We drove about an hour and 15 minutes and we were there. When we arrived we asked all around the hotels and nearby stores if there was anyplace that we could hike. We asked a ton of people but it seemed that no one knew what we were talking about. Finally we found someone that told us to hike up and go across the street and then keep walking until we saw some green. We had no idea where we were going but, we still wanted to try and find this hike that we had heard about. So, up the hill and across the street we went and we just kept walking along the road until we saw a little bit of green. We started hiking on what we thought was a trail. 
We then found a wadi nearby which had a beautiful clear blue stream in it. So, we decided to walk through the wadi and try to find the waterfall. 
We met a few people on the way up and talked to them for awhile while also asking for directions to the waterfall. They pointed us into the right direction and we continued hiking. It was over 100 degrees outside, however because we were walking in the water it made it much more manageable and not nearly as hot as it would have been hiking somewhere else. The hike was absolutely beautiful. We would have to duck under some trees and there were many different kinds of beautiful flowers and plants to look at. Walking through the wadi we would also have to hike up a few smaller sized waterfalls and big boulders and random pools of water that we would walk through.
The water temperature was absolutely perfect to walk through if felt just like pool water. After awhile of walking we made it to the water fall. It was so beautiful there. Some of the girls hiked up all the way to the tippy top of the waterfall and walked along up there.
Under the waterfall there was an awesome little pool area where we could swim in along the waterfall, 
the rock was so smooth that you would just slide down. 
We spent a good hour taking pictures and investigating the surrounding area. 
After awhile we decided to hike back down and go to the Dead Sea. On our way to the Dead Sea we asked around for some mineral or mud baths. The only one that were nearby were at the surrounding hotels and they cost about 40 dollars. So, we decided to buy a bucket and all slit the cost. It turned out to be more like 1 dollar a person instead, a much better deal. 
The Dead Sea was incredible. I did not know really what to expect but I was shocked by the amount of Salt that was there. We were told to only go in the Dead Sea for 20 minutes because there was so much salt that it would soak up all the water in our body and we would get extremely dehydrated without even knowing. As soon as I stepped in, it felt so weird. It still felt like water but it also had a slimy feel to it. As soon as I lied down in the water my feet literally went up
. As soon as I got into the water and lied down on my back, my feet went directly in the air. It did not take any control on my part whatsoever. We swam out farther where there was a drop off and I tried to put my feet down in the water and I literally could not put my feet down. It was so crazy! After I had been in the water for while I got out and then we all started putting mud all over our body! It sounds weird but it was so much fun to put mud all over our bodies. 
We took a lot of pictures and then got back in the water to wash it off. Oh my goodness, my skin was SO soft! We washed ourselves off and then went shopping for a bit and then left to go back to the center. It was seriously such a fun day! I am so glad that we went!
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