{"id":60633,"date":"2018-01-04T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=60633"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:12:55","slug":"doda-havet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/","title":{"rendered":"Road trip to the Dead Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday we set off on a road trip by rental car, starting in Eilat in southern Israel. Our first destination was the Dead Sea and then we continued to Masada and Jerusalem. Today we tell you about the first stop on the road trip, the Dead Sea.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f0a48782a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f0a48782a\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Roadtrip_i_Israel\" >Road trip in Israel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Att_kora_i_Israel\" >Driving in Israel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Doda_havet\" >Dead Sea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Vitt_som_sno_eller_is\" >White as snow or ice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Att_bada_i_Doda_havet\" >Bathing in the Dead Sea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/doda-havet\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-roadtrip-i-israel\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roadtrip_i_Israel\"><\/span>Road trip in Israel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We decided the day before yesterday to go on a road trip and immediately started planning. Not easy when there is so much to see and so little time, but now we think we have an interesting plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started by getting a local sim card to have access to the internet (and GPS!) while travelling. Then it was time to rent a car. We thought this would be the easiest thing to do, but it turned out that almost every car in Eilat was rented out... Finally, we found a company (Europcar) that had an office on the outskirts of Eilat and still had cars available. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/01\/red-canyon-israel\/\">Red Canyon in Israel (and lost in the desert)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-att-kora-i-israel\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Att_kora_i_Israel\"><\/span>Driving in Israel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the way from Eilat to the Dead Sea, the speed limit was 90 km\/h and the roads were good.  The landscape consisted of desert, sometimes interspersed with some mountains or a palm grove. However, we did not see any camels, although the signs warned about it ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Roadtrip israel\" class=\"wp-image-60636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roadtrip-Israel.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We are finally on our way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Varning f\u00f6r kameler\" class=\"wp-image-60637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Varning-f\u00f6r-kameler.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beware of camels!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-doda-havet\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doda_havet\"><\/span>Dead Sea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located on the border between Israel and Jordan, the Dead Sea is today divided into a northern and a southern part after a section in the centre dried up. The lake is 65 kilometres long and up to 18 kilometres wide, with a maximum depth of over 300 metres. Another fascinating fact is that this is actually the lowest place in the world! The surface of the lake is 422 metres below sea level.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2935124209\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2850355685 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-619266120\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-938816622\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2850355685 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2850355685\" );$freedslider2850355685.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2850355685.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2850355685.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2850355685.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2850355685.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dead Sea is one of the most saline lakes in the world, with a salinity of 33.7 per cent. The lake is so salty because of the nearby salt mountains and salt marshes, the lack of rainfall in some areas, and the fact that the lake has no outlet and only loses water through evaporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We drove to an area of hotels and spas located at the top of the southern part of the lake. Here we parked and walked down to the beach.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-4230842383\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-300501417\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp-1024x808.png\" alt=\"Roadtrip D\u00f6da havet\" class=\"wp-image-60640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp-1024x808.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp-600x474.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp-768x606.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00e4rmklipp.png 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driving distance Eilat - 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We started walking out here, and the most fascinating thing is the landscape. Sometimes you can almost feel like you are standing on the ice-covered plains of Greenland. But the white is of course not snow or ice, but <a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">salt<\/a>. The salt covers every beach bed, sometimes forming entire channels or islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00f6da havet\" class=\"wp-image-60638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-salt.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach beds are chalky white with salt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00f6da havet\" class=\"wp-image-60642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter was commissioned to photograph an entire family at the Dead Sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/D\u00f6da-havet-hotell-1024x576.jpg\" 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For a Swede, it was probably like a normal summer day on the West Coast, but if you're used to a different climate, you might find it cold. So how was it? Well, just as they say! You float like a cork near the surface.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-4005569439\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1803099833\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Flyta i d\u00f6da havet\" class=\"wp-image-60643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet-1200x673.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flyta-i-d\u00f6da-havet.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You float high on the surface without doing anything.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hotell D\u00f6da havet\" class=\"wp-image-60644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotell-D\u00f6da-havet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A few more ventured into the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you can watch a film about Israel and the Dead Sea that Peter put together! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israel and the Dead Sea\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LTxOPTWyxN4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/restips\/asien\/israel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-224x126.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-433x244.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All our top tips on Israel. 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