Jabal Al-Sabaya Island (Saba Beach Resort, Cruise Saudi Arabia)
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Jabal Al-Sabaya is a private island in the Red Sea, owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF/Public Investment Fund. The island is managed/operated by another PIF asset - Cruise Saudi.
Jabal Al-Sabaya is located approx 220 NM/nautical miles (~410 km/~250 mi) to the south-southeast of Jeddah, and close to Al Qunfudhah/Kunfuda City, in Saudi Arabia's Tihamah region. The island is accessible exclusively to cruise ship tourists and initially can accommodate max 2000 visitors.
Jabal Al-Sabaya is a tender port as tourists are ferried to the cruise pier via the ship's tender boats while the vessel itself remains anchored at sea. The island can be also visited by smaller-sized luxury ships and superyachts.
As an exclusive destination, Jabal Al-Sabaya Island was officially inaugurated on December 21st, 2024 (as part of its initial operational phase) when was also opened the private resort Saba Beach.
, and a beach club with villas and sunbeds. The destination initially will have max capacity 2000 tourists.
Upon completion of Saba Beach's first development phase, the private resort will offer unique amenities, including a modern welcome center, a floating park, dining venues (a full-service restaurant, several bars), retail shops, a VIP beach with beachfront villas, a spa lounge, a shisha bar, beachside cabanas and sunbeds, various land- and water-based recreational activities (scuba diving and snorkeling excursions, kayaking, surfing, ATV rides, etc).
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