Mount Sinai and St. Catherine Monastery From Sharm El Sheikh The best religious trips 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 (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. With round-trip transport from Sharm el Sheikh, this is a great way to experience Mount Sinai and St. Catherine even if you have limited time in Egypt.
Pick up time
* You will picked up from your hotel around 20:00 o’clock and drive approximately 3 hours, 220 km to Moses Mountain and St. Catherine to climb Mount Sinai and visit the Greek Orthodox St. Catherine’s Monastery.
Climbing mosses mountain
* Mount Sinai and St. Catherine Monastery trip ,You will start your journey by climbing Moses Mountain at 1:00 am and the descent will be at 7:00 am.
* You will be able to witness the sunset from the top of Moses Mountain.
* We will provide you a torch; we also recommend a Sensible and comfortable walking shoes.
* Some warm clothes will be needed when you get to the summit in winter you will need lots of warm clothes.
* You can go two thirds of the way up the mountain by camel, but the last third must be done by foot “700 steps”.
* After descending from Mount Sinai, breakfast is done in the monastery’s restaurant or a restaurant next to the monastery.
* Then visit St. Catherine Monastery.
ST. Catherine monastery
* Then visit St. Catherine Monastery opens at 8:45 am – 11:45 am, except Fridays and Sundays and during Coptic religious holidays).
* It is an Orthodox Greek Monastery, within its amazing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures.
Back to sharm el sheikh
* Back to your hotel at Sharm El Sheikh around 13:30 o’clock.
What you need to bring with you
What to expect