Sharm El Sheikh Trip Overview
St. Cathrine town is a town of a distinguished type of privacy. It is the highest of the inhabited area in Sinai. It is located at the top of a plateau that rises to 1600m above the sea level, and it is surrounded by a series of the highest mountains not only in Sinai but in Egypt as a whole. The Monastery of St. Catherine is one of the well-known monasteries in the world – a Greek Orthodox holy place connected with the Prophet Moses and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
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Duration: 15 hours
Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
St. Cathrine town is a town of a distinguished type of privacy. It is the highest of the inhabited area in Sinai. It is located at the top of a plateau that rises to 1600m above the sea level, and it is surrounded by a series of the highest mountains not only in Sinai but in Egypt as a whole. The Monastery of St. Catherine is one of the well-known monasteries in the world – a Greek Orthodox holy place connected with the Prophet Moses and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
Pass By: Saint Catherine, Saint Catherine, Red Sea and Sinai
Climb up Mount Sinai, sunrise and visit St. Catherine Monastery
Pick up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh around 9 pm and drive on Desert high way for about 2:30 hours to Mount Sinai & St. Catherine Monastery located about 220 Km away from Sharm El Sheikh. Arriving around midnight, then get ready to climb up Sinai Mount around (3 h) Overnight to reach the summit before the sunrise and catch the amazing sunrise from the top of the mountain. Climb down Mount Sinai and then visit St. Catherine Monastery located at the foot of the mountain Built between 527 and 565 AD, and it is believed to be built around Moses’ Burning Bush. The Monastery is dedicated to St Catherine who was tortured and martyred for her Christian beliefs. Within the impressive Castle-like walls of the GreOrthodox monastery, you will see the Burning Bushes said to be the site where Moses saw the burning bushes, Greek orthodox church, the icons of worship, the famous Mosaic of Transfiguration and library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican’s.
