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Safaga, Red Sea, EgyptMarassi Red Sea by Emaar Misr
Explore the marina homes, villas and planned Vida residences at Marassi Red Sea in the wider Soma Bay area. See how the collections differ before choosing a home.
Marassi Red Sea is Emaar Misr’s development in the wider Soma Bay area, south of Hurghada. It is separate from Marassi North Coast and from Somabay, even when property advertisements shorten the location to “Emaar Red Sea” or “Marassi Soma Bay”.
A marina apartment, a villa and a Vida branded residence have different layouts and service arrangements. Compare offers within the same collection and release.
Developer: Emaar Misr. Marassi Red Sea and Marassi North Coast are separate communities in its Egyptian portfolio.
Emaar Red Sea: which project does the search mean?
The Red Sea project is Marassi Red Sea. For a viewing, ask for the collection name and meeting point near Hurghada.
Marassi North Coast belongs to the same developer but faces the Mediterranean at Sidi Abdel Rahman. Its hotel inventory, operating facilities, residential history and transport arrangements cannot be transferred to this Red Sea project. Our two-Marassi comparison explains how to separate them before choosing a property or a holiday booking.
Likewise, “Marassi Somabay” should not be read as a village within Somabay. Use the exact developer and project name on correspondence and request the current official meeting point for a visit. The Ras Soma and Somabay comparison helps explain the surrounding names without suggesting shared facilities or gates.
Reading the Marassi Red Sea masterplan and marina vision
The September 2026 masterplan brings homes, hotels and leisure facilities together around beaches, lagoons and marinas.
For a home, work from the overall programme down to the exact collection and building. Ask which waterbody the property faces, where the public or shared route passes, how vehicles approach and what is planned on neighbouring plots. A marina view, lagoon setting and open-sea frontage describe different relationships to the water.
Request the latest dated release plan before comparing two positions. Mark the unit, its orientation, floor, access route and neighbouring development. Then obtain the individual plan and specification. The destination name alone cannot explain a terrace’s privacy, the view from a seated position or the journey to the beach.
Marina residences, villas and townhomes: the current catalogue
| Published collection | Catalogue context | What to compare |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Shore; Marina Waterfront; Marina Downtown | Named apartment collections | Building, floor, outlook and approach |
| Marina Bay | Apartments and Water Homes shown by Emaar | Exact product, water relationship and specification |
| Laguna; Infinity | Villas and townhomes | Building relationship, outdoor space and plot |
| Horizon; Horizon III; Island Villas | Separately named villa collections | Release identity, orientation and included works |
| Vida Branded Residences | Branded-residence entry in the current catalogue | Contracted services, charges and personal-use conditions |
These names describe Emaar’s published catalogue, not a statement of current stock. A particular quotation may concern one release within a collection. Keep its full name and unit reference on the offer, plan and payment schedule. Do not use a starting figure for one apartment collection to estimate a villa or a branded residence.
For apartments, compare bedroom separation, storage, terrace depth and the route from parking. For villas and townhomes, add the plot or outdoor allocation, neighbouring building relationship and included external works. For a Water Home or branded product, obtain the specific contractual description rather than relying on the lifestyle suggested by its name.
Vida Hotel and Branded Residences: what is now published
The September 2026 coffee book includes Vida Hotel and Branded Residences, and the official community catalogue includes a Vida Branded Residences entry. That is more specific hospitality branding than the earlier material summarised on this page.
For a branded home, ask which services are contractual, who supplies them and how charges are set. Establish personal-use conditions, guest access, any letting restrictions and whether management is compulsory. Branding does not by itself establish a rental programme, guaranteed return, hotel pool access or a particular level of service.
Keep the developer brochure, reservation, purchase agreement and management documents together. If the offer relies on a hotel relationship, ask for the applicable terms and the consequences of a change in operator or programme.
Beaches, lagoons and leisure: design programme versus opening
Plans include marinas, an elevated beach, swimming lagoons, residents’ clubs, sports facilities, shops, restaurants and a wellness centre. The useful question is how each component relates to your particular collection and its delivery stage, rather than whether it appears somewhere in the destination brochure.
Ask which facilities are required to be available when the home is handed over and which are later phases. Clarify owner and guest admission, transport, booking arrangements and extra charges. A destination-wide amenity list does not establish that every residence has identical access or that the illustrated programme is operating today.
Ask for the agreed finish and handover date for the home you are viewing. We do not turn that general copy into a claim that every home is ready for occupation. Obtain unit-specific completion evidence, a handover position and the current state of the surrounding access and services.
Marassi Red Sea prices and payment plans
A useful price comparison starts with a current written quotation. Ask for the collection, unit, area categories, finishing, currency, validity period and payment dates. State whether the figure is a cash price or the total under an instalment schedule. If there is an expression-of-interest or reservation payment, establish its terms before treating it as a property allocation.
