The Dead Sea Travel Guide
Take a Salty Float at the Lowest Place on Earth
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The Dead Sea is the lowest body of water on earth and the one with the highest salt content, a briny lake of concentrated minerals that is so dense it supports the body as bathers float on its surface. The water and mud is said to be good for the skin and several hotels offer treatments that are said to both rejuvenate and refresh.
Fed from the north by the River Jordan the fast disappearing waters of the Dead Sea are rich in minerals and provide a strange bathing experience for those who enter it – bathers’ bodies are supported far more than in fresh or even sea water. A massive lake rather than a sea the extraction of water by the communities along the banks of the River Jordan coupled with fierce evaporation mean that the area the sea is reducing in size annually, so if you have the time a visit is essential as, in time, the Dead Sea is in danger of actually disappearing.
Attractions in The Dead Sea
Activities range from a simple float and photo opportunity to single and multi-days stays in one of the Dead Sea’s luxurious hotels. Easily arranged by a local travel expert they enable visitors the opportunity to relax and enjoy the therapeutic qualities of the water and its associated mud.
Activities in The Dead Sea
There are several places to bathe in the Dead Sea, the best being attached to smart hotels where platforms for bathing together with revitalising treatments are on offer, however there is a public section of beach near Suweimah. Most of the top class hotels have as you would expect comfortable facilities which include spas, gymnasiums and treatment rooms together with easy access to the water and the all-important post-bathing shower.
Relaxing
The 5* hotels that line the northern end of the Dead Sea coast are excellent places to unwind, enjoy a float along with good food and plenty of relaxation. The sunsets at the Dead Sea are some of the most spectacular in the Kingdom.
Getting Around
Whilst only an hour from Amman a visit to the Dead Sea is probably best combined with one to nearby Madaba and Mount Nebo on a private trip arranged through a local travel expert; access otherwise is extremely difficult. Minibuses and taxis will take you to Suweimah, however for that touch of luxury a visit to one of the hotels is a better choice.
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