The Dead Sea isn’t just popular because it’s a site of the Holy Land, but it is also a place where people come for therapeutic services.
Visiting The Dead Sea requires a lot of walking on rocks and climbing steep hills, but once there, you will know why tourists come here for a cool dip. Floating in the Dead Sea is a very refreshing experience while sightseeing in Israel. You don’t want to swim in the Dead Sea because the minerals sting when they get in your eyes. Floating is the way to enjoy the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth and is 1300 below sea level. Nothing lives in the sea because nothing can survive without outflow. When you visit the Dad Sea, you go back to more than 300 years where Abraham walked. You think of David and how he fled from King Saul into the cliffs of En Gedi (1 Samuel 24) In more recent events, the Dead Sea scroll was found in 1947.
Not only is it visited for spiritual pilgrimage, it is also visited for relaxation. The sun shines 90% of the time and has dry climate. It’s a popular spot to vacation in the winter.
Tourist can enjoy everything to mud baths to massages.
The Dead Sea Motels offer mud baths for around $40. Mud Baths have been around since 120 B.C. Mud Baths cool the body and lets the skin soak nutrients into the skin.
Massages also go for $40 and tourists can enjoy this at the Dead Sea Motels too. When staying at the motels, you can find various Dead Sea products. The Dead Sea contains 15 times the magnesium found in regular sea water. It’s great for the skin cells. It’s also anti allergen. Other minerals such as zinc, iodine, potassium are also found in the Dead Sea.