07 Apr 2023
This trip was very well organised and great value for money. We were collected from sharm el sheikh as communicated. We had a large coach of people after picking up from Dahab (most other tours were a smaller minivan, but the tour was so well organised it wasn't any issue being a bigger group) and drove to St Catherine. We visited a small icon shop and then climbed the mountain overnight. Everyone was given a torch and the Bedouin guides (we had two due to group size) made sure everyone made it up the mountain. It was cold in March so make sure you have warm clothes, jacket, hat etc. Everyone made it up though it is a tiring night. However the sunrise was amazing and the sunrise and beautiful views made it worth it. Our tour guide explained us a lot of information on the coach and met us back down at St Catherine's to go round the monastery which is very interesting. The visit more than lived up to my expectations and I was very satisfied with the service.