The Israeli government has forecast recently that Israel is likely to be hit by more tourists than any previous year thus far.
From January 2008 to July 2008 approximately 1.7 million tourists visiting Israel. That is a massive 40 per cent up on the same period recorded in the previous year when Israel received around 1 million visitors.
If you’re looking for a relaxing experience visit the Dead Sea and enjoy some time floating serenely in the sunny heat. The Dead Sea gets its buoyancy from containing saline i.e. water that is extremely high in salt. It is the deepest, most infamous hypersaline lake worldwide and is located between Jordan, Israel and West Bank.
Visitors flock here in their thousands as it’s is believed that the waters and surrounding mud has powerful medicinal qualities and can offer therapeutic relief to a multitude of conditions. People immerse themselves in the mud to absorb the minerals that are claimed to give the mud such health enhancing properties.