Dead Sea Visitors Center

Where did it all begin? The story of the Israel Potash Company. The Israel Potash Company was the first company to begin producing minerals from the Dead Sea, in the 1930s. In 1934, it established at the foot of Mount Sedom in the south of the Dead Sea, a plant and next to it a workers' camp in which the plant workers lived. The camp functioned as a small, isolated settlement that at its peak housed about 300 people, including the workers' families (about forty women and about twenty children), and which was accessible only by boat that sailed from the north of the Dead Sea to its southern part. The company's activity ceased during the War of Independence, and in 1952 it was nationalized by the State of Israel for the establishment of Dead Sea plants. What awaits you at the Visitors Center throughout the year? You are invited to a guided, fascinating tour, in which you will experience for yourselves, through a variety of attractions, the everyday life, the hard work, the vision, and the determination of the plant workers and their families. The Visitors Center and Mount Sedom | Photo: Amit Gershon What does the tour include? The guided tour, lasting about an hour and a half, includes visits to the restored buildings throughout the camp, such as the workers' quarters tent, the kitchen, and the dining room: where, using virtual reality (VR) glasses, you will experience and feel firsthand the lifestyle of the camp's residents. In addition, interactive, experiential exhibitions and displays await you—such as a model hall of the Dead Sea, where you can watch a striking model that presents the formation of the Dead Sea rift. The entire tour is accompanied by explanations and films that tell the site's historic and fascinating story. Restored dining room | Photo: Efrat Gbay How do you book tickets? Ticket purchase is possible only on our website. Enter the site and choose your preferred date and time: Click here to enter the site and purchase tickets " Workers' quarters tent | Photo courtesy of the Dead Sea Visitors Center