We wanted our new city to have its own character and history. We imagined that it is a city where several civilisations passed through. Mohamed El-Wakil of the ERC added that the first phase will include 14 hotels, two golf courses, a marina and an old town that is built Oriental style, a sunken city and a desert village modeled as per the Bedouin style. Although the project is not yet completed, many tourist investors are convinced it will be the project of the future that will create a lot of job opportunities for young people. It is expected to provide 20,400 direct and approximately 120 indirect job opportunities.
Visitors can see bulldozers digging the ground and a lot of palm trees have already been planted.
It extends on an area of 12.7 million square metres with a capacity of 6,000 rooms and a cost of LE1,594 million. Like other Red Sea resorts, Ras Abu Soma consists of soft, sandy beaches, turquoise waters and exquisite coral reefs. The area is well known for its excellent diving sites, deep-sea fishing, windsurfing and sailing. In order to develop this unique peninsula into world-class tourism complex, the Ministry of Tourism has assigned the Abu Soma Development Company to draw up and execute a development plan for the property. The plan divides the development of Abu Soma into several phases.