A big part of Palestine is desert, and much of it is below sea level. Nearly any tourist here will stop at the Wadi Qilt viewpoint for a look at the vast and awe-inspiring Judean Desert. Nomad communities fill dusty gullies with their ramshackle huts and tents. Children and sheep dogs follow their flocks of goats and sheep as the herds search for something to munch on. Modern water pumps are caged in and surrounded by barbed wire—a reminder of what is the most important natural resource around here. And desolate monasteries cling to remote cliffs as they have for 1,500 years. From this viewpoint, you drive down to the ancient city of Jericho and, continuing on as your ears pop, you come to the bottom of it all: the Dead Sea.
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We have been told for years to go to one of the dead sea resorts to cure my husbands Psoriasis. Because of all the minerals and sea salt it is suppose to be a miracle.We have not tried it. My husband traveled to Jordan a few years ago on business and it did not look that inviting with all the security and all. I don’t know how other locations might be?
I visited the Dead Sea in Jordan in 2009. No intrusive security that I saw – I was with a small tour group. There are some fairly upmarket hotels on the Jordan side where I would be surprised if security was any kind of issue. Have no idea whether it would help with psoriasis, I thought the whole experience rather over-sold.
We have been told for years to go to one of the dead sea resorts to cure my husbands Psoriasis. Because of all the minerals and sea salt it is suppose to be a miracle.We have not tried it. My husband traveled to Jordan a few years ago on business and it did not look that inviting with all the security and all. I don’t know how other locations might be?
I visited the Dead Sea in Jordan in 2009. No intrusive security that I saw – I was with a small tour group. There are some fairly upmarket hotels on the Jordan side where I would be surprised if security was any kind of issue. Have no idea whether it would help with psoriasis, I thought the whole experience rather over-sold.