Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of NEOM Company, announced today, Monday, the development of “Sandala” island, the first Neum tourism destinations The luxury cruise ship, and one of the most important projects supporting the national strategy for tourism, which was designed to be the main gateway for cruises in the Red Sea, and to provide one of the most important international experiences in hospitality and entertainment. It is expected that the island will start receiving visitors in early 2024.
Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz said: “This project represents an important moment that reflects the acceleration of development in NEOM, and embodies a major step in achieving our tourism ambitions within the framework of Saudi Vision 2030.”
He added: “Sandala will be the first luxury marine destination and yacht clubs on the Red Sea in Neom, and it will also be a gateway to global tourism in the Red Sea and the region, characterized by a unique location and charming nature that qualify it to be a platform for luxury marine tourism in the world,” quoting the Saudi Press Agency. SPA”.
Sindala Island
Sandala Island is located in the Red Sea on a total area of approximately 840 thousand square meters, and it is one of a group of islands that will be developed in Neom according to different visions and designs that distinguish each island from the other. It will be developed to provide a new yachting season that represents a global attraction that provides luxury travel and marine tourism enthusiasts with unique experiences that enable them to enjoy the nature of the island, and see the true beauty of Neum and the Red Sea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It is planned that the Sindala Island project will create 3,500 jobs that support the tourism sector, hospitality and entertainment services.
Sindala Island will include a charming and lively marina with 86 berths, making it an ideal destination to accommodate large boats and yachts, making it the main gateway to the Red Sea, which offers exceptional cruise experiences.
Sindala Island will provide 413 hotel rooms with the highest international standards, in addition to 333 high-end hotel apartments that are characterized by a high level of services, in addition to a luxurious beach club and a yacht club, while providing exceptional experiences in international restaurants on the island.
Sindala Island design
The island will bring together a mixture of international brands designed to provide a unique integrated tourism system that meets the needs of various segments through the presence of a number of luxury stores specially designed for the island. 9 holes, dedicated to 70 strokes with 18 tees, to enjoy a unique sporting and recreational experience.
Sendala will embody the advantages of NEOM and its capabilities in designing tourist destinations with innovative ideas and visions that compete with their global counterparts.
Yacht Gate Sandala
NEOM will work to achieve these aspirations in cooperation with international brands in the entertainment and hotel sectors to develop the island and make it an exclusive and charming destination in the Red Sea for the world’s yachting community, surrounded by its picturesque and diverse marine environment that includes one of the most beautiful coral reef reserves in the world.
This announcement reflects the rapid steps taken by NEOM to implement the strategic visions of the global project, as it recently announced the designs of the future city in NEOM “The Line”, which found wide scientific and media echoes locally, regionally and internationally.
And the Crown Prince had also launched, last March, “Trogna”, the mountain tourism destination in Neum, which will feature outdoor skiing, as the first experience of its kind in the Arabian Gulf, in addition to His Highness’s announcement of the establishment of “Oxagon”, the industrial city in NEOM, which offers a new model for future manufacturing centers in accordance with NEOM’s strategy of redefining the way humanity lives and works in the future in harmony with nature.