Exit Ashdod port south-east towards theJudean Desert via the inn of the Good Samaritan. Ascend Massada by cable car to tour the 2000-year-old fortress and palace built by King Herod. Drive via Ein Gedi and Qumran, overview the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
Float in the mineral-rich Dead Sea - at 400m. below sea level, the lowest place on earth. Take a mud-bath! And benefit from the therapeutic qualities of the natural Dead Sea mud. Drive back to Jerusalem with over view of Jerico and old Roman Road. Return to Ashdod Port.
A list of available alternatives (depending on time):
Kibbutz Almog, a museum that displays the reconstruction of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Jericho, visit the oldest and lowest city of the world (Palestinian Authority Territory)
Guided tour of the site of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
Ein Gedi nature resort, walking in a wadi (David or Arogot) different routes between 1 to 4 hours.
The ancient synagogue and botanical gardens at Ein Gedi
The flour cave in the narrow gorge of Nahal Perazim
