$100 LUXURY Dead Sea Hotel🇯🇴

Harry and Mac leave the Amman hostel for a night at the Dead Sea, an hour away and a long way below sea level.

The useful lesson is a mistake they make and name. The shore is remote and has no public transport, they arrived by taxi, and reaching the salt flats at the southern end costs them another 30 dinars for two hours of one. Harry’s conclusion, delivered straight to camera, is that anyone coming here should rent a car.

The rest is what the Dead Sea is actually like: mud that feels good going on and stings as it dries, floating that surprises him by how much he enjoys it, salt crystals visible in the water, and skin afterwards he compares to wearing a wetsuit. The salt flats, which are the part that needed the extra taxi, he rates the more beautiful half of the day.

Key moments

• [00:05] Checking out of the hostel for one night at the Dead Sea.
• [00:42] The hotel upgrades them to a premium room on arrival.
• [01:14] An hour’s drive, far below sea level; their driver says it runs about 10°C hotter than Amman.
• [01:14] Lots of Jordanian families — a domestic holiday destination rather than a foreign one.
• [01:45] A shuttle runs from the hotel down to the beach.
• [01:45] About 70 dinars for the night for two, which he calls a good deal.
• [02:15] The pools and waterslides.
• [02:48] Lunch: pizza, sandwiches, salads, chicken and fries, desserts.
• [03:20] The white sauce described to him as traditional Jordanian, with a Lebanese comparison offered at the same time.
• [03:50] Flies everywhere at the outdoor tables — his one complaint.
• [04:21] About 20 dinars for the two of them, roughly £20–25.
• [05:29] The posted rules: don’t drink the water, ask a lifeguard if you swallow any.
• [05:29] Told this is the lowest place on earth, and that the air is exceptionally clean.
• [05:59] The border visible across the water with patrols on it — care needed with the drone.
• [06:31] The mud: squishy going on, and then it starts burning as it dries.
• [07:32] Floating, and he says he hadn’t expected it to be this good.
• [08:02] Salt crystals visible in the water; getting the mud off is the hard part.
• [08:33] Salt in his eye, and skin afterwards soft enough that he compares his face to a wetsuit.
• [09:03] The mistake, stated: the area is remote, there’s no public transport, and they’ve had to book a second taxi for two hours at 30 dinars. Rent a car.
• [09:34] The salt flats at the southern end — worth the trip, and more beautiful than the resort shore.
• [10:23] Water he keeps calling unbelievably clear, and salt formed into beads.
• [11:30] A seller tries to charge 10 dinars for two Cokes; they query it and the price corrects.
• [12:32] They’ve done the eastern side; tomorrow, back to Amman and on to Petra.

Extracted pages

• Jordan
• Dead Sea
• Amman
• Mac

Obs: the hotel upgraded them to a premium room on arrival, so it is not named in the bundle. Its price, facilities and shuttle are recorded.