Compare the complete purchase commitment, including scheduled maintenance and agreed brokerage, with transfer and statutory charges identified separately. For an assignment, distinguish cash payable now from the remaining developer balance. A headline down payment cannot substitute for the total. Use our payment-plan comparison guide to keep the same basis across offers.
Earlier public-market figures remain in the dated archive below, rather than being refreshed by this editorial update. They do not establish current stock or a new release price. Ask KÂMO to compare the actual offer against the correct product and payment basis; a marina apartment, villa and branded residence are not interchangeable reference points.
Location, a site visit and the wider Red Sea choice
Marassi Red Sea is in the wider Soma Bay area, south of Hurghada. Confirm the current sales appointment and site entrance directly before travelling. A sales centre, project entrance and future residential gate can be different locations.
For regional orientation, read Soma Bay Guide’s Marassi Red Sea area guide. For a property comparison, consider Travco’s Ras Soma and Somabay as separate developments, then compare actual homes, documented facilities and delivery obligations. Our Marassi Red Sea versus Ras Soma guide sets the two developers’ published home types side by side.
Register below for Marassi Red Sea project news and release information from KÂMO. For a particular home, include the collection name and unit reference in your enquiry.
Research notes and the latest official brochure
Official material reviewed 16 October 2026
Identity, catalogue and design programme checked against Emaar Misr’s Marassi Red Sea page and its linked September 2026 coffee book. The aerial illustration is page 15; Vida Hotel and Branded Residences appears on page 40. General site copy and shared hospitality navigation are not used as proof that Red Sea facilities are open. Image provenance. Our comparisons are independent editorial work; current unit availability and contractual terms require a dated offer.
Compare the wider Red Sea Riviera
For the wider coastal context, read our Red Sea Riviera guide: a visual introduction to the mainland areas, developer identities and questions to ask before choosing a home.
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Earlier market reporting · August 2026 archive
This archive preserves earlier public-market reporting retrieved in August 2026. It is not refreshed by the 16 October editorial review. Some statements have been superseded by newer official material. Use the current guide above and a dated unit offer for decisions.
Marassi Red Sea is Emaar Misr's extension of its North Coast Marassi brand to the Red Sea coast, on a reported 2,426 feddans (about 10.2 million sqm) west of the Ras Abu Soma headland, in the Safaga area roughly 45–50 km (reported 30–45 minutes) south of Hurghada International Airport. Emaar Misr signed the development on 7 September 2025, in a ceremony witnessed by Egypt's Prime Minister, in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Al-Sharbatly family — reported as Citystars group, through its Golden Coast vehicle — at an announced investment of EGP 900bn (≈US$18bn at announcement, September 2025) (Ahram Online, 2025-09-07). Sales opened around the signing with a full public price table; phase-1 sales are reported above EGP 80bn by February 2026, phase 2 has opened, and construction contracts totalling a reported ~EGP 38bn had been awarded across marina, villa and hospitality packages by August 2026 (Zawya/Arab Finance, 2026-08-02) — a launched, selling, building mega-project, not an announcement-stage one.
The published masterplan includes 12 luxury hotels (no operator has been named), a marina complex of one main harbour plus two boutique marinas and a 400 m pier, a 1.5 km elevated beach, swimmable lagoons, floating cabins, more than 500 retail and dining outlets, and a 'Marassi Wonders' district; first hospitality and marina openings are targeted for 2027 (a developer claim), with residential deliveries reported from 2030. Public listing portals report a September-2025 launch table — 1BR apartments from EGP 14M rising to villas from EGP 52M–95M on roughly 7-year plans, with a lower cash-payment column reported alongside it — though current phase-2 pricing has not been published. Despite a 'Marassi Somabay' alias in circulation, Marassi Red Sea sits west of the Ras Abu Soma headland as a separate development from Somabay itself and shares only its brand name with Emaar's North Coast Marassi; nothing has been delivered yet, no hotel operator or resale market exists, and Somabay remains the only delivered, operating destination on this stretch of coast today.
Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E. was established in 2005 as a joint venture between Dubai-listed Emaar Properties PJSC and Egyptian businessman Shafik Gabr; Emaar Properties acquired Gabr's stake in 2007 and now holds roughly 88%, and the company listed on the EGX in 2015 under ticker EMFD (public record).
Earlier questions and answers
Where is Marassi Red Sea?
West of the Ras Abu Soma headland, in the Safaga area of Egypt's Red Sea coast — roughly 45–50 km south of Hurghada International Airport (reported 30–45 minutes). Almaza Bay Ras Soma (Travco) sits on the neighbouring bay to the east, and Somabay occupies the headland itself.
