Marsa Alam

The far southern enclave of the Egyptian Red Sea Coast, Marsa Alam, has flourished since the opening of an international airport in 2001. The Port Ghalib project plans a living community of nine Arabian- and Nubian-style villages along with beach resorts and a 1,000-vessel marina. Some hotels are now open, and the first villa owners took possession of their new homes in mid 2007, but the project is very much a work in progress at this writing.