Mount Sinai Exploration: Discover St. Katherine Monastery from Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab
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Saint Catherine
Embark on a captivating journey to St. Katherine Monastery in Mount Sinai from Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab. Explore the highest inhabited area in Sinai and discover the historic Greek Orthodox Monastery connected to Prophet Moses and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
Duration:
20 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Saint Catherine - Climb up Mount Sinai, sunrise and visit St. Catherine Monastery
Pick up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh around 9 pm and drive on
Desert
high way for about 2:30 hours to Mount Sinai & St. Catherine
Monastery
located about 220 Km away from Sharm El Sheikh.
Arriving around midnight, then get ready to climb up Sinai Mount around (3 h) Overnight
to
reach the summit before the sunrise and catch the amazing sunrise
from
the top of the mountain. Climb down Mount Sinai and then visit St. Catherine Monastery located
at
the foot of the mountain Built between 527 and 565 AD, and it is
believed
to be built around Moses’ Burning Bush. The Monastery is
dedicated to St
Catherine who was tortured and martyred for her
Christian beliefs.
you
will see the Burning Bushes said to be the site where Moses saw the
burning
bushes, Greek orthodox church, the icons of worship, the
famous Mosaic and library of ancient manuscripts and
icons second only to
the Vatican’s.
What's Included
- Tickets to the Monastery of Santa Cathrine.
- All taxes included.
- Bedouin guide for the mountain climb.
- Private, air-conditioned car transfers to and from the hotel.
What's Not Included
- -Extras not mentioned in the program.
- -Tips and personal expenses.
Additional Information
St. Cathrine town is a town of a distinguished type of privacy. It is the highest of the inhabited area in Sinai. It is located at the top of a plateau that rises to 1600m above the sea level, and it is surrounded by a series of the highest mountains not only in Sinai but in Egypt as a whole. The Monastery of St. Catherine is one of the well-known monasteries in the world - a Greek Orthodox holy place connected with the Prophet Moses and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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