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Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine monastery from Sharm el Sheikh

Location Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
$60.00
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Overview

Enjoy an amazing breathtaking journey to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s monastery, and visit one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the world’s oldest working Christian monastery, built around the site of the Burning Bush. After starting, climb Mount Sinai to see the sunrise from atop Moses Mountain, and enjoy the unencumbered view of the star-lit universe.
Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine monastery from Sharm el Sheikh
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 17 hours

  • All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pick up services from your hotel and return
  • English speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to St. Catherine National Park
  • Bedouin guide during climbing up the mountain
  • Tipping
  • Camel ride
  • Entrance fees to Museum room ticket

  • 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 downhill and visit the monastery of St. Catherine. Around noon we will be back in Sharm el-sheik. Visit the Monastery of Saint 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 the Sinai Peninsula at a height of 1570 meters in the place where according to 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.

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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    Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine monastery from Sharm el Sheikh

    Location Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
    $60.00
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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