Cairo Trip Overview
pick up from your hotel in cairo or giza hotel , Walk in the footsteps of the prophet Moses on this overnight trip to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll travel in the afternoon of the first day, then rise at 2am to see sunrise on the mountain where Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe Moses received the Ten Commandments, and explore St. Catherine’s Monastery. Tour includes a 4-star hotel, dinner, breakfast, guiding, and entrance fees.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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pick up from your hotel in cairo or giza hotel , Walk in the footsteps of the prophet Moses on this overnight trip to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll travel in the afternoon of the first day, then rise at 2am to see sunrise on the mountain where Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe Moses received the Ten Commandments, and explore St. Catherine’s Monastery. Tour includes a 4-star hotel, dinner, breakfast, guiding, and entrance fees.
Itinerary
Day 1: st Catherine monastery
Stop At: St. Catherine’s Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt
Day 1: Cairo – St. Catherine (D)
pickup from your Cairo or Giza hotel at noon. You’ll travel the seven hours to St. Catherine town in air-conditioned comfort, enjoying views of the rugged desert and Red Sea coast. Here you’ll check into your 4-star hotel, enjoy dinner, and get some rest before the early morning climb.
Overnight in St. Catherine town
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Catherine plaza
Day 2: st Catherine
Stop At: St. Catherine’s Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt
Day 2: St. Catherine – Cairo (B)
The day begins at 2am when you’re collected from your hotel for the short drive to Mount Sinai where a local Bedouin guide will guide you along the path that ascends the sacred mountain. It can get surprisingly cold on Mount Sinai at many times of year, so do bring warm layers: hot drinks and snacks are available on the trail, as are camels if you get tired.
You’ll summit in time to watch the sun rise over the rugged landscape around Mount Sinai, perhaps in the very spot where Moses received the Ten Commandments, then walk back down, returning around 7am. Here a qualified Egyptologist guide will accompany you to St. Catherine’s Monastery, built at the foot of the sacred mountain during the sixth century, and the oldest monastery that’s still being used for its original purpose.
Once you’re finished at the monastery, you’ll have breakfast at your hotel and drive back to Cairo or Giza hotel, arriving in the late afternoon or early evening.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
