NEW MARINA ENTRY POINT PLAN FOR KARPAZ RESORT

Karpaz Bay Resort’s marina is set to become a new entry point for visitors to North Cyprus.
The 200 million Yeni Erenkoy project’s first stage will be concluded with the construction of the 300-berth Karpaz Gate Marina. That should be in 2011 if negotiations with the Government go smoothly.
The marina, which is being built by maritime construction company Sea-Alliance, will have customs, duty-free shops and immigration facilities to allow visitors on yachts to enter the island through the Karpaz, rather than having to use the ports of Gazi Magusa and Girne.
The Karpaz Gate Marina is being built on the concept of a “yacht hotel” and its inner basin will contain six floating pontoons.
The marina is designed for yachts ranging between seven metres and 65 metres long. Water and electricity facilities will be provided at each berth and yachts will also be able to refuel.
There will also be a Marina House which will include offices, a yacht club, health club, swimming pool, laundry services, restaurant, ship chandlery and nightclub.
A dry dock with a travel lift for up to 150 tons will also be present in the marina for repair and maintenance purposes. The marina’s planned dry dock will be one of the biggest in the eastern Mediterranean.
Once the first stage, which is the marina, is completed the construction of two modern hotels, a holiday village and landscaping will begin.