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Click here ) . If you choose this route, your first view of the Dead Sea will be a spectacular
blue lozenge beyond the iron-coloured hills.
Hitching
If you miss the last bus back to Amman from Amman Beach, you can try hitching. Friday
and Sunday are the best days, but don't rely on this in summer or winter when infrequent
traffic and extreme temperatures make this hazardous. Women should not attempt to hitch
from here.
Taxi
A return taxi from Amman costs about JD50 including three hours waiting time (minim-
um required to make the trip worthwhile) or JD15 for a one-way journey. From Shuneh
al-Janubiyyeh, taxis cost from JD30, including side trips to Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
and the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex. If you take a taxi from Shuneh to the Dead Sea in
only one direction (JD10 depending on your negotiation skills), bear in mind that it's very
hard to find an onward taxi from the beach area.
Some budget hotels in Amman and Madaba organise day trips ( Click here and Click here )
via Mt Nebo, the Dead Sea Panoramic Complex and Hammamat Ma'in.
FAST FACTS
» »The Dead Sea is part of the Great Rift Valley; it is the lowest spot on earth at 408m below sea level and more
than 390m deep
» »It is not actually a sea but a lake filled with incoming water with no outlet
» »It is the second-saltiest body of water on earth (after Lake Aral in Djibouti) with a salt content of 31%
» »Egyptians used Dead Sea mud (bitumen) in their mummification process; the last lump of floating bitumen sur-
faced in 1936
» »The majority of Dead Sea minerals (including calcium and magnesium) occur naturally in our bodies and have
health-giving properties
» »The Dead Sea is 3 million years old but has shrunk by 30% in recent years (half a metre per year) due to evapor-
ation and the demands of the potash industry, one of Jordan's most valuable commodities
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