Tours to The Dead Sea

Ancient royals from Herod to Cleopatra numbered among those who availed of the Dead Sea’s curative powers. The secret of the its success, then as now, is a rich cocktail of minerals and salts caused by evaporation of the river water flowing into it. A string of gorgeous luxury hotels and spas now overlook the fabled shoreline, where guests can smother themselves in black mud before a bob in the extra-bouyant waters, whose high salt content keeps bathers afloat without effort.