Dead Sea & Masada, Israel

wellness

desert

castles & fortresses

lakes

architecture & history

Masada

Masada is a magnificently located fortress site in Israel's stark Judean Desert, close to the Dead Sea. Masada symbolizes the exile of the Jewish nation from the Holy Land. Sights here include the Herod's palace complex, the zealot's synagogues, storehouses, and homes.
The Dead Sea

The lowest place on the face of earth, the Dead Sea (428m below sea level) brings together breathtaking natural beauty, compelling ancient history and modern mineral spas. It is so salty it makes swimming there similar to floating. You just lie, motionless, and still don't sink. Its bottom is solid rock salt.
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

Ein Gedi Ein Gedi is one of Israel’s most magical desert oases. The Nature Reserve is situated near the Kibbutz. Visitors can view bird sanctuaries and wildlife of the desert, including the Nubian ibex. Hikers have the choice of following two riverbeds and can follow trails past waterfalls, springs, caves, canyons and an early Bronze Age temple.
Ein Gedi Kibbutz

Ein Gedi Kibbutz is a kibbutz near the Dead Sea. In the kibbutz there is a beautiful botanic garden with more than 900 species from the entire world. The garden, which covers about 10 hectares, is the only botanic garden in the world with a settlement.