Petra shore excursions

Day Tour Dead Sea (AQB 2)

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The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the Mediterranean basin for thousands of years.

The Dead Sea also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east, and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are 422 metres (1,385 ft) below sea level,[2] the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is 378 m (1,240 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. It is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, with 33.7% salinity. Only Lake Assal (Djibouti), Garabogazköl and some hypersaline lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond) have a higher salinity. It is 8.6 times more salty than the ocean.[3] This salinity makes for a harsh environment where animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

From Aqaba Port you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle for about 2.5 hours to the lowest point on earth at 400 meters below sea level: the Dead Sea. This unique place is famous for its salty waters. The high concentration of minerals makes water and the dark mud on the shores precious for various health treatments already known by King Herod the Great. Arrived at Dead Sea you have leisure time, the chance to float on water and enjoy a lunch at this incredible site. Around 15.30 P.M. you leave the Dead Sea and drive back to Aqaba port.