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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
One of the most amazing trips to see the sunrise at the top of Mount Sinai and see the Moses Mountain and then return in the morning to visit the Monastery of Saint Catherine. The St Catherine is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries in the world, built-in 545 AD on the order of Empress Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine. The Monastery of Saint Catherine is located in South Sinai at a distance of 230 km from the city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The tour starts with picking up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and drive for approx 3 hours to reach Mount Sinai, You will start trekking the mountain along with a professional bedouin guide. Trekking the mountain takes approx 3-4 hours. You will see the sunrise and then go down and visit the St. Catherine Monastery before heading back to Sharm El Sheikh.
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Hotel pick up and drop off
Bedouin guide at Mount Sinai
Food and drink
Tipping
Departure Point
Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine, Egypt Pick up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and drive for 3 hours approx to mount Sinai. Upon arrival meet your Bedouin guide and start climbing the mountain approx 3 hours trekking. Upon arrival to the top see the sunrise. 480 minutes
Saint Catherine, Saint Catherine, Egypt After returning from Mount Sinai and seeing Moses mountain you will visit Saint Catherine Monastery. The Greek Orthodox Christian Monastery of St. Catherine is located at the foot of Mount Sinai (Mount Moses) and is about 1585 meters above sea level. This monastery is considered one of the oldest Christian monasteries, and in this place, the three monotheistic religions converged Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. There are now more than 20 monks in the monastery, where they live and worship regularly. The monastery library may be the oldest Christian libraries in existence today. This library contains more than 6 thousand manuscripts in different languages, including about six thousand manuscripts from the ancient world, and some of them are older than the monastery itself. 60 minutes
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Valid passport is requested
Dressing conservatively when visiting the monastery
Heavy clothes during winter
Monastery of St. Catherine is closed during holidays and in time of pandemics
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Johane I
21 Nov 2023
Très belle expérience par contre vous deve savoir qu il faut de très bon soulier de marche. Des vêtements chauds et des collations. C est ardu comme mont à grimper ..il faut être en forme La descente est aussi ardu...
Mais l effort rst récompenser par la beauté de ce spectacle naturel...
Ioannis S
12 Jan 2022
One of my highlights from my Egypt adventure! I thank Mona, Peter and our Guide Mohammed! Well done! Exceeded my expectations.
sherifmarzouk
01 Jan 2022
Amazing sites very friendly people had so much fun
And i really recommend going through this astonishing experience.
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