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Soma Bay is a master planned tourism destination on the Red Sea. Covering over 10 million square meters (or 10 square kilometers), the peninsula of Soma Bay is surrounded on all sides by the sea. Only 45 km from Hurghada International Airport, the Peninsula of Soma Bay is being developed as an integrated tourism community with the objective of having it become the premium resort destination on the Red Sea.
Learn more by visiting the Soma Bay Webiste
The Peninsula of Soma Bay is some distance removed from the nearest public highway or air traffic lanes. About 5 km in length and 2 km wide, the Peninsula is accessed via a 7 km private road through a single controlled entry gate. Once inside the gateway, the visitor enters a private and secure realm designed to offer a variety of leisure and wellness activities far removed from the congestion of modern urban life.
In 1991, Soma Bay Development Company acquired the site from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and concurrently secured financing from the World Bank for the purpose of constructing infrastructure facilities necessary to support the development of a new world-class tourism community on the Peninsula of Soma Bay. During the intervening period, substantial resources have been committed to transforming the Peninsula into an exclusive up-market tourism destination. At this date the following project components have been built to strict environmental and technical standards.
Infrastructure:
- A central independent electric power generating plant.
- A central water desalination plant.
- A central waste water collection network and treatment plant.
- A system of internal private roadways.
- A fiber optic network connecting the Soma Bay Peninsula to the country's fixed line telephone network.
- An extensive utility distribution system with main lines covering most of the Peninsula.
Soma Bay Central Facilities
- An 18-hole Championship Golf Course designed by Gary Player named "The Cascades"
- A 9-hole Par 3 "Challenge Course" attached to The Cascades Golf Academy.
- A central Dive Center adjoining a unique 420 meter jetty permitting convenient scuba diving or snorkeling at Soma Bay's extensive coral reefs.
- A central Marina capable of accommodating up to 70 boats of various sizes.
- A commercial and entertainment center (under construction) overlooking the Soma Bay Marina. This facility includes a variety of restaurants, pubs, over 30 retail outlets and a central supermarket serving the Soma Bay community.
- A fully equipped central medical clinic (under construction) capable of treating medical emergencies either on an out-patient or in-patient basis.
- One of the largest Thalasso and Spa Centers in the region, designed and operated in association with Les Thermes Marins de St. Malo - among the leaders in this field in France and elsewhere.
The Hotels:
Soma Bay’s five hotels consist of:
- Sheraton Soma Bay Resort
- Robinson Club Soma Bay
- La Residence des Cascades a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
- Kempinski Soma Bay (opening early 2008)
- The Breakers – Diving and Surfing Lodge (opening early 2008)
Resort Housing
A number of independent villas and apartments have been built at Soma Bay. It is anticipated that this component of the project will benefit from significant demand growth starting in 2007.
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