Floating
With no effort.
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A hypersaline lake in the Jordan Valley whose surface lies about 440 m below sea level, making its shores the lowest land on Earth. Its water is around 34% salt, nearly ten times saltier than the ocean, so no fish live in it. The dense water lets you float without effort, which is what most visitors come for, along with the Dead Sea mud, rich in salts and minerals, which is smeared on and washed off. Hotels and resorts cluster on the Jordanian shore at Sweimeh, about an hour's drive from Amman, and most sell day passes to non-guests. There are also public beaches with showers and shade, charging about 20 to 25 JD, per visitor guides. Don't dip your head, keep the water out of your eyes, don't shave the day before, and rinse in fresh water afterwards. Autumn to spring is best, as summer heat tops 40 °C.
With no effort.
Rich in minerals.
Over the water.
Sweimeh, eastern shore of the Dead Sea
You float rather than swim, as the water is so dense. Keep it out of your eyes and mouth, don't dip your head, and rinse in fresh water afterwards.