Diving Dead Sea???

[kreuzerkrieg]

AFAIK, holobacteria and one type of algae which survives the dead sea in rainy winters, these are only species of Plantae and Animalia kingdoms in dead sea

 

[knfmn]

So, let me get this straight.....you get to pay $2,400/ea for the privledge of diving while loaded down with 65kg/143 pounds of equipment? HOLY CRAP!!! That's nuts. There cannot be anything that cool down there. I'm a big guy, about 6'2" and 250#. Diving in Massachusetts with a 7mm wet suit, I require 30lbs of weight....I can't begin to imagine trying to lug that much.

Kristopher

 

[ScubaSteve]

So, let me get this straight.....you get to pay $2,400/ea for the privledge of diving while loaded down with 65kg/143 pounds of equipment? HOLY CRAP!!! That's nuts. There cannot be anything that cool down there. I'm a big guy, about 6'2" and 250#. Diving in Massachusetts with a 7mm wet suit, I require 30lbs of weight....I can't begin to imagine trying to lug that much.

Kristopher

I fall squarely on the side of "I would never spend that much money to dive there" but I can definitely say that it would be very cool to do and cool to say that you had done it because very few divers would be able to say the same.

 

[csamto]

I am currently living in Israel and just made a trip to the Dead Sea last week with my family. I commented to my wife how cool it would be to dive the Dead Sea and she laughed at me. I am not paying what they are asking but it is definately worth looking at since I am already in the area (if they let "locals" dive).

 

[kreuzerkrieg]

let us know if you made any progress getting into the water with these guys!

 

[ajduplessis]

I dived the Dead Sea back when it only had the flu