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Written: 9 june 2009
Travel time: 1 — 7 may 2009
We chose the Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea 5 * hotel on the Dead Sea. The hotel is not bad, but there are also disadvantages that you just need to be aware of. Going to this hotel, be sure to book breakfast with dinner, because in addition to the main restaurant, there is also a Thai restaurant where you can have dinner at most once and Italian with pizza. And food in restaurants is very expensive. Dinner in the main restaurant is even very decent with a good selection of food, but paying more on the spot than in Moscow. And outside the territory there is nowhere to go. Very expensive spa. For an hour of massage, you will have to pay about 125 euros, taking into account local taxes (for comparison, in Bali the same massage costs 3 times cheaper). Don't trust the guides! At the airport, you will have to pay for each kilogram of overweight! Our guide Inal (from the host company Tyche - Taiki) ripped off us $ 130 for 5 kg overweight, although he promised no problems, as they later found out from other tourists on the plane, he did the same with others. Moreover, he put the money in his pocket, and did not give it to the registration. We were shocked. So be vigilant. Don't trust guides! Maximum weight per suitcase - 20 kg per person. Dead Sea cosmetics can be bought at the duty free of the airport upon departure and you won’t have to pay for the overweight. It is also better to buy gold and silver jewelry in the duty free of the airport, because it is much cheaper than in Amman and the quality is beyond doubt. And in general, in Amman stores, do not expect a normal discount, since the guide receives good interest from the sellers from each of your purchases. Have a nice holiday everyone.
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