Dead Sea / Sweimeh, Jordan: travel guide
The lowest point on Earth (about 430m below sea level), where hyper-saline water lets you float effortlessly and mineral mud draws spa-goers. Resorts cluster along the Sweimeh strip on the north-east shore.
- Country
- Jordan
- Currency
- JOD
- Time zone
- Asia/Amman
- Nearest airport
- AMM
Plan a Dead Sea / Sweimeh trip
Top places to visit in Dead Sea / Sweimeh
Ma'in Hot Springs
Waterfall · 4.1 rating · about 2.5 h
A dramatic desert oasis where hot thermal waterfalls cascade over the rocks beside a spa resort, fed by mineral springs in a gorge near the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea Panoramic Complex
Viewpoint · 4.3 rating · about 1 h · entry JOD 2
A cliff-top museum and restaurant on the escarpment with a panoramic terrace over the Dead Sea and displays on the sea's geology, ecology and history.
Dead Sea Float & Mud (Sweimeh Shore)
Nature · 4.0 rating · about 2 h
The lowest point on Earth's land surface (~430m below sea level), where the extreme salinity of the water lets bathers float effortlessly; black mineral mud is smeared on the skin.
Wadi Mujib Siq Trail
Nature · 4.4 rating · about 3 h
An adventurous water-hiking trail up a canyon of the Mujib Biosphere Reserve, wading and swimming between soaring walls to a waterfall — open seasonally.
Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Baptism Site)
Church · 4.5 rating · about 2 h · entry JOD 12
The UNESCO-listed site of Al-Maghtas on the Jordan River, revered as the place where Jesus was baptised, with early churches, baptism pools and pilgrimage chapels.
Amman Tourist Beach
Beach · 3.2 rating · about 3 h
The main public beach on the Jordanian Dead Sea shore, with freshwater showers, pools and mud stations for the classic float-and-mud-mask experience.
Things to do
- Dead Sea Float, Mud & Spa Day Wellness · 5 h · from JOD 50 per person
- Wadi Mujib Siq Trail Canyoning Adventure · 3 h · from JOD 25 per person
Where to stay in Dead Sea / Sweimeh
- Sweimeh Resort Strip about JOD 150 per night
The line of Dead Sea resorts with private beaches, pools and spas — the standard base for a Dead Sea stay.
Hotels
- Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea 5-star · JOD 180 to JOD 380 per night
- Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea 5-star · JOD 150 to JOD 320 per night
- Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa 5-star · JOD 140 to JOD 300 per night
- Dead Sea Spa Hotel 4-star · JOD 70 to JOD 130 per night
Where to eat
- Panorama Restaurant (Dead Sea) Jordanian, International · about JOD 18 per person
- Amman Beach Restaurant Jordanian, International, Buffet · about JOD 15 per person
- Liwan Restaurant (Sweimeh) Levantine, Jordanian, Seafood · about JOD 20 per person
Getting around
- Car Rental Self main way to get around
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- Shuttle main way to get around
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- Taxi main way to get around
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- Walking
Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.