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The Dead Sea in Jordan

Camels at the Dead Sea, Jordan

The Number 2 ’must see & do’ in Jordan (after Petra) is a swim in the Dead Sea.

Mind you, swimming is nearly impossible: the water is so dense it pushes you up to the surface to float.

This highly therapeutic salt water attracts thousands of visitors from around the world each year.
Many of them just come for the fun of floating at the lowest point of the earth but there are a lot of people who seek and find cures for their health problems.

The Dead Sea was one of the world's first health resorts for Herod the Great, who built and rebuilt several fortresses and palaces on the western bank.

Today the hotels at the Dead Sea offer wide range of medical and wellness services but you can enjoy the benefits of the water on a low budget as well.

The Dead Sea Beach

Amman Beach is a fairly new establishment at the Dead Sea with shower facilities, restaurant and cafe and sweet water swimming pools above the seashore.

Entrance fee is 10 JD.

Cover yourself from head to toe in black Dead Sea mud and take that obligatory picture… (Yes, it IS a Kodak moment!) … to scare your loved ones back home.

By the way, Dead Sea Cosmetics are one of the best souvenirs to take home from Jordan. My female friends and family members always appreciate them.

Warning:

Make sure you don’t have any injuries on your skin before you enter the water or spread the mud on yourself because the salt burns them like hell.

Even without any scratches I can’t really stand it longer than 10-15 minutes, my skin just starts to feel itchy.

Don’t let the water go in your eyes, too. If it happens, rinse them very well with freash water from the showers. In any case, take a thorough shower after floting in the Dead Sea and rub off all the mud.

Don’t swallow the sea water, not only tastes uttery bitter, it can also make you retch.

Places to see around the Dead Sea

Unless someone wants to spend a whole day sunbathing and swimming in the pools, I always recommend to tourist to combine their trip to the Dead Sea with visiting other sites in the area:

Mount Nebo, where Moses was shown the Holy Land he could never reach, and where he is believed to be buried
Madaba, the Mosaic City
Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jesus of Nazareth is said to have been baptised by John the Baptist
Hammamat Ma’in hot springs
Wadi Al-Mujib, one of the most spectacular canyons in Jordan
Dead Sea Panoramic Center

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