Skip to content
Vacantier

Activity Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

Sunset & Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine Monastery From Sharm el Sheikh

5.0 (one review) one day Private tour
Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Sunset & Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine Monastery From Sharm el Sheikh

About this activity

Travel throughout the day to Mount Sinai to climb the mountain during the day to see the sunset and sunrise at the top of Moses Mountain. Camp on the mountain to spend the night, while having a nice dinner and watching the stars.

Descent after dawn to visit one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine's Monastery, built around the site of the Burning Bush.

Day Trips Overnight Tours Full-day Tours Bus Tours Private and Luxury Private Sightseeing Tours Cultural Tours Historical Tours

At a glance

Duration
one day
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
English
Operated by
Dahab Safari Day Tours

Ages: Adults (4–95 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Bedouin guide during climbing up the mountain
  • Included: Dinner
  • Included: Breakfast
  • Included: Enter fees to St. Catherine
  • Included: All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Included: Camp in a Bedouin tent, with blankets At the top Mount Sinai

Not included

  • Not included: Tipping
  • Not included: camel ride
  • Not included: Museum room ticket

Itinerary

  1. Mount Sinai

    12 hours Admission included

    We are picked up from our hotel at 11h30am, drive to the start of the hike and start the hike at 2 pm. Where we enjoy the magical sights and sounds of the mountainous surrounding area, the area steeped in history and mentioned in numerous religious texts. As we came up on the mountain in a Bedouin tent, with blankets to keep us warm. Enjoy an amazing early sunset over the monastery. We can enjoy looking at the stars as the sunsets. Enjoy the night stars together, and have some dinner, and settle in for the night.

    Wake up early to enjoy the beautiful sunrise, Enjoy a breakfast on the mountain with an opportunity to share gifts for those who wish to do so.

  2. Mount Saint Catherine Monastery

    12 hours Admission included

    Then we begin our way back down and 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 the Sinai Peninsula at a height of 1570 meters in the place where according to 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. Then return back to your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Sharm Grand Plaza

We will pick up from all Sharm el Shiekh hotels

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

If you cancel You get back
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Specialized infant seats are available

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Traveller ratings

5.0 out of 5 · one review
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Activities, prices and reviews are from Viator. Booking and payment happen on Viator; Vacantier may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Sunset & Sunrise at Mount Sinai & St. Catherine Monastery From Sharm el Sheikh

Pick a day to see the times and the price

Necessary cookies keep the site running and cannot be switched off. With your consent we also load Google Analytics, which tells us how the site is used, and our affiliate partners' scripts (Travelpayouts, Kiwi.com), which set cookies to credit us with bookings made through us. Details in the Cookie Policy.

  • Necessary

    The session, form protection, signing in, your chosen currency and this choice. The site does not work without them.

    Always on
  • Analytics

    Google Analytics. Counts visits and which pages and offers are used, so we know what to improve. It never receives your name, email or account.

  • Marketing and affiliate

    The Travelpayouts scripts and the Kiwi.com flight search. They set their own cookies, through which the partner knows you came from Vacantier.