Mount Sinai Climb and Saint Catherine's Monastery From Dahab
Watch the sunrise from the top of Mount Sinai on a hiking trip from Dahab to one of Egypt’s highest mountains. You’ll climb the 7,497-foot (2,285-mt.) peak in the predawn darkness, see first light illuminate the mountaintop chapel and mosque, then descend to the 6th-century Monastery of St. Catherine, built where Moses is believed to have seen the Burning Bush. With round-trip transport from Dahab, this is a great way to experience Mount Sinai and St. Catherine, even if you have limited time in Egypt. Hike to the summit of Mount Sinai. Leave in the dark to catch the sunrise on the mountain. Option to ride a camel most of the way (own expense) Visit the oldest continually-operating monastery in the world. See centuries-old Christian art and relics. Pickup and drop-off are at the same place.
You will be picked up from Gaz Station Near Shoping Market Name Is { Take 5 } in the late evening.
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Mount Sinai Climb and Saint Catherine's Monastery From Dahab
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What's included in Mount Sinai Climb and Saint Catherine's Monastery From Dahab
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
This tour is a bus trip to the most famous mountain on Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. You will be picked up from Gaz Station Near Shoping Market Name Is { Take 5 } in the late evening and transferred for 3 hours to Moses Mountain.
Mount Sinai
At 02.00am you will then start the 3-hour climb of 2,285m up the mountain guided by one of our guides. You can climb by following a long path which leads to 700 steps. This takes you to the top of the mountain on time for the sunrise where you can enjoy a beautiful view. If you feel you can't climb the mountain you can get a camel ride that takes you to the 700 steps. After the sunrise, you will get down and take your vehicle back to sharm El Sheikh.
St. Catherine's Monastery
After getting down from the mount sinai, you will be met with your guide by the gate of the monastery, where you will visit the transfiguration Church, the burning Bush the well of the prophet Moses, than transfer back to the same place of Pick Up.
Inclusions
- searchlight
- Bedouin guide during climbing up the mountain
- You will be picked up from Gaz Station Near Shoping Market Name Is { Take 5 }
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Mousses Mountain + St.Catherine Monastery
- Entrance fees to Mousses Mountain 10€ Euros Per Person to be paid cash
- Food And Drinks
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
You will be picked up from Gaz Station Near Shoping Market Name Is { Take 5 } in the late evening. Kindly advise Hotel name & Room number . The exact pickup time will be communicated via Whatsapp before the trip
