Mount Sinai Sunrise & St. Catherine Monastery from Sharm el Sheikh
Travel through the night to Mount Sinai to climb the mountain at night to see sunrise from atop Moses' Mountain. Descent after dawn to visit one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine, built around the site of the Burning Bush.
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Mount Sinai Sunrise & St. Catherine Monastery from Sharm el Sheikh
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What's included in Mount Sinai Sunrise & St. Catherine Monastery from Sharm el Sheikh
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Mount Sinai
We start at 19:00 pm in the evening with a 2–3 hours drive to the monastery and the mountains. We will start climbing the mountain at 01:00 am with our guide. While waiting for the sunrise we can enjoy looking at the stars.
St. Catherine's Monastery
After the sunrise, we will climb down hill and visit the monastery of St. Catherine which is considered one of the most famous monasteries in the world and also it's one of the oldest monasteries of Christianity. It’s located in heart of Sinai Peninsula at a height of 1570 meters in the place where according to the tradition Moses saw the bush on fire which didn’t burn up .The Monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery dates back to the age of the emperor Justinian 6th century. It was the same time of building enclosure wall surrounding the monastery right now but the monastery was named Saint Catherine at the beginning of the 11th century in honor of saint Catherine, one of the earliest Alexandria Christians martyrs. It contains several monuments like the burning bush seen by Moses, and the remarkable Icons Gallery. Around noon we will be back in Sharm el-sheikh.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Bedouin guide during climbing up the mountain
- Entrance fees to St. Catherine National Park
- Pick up services from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and return
- All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle
- Museum room ticket
- Tipping
- Camel ride
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
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We pick up from all hotels in Sharm El Sheikh
Meeting / End Points
- We pick up from all hotels in Sharm El Sheikh
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Ticket Redemption
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
