Taba Heights · Taba, Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai · Orascom Developments

Taba Heights

A hospitality-only Orascom Developments resort on the Gulf of Aqaba — no residential units for sale

TypeHospitality destination

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LocationTaba, Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai

What is Taba Heights?

Taba Heights is Orascom Developments' (ODE) hospitality-only destination on the Gulf of Aqaba in South Sinai, and it sells no residential units today — the official destination feature list on orascomde.com omits 'Residential Units' entirely, unlike other Orascom destinations such as Byoum, and no listing for Taba Heights was found on any of Egypt's five major property portals. Orascom Hotels Management (OHM) operates four hotels here, three of them currently open and the fourth temporarily closed.

Taba Heights has no real-estate product today for well-documented historical reasons: a May 2014 flood shut the resort down almost overnight per Divernet, and by 2016 nineteen of the twenty-three hotels in the wider Taba area had closed at under 5% occupancy, pushing out InterContinental, Marriott and Hyatt Regency entirely. Today Taba Heights operates as a Gulf of Aqaba tourism and diving destination near UNESCO-adjacent heritage sites — not a property-investment product.

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Where is Taba Heights located?

Taba Heights sits at the town of Taba on the Gulf of Aqaba in South Sinai, near Egypt's border with Israel and Jordan, across a total land bank of 4 million m² as stated by Orascom Developments. The resort includes a marina, retail outlets, a golf course, a medical center and meeting rooms — all guest-facing amenities for the four hotels, none of them offered for sale to outside investors in any form.

At the town of Taba on the Gulf of Aqaba, near Egypt's border with Israel and Jordan
A total declared land bank of 4 million m²
A marina for hotel guests, not offered for sale
A golf course near UNESCO-adjacent heritage sites
A medical center, meeting rooms and retail outlets within the resort

What unit types and prices does Taba Heights offer?

Taba Heights offers no residential units or real-estate prices because it is a fully hospitality-run destination under Orascom Hotels Management (OHM): three operating 5-star hotels — The Bayview Resort, Strand Beach Resort and Mosaique Beach Resort — with rates from USD 52 per night per the official booking site tabaheights.com as of August 2026, plus the 4-star El Wekala Aqua Park Resort, temporarily closed for years despite a 2023 article suggesting it would reopen 'very soon.' Worth flagging: any older material referencing a 'Sofitel' at Taba Heights is outdated — that property was rebranded Mosaique Beach Resort in mid-2023.

This page shows no real-estate prices because Taba Heights sells no residential units; the hotel rates mentioned above (from USD 52/night) are for direct hotel booking via tabaheights.com as of August 2026 and vary by season.

What amenities are inside Taba Heights?

A marina for hotel guests

A golf course near UNESCO-adjacent heritage sites

An on-site medical center

Meeting and conference rooms

Retail outlets, restaurants and cafés

Four hotels: three operating, one temporarily closed

What is the Taba Heights master plan?

American architect Michael Graves designed Taba Heights' entire master plan, along with the design of the now-defunct Hyatt Regency Taba Heights hotel specifically, drawing on his earlier work on the Sheraton Miramar hotel in El Gouna. Sources disagree on who designed Taba Heights' golf course: keypoint-realestate.com credits Fred Couples, while other sources including hotelnewsresource.com and kupi.com credit John Sanford — a conflict no primary source resolves.

Why invest in Taba Heights?

Taba Heights is not a real-estate investment destination today, and Orascom Developments does not market it as one; its real value lies in its history as a Gulf of Aqaba dive resort designed by architect Michael Graves and its proximity to UNESCO-adjacent heritage sites that draw adventure and diving tourists. That said, Taba Heights also carries a genuine negative search signal worth knowing about: 'taba heights hotels closed' appears among the top English autocomplete completions on Google, while Arabic search interest in the name is close to nonexistent — a sign that visitors should confirm current operating status directly before planning a stay.

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Frequently asked questions about Taba Heights

Can I buy an apartment or villa at Taba Heights?

No. Taba Heights offers no residential units for sale today; the official destination feature list on orascomde.com omits 'Residential Units,' present for other Orascom destinations, and no real-estate platform in Egypt carries any listing for it.

Is the Sofitel Taba Heights hotel still open?

No. The hotel formerly known as Sofitel was rebranded Mosaique Beach Resort in mid-2023, per a Divernet report published in June 2023 — any current reference to a 'Sofitel' at Taba Heights is almost certainly outdated.

How many Taba Heights hotels are currently operating?

Four hotels exist at Taba Heights: three are operating (The Bayview Resort, Strand Beach Resort and Mosaique Beach Resort), and the fourth, El Wekala Aqua Park Resort, is temporarily closed.

Has El Wekala Aqua Park Resort reopened?

No — it remains temporarily closed as of August 2026, despite a 2023 article suggesting plans to reopen 'very soon.' More than three years have passed without confirmation of reopening.

Who designed Taba Heights?

American architect Michael Graves designed the entire master plan, along with the now-defunct historic Hyatt Regency hotel; the golf course's designer is disputed between two sources (Fred Couples and John Sanford).

Is Taba Heights a good real-estate investment?

There is no residential product at Taba Heights to invest in today; its real value is purely touristic and hospitality-driven, tied to its history as a Gulf of Aqaba dive resort.

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