Taking the Kids: Spa Can Be Entré to a New Culture

The black Dead Sea mud is said to improve blood circulation and is thought to be one of the healthiest things to use for your skin.
Taking the Kids: Spa Can Be Entré to a New Culture
Floating in the Dead Sea. Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
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I’m slathered in thick black mud from head to toe—on purpose. And I’m thrilled by the experience.

That’s because I’m at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea, which includes “the oldest naturally occurring spa” on the shores of the Dead Sea and about an hour from Amman, Jordan. The resort is also the largest in the region and boasts the largest spa. We can literally see the lights of Jerusalem.
Eileen Ogintz
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