01North
MUSANDAM MARITIME DISTRICT
KHASAB
Musandam fjords — expedition yachting, cliff lodges, deep-water anchorages.
The Network
One coast. Fifteen destinations.
Marinas are positioned approximately 55–90 km apart — the distance of a comfortable day's passage under sail — so that the entire Omani coastline becomes one continuous cruising itinerary. Each marina anchors a 500-hectare integrated tourism destination.
The Descent
From satellite altitude to the water's edge
At each destination the camera behaves like a drone: it accelerates toward the coastline, descends, crosses the sea and approaches the marina. The harbour then assembles itself, and the view pulls upward to reveal the complete destination.
- 01Breakwaters form
- 02Yacht berths appear
- 03Superyachts enter the harbour
- 04Promenades illuminate
- 05Hotels rise
- 06Villas appear
- 07Roads and landscaping develop
- 08Beaches, parks and public spaces unfold
500 HECTARES
5,000,000 SQM OF TERRITORY
A NEW INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DESTINATION
International Maritime Destinations
Fifteen identities, one Omani architecture
Each destination draws its character from a great maritime culture — expressed through landscape, gastronomy, hospitality operators, yacht clubs, public space and cultural programming. Not theme parks, not copies of foreign cities: every destination remains unmistakably Omani in architecture and material language.
02North
AEGEAN
DIBBA
Whitewashed terraces above sheltered bays, island-hopping culture.
03North
LUSITANIA
SOHAR
Historic port of Sindbad — Atlantic navigation heritage, maritime academy.
04North
NORDHAVN
AL SUWAIQ
Canal-structured waterfront, marine engineering and land-reclamation showcase.
05North
ANDALUSIA
BARKA
Long beach resort belt within one hour of the capital and airport.
06Capital
MONACO YACHT DISTRICT
AL MOUJ — MUSCAT
Flagship superyacht harbour, branded residences, international regatta calendar.
07Capital
RIVIERA
BANDAR AL ROWDHA
Cliffside marina village, gastronomy quarter, historic Muscat gateway.
08Capital
CÔTE D’AZUR
JEBEL SIFAH
Golf, lagoon residences and a promenade of maisons between mountain and sea.
09East
ALBION
KHUR AL KHAYRAN
Yacht club tradition, sailing schools, sheltered khor cruising grounds.
10East
OMAN HERITAGE DISTRICT
SUR
Dhow-building capital — living shipyards, craft museums, Omani hospitality.
11East
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRICT
RAS AL HADD
Turtle coast and the first sunrise in Arabia — conservation-led tourism.
12South
ZANZIBAR MARITIME DISTRICT
MASIRAH
Island kite-and-sail destination, spice gastronomy, monsoon sailing season.
13South
SINGAPORE MARITIME DISTRICT
DUQM
Special economic zone — marine services hub, refit yards, business tourism.
14South
EAST AFRICA MARITIME DISTRICT
MIRBAT
Frankincense trade heritage, monsoon greenery, ocean-facing wellness estates.
15South
ARABIAN MARITIME DISTRICT
SALALAH
Khareef season capital — international airport, transhipment port, resort belt.
The Maritime Network
A coastline that becomes an itinerary
Spacing of roughly 55–90 km between marinas creates comfortable day passages under sail or power, so cruising the Omani coast requires no long offshore legs. The network turns 15 individual harbours into a single international yachting destination — and connects onward to the region's principal cruising grounds.
- DUBAI
- ABU DHABI
- INDIA
- MALDIVES
- SEYCHELLES
- ZANZIBAR
- RED SEA
- MEDITERRANEAN
The Scale
A programme measured in national units
0
Marinas
Along the entire Omani coast
0
Hectares
15 destinations × 500 ha
0M
Sqm of territory
Land area, not built area
0.0M
Sqm gross built area
Illustrative base case at FAR 0.30
240 – 300
Potential hotel properties
44,250 – 85,500
Hotel rooms
2 – 3.2 M
Additional annual visitors by year 5
$2.5 – 6 BN
Potential additional annual tourism revenue by year 5
100,000 – 180,000
Direct and indirect jobs
$15 – 25 BN
Indicative development and infrastructure investment
75 million sqm is territory, not building area. Saleable and operable floor area requires a master plan and an agreed development density; the base case above assumes a floor area ratio of 0.30.
