Overnight Sunrise Tour to Mount Sinai from Sharm El Sheikh

4.3 (12 reviews) Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
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Duration16h
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Group sizeUp to 50 travelers

Overview

One of the most amazing trips to see the sunrise at the top of Mount Sinai and see the Moses Mountain and then return in the morning to visit the Monastery of Saint Catherine. The St Catherine is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries in the world, built-in 545 AD on the order of Empress Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine. The Monastery of Saint Catherine is located in South Sinai at a distance of 230 km from the city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The tour starts with picking up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and drive for approx 3 hours to reach Mount Sinai, You will start trekking the mountain along with a professional bedouin guide. Trekking the mountain takes approx 3-4 hours. You will see the sunrise and then go down and visit the St. Catherine Monastery before heading back to Sharm El Sheikh.

What's included

  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Bedouin guide at Mount Sinai
  • Food and drink
  • Tipping

What to expect

  1. Mount Sinai
    8h
    Pick up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and drive for 3 hours approx to mount Sinai. Upon arrival meet your Bedouin guide and start climbing the mountain approx 3 hours trekking. Upon arrival to the top see the sunrise.
  2. Saint Catherine
    1h
    After returning from Mount Sinai and seeing Moses mountain you will visit Saint Catherine Monastery. The Greek Orthodox Christian Monastery of St. Catherine is located at the foot of Mount Sinai (Mount Moses) and is about 1585 meters above sea level. This monastery is considered one of the oldest Christian monasteries, and in this place, the three monotheistic religions converged Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. There are now more than 20 monks in the monastery, where they live and worship regularly. The monastery library may be the oldest Christian libraries in existence today. This library contains more than 6 thousand manuscripts in different languages, including about six thousand manuscripts from the ancient world, and some of them are older than the monastery itself.

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Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • Valid passport is requested
  • Dressing conservatively when visiting the monastery
  • Heavy clothes during winter
  • Monastery of St. Catherine is closed during holidays and in time of pandemics

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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