Who is developing Marassi Red Sea, and who provided the land?
Emaar Misr, in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Al-Sharbatly family — reported as Citystars group, through its Golden Coast vehicle — signed the development on 7 September 2025 in a ceremony witnessed by Egypt's Prime Minister (Ahram Online, 2025-09-07). The land side is contested: most coverage names Golden Coast for Hotels, Resorts and Entertainment Projects as a 20-year landowner, while Al Manassa reported Abu Soma Development Company — Somabay's own developer — as providing the land and technical advice (Al Manassa, 2025-09-08); the two accounts are not fully reconciled in public reporting.
How big is Marassi Red Sea, and what does the masterplan include?
A reported 2,426 feddans (about 10.2 million sqm), at an announced investment of EGP 900bn (≈US$18bn at announcement, September 2025). The published masterplan includes 12 luxury hotels (no operator named), a marina complex of one main harbour plus two boutique marinas and a 400 m pier, a 1.5 km elevated beach, swimmable lagoons, floating cabins, more than 500 retail and dining outlets, and a 'Marassi Wonders' district.
What is the sales and construction status?
Launched around the 7 September 2025 signing with a full public price table. Phase-1 sales are reported above EGP 80bn by February 2026 and phase 2 has opened; construction contracts totalling a reported ~EGP 38bn had been awarded across marina, villa and hospitality packages by August 2026 (Zawya/Arab Finance, 2026-08-02). First hospitality and marina openings are targeted for 2027 (a developer claim), with residential deliveries reported from 2030. Nothing has been delivered yet, and no hotel operator or resale market exists.
Is Marassi Red Sea part of Somabay?
No. Despite a circulating alias — "Marassi Somabay" — and one outlet's "part of Somabay" phrasing, Marassi Red Sea is Emaar Misr's own, separate destination west of the Ras Abu Soma headland. Somabay — one word — is Abu Soma Development Company's master-planned resort on the headland itself, and remains the only delivered, operating destination on this stretch of coast; Almaza Bay Ras Soma (Travco) sits on the neighbouring bay. All three are distinct developments by three different companies.
How does Marassi Red Sea differ from Marassi on the North Coast?
It is a separate, later project that extends Emaar Misr's Marassi brand from its original North Coast site at Sidi Abdel Rahman to the Red Sea — the same brand-extension pattern Travco used taking Almaza Bay to Ras Soma. The two projects share a brand name and architectural language only: no North Coast Marassi price, hotel, delivery or amenity figure belongs to Marassi Red Sea, and vice versa.
What are the reported prices and payment terms?
Public listing portals report a September-2025 launch table: 1BR apartments from EGP 14M, 2BR from EGP 19M, 3BR from EGP 24M, townhouses from EGP 36M and villas from EGP 52M–95M, on roughly 7-year plans — alongside a lower reported cash-payment column (from EGP 11M / 15M / 19M / 30M / 42M respectively). Reported terms are an EGP 250,000 refundable EOI, 5% down payment and up to 7 years. Current phase-2 pricing has not been published.
How does KÂMO verify these figures?
KÂMO confirms current phase, pricing and payment terms directly with Emaar Misr before any reservation — ask KÂMO to pull the current file.
Reported starting prices
Reported terms: EOI EGP 250k · 5% down · up to 7 years (launch terms, Sep 2025) — public listing portals, retrieved 2026-08
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Official material reviewed 16 October 2026
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Common questions
What is Emaar’s Red Sea project called?
Emaar Misr’s official Red Sea destination listing identifies Marassi Red Sea. Use the full project and residential collection name for a property enquiry.
Is Marassi Red Sea the same as Marassi North Coast?
No. They are separate Emaar Misr communities on different coasts: the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Their homes, facilities, operating status and offers must be checked separately.
Is Marassi Red Sea within Somabay?
It is a separate Emaar Misr development. A Marassi Somabay or Soma Bay location label should not be treated as ownership within Somabay or as a right to use its facilities.
Does the current brochure name Vida?
Yes. Emaar’s linked September 2026 coffee book includes Vida Hotel and Branded Residences on page 40, and the community catalogue includes Vida Branded Residences. This does not establish an opening date or the service terms of an individual home.
Which home types does Emaar publish for Marassi Red Sea?
The current catalogue includes named marina apartment collections, Marina Bay Apartments and Water Homes, villa and townhome collections, and Vida Branded Residences. Current availability and specifications are release-specific.
Are the Marassi Red Sea marina and hotels operating?
The design material alone does not establish operating status or admission. Confirm the named facility and date with Emaar or the responsible operator before relying on it.
Are the prices on this page live quotations?
No. Older reported figures are retained as a dated archive. A current comparison needs a written offer for the exact collection, unit, payment basis and specification.
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