Kite World Cup and Guinness World Record in Tarifa
The Kite World Cup is back. It kicks off next weekend in Tarifa. The ninth round of the PKRA (Kiteboarding World Championships) returns to the "Mecca of the wind" after several years. The event, which will be held during the first week of September on Los Lances beach, Tarifa, will also coincide with a new round of the Virgin Kite Surfing Armada. New Guinness record The Virgin Kite Surfing Armada will be led in Tarifa by Gisela Pulido and Sir Richard Branson, who will once again attempt to break the Guinness record of 318 kiters simultaneously sailing [...]
Tarifa breaks record: 352 kiters at once!
The Guinness World Record for the most kiters riding the same mile at once has been broken in Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain, during the ninth round of the PKRA - Kiteboarding World Championship. The latest Virgin Kite Surfing Armada event was unable to feature Sir Richard Branson due to scheduling conflicts, but was excellently led by nine-time world champion Gisela Pulido, and Javier Pérez Dolset, chairman of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA), led the "Armada" of 352 riders who simultaneously covered a mile of distance. Riders from all over the world, both professionals and amateurs, have united [...]
Carnivals are cooler than Lent
Carnival is the celebration where everything is allowed. We put on a mask, hide our true identity, and do everything we like but don't dare to do with our everyday selves. Carnivals in Cádiz And if anywhere in Spain this is well understood, it's in Cádiz, where they don't settle for just one day of celebration; rather, it's a whole week long celebration, from February 27th to March 9th in 2014, when choirs, chirigotas and comparsas take to the streets to tell society the truth, albeit in a humorous way and with a very special sense of humor. [...]
¡Moto GP in Jerez!
The MotoGP World Championship in Jerez The Spanish Grand Prix will be held at the Jerez Circuit. It will take place on May 3, 4, and 5, 2013. After Márquez's impressive victory in the Americas, you can't miss the first MotoGP round in Jerez. The CARACOLVAN base is located just 20 km from the Jerez Circuit, and we have everything ready for the big event. Enjoy the Championship in a Camper van If you don't want to miss the championship, why not enjoy it in a campervan? We'll pick you up at the airport or train station. [...]
Carnivals 2015 in Cádiz
Have you already decided on your costume for Carnival 2015 in Cádiz? Carnival is celebrated in Cádiz from 12 to 22 February 2015, so start thinking about the costume you're going to wear for such an important date! Discover the Carnivals 2015 in Cádiz During these ten days, the whole of Cadiz dresses up and its streets fill with people. With the famous ‘chirigotas’ that every year prepare hundreds of funny street shows. The first Saturday of Carnival, February 14th, is when there are the most people in costume on the streets. Thousands of people arrive from [...]
Andalucía en Vw California T5
Today we propose you to visit Andalusia in a Vw California T5. They say they have seen it stationed in a corner of the beach of Zahora, in Cadiz. Others have come across it in Seville, the heart of Andalusia. Someone even commented that one day it was in Cabo de Gata, Almeria, in Spain, and the following week it appeared in Sagres, in the heart of the Portuguese Algarve. No one was wrong, because the new Vw T5 California for rent from Caracolvan has already made its first trips. It has completely convinced all its occupants. No wonder, [...]
The Panda Raid passes through Cadiz
This weekend the 6th edition of the Panda Raid began and one of its teams visited our facilities in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, where we provided logistical and mechanical support. The Panda is an amateur raid that takes place between Spain and Morocco. The start is in Madrid, from where the caravan heads to Algeciras to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. Once in Africa, the route runs through the varied landscapes of Morocco. Divided into seven stages, the race visits the cedar forests of Azrou, the Erg Chebbi desert, in Merzouga, and heads south to Marrakech, after [...]
