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The Living Dead Sea Tourist Site
The tourist destination called the Living
Dead Sea occupies a peninsula protruding into the salt lake at
the foot of the Judean Desert mountains. Visitors arriving from
Jerusalem, 107 km away, drive along all of the eastern
shoreline's length from north to south. The alternative is to
travel from Tel Aviv to Arad (145 km) and then drive down the 30
km serpentine mountain road from Arad to the region's heart of
Ein Bokek/Neve Zohar. (see below).
Ein Bokek & Neve Zohar
A 3 km long promenade on the Dead Sea shoreline connects between
the two hotel areas, Ein Bokek with 12 hotels and Neve Zohar
with 3. The former area features an assortment of shops and
restaurants.
A promenade stroll at sunrise or sunset is a wonderful time to
deeply inhale the rich air and to view the ever-changing colours
of the Moab mountain chain across
the lake and the sky behind it. Hikers and joggers use it for
their outdoor work-out, but they too take time to marvel at the
occasional salt formations on the salty water's edge.
An old-time farmhouse is situated a stone's throw away from the
Ein Bokek hotels. With an easy ten minutes' walk over a footpath,
one reaches an ancient Roman customs house that overlooks Wadi
Ein Bokek, the local, natural sweet-water spring.
500 meters south of the main service road to Ein Bokek, at the
entrance to that wadi is the beginning and the end of a
two-hours' circular desert path. Marvel at the colours of the
Moab mountain chain across the lake and of the sky behind it.
Unique Elements of Nature
Thanks to its unique elements of nature, life and quality of life at the Living Dead Sea are unlike any other place in the world. People of all countries and of all wakes of society make frequent "health and well being pilgrimages" to this region. The climate and the mineral qualities are major features in the variety of its therapeutic qualities, of its beauty treatments and of the menu of bodily pleasures to choose from.
Minus 400
The only place on the globe where the crust of planet Earth recedes
to an "in-depth low" of minus 416 meters below sea level.
Sun
330 days a year of sun that caresses sunbathers through atmospheric
filters with the least chance of sun-burning.
Air
The air that is miraculously dry, unpolluted, pollen-free, the air
that purifies respiratory systems also filters and softens solar
radiation.
Water & Springs
The Living Dead Sea is the only un-drownable lake on earth.
Travellers from afar make the distance just for the sensation of
reclining into its salty water, floating in armchair, reading
position
and leaving the worries of the world behind them. An assortment of
mineral waters of various qualities is used for therapeutic and
cosmetic treatments, as well as for manufacturing of the famous Dead
Sea cosmetics lines. Drinking water comes from underground aquifer
reservoirs by hydro-energy.
Mineral-rich springs, predominantly sulphur, rise from deep down
into little ponds along the Dead Sea shores.
Minus 400 - Mud pack
For improved blood circulation, to relieve tensions of mind and
muscle, for cosmetic and therapeutic benefits, indulge in a natural
black mud pack. This outdoor do-it-in-twos experience is the most
hilarious fun of the Living Dead Sea. Having it administered by your
tender, firm hotel masseurs' hands is different but no less
delightful. An important added value of both ways is the
indispensable photo opportunity. Your folks will like it.