Exclusive first look: NEOM’s Sindalah to showcase Saudi Arabia to the world

Exclusive first look: NEOM’s Sindalah to showcase Saudi Arabia to the world

The planners behind the luxury island Sindalah have given a preview of the first destination to open as part of Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion mega project NEOM.

The first guests are expected to step foot on the luxury island in the Red Seain 2024, where they can expect to see a world-class yachting destination curated by a famed Italian designer, three mega luxury hotels, a golf course, an array of restaurants and an international luxury retail offering dubbed ‘The Village’ which will be home to 51 luxury retail outlets.

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Antoni Vives, chief urban planning Officer at NEOM, told Al Arabiya English, that Sindalah – which spans more than 84 hectares and aims to attract 2,400 visitors a day by 2028 – will showcase to the world the potential of NEOM, one of the world’s most ambitious sustainable urban developments, planned by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

It is hoped that, eventually, at least one in ten of all tourists to NEOM will visit Sindalah, which will be accessible from mega project by ferry or seaplane.

“Sindalah will mark the first opportunity for the public to experience NEOM,” he