St Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai Sunrise

Prezentare generală

This is Egypt's great pilgrimage climb, made through the night to reach the summit of Mount Sinai for sunrise. You are collected from your Sharm El Sheikh hotel late in the evening and driven inland across the Sinai to the foot of the mountain, where a local Bedouin guide meets you around midnight. The ascent follows the longer camel path by the light of the moon and head-torches, a steady three-hour climb - camels are available for much of the route - finishing with the famous rock-cut Steps of Repentance to the summit. At the top, wrapped against the cold, you wait for first light: a slow, silent sunrise over a sea of jagged peaks, the moment that draws climbers of every faith to the place where tradition holds Moses received the Commandments. As the sun warms the rock you descend to St Catherine's Monastery at the mountain's base - one of the oldest working monasteries on earth, home to the Chapel of the Burning Bush and an extraordinary library of icons and manuscripts. After time to visit, you are driven back to Sharm, arriving mid-morning. A Bedouin guide, transfers and monastery entry are included. Warm layers, sturdy shoes and a torch are essential, as the summit is genuinely cold before dawn.

Puncte forte

• ✦Night climb of Mount Sinai
• ✦Sunrise over the Sinai peaks
• ✦Rock-cut Steps of Repentance to the summit
• ✦6th-century St Catherine's Monastery
• ✦Chapel of the Burning Bush
• ✦Local Bedouin mountain guide

Ce este inclus

Itinerar

1. 1
   Evening departure from Sharm

   Late-evening pickup from your hotel and transfer inland across the Sinai to the foot of the mountain.

2. 2
   Mount Sinai night climb

   Meet your Bedouin guide around midnight and climb the camel path by moonlight and torch, ending with the Steps of Repentance.

3. 3
   Summit sunrise

   Wait at the top for a silent sunrise over the jagged Sinai peaks.

4. 4
   St Catherine's Monastery

   Descend to visit one of the world's oldest working monasteries, with the Chapel of the Burning Bush and its famous library.

5. 5
   Return to Sharm

   Drive back to Sharm El Sheikh, arriving mid-morning.

Punct de întâlnire

📍 Hotel pickup included, or meet at the operator's downtown office.

Întrebări frecvente

Cât durează această experiență?

Overnight

Pot să-mi anulez rezervarea?

Da — poți anula gratuit cu până la 24 de ore înainte de începere.

Unde începe?

Hotel pickup included, or meet at the operator's downtown office.

Voi primi confirmare instantanee?

Da — confirmarea ajunge pe telefonul tău imediat după rezervare.

Ce este inclus?

Hotel pickup and drop-off (Sharm El Sheikh) · Air-conditioned transfers · Local Bedouin guide · St Catherine's Monastery entry · Bottled water