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LEISURE & WELLNESS
Nature’s Healing Power
The popularity of the spa vacation has increased worldwide as many people are
adopting healthier lifestyles. For this reason, Jordan has complimented its
natural therapeutic sites with first class resorts offering a diverse range of
amenities. The goal is to provide its visitors with a unique and relaxing
experience catering to all of their health and fitness and beauty needs.
The Dead Sea
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The Dead Sea coastline with its spectacular salt crystal
formations.
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At 410 meters below sea level, the Dead
Sea is the lowest place on earth. Jordan’s Dead Sea coast is one of the
most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the world and it remains
as enticing to international visitors today as it was to kings, emperors,
traders, and prophets in antiquity.
A large amount of investment in the area has provided the Dead Sea with new
roads making the new and luxurious 5 Star Movenpick Hotel and Resort, 5 Star
Jordan Valley Marriott, 5 Star Kempenski Ishtar Hotel, and 4 Star Dead Sea Spa
Hotel easily accessible.
The main attraction of the Dead Sea
is of course the soothing, abnormally salty water itself. The salt content of
the water is 31.5% making the water so buoyant that it is impossible for the
visitor to sink. The water also contains 21 minerals including high levels of
magnesium, sodium, potassium, and bromine and 12 of these minerals are found in
no other body of water in the world.
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Mud treatment at one of the many spas.
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Studies have shown the combination of the
Dead Sea water and the rich black mud found along the shoreline to have
significant health benefits including increasing circulation, easing discomfort
from arthritis, healing allergies, and revitalizing skin.
A trip to the Dead Sea would
not be complete without a visit to one of the first class health spa facilities
of the luxury hotels. Here
the visitor can enjoy year-round a massage, Dead Sea mud bath, use the
excellent fitness facilities, or just spend the day relaxing on their beautiful
private beaches.
Hammamat Ma’in
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Hyper-thermal waterfall at Hammamat Ma'in
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Visitors to the Dead Sea should
also take advantage of another nearby wonder, Hammamat Ma’in (Ma’in Hot
Springs). Popular with both locals and tourists alike, the springs are located
264 meters below sea level in one of the most breath-taking desert oases in the
world. Thousands of visiting bathers come each year to enjoy the mineral rich
waters of these hyper-thermal waterfalls. These falls originate from winter
rainfalls in the highland plains of Jordan and eventually feed the 109 hot and
cold springs in the valley. This water is heated to temperatures up to 63
degrees Celsius by underground lava fissures as it makes its way through the
valley before emptying into the Zarqa River.
Situated in this exquisite spot is the 94 room Janna Spa and Resort offering a
wide variety of professional services including mud wrappings, hydrojet baths
and showers, underwater massages, mud facials, electrotherapy and cosmetology
treatments.
SPORTS & LEISURE
In and Around Amman
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Riding at one of Ammans Riding Centres.
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Jordan’s modern hotels and resorts are all equipped with spas, fitness centers,
swimming pools, and tennis courts. In and around
Amman, it is easy to find facilities for track and field sports,
horseback riding, cycling, hiking, and gliding, golf and it is possible to go
to the impressive Sports City to watch professional football, basketball,
handball, and other sports.
Aqaba
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On the beach at Aqaba.
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In the south, the seaside resort of Aqaba
provides the perfect location for rest and relaxation on the shores of the Red
Sea. In addition, it offers first-class
scuba diving and snorkeling with some of the most beautiful and best
preserved coral reef in the world. The visitor can also participate in
swimming, sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing, or enjoy views of the active
marine life on a ride in a glass-bottomed boat.
Aqaba is renowned for its warm water and sunny weather and is a
delightful destination that can be enjoyed all year round. The five and four
star hotels in Aqaba offer
world class spa facilities.
Wadi Rum
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On top of one of Wadi Rum's towering mountains.
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A quick trip from Aqaba,
Wadi Rum offers a truly unique and adventurous experience. The visitors
will be amazed by their surroundings amid the stupendous cliffs, canyons, and
seemingly endless orange sands as they enter the desert on a camel, horse, or
4x4 jeep driven by a local Bedouin. It is then up to them to explore and
discover the secrets of Wadi Rum
hiking through the sand and mountains. Rock climbing is a popular activity and
visitors come from around the world to tackle Wadi Rum’s challenging climbs.
Many have described these routes as comparable to those found in the Dolomites.
While it is an easy day-trip from Aqaba
or Petra,
Wadi Rum is best experienced during a night or two of
camping under the stars enjoying the silence of the desert far away
from the stresses of everyday life.
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The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth, lying more than 400m (1300ft) below sea level.
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Dead Sea products are ideal as natural beauty aids and bath salts. You can find
them for sale on site at the Dead Sea spa hotels, or in pharmacies and
boutiques in Amman.
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In the Dead Sea, sun worshippers can spend much longer under its rays due to the extra layer of atmosphere UV rays need to penetrate, which means more tan and less burn!
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