Mount Sinai Climb and St Catherine Tour from Sharm el Sheikh

Mount Sinai Climb and St Catherine Tour from Sharm el Sheikh

Watch the 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, where Moses has seen the Burning Bush, as believed. With round-trip transport from Sharm el-sheik, this is a great way to experience Mount Sinai and St. Catherine even if you have limited time in Egypt.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sharm El Sheikh, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea and Sinai

This tour is a bus trip to the most famous mountain in Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments. You will be picked up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh in the late evening 8 pm, transferred for 3 hours to Moses Mountain.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine 46512 Egypt

At 02.00 am 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.

Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: St. Catherine's Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt

After coming down from the mountain you will visit the Monastery of St. Catherine. Throughout the ages, the monastery has become one of the most famous monuments of Sinai. You will then go to a local restaurant in St Catherine City to have breakfast before driving back to Sharm El Sheikh where you will arrive around 13.30 - 14.30.

Duration: 3 hours