- Address: Kiboutz Kalia, Dead Sea, Israel.
Visiting Israel for many tourists is also associated with rest on the shore of the Dead Sea . It is the same popular attraction as the ancient historical temples. A huge amount of mineral salts and impurities contained in this sea, make it so unique. In fact, the Dead Sea is a long, long lake. On its shore are many comfortable resorts, one of which is the beach of Kalia.
What is famous for the beach of Kalia?
On the shores of the Dead Sea are several communities (kibbutzim) with their own beaches, recreation areas and shops. The most famous are the Kibbutzim Mitzpe Shalem, Ein Gedi and Kalia. Kibbutz Kalia and the eponymous beach are considered one of the best for tourists. The community was established in 1929 on the northern coast of the Dead Sea. It received its name, thanks to the basic industry of kibbutz - the extraction of potassium.
To date, the beach of Kalia - a green oasis on the beach, ready to receive several tens of thousands of tourists a year. Tourism is now the main source of income for the kibbutz, as in the immediate vicinity of the Qumran Reserve, in the caves of which were found the ancient scrolls of the Dead Sea.
Beach Kalia, like other beaches of the Dead Sea, are located below sea level, so you have to overcome a small descent. It should be remembered that in this part of the Dead Sea there are high enough waves.
Israel actively develops tourism and infrastructure around this unique natural landmark, because the flow of tourists arriving on the salt sea to improve health is almost half of the total flow of tourists to the country. The content of mineral impurities and salts in the Dead Sea is about 300%, according to this index, it is the most saline on the planet, and the density of its water is the highest, which creates the attractive effect of tourists for rest and waving on the waves with a newspaper in hand. In this water it is almost impossible to drown, it perfectly supports the human body on the surface.
Infrastructure of the beach of Kalia
The beach of Kalia is a small but fully equipped place for relaxation with sun beds, umbrellas from the sun, lifeguard towers, mini-bars and flowering bushes along the perimeter. The beach is clean, suitable for family holidays, entrance fee is about 50 shekels per person. Tourists and local residents are provided with the following amenities:
- In addition to bathing in the waters of the Dead Sea, the beach provides medical and spa services, baths are available in the healing black mud enriched with minerals. You can freely enter the mud bath, apply a layer of mineral mud, which has a beneficial effect on the skin, improving its condition, blood and cardiovascular system, joints.
- On the beach of Kalia are equipped with showers, in which you can wash off the traces of therapeutic mud procedures. Muds are the visiting card of the beach.
- All beach services are included in the price of the entrance ticket, and the time of stay here is limited only by closing the beach for the night.
- Upstairs, at the entrance to the beach are shops with souvenirs. Here in hermetic bags you can buy therapeutic mud of the Dead Sea .
- Near the beach there is also a large restaurant with prices that are democratic enough by Israeli standards.
How to get there?
To get to the beach of Kalia can be easily by car, since public transportation there goes not often. From large cities it is possible to arrive on tourist buses of small capacity which daily type groups of tourists.