The Dead Sea lies at the lowest point on Earth, around 430 meters below sea level, and features water with nearly ten times the salinity of the ocean. That level of salinity makes floating on its surface effortless. Visitors can lie back without effort, with views opening across barren hills and reflective water. This shoreline also hosts a mix of minerals collected over millennia and known for their soothing effect on skin and joints. The region has served as a spa since antiquity: figures like Herod the Great and Cleopatra favored its mud for healing and cosmetic use.

Beyond the water itself, the surrounding desert offers stark landscapes shaped by geology and time. The fortress of Masada perches on a rock plateau above the sea, where King Herod built palaces, storerooms, bathhouses, and an impressive water surround system there. Sunrise brings sightlines across the desert and sea below, and the story of Masada’s last defenders still draws many.