Day Trip: Dead Sea Relaxation

Visit Dead Sea on a full-day tour from Jerusalem.
As we descend 1,200 meters from Jerusalem through the wilderness of the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea.
we pass the Inn of the Good Samaritan and stop briefly at the “sea level” marker.
We stop briefly for a photo-op at the sign indicating “sea level”
Pass by Metzoke Dragot
In the distance we see Jericho, the oldest city in the world.
perhaps due to its luxuriant oasis and its proximity to the Dead Sea, an ancient source of salt and we recall the conquest of Jericho by the Israelite tribes, led by Joshua, who had just crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land.
At four hundred meters below sea level this is the lowest place on earth, so low that the cancerous sun rays are filtered out enabling sufferers of such skin ailments as psoriasis to expose their bodies to the sun without worry. We take the opportunity to cover ourselves with black mud, even our faces and bald spots! Finally we enjoy a therapeutic swim in the Dead Sea. The water is almost 35% salt and even those who cannot swim can float. Tired but feeling and looking years younger we admire the reflection of the mountains of Moab in the still waters of the Dead Sea.
Finish your tour and return to your hotel.