Mount Sinai and St Catherine trip

Highlights

Mount Sinai, as known as Moses Mountain, is certainly not a trip for the faint hearted - but well worth the climb! We'll trek up the 2,000+ metre high mountain in the Sinai Peninsula stopping off at small hutsalong the way until we reach the summit for breath-taking views of the sun rise. Then trek back down to the base of the mountain to visit the Monastery of St Catherine and the site where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments at the burning bush.

Pick up

We'll pick you up from your hotel in Sharm at 10pm and drive for about 2 hours to Mount Sinai by comfortable, modern air-conditioned coach.

Mount Sinai 

On arrival at Mount Sinai we'll start the climb through the night to the summit of Mount Sinai, 2,285 meters which includes about 750 steps. This fantastic, almost surreal walk is like nothing you've ever done before and we guarantee it'll be one of the best memories of your holiday to Sharm! Follow the trail of torches up the winding mountain trail, stopping off along the way at the numerous huts that sell warm Egyptian tea, snacks and cold drinks.

On reaching the summit you'll get to watch the fantastic sunrise over the mountains and deserts surrounding Mt Sinai, a powerful experience and one the best sunrises you'll ever witness; you deserve it after the walk!

Breakfast

After this you will descend the mountain for breakfast and then journey on to Saint Catherine's Monastery.

St Catherine’s Monastery Tour

You will then begin your tour of St Catherine’s monastery. Located on the very ground where God was said to have appeared to Moses in the Burning Bush, this is a very important site for Abrahamic religions and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This is the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world, with a history that can be traced back over seventeen centuries. The monastery pre-dates the divisions of the Christian world, its origins extending to late antiquity and amazingly is still inhabited by the same order of monks who constructed it in the 4th century!

Return to Sharm

After your guided tour of St Catherine’s monastery, you'll be transferred back to your hotel in Sharm arriving back in time for lunch.