This opportunity entails building and operating botanical gardens of various sizes across the Kingdom:

• Twelve botanical gardens in three large cities: Riyadh (4), Jeddah (5), Dammam (3)
• Six botanical gardens in three medium cities: Madinah (3), Tabuk (1), Buraydah (2)
• Fourteen botanical gardens in five small cities: Hail (1), Najran (1), Abha (7), Jazan (4), Al-Bahah (1)

The required investment is SAR 40M to SAR 45M per garden, assuming a pure private sector investment model.

Recreation and entertainment are key pillars of Vision 2030, with the government aiming to increase spend on recreation from 2.9% to 6% of total spend by 2030.

The serious government commitment presents attractive opportunities to operate botanical gardens in the Kingdom