Sharm El Sheikh Trip Overview
Mount Sinai is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the Sinai region. It is next to Mount Catherine (at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, the highest peak in Egypt).[3] It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks of the mountain range. it’s a really challenging experience.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
Mount Sinai is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the Sinai region. It is next to Mount Catherine (at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, the highest peak in Egypt).[3] It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks of the mountain range. it’s a really challenging experience.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine 46512 Egypt
Travel through the late hours of the night in darkness across the Sinai desert to Mount Sinai the highest peak on the peninsula. On arrival at approximately 1.00am, start your climb towards the summit in time for the rising sun. The track is not too steep although there are about five hundred or so steps at the very summit. Legend has it that you will be following in the very footsteps of Moses who climbed Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: St. Catherine’s Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt
After the magic of watching the sun’s first rays set the desert alight, descend the mountain to St Catherine’s Monastery, said to built around Moses’ Burning Bush. Here you will have time to explore the working monastery, the burning bush and icons of worship.
Duration: 1 hour
