Dead Sea

About

At 431m below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth, and being about 10 times saltier than the ocean, is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water. The salts and minerals here made have been used for their skin-friendly properties for thousands of years, and the sea was the site of one of the world’s first health resorts - made for King Herod the Great in the 1st century BC. Since then, its super-saline waters have attracted visitors from around the world who come for both their health, and to experience the extra buoyancy - swimming is actually quite difficult because you float. While floating is fun, don’t drink the water! The Dead Sea is lined with resorts and spas, and paying the little extra to visit one of the private beaches is well worth it, if just for having a shower to rinse off with!