The yacht marina at Ayla hosts the American sailboat ZATARA and the Keith family on their world tour

Al- Aqaba- Neveen - Al - Jarrah

The yacht marina in "Ayla" recently received the sailboat ZATARA, carrying the activist on social media, the American traveler Keith and his family during their tour in the Red Sea.

Jordan is the latest destination that the ZATARA boat has reached in its tour, which began years ago, during which it toured 47 countries on several continents, including recently Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

And the "ZATARA family" chose the Ayla Marina for yachts, to land in it as part of its journey on the shores of the Red Sea to learn about Jordanian culture, archaeological and tourist sites, and transmit it to followers around the world in video clips that reflect this rich and varied journey, and to share the experience of life in Aqaba due to the high reputation that enjoys Jordan is on the world tourism map.

The CEO of Ayla Oasis Development Company, Eng. Sahel Doudin, welcomed the visit, saying: "Today we welcome the boat ZATARA and the family of Mr. Keith to the Ayla yacht marina. During the visit, Ayla's tourism experience and its tourism product and services that reflect the Jordanian cultural and civilizational heritage were presented.

Eng. Doudin pointed out the capabilities of the yacht marina, which stems from the heart of Ayla, to serve the tourism activity, as it provides 231 berths for boats of up to 40 meters in length, which meet various requirements and with the best equipment, maintenance and international services in its class.

Doudin stressed that Ayla will continue to harness its efforts to serve the tourism promotion of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone and the national tourism product.

It is noteworthy that the Ayla Yacht Marina Department provides, throughout the year, all facilities equipped with the latest equipment, including comprehensive daily maintenance of boats, continuous maintenance services such as removing salt and suspended sediments, and maintenance services that include emergency towing for boats, double loading, side and mooring berths, and 118 dry berths for boats. A technical workshop, fuel tank services, and cleaning services.

The visit of Keith and his family was warmly received and hosted by the cadres of Ayla, to learn about the authentic Jordanian culture and the wide cultural development in the Kingdom, touring the Aqaba Special Economic Zone and its archaeological and heritage monuments, and filming clips in it.

The tours of the ZATARA sailboat - with a total length of 16 meters and a width of 5 meters - and the tours of the Keith family, which numbered 8 passengers, received wide global attention to introduce the tourist destinations in which they dock, including extensive follow-ups from around the world through various platforms and modern social media.

In 2016, Keith, who resides in Texas, in the United States, and his family carried out large-scale international tours, which attracted great interest among activists, as they are among the most influential in the tourism media through social media.