After spending five days in Amman, it felt like we saw everything, so we headed towards Mosaic City of Madaba.
For accommodation we chose Black Iris hotel. The hotel is named after a very unique flower that blooms in spring. It is owned by the local chef, educated in Switzerland. He told us, that he also has a restaurant in Bali. The hotel rightfully holds the reputation of top choice accommodation in Lonely planet. It is very clean, quiet and has reasonable prices. The owner, who works in reception, will arrange and recommend a day tour or a trip worth seeing anywhere in Jordan.
We were impressed by the number of activities he had to offer and we immediately knew, that we wanted to stay here for a while. For our first trip we simultaneously chose The Dead Sea. We are both divers, so we wanted to experience The Dead Sea also below the surface. As we explained our wishes to the manager, he replied: "You crazy people! You can´t dive in The Dead Sea!" It turned out, that diving was possible only from the Israeli side, which is technologically more developed than Jordan. The Dead Sea is 420 meters below the sea level and its 34% salinity and 1.240 kg/L density makes it impossible to swim nor less dive. Diving is possible with special equipment and available only for experienced divers. Needless to say, we were very disappointed, that we couldn´t go diving. We promised ourselves that we will return to The Dead Sea, when we have more experience with diving and for today we will only go "swimming".
It took us less than one hour on a very winding road over the mountain to arrive to the beach. We had to pay an entrance fee, which cowered the access to the sea, shower and swimming in a pool.
The view of the sea was amazing. As we approached the sea, we could already see pieces of salt in the sand. We ran into the water and immediately understood, why it was impossible to swim. The density of the water is so high, that it literally makes you float. And the salinity makes you feel every wound, no matter how little it is. The experience was unforgettable.
Greetings from The Dead Sea,
Jerneja & Boris
For accommodation we chose Black Iris hotel. The hotel is named after a very unique flower that blooms in spring. It is owned by the local chef, educated in Switzerland. He told us, that he also has a restaurant in Bali. The hotel rightfully holds the reputation of top choice accommodation in Lonely planet. It is very clean, quiet and has reasonable prices. The owner, who works in reception, will arrange and recommend a day tour or a trip worth seeing anywhere in Jordan.
We were impressed by the number of activities he had to offer and we immediately knew, that we wanted to stay here for a while. For our first trip we simultaneously chose The Dead Sea. We are both divers, so we wanted to experience The Dead Sea also below the surface. As we explained our wishes to the manager, he replied: "You crazy people! You can´t dive in The Dead Sea!" It turned out, that diving was possible only from the Israeli side, which is technologically more developed than Jordan. The Dead Sea is 420 meters below the sea level and its 34% salinity and 1.240 kg/L density makes it impossible to swim nor less dive. Diving is possible with special equipment and available only for experienced divers. Needless to say, we were very disappointed, that we couldn´t go diving. We promised ourselves that we will return to The Dead Sea, when we have more experience with diving and for today we will only go "swimming".
It took us less than one hour on a very winding road over the mountain to arrive to the beach. We had to pay an entrance fee, which cowered the access to the sea, shower and swimming in a pool.
The view of the sea was amazing. As we approached the sea, we could already see pieces of salt in the sand. We ran into the water and immediately understood, why it was impossible to swim. The density of the water is so high, that it literally makes you float. And the salinity makes you feel every wound, no matter how little it is. The experience was unforgettable.
Greetings from The Dead Sea,
Jerneja & Boris
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