Dead Sea

The Kempinski Hotel is quite an amazing property. It lies on the shore of the Dead Sea nestled in among several other hotels including a Marriott property. As far as we can tell, it is the most spectacular. It is one of the few destinations, we would consider returning. Next time we stay in one of the villas. The view of sunset over the Dead Sea from our room. On the other side of the sea is the West Bank in Israel.

It is a big vertical drop from our room to the Dead Sea.

Those are the lights of Jerico in the West Bank of Israel.

The highlight of our two-night stay is a float in the Dead Sea. CJ is a sinker of the highest order. This is the first time in his life he's floated.

What would a dip in the Dead Sea be without giving the mud treatment a go.

It's not easy to wash the dried mud off in 33% saline water. One keeps attempting to flip over. Once you get the mud off, it's replaced by an exfoliation with Dead Sea Salt. 

Two showers later, you're back to normal.