Masada and the Dead Sea
Your adventure begins with a journey through the Judean Hills to the lowest point on Earth - the Dead Sea. We'll ride through the Judean Desert, arriving at the majestic Masada Fortress, where you'll learn about Israel's rich history. This site where the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered makes it one of Israel's most important historical sites. We'll head to the National Park and take a cable car ride to explore the ruins of King Herod's palace. After our walking tour we will return down by cable car.
We will then continue to the Dead Sea, where you can enjoy swimming in its unique waters on the famous beach and enrich your skin with healing mineral mud, which is famous for its healing properties.
Important
Tourists will have about 1.5 hours at the Dead Sea.
Entrance tickets for the funicular to the Masada fortress are paid on the spot (80 NIS/20 $).
Departure days
Departure days depend on your departure city
Info
Conditions for order cancellation:
If a tourist cancels an excursion in less than 3 days – penalty 100%, if "No Departure Insurance" is purchased.
Money is returned only if "No Departure Insurance" is available.
Important:
- People who are late and do not go on the excursion will not receive a refund.
- The company is not responsible for lost items.
- Requests for excursions for children under 5 years old are not accepted.
- Responsibility for having an individual insurance policy falls on the tourist.
- Tourists may wait up to 30 minutes for the bus.
- Guide services are guaranteed only for the duration of your stay in the Masada Fortress.
- The company reserves the right to change the departure time, which is communicated to the tourist the day before.
- The company does not sell excursions indicating seats on the bus.
- Upon departure from the hotels, the return is made to a common meeting point.
- The tour begins after arrival at the Dead Sea, and before that there is a transfer before the start of the tour.
- Tourists will have about 1.5 hours at the Dead Sea.
- The tour can be conducted in multilingual groups.
We recommend: Take drinking water, a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, swimwear and rubber shoes for entering the water with you on the excursion. p>
The cost of trips does not include and is paid on the spot: Meals, unless purchased additionally. As part of the group excursion, a mandatory cable car ride to the Massada fortress is ~20$/80₪.
Additional information: swimming on the Dead Sea beach is provided.
Attractions
There are a lot pf names of Dead Sea. It is often called the “bottom of the world,” because it is located at the lowest point on earth. And in the biblical stories this unusual reservoir is reflected. They say that in the mixture for bonding bricks during the construction of the Tower of Babel, a composition was prepared based on the components contained in the Dead Sea. Used them to strengthen Noah's ark. On the shores of the Dead Sea, an excellent resort area has been created: hotels, motels, health and beauty centers that conduct procedures using sea water and therapeutic mud.
Mount Massada, with a fortress at its peak, is located near the Dead Sea. The fortress reached a special peak in those years when King Herod, who fled from Jerusalem, settled in it. During his reign, a magnificent palace was built, city walls were strengthened, and the water supply system was improved. The ruins of an ancient synagogue were also found. In 73 AD, Massada was surrounded by the Romans. The defenders of the fortress understood that they could not hold back the enemy’s onslaught for a long time, and a terrible decision was made. Among the soldiers, ten people were selected who cut the throat of all the inhabitants of the fortress. Then, from among them, one soldier was chosen by lot, who killed all the others, and then committed suicide. Having burst into the fortress, the Romans saw almost untouched supplies of food and water, weapons and ... dead defenders and inhabitants.
The Judean Desert is a desolate territory in Israel, located to the west of the Dead Sea. This is one of the most famous deserts of the world. In ancient times, it served as a refuge for hermits and rebels, and today the bedouins and Jewish settlers live here.
Trips around Judean desert are popular with tourists and pilgrims. They come here for the monasteries, the world’s oldest synagogue and other historical monuments that represent the living history of Israel for 2 000 years. People come to the Judean Desert to ride on off-road vehicles, quad bikes and bicycles. Many tourists are interested to see an unusual animal and plant world, which is preserved in protected areas near the Dead Sea.
Herod the Great built this fortress with grandeur. He ruled over Judea from 37 to 4 BCE, and this place served not only as a stronghold but also as a summer palace for the monarch and a "capital" of the district. Later, it became the final resting place of the king and his monument. Herod the Great was a prolific builder, but only Herodium bears his name in its title.
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