they have many different kinds of fishing tours. This was my first time fishing, which was part of the appeal. The tour provided me with a fishing pole and bait, and went over the basics of how to use both. And if you get tired of holding the pole, you can even rest it on the side of the boat. So it's all geared towards beginners, and lasts only a few hours, so I think it's unrealistic to expect to catch fish. I don't know if more fish come out during different times of day, or different areas, but the very few people who did catch fish had to throw them back because they were too small. It's a fun experience, but when booking on the phone that wasn't really conveyed. So hey, catching a fish is probably not as easy as just showing up, which I guess is why you see people heading out early and spending all day in a boat to do it. Overall Kitty Hawk is a great service I plan on using again. If you want to try something you've never done before at a reasonable price just to get a feel for it, this is definitely a great way to do it. It also helps you avoid renting equipment or traveling with a lot of equipment if that's a concern. It essentially makes all the great activities OBX offers accessible to everyone, and for that reason alone I strongly recommend it!

    Stopped here to purchase kites for the sand dunes. Huge variety of kites and knowledgeable staff. We ended up getting two kites (24 in & 48in). Walked across the street and flew kites for the first time ever! Kids loved it. Plaza also had ice cream! :)

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    A fun place to take the kids after the dunes. Lots of toys and knick-knacks to choose from.

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    Great kite store for everyone...a little over priced but thats the norm in the OBX...

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    Very helpful finding what we needed. Friendly employees. Answered all of my questions I had about kite flying, best type etc.

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    Those are some epic shots! Hope to adventure with you again soon!

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