The weather at the Dead Sea is generally constant all year round, being sunny and hot, with any rainfall being very rare. The Dead Sea is located at minus 417 meters below sea level, and although some say the UVB rays are weaker here, it's still recommended to slip slop slap on some sunscreen.

There are numerous locations to go for a Dead Sea experience from Ein Bokek, where there are a string of hotels or Mineral Beach (for a fee) or Ein Gedi Beach, a free public beach. 

Mineral Beach was our floating destination - the entrance fee was 55 shekels (≈€11 / ≈$USD16) and equipped with all the facilities you would require – a shop, café, beach bar, chairs, umbrellas, kids freshwater pool, hot sulphur pool, mud station, showers/changing rooms/toilets and of course, access to the Dead Sea. If you’ve planned to come to the Dead Sea then you would have come prepared, but if something’s been forgotten, then towels/robes or shampoo can be purchased as an additional option at the entrance and lockers too. 

The Dead Sea is truly something, the water feels slightly slimy and is extremely salty, so the rule is no splashing or the consequence will be horribly painful eyeballs! Attempting to taste the water can be a huge mistake, your tongue won’t know what’s hit it! Get in the water, sit your bottom down and you’ll naturally float and bob around like a cork, it’s just way too much fun! 

With a mud station on hand, get yourself all covered up from tip-to-toe. After rinsing the mud off your skin, you will feel glorious and supple from therapeutic qualities within the mud. What more can I say, after over 4 hours spent enjoying the Dead Sea and adoring the breath-taking desert views, it’s really one of a kind – Nowhere else in the world.

 

Read about other sights close by to make the most of your day trip - Qumran and Masada