Financial Vision
Three illustrative scenarios
All figures are preliminary development scenarios, not financial forecasts. They derive from territory area and an assumed floor area ratio, and require validation through master planning, market studies, engineering, infrastructure costing, financing assumptions and detailed feasibility analysis.
- Gross built area
- 22.5 million sqm
- Average realised value
- $2,500 / sqm
- Illustrative GDV
- $56.25 billion
- Development & infrastructure cost
- $20 billion
Illustrative GDV$56.25bn
Project cost$20.00bn
Gross development surplus$36.25bn
Gross development surplus
$36.25 billion
This is not net profit. It is the illustrative difference between gross development value and total budget. Financing costs, taxes, development phasing, infrastructure allocation, land structure, the split between sold and retained operating assets, and other costs must all be determined through detailed feasibility studies before any profit figure can be presented.
Base-case density: 75,000,000 sqm of territory × FAR 0.30 = 22,500,000 sqm of gross built area. Floor Area Ratio is the ratio of total building floor area to land area.
Master Developer
ONE COASTONE VISIONONE MASTER DEVELOPER
A programme of this national scale requires a dedicated Master Development Company — a single institution able to hold the master plan, sequence the infrastructure and admit international capital without fragmenting the vision.
Sultanate of Oman
- Strategic alignment
- Land allocation framework
- Institutional support
- Infrastructure coordination
- Regulatory framework
Project Initiators
- Original concept
- Development strategy
- International partnerships
- Project origination
- Global positioning
British Investment Management Company
- Investment structuring
- Capital raising
- International investor relations
- Financial management
- Institutional investor access
Proposed structure
OMAN MARITIME DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
STRATEGIC MASTER DEVELOPER FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL NETWORK
Master developer responsibilities
MASTER PLANNINGLAND STRATEGYINFRASTRUCTUREMARINASENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALSUTILITIESTRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPERSHOTEL OPERATORSINVESTORSDESTINATION BRANDINGSALES STRATEGYDEVELOPMENT PHASING
Investment structure
Fifteen destination SPVs beneath one master plan
A Special Purpose Vehicle is a separate legal company established for one specific project or asset. The structure allows international developers, hotel operators, sovereign investors, private equity funds and strategic partners to participate in individual destinations while the national master plan stays intact.
OMAN MARITIME DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
DEST 01 SPV
DEST 02 SPV
DEST 03 SPV
DEST 04 SPV
DEST 05 SPV
DEST 06 SPV
DEST 07 SPV
DEST 08 SPV
DEST 09 SPV
DEST 10 SPV
DEST 11 SPV
DEST 12 SPV
DEST 13 SPV
DEST 14 SPV
DEST 15 SPV
MARINA SPV
HOTEL SPVS
RESIDENTIAL SPVS
RETAIL SPVS
INFRASTRUCTURE SPVS
Why Oman
The last great unbuilt coastline
01
Strategic position
Between Europe, Africa and Asia, on the routes linking the Gulf, the Indian Ocean and East Africa.
02
A spectacular coastline
Over 3,000 km of shoreline — fjords, headlands, dunes, monsoon-green mountains and empty beaches.
03
Indian Ocean access
Ports outside the Strait of Hormuz with direct open-ocean access.
04
Sovereign stability
A stable institutional environment with a long record of measured, long-horizon development.
05
Maritime heritage
Centuries of dhow building, ocean navigation and trade from Sohar to Zanzibar.
06
Premium tourism potential
An under-supplied luxury market with genuine landscape and cultural depth.
07
International airports
Muscat, Salalah, Sohar and Duqm already connect the coast to global markets.
08
Proximity to the UAE
A drive or a day's sail from the largest source market in the region.
09
Natural landscapes
Wadis, mountains, deserts and reefs within reach of every destination.
10
Year-round seasons
A northern winter season and the Salalah khareef create a twelve-month calendar.
11
Yachting potential
Sheltered day passages the length of the coast — the missing link in Indian Ocean cruising.
Vision 2040
Aligned with the national objectives of Oman Vision 2040
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATIONTOURISM DEVELOPMENTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTEMPLOYMENTREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTUREINTERNATIONAL POSITIONINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
This concept is presented as a private development proposition aligned with published national objectives. It does not imply official government endorsement, approval or participation unless formally confirmed by the relevant authorities of the Sultanate of Oman.
15 DESTINATIONS
7,500 HECTARES
ONE COAST
ONE NATIONAL VISION
OMAN MARITIME DESTINATIONS