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The Dead Sea is a body of water that lies between Israel and Jordan. What makes it unique is its salinity content, hence the name Dead Sea, because no living thing can live in its waters. However, these same waters provide healing and rejuvenation to those who swim in it because of the salt, the mineral deposits, the bromide in the air and the black mud that all together provide therapeutic pampering to tourists and locals who visit the area. In fact, even in ancient times, the Dead Sea has been known to indulge King David, King Herod and even Cleopatra.
Planning your Trip to Dead Sea
Now, the first question is what do you want to do once you get to the Dead Sea?
Is it just a relaxing holiday or do you also want to see the sights and attractions in the nearby surroundings?
You see the Dead Sea has so much more to offer than your regular tourist destination. Everything here is one of a kind and it would be a waste if you didn’t get a chance to experience all there is to experience.
Getting Around
Traveling around the Dead Sea can be quite exhausting especially if you’re not used to the weather. Buses drive around town so it’s simply a matter of getting the schedule and schedule your itinerary around it. Taxis are also abundant if you don’t mind paying a little more for the convenience. Also if you want to visit some out of town areas, it is recommended that you join group tours so you can make the most out of your day without having to worry about transportation and getting lost.
Since the Dead Sea lies in the lowest place on earth, you can do get there by a bus or car, you may travel with a taxi or a schedual bus to get to it.
From Israel:
You have three modes of transportation when going to the Dead Sea. You can drive a car, ride a bus or hire a taxi. From Jerusalem, it is 39 kilometers to get to the Northern Dead Sea, roughly an hour’s drive. On the opposite side, Eilat is 220 kilometers closer to the Southern Dead Sea. Tel Aviv is still another alternative but it’s quite a stretch at 98 kilometers or a 2-hour drive getting to the Northern side of the Dead Sea.
If you choose to ride a bus, the Egged bus line travels to the oases of Ein Gedi and Ein Bokek from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Eilat, Beersheva and Arad.
The nearest town that serves bus and taxi services going to the Dead Sea is Amman. If you’re in for a bit of adventure, it takes 3 hours from Aqaba in Southern Jordan.
Taxi services can be purchased for the day. Many hotels and resorts provide shuttle services to transport their guests to the Dead Sea for a small fee. Bus lines also travel from Amman on a regular basis.
Sights and Attractions
People from all over the world flock to the Dead Sea mainly for its therapeutic properties. They are attracted to the unique spa experiences that have pampered kings and queens of the olden days. However, there are also adventure thrills, natural landmarks and religious sites that can be done and visited from the Dead Sea. Here are some of the more popular destinations:
Beaches and Hot Springs
There are many beaches along the coastline of the Dead Sea.
Among the public beaches are the Ein Gedi (in the North) and the Ein Bokek (in the South).
The public beach of Ein Gedi has an assortment of tourist facilities. It has camping grounds and caravans, bungalows and cabins, a mini-market, restaurant, first-aid clinic and a gas station.
Ein Bokek is a complex of twelve luxury hotels with a multitude of spas, clinics and hot springs to make relaxation a breeze for its visitors. There are also shopping malls, restaurants and bars to complement the demand of tourists and patients.
Mineral Beach is a natural beach along the Dead Sea offering fresh water pools, sulfur pools, mud and treatment rooms, a cafeteria and facilities like bathrooms and showers.
Kalya Beach in the Northern region of the Dead Sea has great facilities for recreational and camping purposes. It also has natural mud baths, picnic areas, restaurant, souvenir store and a Bedouin bazaar.
Hamme Zohar (Zohar Hot Springs) is another tourist complex just 3 kilometers south of Ein Bokek. There are 4 therapeutic centers that offer sulfur pools and baths, therapeutic mud and physiotherapy.
Hamme Mazor (Ein Gedi Hot Springs) offers therapeutic bathing pools of sulfuric water for the treatment of muscles and joint pains. The Ein Gedi Spa that is fed from these hot springs has 6 covered thermo-mineral spring pools (with some of them separated for men and women), massage therapists, a fresh-water pool, a bathing beach, picnic area, a restaurant and a souvenir shop.
Natural Attractions
The area around the Dead Sea has many natural wonders that continue to surprise and fascinate visitors. Here are some of them.
What you should see in Dead Sea
Oasis
Ein Gedi Oasis and Nature Reserve
Mt. Sodom
Mt. Sodom is a pure geological formation made entirely out of rock salt or halite.
Massada
Massada – is one of Israel’s most famous tourist destinations.
Qumran National Park
Qumran National Park – is north of the Dead Sea, about 40 minutes drive from Jerusalem.
Therapeutic Healing Treatments
The Dead Sea is renowned for being a world center for healing and relief of suffering from a variety of illnesses. The clinics and medical centers in the Dead Sea practice the following treatments in combination with the relaxing ambience of the area:
Climatotherapy – is basically the treatment of certain diseases through changes in local climate factors like temperature, humidity, sunshine and barometric pressure. People with psoriasis and respiratory conditions feel the immediate effects of the treatment because of the environment of the Dead Sea.
Heliotherapy – is used to describe treatment by exposure to ultraviolet light. The 330 days of filtered, ultra-violet sunlight in the Dead Sea area is very beneficial to those suffering from psoriasis and other dermatological problems. Those suffering depression and hypertension are often recommended to descend to the below sea level of the Dead Sea.
Thalassotherapy – is defined as the medical treatment using sea water, either in water form or mud or sea fog. Application of the sea water and its mineral properties is absorbed through the skin, making it beneficial for those suffering from arthritic and rheumatic conditions.
Balneotherapy – is basically the art and science of bathing. It is a natural therapy that combines natural elements into the bath to stimulate the body. Examples of balneotherapy include hot water springs bathing, mineral or mud bathing are all meant to improve circulation, relax muscles and tissue and stimulate the body’s natural healing.
Child-friendly attractions
Admittedly, children are intresting in sitting down and gaze at their mobile phones, but you can find few activities around the Dead Sea to make their holiday fun and interesting.
Buy your kids sunscreen and take them to float naturaly on the Dead Sea water, they will love it!
The shopping malls and small shops are mainly at the hotels area, you can find there few small malls and shops, you can find a mud to put on your skin, a new bationg suit or a sunscreen. There are also coffee shops and souvenir stores. You can find more shops inside the hotels, and in Ahava Factory.
The Dead Sea is a dead place when it comes to nightlife, there might be intersting show and concerts in the hotels or around them.