Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the primary Ritz-Carlton Reserve within the Heart East used to be unveiled on Ummahat Island within the tranquil waters of The Pink Sea. The personal island retreat is nestled inside the charming Blue Hollow cluster of islands, the place pristine coral reefs thrive underneath the skin and the celestial cover above paints an never-ending tapestry of stars. Nujuma – encouraged through the which means of ‘stars’ in Arabic – invitations travellers to embark on an unchartered adventure to one of the vital global’s maximum secluded and secure archipelagos. Right here, amidst the azure expanse, visitors are beckoned to discover and immerse themselves within the area’s tradition and traditions.
“As increasingly more travellers glance to find new corners of the earth, we’re overjoyed to expose our latest Ritz-Carlton Reserve, situated among the herbal attractiveness and surprising surroundings of The Pink Sea,” mentioned Jenni Benzaquen, SVP The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis and Bulgari Inns & Accommodations. “Nujuma joins a number of uncommon Ritz-Carlton Reserve estates all over the world, inviting probably the most discerning travellers to embark on a adventure of exploration the place each and every come across unearths a deeper connection to the vacation spot. I can’t look ahead to visitors to find this luxury personal sanctuary and actually transformative revel in.”
The Pink Sea, one of the vital Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s luxurious regenerative tourism locations at the west coast of the rustic, is surrounded through the sector’s fourth-largest barrier reef gadget with an archipelago of greater than 90 untouched islands. From this enthralling surroundings, visitors can embark on abnormal snorkelling and scuba diving adventures to discover seldom-visited websites underneath the waves. Teeming with colourful coral reefs that experience thrived for over 5 thousand years, the barrier reef is house to interesting ecosystems, together with over 165 endemic reef fish, dolphins, sea turtles, stingrays and Napoleon wrasse.
The island’s shores are fringed through wealthy mangroves, recognized to be one of the vital most efficient ecosystems on the planet, and inside of this lush habitat guests can spot plenty of sea birds, marine invertebrates and havali guitarfish. Past the turquoise waters, visitors can uncover the wonderful thing about the coastal mainland via guided trails throughout majestic wilderness dunes.
Designed through Foster and Companions, Nujuma’s sweeping shell-inspired structure and stylish interiors are crafted with herbal fabrics imbued with calming sea and sand tones, and geometric patterns paying homage to the area’s design motifs. Arabic artifacts, conventional ceramics, woven Saudi patterned rugs and complicated wall hangings celebrating native craftmanship float throughout the canopied interiors. Lush landscaping of indigenous crops elegantly body the pathways between the pavilioned areas and villas.
Accessed through chartered boat or seaplane, Nujuma options 63 overwater and seashore villas, providing one-to-three-bedroom lodging, spacious dwelling spaces and personal swimming pools overlooking the ocean. Visitors can wonder on the endless starry night time skies from the relief in their villa via telescopes located on every deck. Perched above the cerulean-blue sea and hooked up through an increased ring walkway, the overwater villas be offering panoramic perspectives and direct get entry to to the ocean. Nestled on undisturbed cushy white sand, the seashore villas are secluded retreats flooded with herbal mild and the ocean’s refreshing breeze. Every villa enjoys the products and services of a devoted non-public host, who will maintain each and every element and information visitors via the entire enriching reports this vacation spot has to provide.
Alternative to realize distinctive insights into the Saudi Arabian tradition, traditions and the vacation spot are offered through a staff of native mavens devoted to conserving and sharing their heritage. Honouring the legacy of nomadic exploration and finding out, the Conservation Space is an built-in house for inventive interests to make bigger wisdom and foster a way of group. Thru hands-on actions hosted through resident sustainability, environmental, and cultural mavens, visitors of every age can domesticate a deep reference to the vacation spot.
Nujuma’s eating philosophy is encouraged through the Arabian custom of collecting at one’s house to percentage tales of fine fortune, poetry, philosophy and science. Every of the Reserve’s 5 culinary reports honour the generations of fishermen from the Umluj area whose lives had been deeply intertwined with the realm for over 50 years. Visitors are warmly welcomed to Tabrah, a contemporary interpretation of a fisherman’s house, to percentage a menu of seafood specialities together with, ‘The Luckiest Catch’, a communal party of the ocean’s day-to-day bounty that has nurtured the fisherman’s circle of relatives throughout the ages. Jamaa is a comfortable alfresco house serving mild dishes ready in an open kitchen and over a wood-fire grill to the hotel’s outside pool and seashore coated with plush cabanas.
Because the solar dips underneath the horizon, Maia is an intimate position for astrology-inspired refreshments ready through knowledgeable mixologists, together with ‘Gemini’, a citrus mocktail named after the constellation, referred to as al-Taw‘amân in Arabic, that may be noticed from Saudi Arabia’s capital all 12 months. Designed to rejoice the wonders of the night time’s sky that includes telescope and big name design components, the open-air terrace is a spot to gaze above whilst Nujuma’s astrologer stocks insights into the night’s constellation. Impressed through colourful bazaars, all day eating venue, Sita, is a spacious French-style patisserie and a Levantine eating place underneath 3 woven-wood pavilions, a design nod to the custom of leaf weaving. Visitors are greeted through the aroma of freshly baked bread exuding from a standard clay oven, paired with recent hummus and dishes seasoned from the hotel’s huge spice library.
Neyrah Spa is a tranquil sanctuary devoted to holistic wellness to rejuvenate the thoughts, frame and spirit. The serene indoor and outside oasis invitations visitors to nourish the frame and soul via ceremonies and strategies from world wide whilst connecting with regional substances together with the enthralling smell of oud and moringa peregrina tree oil sourced from the AlUla area. Wellness mavens design bespoke trips to rebalance and chill out, and information visitors via respiring ways, meditation, lunar yoga and sound therapeutic remedy. The ocean’s breeze and mild sounds of waves float via 5 sea-facing remedy rooms and 3 outside remedy cabins. The distance additionally options energy and lap swimming pools, a hammam and a health centre. Designed as a voyage, bespoke remedies inspire visitors to replicate at the previous, are living within the provide, and step into the longer term with readability and effort.
“With the release of the primary Ritz-Carlton Reserve within the area, we’re opening the doorways to an unheard of vacation spot and welcoming the sector to find The Pink Sea vacation spot,” mentioned Tony Coveney, Normal Supervisor, Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, “Nujuma is in contrast to another belongings within the area, a pinnacle of luxurious with discovery and sustainability at its core, providing visitors a transformative adventure into the abnormal set inside the picture-perfect backdrop of Ummahat Island’s herbal attractiveness. We stay up for welcoming visitors to experience an unforgettable exploration of the vacation spot the place each and every second is infused with surprise and connection.”
Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 abnormal lodge manufacturers. Beginning charge from £1714 (SAR 8211) in line with night time.
