Less than a month to go - vote for the Dead Sea!

If you’re a fan of the amazing Dead Sea (we are, but we guess you knew that!) then this really is the time to go and vote for the Dead Sea as one of the New 7 Wonders of the world.

The Dead Sea remains a leading contender, but with 28 amazing sites across the world …More

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Spencer Tunick's Dead Sea photo shoot

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So Spencer Tunick finally got his photos in on Saturday morning, after many people believed the event would be canceled (thanks to an enraged religious portion of the population).

But art finally won over, and the event (known as Naked Sea) was completed as scheduled with some 1000 naked Israelis taking part.

We really believe it’s …More

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Spencer Tunick wants you naked in the Dead Sea!

This September you can form part of Spencer Tunick’s Naked Sea Installation and walk away with a unique print of the event! Well, certainly for those of you willing to try something a little different on a visit to the Dead Sea!

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Some stunning pictures of the Dead Sea to whet your appetite!

The guys over at Vote Dead Sea, who are leading the campaign to make sure the Dead Sea Israel gets voted as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (votes to be counted in November), have just released some pics on Flickr. And boy, if they don’t convince you that the Dead Sea …More

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Floating in the Dead Sea – a once in a lifetime thang!

Floating in the Dead Sea, there’s nothing quite like it. Check out our other video here, just to get a taste of what it’s like.

Ah, almost forgot – before you head on in to that salty water, you might want to read this…

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Dead Sea Mud - smother it on all over!

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On your quest for information about the Dead Sea and Dead Sea products, you may well come across articles speaking about how beneficial Dead Sea mud is for your skin’s health and appearance. The Dead Sea is renowned for its health benefits, and many flock here for them. And Dead Sea mud is one …More

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When is the best time to visit the Dead Sea, Israel?

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The Dead Sea, and Israel in general, can be visited pretty much all year round. But setting your vacation dates will probably depend on what your own personal preferences are. For example, it’s September right now and the holiday season (the Jewish holiday season) is very much upon us. That means everywhere is packed …More

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The one thing nobody tells you before you swim in the Dead Sea...

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So you’ve made it over to the Dead Sea for that dream holiday. The holiday where you pictured yourself floating away in the warm, salty waters, catching up on the latest news in the local edition of the IHT (International Herald Tribune), as a friend or loved one snapped away trying to catch that …More

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You can't drown in the Dead Sea, but...

You might be thinking that with all those people floating on their backs in the Dead Sea - thanks to its renowned salt levels adding a certain level of buoyancy you’ll never see anywhere else in the world – that it might be hard to get into difficulties, and impossible to drown…

But, what you might not know …More

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Record highs for the lowest point on earth

If you were wondering how hot it really is in Israel, and in particular, the Dead Sea, you might have been astonished this past weekend when checking out the temperatures in the region.

This summer has been as hot as ever (this is the Middle East, after all!) but on Saturday it reached an astonishing 51.4 degrees …More

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