Water & beaches

Neve Midbar Beach

Name: Neve Midbar Beach
Address: Neve Midbar Beach, Dead Sea, Jerusalem, IL
Telephone: 02-9942781

חוף נווה מדבר

Dead Sea

A northern Dead Sea beach about 25 minutes from Jerusalem, with mineral mud on the shore, freshwater swimming pools, wide lawns and an air-conditioned kosher restaurant looking out over the sea. It is a declared bathing beach with lifeguards and an entrance fee.

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Address: Neve Midbar Beach, Dead Sea חוף נווה מדבר, ים המלח
Phone: 02-9942781
Hours: Every day of the week 09:00–18:00.
Website: en.nevemidbar-beach.co.il
Price: ₪₪
Last checked: 2026-09

Call ahead to confirm hours.

Plan your visit

Tickets

A declared bathing beach with an entrance fee, but the amount is not published on the Dead Sea Land listing and the beach's own site was unreachable, so phone 02-9942781 before you set out. On site: freshwater pools, lockers, changing rooms, beach showers, sunbeds, shade sheets, drinking-water taps, a wet bar and a kosher restaurant. Not a Nature and Parks Authority site, so the annual pass does not apply.

Getting there

About 25 minutes' drive from Jerusalem on Route 1 and Route 90. Egged lines 486, 444 and 421 from Jerusalem Central Bus Station serve the northern Dead Sea; there is no service from Friday afternoon until Saturday night.

How long to allowHalf a day AgesAll ages. The freshwater pools make it easier with small children than a pure salt beach, but the Dead Sea rules still apply: never let a child's head go under, don't shave beforehand, and cuts will sting. Indoor or outdoorOutdoor On Shabbat and chagimOpen Best time to goWinter, early spring and autumn. In midsummer the northern Dead Sea basin is punishing; arrive at 09:00 opening and use the freshwater pools rather than the sea in the middle of the day. AccessibilityListed as accessible for visitors with disabilities, with beach showers, changing rooms and toilets on site.

Insider tips

Phone ahead for the current entrance price — it is not published online.
The freshwater pools are the reason to choose this beach with young children.
The restaurant is kosher and air conditioned, so it works as a midday escape.
Water shoes are essential; the shore is salt crust, not sand.

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