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St Catherine's Monastery and the Summit of Mount Sinai from Sharm

By Bella Tours
8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is $31 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 20h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Watch sunrise from the top of Mount Sinai on a hiking trip from Sharm el Sheikh 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.

Activity location

  • Sharm El Sheikh
    • Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sharm El Sheikh
    • Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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St Catherine's Monastery and the Summit of Mount Sinai from Sharm
  • Activity duration is 20 hours20h
    20h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00pm
Price details
$25.00 x 1 Adult$25.00
Paid at activity$5.83
Total
Price is $30.83
Until Tue, Dec 9

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Accompanied by a Bedouin guide on the ascent of the mountain.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skilled Egyptologist Accompanying group.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick-up & Drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit Mousses Mountain & St. Catherine Monastery.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tourist tax fees

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Kindly bring with you (The original passport, 2 copies of it, Heavy clothes, Shoes for hiking).

Activity itinerary

Sharm El Sheikh
  • 3h
There will be a bus ride to the top of Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments. In the evening, you'll be picked up from your Sharm el Sheikh hotel.
Mount Sinai
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket not included
A three-hour ascent of 2,285 metres up the mountain with one of our guides leading the way. There are 700 steps you can take if you pursue a long journey. A breathtaking sunrise awaits you at the peak of the mountain when you take this route. You can take a camel ride up the mountain to the first set of 700 stairs if you don't feel up to the challenge. It is time to pack up and head back to sharm el Sheikh in your car once the sun has fully risen.
Saint Catherine
  • 3h
Meeting at the monastery's gate once you've descended from Mount Sinai, your guide will take you to the Transfiguration Church, the Burning Bush, and Moses' Well before returning you to your Sharm el-Sheikh hotel. As a result of the covid, the monastery limits the number of days it is open to visitors.

Location

Activity location

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    Sharm El Sheikh
    • Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Sharm El Sheikh
    • Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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