1. Dead Sea Resort Area
The beach area of Jordan’s Dead Sea coastline, with five-star spa resorts and day-access beach complexes, sits on the northern section of the sea.
Just 60 kilometers southwest from Amman, it’s within easy reach from the capital or from Madaba, which lies 40 kilometers to the east.
There are three private beach complexes strung along the shore, which offer access to the sea and their facilities for an entrance fee. Running north to south, the complexes are Al-Wadi Resort, Amman Beach, and O Beach.
All three offer clean strips of stone- and grey-sand beach with sun loungers, picnic tables, sun-shades, and freshwater showers on the beach. The complexes behind the beach area at all of them have restaurants and snack shops, freshwater swimming pools, shops selling the Dead Sea’s mineral-rich skincare products, and clean bathrooms and changing areas.
2. Dead Sea Panoramic Complex
Sitting on a ridge, looking over the Dead Sea below, this complex with an observation platform and a museum devoted to the Dead Sea is a great stop on your way to or from the Dead Sea shore itself.
The museum here documents the geology of the Dead Sea and this area’s importance through human history.
For the best views, stretching across the sea to the dusky-hued hills of Israel and the Palestinian Territories, try to come here early in the morning. Later in the day, the western bank of the Dead Sea is often covered in haze.
