Sharm El Sheikh Trip Overview
A must see for all historians, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world. A world heritage center through it’s importance to three major religions. So much to see and to do here and as the monastery closes daily at 12 noon for prayers an early start is necessary. A little reading in advance of this trip is well recommended to ensure that you get the best out of your limited amount of time here. As well as a little bit of Hiking reaching the top of Mousses Mountain.
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Duration: 16 hours
Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A must see for all historians, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world. A world heritage center through it’s importance to three major religions. So much to see and to do here and as the monastery closes daily at 12 noon for prayers an early start is necessary. A little reading in advance of this trip is well recommended to ensure that you get the best out of your limited amount of time here. As well as a little bit of Hiking reaching the top of Mousses Mountain.
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Stop At: Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine 46512 Egypt
Mount Sinai (Hebrew: הר סיני Har Sinai; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny; Ancient Egyptian) traditionally known as Jabal Musa (Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses) is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It may possibly be the same as the biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
It is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft), moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the region known today as the Sinai Peninsula. It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks in the mountain range of which it is a part. For example, it lies next to Mount Catherine, which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in Egypt).[1]
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Saint Catherine, Saint Catherine, Red Sea and Sinai
Saint Catherine (Egyptian Arabic: سانت كاترين, pronounced [ˈsænte kætˈɾiːn]; also spelled St. Katrine) is a city in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt. It is located at the outskirts of the El Tor Mountains at an elevation of 1,586 metres (5,203 ft), 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Nuweiba, at the foot of Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine’s Monastery. In 1994, its population was 4,603 people. Saint Catherine is a UNESCO world heritage site, officially declared as such in 2002.
Duration: 4 hours
