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Trip to St. Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine, Egypt

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Trip to St. Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine, Egypt
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Overview

The Trip starts from Cairo: The town of St. Katherine is in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt at an elevation of about 1600 meters from sea level, at the foot of the Sinai High Mountains. Up to a thousand visitors come to visit St. Katherine's Monastery, the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the World built on the site where Moses (Prophet Musa) talked to God in the miracle of the Burning Bush, and to climb Mt. Sinai (the Biblical Mt. Horeb, known locally as Jebel Musa) where Moses has received the Ten Commandments. Pick you up from your hotel and start our tour to South Sinai/Sainte Catherine (7 hours drive) Check in Saint Catherine tourist village (dinner is included) Wake up call at 2:00 am for the visit of mount Sinai. Tea/coffee included before our visit to mount Sinai (one and a half hour or 2 hours walking up the mount to see sunrise) Go down to visit Saint Catherine's monastery in the early morning After breakfast, drive back to Cairo to your hotel in Cairo

How this compares

Cairo · 5301 Cultural & Historic · typical ~4,041 EGP · 20,157 EGPpremium pick

Highlights

  • Private tour
  • Hotel pickup

What's included

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Professional licensed Tour guide specialist in Egyptology
  • Providing a pick up and drop off services
  • Baggage storage and transfer
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • Sealed mineral bottled water
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Mount Sinai
  2. 2
    Saint Catherine's Monastery

Frequently asked questions

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Can I cancel my booking?
Yes — you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts.
What's included?
Breakfast · Dinner · Professional licensed Tour guide specialist in Egyptology · Providing a pick up and drop off services · Baggage storage and transfer · Air-conditioned vehicle · Private transportation · Sealed mineral bottled water

Reviews (2)

5.0
★★★★★
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SAMUEL_S
★★★★★
Nov 2019

Our tour guide Mohamed Shezo & driver Mohamed were hosptitalble and friendly. We enjoyed their company.

20,157 EGP/ per person
5.0(2)verified reviews
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