TDIC opens first public beach on Saadiyat
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Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) recently opened its first public beach on Saadiyat with multiple facilities and activities designed to suit beachgoers and sun-lounging guests.
BAKE, a beach-specialised operator, has been appointed by TDIC to manage 400-metre beach stretch. The Saadiyat Public Beach offers a range of facilities including lounge chairs, showers and bathrooms, lockers, changing rooms, towels, umbrellas, and parking. A snack lounge, a retail outlet selling beachwear and sports equipment, and eco-friendly water sports activities such as windsurfing and sailing, will be introduced gradually as of the third quarter of 2013.
Saadiyat Beach is unique in that it is fringed by a natural dune system, the Dune Protection Zone, which is protected from development by a restriction to build within 60 metres from the seaward edge of the dune system. The Beach is also a natural nesting ground for hawksbill turtles, which come ashore annually between April and July to lay their eggs in burrows under the sand. During nesting and hatching seasons, a specialised team trained to spot turtle tracks and turtle nests patrols the beach on a daily basis.