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Mövenpick Dead Sea

Dead Sea Beach

Dead Sea Beach

Our 5 star hotel in Jordan sits right on the mineral rich shores of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea's healing properties have been popular throughout history since Herod the Great established the world's first health resort millennia, thousands of years before Zara Spa became the byword for ultimate spa luxury.

 

Why you’ll love it

Dead Sea at glance

The story of the Dead Sea stretches back thousands of years. Evidence of human settlement in the region dates to around ten thousand years ago, with Jericho, the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city, located just north of its shores.

Ancient scholars such as Aristotle wrote about the unique nature of its waters, while Queen Cleopatra is believed to have recognised their value for beauty treatments and medicinal use.

The therapeutic qualities of the Dead Sea were widely respected in antiquity. Herod the Great even established what is considered the world’s first health retreat in the area, long before modern spa destinations came to define luxury wellness.

Dead sea healing powers

Containing over 30% minerals and salts that are beneficial to the skin, the Dead Sea is unique. Other seas and oceans generally have a concentration of less than 4%.

It is the natural elements of the brines which give the water its curative powers, although, as its name suggests, the extreme high content of salt and minerals means the Dead Sea is unable to sustain marine life.

The area's reduced harmful UVB* rays, low humidity and unpolluted air are a major attraction for wellness tourists. The sun's harmful ultraviolet rays are filtered through multiple atmospheric layers allowing for longer periods in the sun with reduced risks to the skin. This unique phenomenon can only be experienced on the shores of the Dead Sea and nowhere else in the world.

It is this unique blend of elements of nature and life that give the Dead Sea an unmatched harmonious balance. Our hotel's rooms can give you the perfect rest after a relaxing day by this natural wonder.

*Sunlight has a profound effect on the skin causing premature skin ageing, skin cancer, and a host of skin changes. Exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB from sunlight accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin ageing.

Opening hours

Beach Open: 6.30 am until sunset 

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