Have you ever wondered what it's like to float without exerting any energy? Or have you ever considered what it means to be at the lowest point on Earth? Have you ever had skin so soft that it feels as though you just spent the last week at a spa? If so (or even if you're just curious), we have just the place for you!
A close 1.5 hour drive from Jerusalem, tourists and locals alike visit the Dead Sea for some rest and relaxation (literally). The Dead Sea is quite long -- it's full a 42 mile coastline and in 2010 alone, it hosted almost 1.8 million people. Thanks to a recent PR campaign, the number of annual visitors will surely rise, however the water level of the Dead Sea continues to drop - at a rate of 3.3 feet per year. Additionally, the lake's surface area has been reduced by one third since the 1960s and in 2007, it measured just 246 sq miles compared to 366 sq miles some four decades earlier.
The Dead Sea is famous for being one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world - and therefore - an excellent natural medical treatment for the skin. It also produces the famous Dead Sea MUD which is seen shmeared on people in photographs all around the world!
So on your next vacation to Israel, be sure to visit and float in the Dead Sea. It's an experience that is not to be missed!!
