St Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain Tour

No visit to Sharm El Sheikh would be complete without visiting Saint Catherine is a city in the South Sinai Governorate. It is located at the outskirts of the El Tur Mountains at an elevation of 1,586 m, 120 km away from Nuweiba, visit St Catherine Monastery, Room of the Skulls and Burning Bush, Via St. Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain Tour, where you get to climb the top of the sacred mountain where Moses has received the Ten Commandments from God, and then you will visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine. Be ready for this unforgettable adventure.

Start your tour by visiting St. Catherine Monastery and climbing Moses Mountain. Entertain your eyes and watch the sunrise at the top of the sacred mountain where Moses has received the Ten Commandments from God with St. Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain Tour and then visit St. Catherine Monastery which is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine. The Monastery of St. Catherine nowadays is an important landmark of Sinai that has amazing multicultural arts, Russian and Greek icons, marbles, Arab mosaics, large illuminated manuscript and oil painting, scout to The Monastery's Library consists of the largest and most important of its type in the world, the library contains a rich collection of 4,500 manuscripts, mainly Greek, but also Arabic, Coptic, Syriac, Slavonic and others. In addition to the manuscripts, the Library contains a considerable number of printed books. About 5,000 of these are old editions, some of which date from the earlier days of the art of printing. Prepare to be blown away by the magnificence of St Catherine Monastery.

Experience St. Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain Tour and get to know more about St. Catherine monastery which is located on the high level of Egypt at Sinai, It is landscape is wild, with spectacular icons to monks is made the walls of the monastery breathtaking. Among the monastery’s treasures is a library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican's itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the side of the Burning Bush. Quite simply, the monastery is a defining feature of the Holy Land. The Monastery's Library consists of the largest and most important of its type in the world, the library contains a rich collection of 4,500 manuscripts, mainly Greek, but also Arabic, Coptic, Syriac, Slavonic and others. In addition to the manuscripts, the Library contains a considerable number of printed books. About 5,000 of these are old editions, some of which date from the earlier days of the art of printing. Prepare to be blown away by the magnificence of St Catherine Monastery.

Enjoy St. Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain Tour

Flying Carpet Tours delegate will escort you at 10.30 PM from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh by air-conditioned van to St. Catherine. Drive approx 3 hours and then experience real adventure and start climbing the holy Mountain of Sinai at 2 AM. Entertain your eyes and watch the sunrise at the top of the sacred mountain where Moses has received the Ten Commandments from God, and then climb down at 7 AM. Unleash your inner and visit St. Catherine Monastery which is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine, next visit to the Burning Bush, proceed to Room of the Skulls and then transfer to the fabulous city of Dahab, relax by having Lunch at local restaurant in Dahab, Finally Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you back to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh

• English speaking guide during your tour

• Lunch meal in Dahab

• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites

• Bedouin guide during climbing up the mountain

• Bottle of Mineral Water during your tours

• All transfers by air-conditioned Van

• All service charges and taxes

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt

• Any optional tours required