The Rig is a Saudi tourism leisure project in the Arabian Gulf, established by the Public Investment Fund on the 16th of October 2021. This project was inspired by offshore oil platforms in the Arabian Gulf, designed to attract tourists from particularly the Arabian Gulf region citizens and residents, and tourists from all over the world.
The offshore rigs usually represent a form of wells drilling to extract oil and natural gases from rock formations found in the seas. The rig is in the form of a floating or seafloor-mounted structure or as an industrial island. Based on the nature of its work, the platform may include facilities for the temporary retention of the products and their processing before they are transferred to the coast. Moreover, there are housing facilities for its employees.
The Rig presents a new perception of adventure, based on a maximum skill test and extreme sports, such as jumping, gravity challenge, water skiing, and diving.
The Rig facilities
The Rig has a region of approximately 150 thousand square meters, providing sea sports experiences including jumping and gravity challenges, in addition to water skiing, and diving. It also offers hospitality services where it has 800 hotel rooms under the management of three major hotels.
The project has about 11 restaurants with different locations between land and below the surface, as well as the largest multiple marine gaming arena in the world.
Access to The Rig
The Rig provides various transportation services to access its facilities, such as helicopters, fast ferries, cruise ships, and yachts.
The Rig goal
The Rig focuses on maintaining the marine environment of the Arabian Gulf, by practicing global methods and using international standards. The project aims to promote innovation in the tourism and leisure sectors to create various economic opportunities that serve the development movement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The project is part of the Public Investment Fund Strategy 2021-2025, aimed to enable innovation in the tourism and leisure sectors within Saudi Arabia as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
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