1 Day
PRIVATE
Take a trip from Sharm Marina to St. Catherine Monastery and a Mount Sinai tour. Feel the special atmosphere of this biblical and spiritual place. The monastery is at the bottom of the mountain and is thought to have been built near where Moses saw the Burning Bush. Learn about St. Catherine, who was tortured and martyred for her Christian beliefs. This is all part of the Shore Excursions from your Cruise Ship to St. Catherine Monastery tour.
Pick up from Sharm Marina around 7 am by your friendly tour guide and drive on the Desert high way for about 2:30 hours to Mount Sinai & St. Catharine Monastery located about 220 km from Sharm El Sheikh.
Get a chance to see Sinai Mount, also known as Moses Mountain as it is believed that on its summit Moses received the Ten Commandments. After taking pictures, proceed to visit St. Catherine’s Monastery located at the foot of the mountain Built between 527 and 565 AD, and it is believed to be built around Moses’ Burning Bush. The Monastery is dedicated to St Catherine who was tortured and martyred for her Christian beliefs.
Within the impressive Castle-like walls of the Greek Orthodox monastery, you will see the Burning Bushes said to be the site where Moses saw the burning bushes, the Greek orthodox church, the icons of worship, the famous Mosaic of Transfiguration and the library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican’s.
On the way drive back, stop at Dahab town, on the Red Sea for Lunch, a City tour & shopping, then you will be transferred back to your boat.
