Dead Sea
Location: The Judean Desert,1,300ft below sea level.
Health attractions: floating in the Dead Sea, mud applications, sulphur baths.
Hotel groups: Radisson Moriah, Holiday Inn, Hyatt and Caesar.
Excursions: The rock fortress of Masada built by Herod the Great; the caves at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered; jeep safaris; Kibbutz En Gedi nature reserve.