Read the shores, find your place.

Dead Sea seen from Jordan, November 2021. Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Layout crop.

Eastern shoreJordan

Western shore & regional contextIsrael / Palestinian West Bank

A guide to Jordan’s eastern shore, Israel’s western-shore places and the Palestinian West Bank, with each location considered separately.

01 / Geographic index

One basin.
Distinct places.

Choose a named shore or regional subject. These are separate stories, with separate visitor arrangements.

Eastern shore / JordanWater horizon, sandstone gorge Western shore / IsraelEn Gedi, in its oasis setting Regional context / Palestinian West BankJericho and the spring landscape

02 / A material study

Look at the edge.

Salt draws a fine line around the rock. A close study invites attention; a date keeps the image honest.

Read the changing shoreline

White salt deposits on rocks beside blue water on the Jordanian Dead Sea coast — Jordanian Dead Sea coast · March 2018. Anastasia Pozdnyakova · CC BY-SA 4.0. Converted to WebP; layout crop where shown.

03 / Two separate landscapes

Where the view
turns upright.

Water, cliff and localized greenery change the scale of attention. Each place has its own context and current access information.

Wadi Mujib / Jordan

Water flows between high sandstone walls, with visitors in the Wadi Mujib gorge — Wadi Mujib, Jordan · September 2018. Alfie↑↓© (Helmut Schütz) · CC BY-SA 4.0. Converted to WebP; layout crop where shown.

Between sandstone walls

Read the eastern-shore guide

En Gedi / Israel

Visitors beside a waterfall and vegetation below dry cliffs in En Gedi — David Waterfall, En Gedi, Israel · October 2015. Ludvig14 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Converted to WebP; layout crop where shown.

Green belongs to a place

An oasis view is a specific setting, not a green coastline. Use the reserve’s current notice when choosing a visit.

Give the oasis context

04 / Palestinian West Bank

Jericho has
its own story.

Ancient settlement, a spring landscape and a present-day town. Keep the timescales distinct and leave space for local knowledge.

Read the Jericho guide

Jericho buildings and palms beyond the foreground of Tell es-Sultan — Jericho from Tell es-Sultan, Palestinian West Bank · November 2022. Davide Mauro · CC BY-SA 4.0. Converted to WebP; layout crop where shown.

05 / Your arrangements

Compare the named place.

The shore, meeting point and actual itinerary matter more than a broad destination label. Read inclusions and the provider’s current terms.

These comparisons use the provider’s existing Dead Sea destination. Check the exact shore, country or territory, meeting point and named route. A listing does not establish a connection between shores; the provider manages its own service and terms.