From Sharm El Sheikh: Mount Sinai Sunrise Hike and St. Catherine Monastery Tour

Climb Mount Sinai overnight for sunrise and visit St. Catherine Monastery on a guided full-day tour with round-trip transfers.

Getting started

Begin your guided day trip with hotel pick-up and drop-off using round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle. After you are collected from your Sharm hotel, travel by road toward Mount Sinai. On arrival, you meet your qualified Egyptologist guide and your Bedouin guide, then prepare to start the overnight ascent of the mountain.

What to expect

Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai is a sacred peak traditionally associated with the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. You ascend during the night so that you reach the summit in time for the sunrise and experience the changing light over the surrounding desert.

Features

• The climb of Mount Sinai for sunrise is the core of this experience, with your Bedouin guide leading the way along the mountain path while your Egyptologist guide explains the site’s spiritual significance.
• Your expert Egyptologist guide shares context about the biblical tradition that links this peak to Moses and the Ten Commandments, helping you connect the physical climb with its religious importance.
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off with round-trip transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle are included, so you can focus on the ascent without arranging separate transport.
• A Bedouin guide during the climb supports you on the route; camel rides are available at extra cost if you prefer to ride for part of the way instead of walking.

St. Catherine Monastery

St. Catherine Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in the world and stands at the foot of Mount Sinai. After descending from the mountain, you visit this historic complex as the second major part of your day trip.

Features

• During your visit to St. Catherine Monastery, you walk through one of the world’s longest continually inhabited Christian monastic communities, seeing how it sits beneath the rocky slopes of Sinai.
• Your qualified Egyptologist guide leads the visit to St. Catherine Monastery, providing interpretation of its role in the region and answering questions about its religious heritage.
• Comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with round-trip transfers is included for the entire journey between your Sharm hotel, Mount Sinai, and St. Catherine Monastery, with professional guidance throughout the tour.