Israel · THE DEAD SEA
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The drive east drops more than 1,300 feet below sea level in about ninety minutes, and nearly every operator pairs the float with Masada or Ein Gedi. What differs is the beach they use, how long you get in the water, and whether entrance fees are in the price. Here are the 15 best Dead Sea tours, compared on all three.
Tel Aviv tour to Masada and the Dead Sea: cable car views, Herod’s ruins, Qumran caves, and a float with Dead Sea mud.
“Highly recommended Tour. Our guide - Radion did an awesome Job leaving no questions unanswered. Fascinating to see and know more about Masada/ruins of King Herod's Palace and also dead sea.. Great Experience.”
Full-day Masada and Dead Sea trip from Tel Aviv with hotel pickup, cable car to ruins, guided history, and time to float and mud-bathe.
“This is a perfect day trip from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Our driver/guide Eyal was excellent. He even coordinated, without us waiting or extra time to connect with two people who got lost at pickup! He shared more knowledge than I could absorb! It was great that he pointed out Read more”
One packed day from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Dead Sea, with guided Old City walking, Nativity Church visits, and time to float.
“Hello, We very much enjoyed the tour. It was very informative, structured, and well organized. We had very good guide Josef, he introduced for us Jerusalim He reminded for us amazing history of this great city and also told us abot today"s Jerusalim. After Jerusalim we visited Bethlehem and again it was interesting excursion. After that we went to the Dead sea. It was really amazing experience - it is so strange when your body is listening to the solty water more than to your brains commands. Amazing day and unforgetable memories! I would recommend this tour to everyone who starts his acquaintance with this wonderful country.”
Full-day guided trip from Jerusalem to Masada by cable car, Qumran caves, and the Dead Sea for floating and a mud bath.
“We were very lucky to have Roy as our tour guide. The two visits (Masada and the Dead Sea) were very interesting. The complete plan was great experience.”
A full-day Masada and Dead Sea trip from Jerusalem with cable car ruins, Qumran history, and a buoyant float plus optional mud bath.
“Very well organized, comfortable transportation and our guide, Erez, was outstanding. First stop is the dead sea, they don’t advise this but bring water shoes. The beach is all rocks and very painful to walk on. They have lockers and showers so bring some soap and towels with you because you’ll end up covered in mud from the dead sea (recommended). The lunch stop is very busy and you spend one hour there. In Massada I would have liked more time to walk around and really enjoy the site. It was a bit rushed. Bring a hat and sunglasses if you go in the summer”
A full-day Tel Aviv tour to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea, with cable car views, an oasis walk, and floating saltwater.
“The guide was excellent. very knowledgeable, she taught us a lot about history, geography and modern Israeli life. At the same time very organised. I enjoyed the tour especially because of her.”
A guided full-day trip from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem’s Old City and the Dead Sea, with pickup, coach comfort, and included entrances.
“Totally worth it. Fare price for all the activities and also with great tour guides, that narrowed the story.”
Cable car to Masada and a Dead Sea float, with entrance fees included. Full-day Jerusalem pickup, transport, and a licensed guide.
“Such an amazing experience The tour guide was great and very knowledgeable really liked that she told us exactly what to expect”
Tel Aviv day trip to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea with a guided Old City walk, Mount of Olives views, and time to float and relax.
“Dead Sea was very great experience once in a lifetime. We enjoyed floating in the salt water and mud body musk. Water was warm enough to swim in mid December. Jerusalem was very beautiful and a tour guilde explained us about history at each stop.”
One early start from Tel Aviv for Jerusalem’s Old City, Bethlehem’s Nativity Church, and a private Dead Sea beach float.
“Such a magical experience! I definitely recommend doing this outside the season as we did not need to queue anywhere and manage to see everything. Our guide was perfect! Prepare your brain for a lot of new information. Our bus ride was comfortable and on time, so don't be late like me.”
One day from Tel Aviv to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea, with guided history stops plus free time, swimming, and mud.
“The tour guide and the bus driver were the best. It was really an experience that I probably will never experience again”
From Jerusalem, tour Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea in one full day. Cable car option, oasis hike, and private beach mud time.
“The tour guide was excellent. Ein Gedi was too strenuous for us and should not been done. Older people and overweight people should avoid. The bus driver was drooling over 2 Muslim girls and needed to be more attentive to the other tourists on our bus. He definitely needed to be more professional. The Dead Sea was great. Ein Gedi is a definite skip.”
Rise with the sun at Masada, hike Ein Gedi’s oasis, then float and mud-bath in the Dead Sea on this 10-hour Jerusalem tour.
“The hike was great and wanted to spend more time in Masada. Because some of Ein Gedi is closed we spent 2.5 hours at the dead sea which was too much time. The trip would have been perfect if more time were given to Masada than swimming.”
One day from Jerusalem to Masada by cable car, Ein Gedi oasis walks, and Dead Sea floating with mud, guided and easy.
“In general the tour was great! (we were on April 4) All sites will be visited for a short time (1-1,5h) so keep this in mind. It is a perfect choice if you don't have lot's of time during your stay in Israel and won't be renting a car and still want to visit these sites. The bus was comfortable and had an AC. The scenary through bus windows was amazing so time flew fast. Our tour guide Merona was superb. She was funny, excellent at touring and provided good tips what to expect what to prepare and etc during site visits. You will be lucky to have her as…”
Masada sunrise hike, Ein Gedi oasis walking, and Dead Sea floating from Tel Aviv, guided and packed into 12 hours.
“Spoiled by rude and dangerous bus driver who abandoned us in a street in Tel Aviv”
