Dead Sea
This public facility goes under the full title of Amman Beach Tourism Resort, Restaurant & Pools. The beach, 2km south of the main resort strip, gives…
Must-see attractions in Dead Sea Highway
Dead Sea Highway
This wonderful reserve, which ranges from an altitude of 900m above sea level to 400m below, was originally established by the Royal Society for the…
Dead Sea Panoramic Complex Lookout
Dead Sea Highway
Walk among cacti to this lookout, high above the Dead Sea, and then watch raptors wheel in the wadis below, and you will have to pinch yourself to think…
Dead Sea
This private beach, stepped down the hillside in a series of landscaped terraces and infinity pools, is a great way to enjoy the Dead Sea in comfort…
Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Accessible on foot (hot in summer so take a hat and water), this is one of several places where John is believed to have carried out baptisms. Most…
Dead Sea Highway
Lot's Cave, a stiff 10-minute climb up a steep flight of steps, is surrounded by the ruins of a small Byzantine church (5th to 8th centuries), a reservoir…
Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
A covered walking trail meanders past ancient steps down to the original water level and the sparse archeological remains of 5th-century Byzantine…
Dead Sea Highway
For a solid introduction to the geology, history and environment of the Dead Sea, spare an hour for this museum.
Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
The hill behind the House of Mary the Egyptian holds the presumed cave of John the Baptist, a 5th-century monastery (built around the site) and the ruined…
Dead Sea Highway
Near the start of the climb up to Lot's Cave is the literally titled Lowest Point on Earth Museum. Shaped like a giant stone comma, it contains…
Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Tell Elias is where Elijah is said to have ascended to heaven, although there is little to see here. The rebuilt arch marks the 5th- to 6th-century…
Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Mary the Egyptian was a ‘reformed sinner’ who lived and died in a two-room house in the 4th century, now a ruin. The trail continues left, up some wooden…
