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St. Catherine’s Monastery the world’s oldest Christian Monastery still in use and a UNESCO World Heritage site. In this wonderful tour you will visit the monastery and climb the Mount Moses (Sinai Mountain) to see the amazing sunset or sunrise. A truly memorable experience!
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Dahab, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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St. Catherine’s Monastery the world’s oldest Christian Monastery still in use and a UNESCO World Heritage site. In this wonderful tour you will visit the monastery and climb the Mount Moses (Sinai Mountain) to see the amazing sunset or sunrise. A truly memorable experience!
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Stop At: St. Catherine’s Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt
Visit the Moses Mount and Monastery of Saint Catherine which is considered one of the most famous monasteries in the world and also it’s one of the oldest monasteries of Christianity. It’s located in heart of Sinai Peninsula at a height of 1570 meters in the place where according to the tradition Moses saw the bush on fire which didn’t burn up .The Monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery dates back to the age of the emperor Justinian 6th century. It was the same time of building enclosure wall surrounding the monastery right now but the monastery was named Saint Catherine at the beginning of the 11th century in honor of saint Catherine, one of the earliest Alexandria Christians martyrs. It contains several monuments like the burning bush seen by Moses, and the remarkable Icons Gallery.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine 46512 Egypt
Travel through the night to Mount Sinai to climb the mountain at night to see sunrise from atop Moses’ Mountain.
Duration: 1 hour