Amazing Israel: The Dead and Red Sea
Each trip to Israel brings new discoveries and amazing experiences that remain in the memory for many years to come.
The country has access to three seas - the Mediterranean, Red, Dead.
Each coast is unique in its own way. On the Mediterranean coast is the city of Tel Aviv and netan.
Rest in the Red Sea is available all year round, but if you want to avoid extreme heat, it is best to go in the winter months, and in the middle of the autumn velvet season or from April to May you can enjoy warm weather and comfortable swimming.
The distance from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea is 220 km.
Israel has 12 km of coastline on the Red Sea. Eilat is a year-round and very popular seaside resort on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba.
Travelers are attracted by the warm sea and a rich underwater world with picturesque coral reefs and thousands of bright fish, octopuses, turtles. Tourists can use the services of numerous diving centers or dive independently with a mask and flippers.
Other entertainment in Eilat is windsurfing, sailing on yachts and sailing boats, boating with a panoramic bottom, sea fishing on large fish.
If you are lucky, you will be able to see friendly and cheerful dolphins in the open sea.
Attractions of Eilat
Embankment of Eilat
Eilat is one of the tourist centers of Israel, its embankment is widely known and popular with foreign tourists.
The embankment is long and beautiful, there is always crowded and life is boiling, including at night. On the promenade you can buy almost anything - souvenirs, delicious food, clothes, and even order a self-portrait from one of the street artists.
Arava Desert
The Arava Desert is one of the places in Israel that must be visited by tourists. The desert stretches for more than 150 km and is right on the border with Jordan. The climate is extremely arid, especially in the southern part, where rain falls several times a year. Tourists here are attracted by beautiful, deserted terrain with hills, lost valleys and absolute silence.
The easiest way to get to the Arava desert is from the city of Eilat by booking an individual transfer. You can also get there quickly by car, because there is a good track nearby. Coming to the desert, you need to keep in mind that at night the temperature often drops below zero.
Masada Fortress
The fortress of Masada is located in the southern part of the Dead Sea and amazes with its scale. The place has a huge historical value and is the ruins of palaces, many rocks and fortifications. In summer, light and music shows are held near the fortress.
Climbing to the fortress is most convenient on the funicular, but there is also a hiking trail, the path along which will take about 30 minutes. Keep in mind that walking due to the heat can be very difficult.
Ice Space Ice Palace
One of the most extraordinary sights of Eilight. This place will transport you from the hot desert to the icy world of the Arctic.
The Ice Palace is the embodiment of the project of German designer Chris Punk. Its creation was engaged in more than two hundred people, and for implementation it took more than one hundred and fifty tons of ice.
The Palace of Ice Amusements is a large shopping and entertainment center with a skating rink and magical sculptures made entirely of ice: a huge polar bear, merry penguins and a slide from which you can go down.
A special interior is an ice cave, admiring children and an ice bar that pleasantly surprises adults. And the musical wall - frozen in huge blocks of ice real musical instruments that come to life during a light and music show.
The Dead Sea
Israel is a special destination, coming here is like taking time travel both forward and backward.
The Dead Sea in Israel is one of its main attractions. A trip to the Dead Sea (or the world’s largest drainless salt lake) is an effective treatment, a special pleasure and entertainment at the same time.
Everyone knows about this sea that it is impossible and undesirable to dive in it, it is allowed to take sea baths 2-3 times a day no more than 20 minutes at a time.
But vacationers have a chance to get strength in thermal springs, improve health with the help of mud and sulfur baths, massages, inhalations and other cosmetic and therapeutic procedures.
Attractions of the Dead Sea
Canyon Thor
Thor Canyon will be a must-see attraction during your visit to Israel. The height of the plumb is about 80 meters. He's allowed to climb.
According to legend, there was once a cemetery of ships. This is a great place for active recreation.
The Israeli canyoning is one of the most famous in the world. To the canyon leads a sandy road along the Judean desert, there are no tedious long climbs. They are clean, there are few transitions between them. On the territory of the canyon, rope descents, climbing areas are organized, which have become a source of romance and adrenaline.
In the sunset, the canyon is especially beautiful. It is part of the Golden Trident route. You can get there with organized hiking accompanied by experienced instructors.
Parsa Canyon
Parsa Canyon (other names Horseshoe Canyon, Turn Canyon) is a place where you can relax with extreme weather. Here they are actively engaged in snapping or descend on ropes. The height of multiple plumbs from 60 to 80 m. Kosogor is represented by a complex winding road. The canyon paths are covered with salt. In the canyon there is a small gorge, from the top of which there is a beautiful landscape on the shores of the sea, as well as a stone arch in the form of a horseshoe.
How to get there: located a little north of the resort place Ein Bokek, exit from the canyon directly on the 90th highway, a little north of the Dead Sea.
Zero altitude relative to sea level on the road from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea
Excursion to the Dead Sea gives tourists a lot of pleasure. They are waiting for amazing discoveries and surprises. One of the notable features on the road to the Dead Sea from Jerusalem on Highway 1 was the change in altitude relative to zero. As you know, the Dead Sea is located slightly below the zero mark of the sea. On the way, the highest point exceeds the zero mark by 800 m at the highest point, in the lower it falls by 400 m.
The road passes through an endless desert, which in itself adds to the emotions. Guides always draw the attention of tourists to the mark of zero sea level.
Qumran Gorge
Perhaps the first thought people have when they hear of a dead sea is, "Oh, you can't drown there."
But it is impossible not to mention the Kurman gorge, it has stirred the minds of researchers and historians with its scale.
This place amazes lovers of antiquity with the unique nature and culture of the people who lived here.
It is believed that these were the European sects of the Essenes who left behind the library.
Fans of extreme rest, too, can please themselves here. There are many hard-to-reach places to which the path lies through narrow paths between the rocks.
Views from the tops, monumental nature will not leave anyone indifferent, and thanks to goods from souvenir shops, you can buy part of the gorge, which will remind you of an exciting journey.
You can get to the gorge on 90 highways, the path is 20 km from Jericho.
Judean desert
In the center of the land of Israel lies Judea with a mountain range (the Jewish Desert of Israel the Dead Sea). This is where Jesus went after his baptism in Jordan.
There are not many dunes here, but there are countless rocks and steep gorges. There are some river beds that can be filled with water a couple of times a year.
In spring, humid air can come, which is why the desert will be decorated with grass and wildflowers even before the hot summer begins. The region varies greatly in altitude, which gradually increases to 1020 meters south of Hebron and 30 km southwest of Jerusalem, then decreases 400 meters below sea level in the eastern part of Jericho and the Dead Sea.
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Text: personalguide
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