Sharm el sheikh
Cultural tours

Overview:

Mount Sinai (or Mount Moses) is the most famous mountain on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, where, according to the Bible, God appeared to Moses on this mountain and gave to him the Ten Commandments.
On this mountain there is also the Monastery of St. Catherine, located at an altitude of 1570 meters in the valley between the mountains of Moses, Catherine and Safsafa. The monastery was built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527-565).
On the territory of the monastery grows the Burning Bush – a bush in the flames of which, according to the Old Testament, God first appeared to the prophet Moses. In 324, the mother of Emperor Constantine, Helena, ordered the construction of a chapel on the site of the Burning Bush.

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tour program:

Departure from your hotel for Climbing Mount Moses is always between 19:30 / 21:00 (depending on the location of your hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh) an english-speaking guide will pick you up from your hotel by bus for the excursion to Mount Moses. Drive almost 130 km to the foot of the mountain. After almost 2/3 hours you arrive at a police checking point, where they check your documents (You must have your passport with you and another photo copy of your passport to give it to police).
After passing the police checking point, the climbing the mountain begins.
You will be accompanied by a Bedouin guide, he will climb the mountain with you.
Mount Moses is 2,285 meters above sea level of the sea, and you can climb it from the monastery in two hours.
There are two possible routes to the top:
The first is 3,750 steps carved into the rocks by monks.
The second was laid in the 19th century, and you can even climb it on camels ( only a part of the road can be passed on a camel ); it is considered easier.
(To make the excursion easier for people, local Bedouins offer to rent a camel). (cost from $15).

The peculiarity of this excursion, Climbing Mount Moses, is that it begins under the cover of night to meet the sunrise on the the yo of the mountains.
In the morning, after meeting the sunrise at the top of the mountain, everyone goes down to the cafe to have breakfast (we recommend you to take breakfast box from your hotel with you).

After breakfast, we will visit the monastery of St. Catherine. The name of the monastery is associated with the young Christian Catherine, who preached to the pagan Roman emperor Maximian and was executed for ridiculing idolatry.
According to legend, after her martyrdom, the angels carried the body of the saint to the highest point of Sinai. And only centuries later, her relics were discovered by monks and transferred to the monastery.
In the monastery: you will see ancient icons, you will be able to see the relics of St., a view of the Burning Bush growing here on the territory, the Chapel of the Burning Bush, the Well of Moses and others!

Attention: Holidays in the Monastery of St. Catherine for 2024.
The monastery will be closed on these days, therefore, the trip does not include a visit to the monastery on these days.

6, 18, 19 and 27 January
15 February
18, 19 and 20 March
27 April
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 May
13 and 24 June
12 July
19 and 28 August
21 and 27 September
14 November
4, 6, 7 and 9 December

What is included:

  1. Transfer from your hotel and return;
  2. All transfers in the program are carried out by air-conditioned car;
  3. Tour guide;
  4. Entrance tickets to all mentioned attractions.

Cosa What is not included:

  1. Drinks.
  2. camel rental for the climb up the mountain.
  3. Additional expenses not included in the program.

What to take with you?

Take with you:

  1. Passports.
  2. Copy of your passport to give it to police).
  3. Headwear.
  4. Drinking water.
  5. Breakfast box (pre-order at the hotel).
  6. Money for personal expenses.
  7. Comfortable clothes and shoes.
  8. Warm clothes for climbing to the top at an altitude of over 2200 meters up to 5-8 degrees Celsius.
  9. Light backpack for things and water.

timming and duration

Tour start: Departure around 20:00 (depending on your hotel location in Sharm El Sheikh).
Return to hotel: Around 13:00 / 14:00 in the afternoon (next day).
Duration: 18 hours.
Days of the tour:
Monday (Departure on Sunday evening)
Thursday (Departure on Wednesday evening)
Saturday (Departure on Friday evening)
Attention: Book the excursion Climbing Mount Moses one day before the start of the excursion, payment at the beginning of the trip. If the bus is late for 10 minutes, you need to call us immediately.

 

Price:

Adults: 22 euros
Children from 5 to 11 years: 11 euros
Children from 0 to 5 years: free

 

To book an excursion to Cairo by plane from Hurghada:

 

  1. We need from you please:
  • Name of the hotel;
  • Room numbers;
  • Photos of passports where names and surnames;
  1. We send a car to the hotel to receive the deposit of 100 euro per person;
  2. We recieve the deposit and give to you a prepaid check (Deposit receipt);
  3. At this moment we directily start to book your flight tickets in your name.
  4. On the eve of the excursion, I will write to you at what time the bus will come to the hotel for you and what you need to take with you and where to wait for the bus
  5. The remaining amount of the money will be paid by you in cash on the day of the excursion.
  6. Write to us (from home or from your hotel) a massage via:
    WhatsApp: +2010 2224 0504
    Viber: +2010 2224 0504
    Email: info@nile-voyage.com
    or call us: +2010 2224 0504. Private Cairo day Tour from Hurghada Private Cairo day Tour from Hurghada

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