St. Catherine city has a high spiritual significance as a result of its location near Moses Mountain. Enjoy the Beautiful landscape all the way from Sharm El Sheikh and visit the oldest monastery in the world! St. Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in St. Catherine's City. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. The monastery was built by order of Emperor Justinian I, enclosing the Chapel of the Burning Bush ordered to be built by St. Helen, the mother of Constantine I, at the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush; the living bush on the grounds is purportedly the original. It is also referred to as "St. Helen's Chapel". The site is sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
St. Catherine's Monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula, at the mouth of a gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in St. Catherine's City. The monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. The monastery was built by order of Emperor Justinian I, enclosing the Chapel of the Burning Bush ordered to be built by St. Helen, the mother of Constantine I, at the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush; the living bush on the grounds is purportedly the original. It is also referred to as "St. Helen's Chapel". The site is sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 7.00am (exact details will be confirmed locally) by an A/C van, then head to St. Catherine City on the 230 Kilometers drive of two and half hours. Inside the monastery you will see the Burning Bush, Moses well (where Moses met his wife) & the Transfiguration Church. Then you will take free time if you would like to climb up one of the surrounding mountains to take a panoramic view for the whole monastery.
Then you will drive back to Dahab City (Dahab is one of the beautiful cities in South Sinai, it is far from Sharm about 100 km) to take your lunch at a sea front restaurant and you will have the chance to do some shopping as Dahab is the biggest shopping area in South Sinai, where you will get the chance to purchase different kinds of souvenirs. Finally you will drive back to Sharm el-Sheikh.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
5.0★89 de recenzii
We’ve been on several tours in Egypt, but Mohamed was the most knowledgeable guide we encountered. He answered all our questions and had a deep background in history and religion. We highly recommend him if you want an in-depth understanding of what you’re visiting.
Relax52452357390 · oct. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
Expert and committed Guide (archaeologist), via Sharm Smile. Speaks good intelligible English! Had an eye for what we were interested in and adjusted the route/stops accordingly. Is involved in a social project to help the disadvantaged Bedouin to earn income (souvenirs, vegetable garden and olive grove near the monastery). Told not only about the monastery, but also about daily life in Egypt now. New car, sanitary stop at modern coffee point / gas station. Long excursion, but relaxed. Including excellent lunch in Bedouin restautant by the water: relax. Beautiful trip through Sinai, where we saw the sun rise. According to the Guide, the journey up the mountain to see the sunrise is very difficult. We were there on Wednesday, then there are no walking tours and so it is quiet in the monastery. Too bad opening hours are so limited: you have to leave the valley before noon. So there is no time for lumbering and exploring the area yourself. We have advised our travel company, SRC, to include this extension in their travel offer. No one has the monastery in the package. They had arranged this extra trip for us on request, following a standard Egypt trip. Sharm Smile should definitely be part of that! Don't forget your passport and men and women should cover their knees and shoulders. Communication in advance was clear and everything was on time and as agreed.
sarahsQ721TT · oct. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor · Tradusă
We had an excellent private tour with Nabil (guide) and very pleasant driver. They were punctual, oragnised and good company. On the way, Nabil talked about the way of life of the Bedouin people whose lands we were driving through and the living terrain. At the Monastery, he balanced information with time to ourselves to spend longer in the museum collection. Returning, we enjoyed lunch at a good, sea front restaurant in Dahab and during the journey, shared a very interesting discussion with Nabil about the development of Egypt's historical spread of religions. The tour was exactly what we wanted: compact and responsive to our particular interests. This was our first experience of Sharm Smile and would certainly recommend them and return.
Hilary102 · oct. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
An excellent trip. A long day but superb in all ways. Guide, Nabil, informative. Safe driver. Amazing scenery. Delicious lunch.
MervM354 · oct. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
I have to say that SharmSmaile knocked it out of the park with their private tour from Sharm Al Sheikh to St Catherine monastery. We had pleasure to go with Muhammed and Ahmed. Muhammed was a tour guide while Ahmed was a driver. Muhammed had perfect English language skill and used it to tell us about history, heritage and culture of the place. He was very factual, informative and pleasant to talk to. Ahmed driving was professional, calm and safe. They both helped us navigate not only historic sites but also all police stops on a way. Without professional guide this trip would not be possible. It was absolutely worth the price and we don't regret spending every penny. Don't think about booking bus tour as its even hard to compare and can be cancelled if operator don't have enough people. Lunch in Dahab was very tasty and allow us to familiarise with under the hood, local way of life. Muhammed and Ahmed went above and beyond to service out trip even when we had extra request to pop into to local fruit market and buy mango. All in all excellent service, great destination and well worth the money for quality of service. Thank you
Jet60962652973 · iun. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
Day Excursion to St Catherin’s Monastery led by Sharm Smile Tours. The day commenced at 6:00am from our hotel entrance our private car arriving on time. Our travel guide was Mohammed Nabil Abdallah who can only be described as excellent. He is a mind of information and knowledge, with the ability to make you interested and enthusiastic to learn more about the Bedouin way of life during the journey to the monastery. On arrival at St Catherin’s Monastery with a heritage dating back to the fourth century AD and what is claimed to be a descendant of the biblical burning UNESCO World Heritage site. Still a working Monastery it was obvious that he was well known by Monks and Bedouin employees and able to ensure that we obtained the most from our visit. His knowledge and willingness to make sure we missed nothing of interest during our visit being obviously of prime importance to him. The visit finished with us knowing much more about this historical and religious site and the Bedouin life style. It was now time for the second part of our excursion with a stop at Dahab for Lunch overlooking the coast outline of Saudi Arabia. This again was a very memorable visit with an excellent meal included in the cost of the day. Throughout the day our driver drove making us feel at ease and contributed to us enjoying the day.
fastresults · mai 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
Fantastic day! Engy, our guide, was a delight & very knowledgeable on the history of Egypt & St Catherine Monastery. The lunch at Dahab sitting alongside the Red Sea was delicious. We would recommend this tour company to all lovers of history & a desire to learn about the life in contemporary Egypt.
E5517KPbobe · mar. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
What an amazing spiritual experience we had on a tiring but extremely eventful tour of St Catherine Monastery. Our tour guide was Tariq , a thorough multi lingual professional with very high intellect and complete grasp of his job. I stand much wiser on the history of St Catherine Monastery after this visit and all credit goes to Tariq our tour guide who did an exceptional job despite the fact that he was fasting being the 1st day of Muslim’s month of Ramadan. The trip was very well planned and timed to the minutest detail. I would recommend this tour through this company to everyone who wants the things to go smooth. Regards Sohail & Sarwat
Safari10731028164 · mar. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor
Today January 29, 2024 my husband and I went on an excursion to St. Catherine's Monastery from Sharm el Sheik with Ahmed who kindly accompanied us. The journey of about 3 hours deserves to be lived as a new experience: spectacular views and colors that change suddenly. The monastery deserves to be visited, obviously in the accessible parts. The museum features a collection of wonderful ancient icons and books. Ahmed accompanied us inside, supporting us during the visit. Experience to try. I recommend contacting Ahmed with WhatsApp on his cell phone. n.+20 1018440161. Thanks Ahmed.
606vivianac · ian. 2024 · prin Tripadvisor · Tradusă
Wonderful experience, and would definitely do it all again! Looked after really well by our fabulous guide and driver. Very informative. Excellent lunch in a great location provided the perfect end to a perfect day. Have recommended this tour to all our friends.
patriciaaF3151LM · dec. 2023 · prin Tripadvisor
Excursiile și momentele tale de relaxare în Hurghada, cu încredere și fără bătăi de cap.
