Yanbu is known for its beautiful beaches on the Red Sea and the great scuba diving opportunities in the area. Saudi Diving Center is one of the city's most reputable dive centres, offering scuba and snorkeling equipment rentals as well as diving courses for the uninitiated.

Declared by Unesco as “World Heritage Site”, the town of Portobelo is known as a “historic monument collection” since you can visit several sites in the same place. Many of the fortresses, castles and buildings have been preserved almost intact along the years: examples are Fort Santiago, San Jeronimo, San Fernando, the Customs and Controller’s building, and the San Juan de Dios Church famous for the Black Christ. During the sixteenth and seventeenth century, Portobelo became one of the most important silver-exporter ports of Nueva Grenada, the Spanish Colonial Jurisdiction which included today's Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Venezuela. Portobelo also became one of the most important departure points from the “Indies”. For the same reason, this town was subject to many pirate attacks from Francis Drake, William Parker, William Hiking, Henry Morgan, Edward Vernon, and William Kingles. This coastal town is famous for serving excellent seafood and it is close to other great Caribbean destinations.

The Garden of Gethsemane is a beautiful garden containing religious sculptures created by artist Felix Lucero after World War I. Lucero himself fought in France during the war and dedicated his life to sculpting these statues after he was spared in battle.

The Old Bund has witnessed the development of Ningbo as a port city, with English, French, German and Dutch-style architecture evoking memories of the 30's and 40's in this cosmopolitan hub. There are a number of evening venues in the area, most operating during the summer months.