TOURS › DEAD SEA & JUDEAN DESERT
Masada & the Dead Sea
This is the day of superlatives: the lowest place on earth, the most dramatic sunrise in Israel, and the strangest swim of your life. Masada rises first (by cable car or, for the early and the brave, up the Snake Path before dawn), where Herod’s palaces and the story of the Jewish rebels meet a view that silences every group. Then a stop of your choice: En Gedi, a short walk in nature to waterfalls and ibex in the middle of the desert, or Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, in the national park where the Yahad community lived and wrote them. And then the float: warm, mineral-heavy water that simply will not let you sink. The VIP vehicle carries towels, water and cold drinks; you carry the memories.
Highlights
- Masada at first light: cable car or Snake Path
- Herod's cliff-top palaces and the rebels' story
- Your choice: En Gedi, a short nature walk to waterfalls and ibex
- Or Qumran: the caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Yahad community's national park
- Floating in the Dead Sea, done comfortably
- Towels, water and cold drinks in the vehicle
A typical day
Down through the Judean Desert as the light turns gold. Masada by cable car, or the Snake Path at dawn for the sunrise of a lifetime.
Your choice of stop. En Gedi nature reserve: a short shaded walk to waterfalls where King David once hid, ibex and hyrax beside the trail. Or Qumran: the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and the national park where the Yahad community lived and wrote them.
The float. A comfortable Dead Sea beach with showers, mineral mud if you dare, and a cold drink after.
INCLUDED
Licensed guide all day · VIP touring vehicle · Hotel pickup & drop-off · An itinerary planned around you
GOOD TO KNOW
Bring a swimsuit, water shoes and a hat. The desert is hot most of the year. We start early and pace the day. Dead Sea beaches have showers and changing rooms.
