Description
Monastery of Saint Catherine Trip Sharm El Sheikh is a spiritual excursion to the Monastery of Saint Catherine from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt! We recommend the trip because it allows you to visit one of the most impressive sights on the Sinai Peninsula! Besides, the visit to the monastery gives you more spiritual refreshments. Additionally, you will get a piece of helpful information about the history of Christianity in Egypt.
Highlights on Monastery of Saint Catherine Trip from Sharm El Sheikh
- Visiting the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Also, Shopping in Dahab.
Program of the Excursion to the Monastery of St. Catherine
- Landious Travel representative will pick you up from the Sharm El Sheikh hotel at approximately 06:00 AM.
- After picking up all comers, the bus will leave for the St. Catherine’s Monastery, driving along with the coastal cities of Dahab and Nuweiba. All these cities lie north of Sharm El Sheikh, on the eastern coast of the Red Sea. From the centre of Sharm El Sheikh to this monastery takes approximately 3 hours.
Program in the Monastery of St. Catherine
- As soon as you arrive at the foot of Saint Catherine’s Mountain, you will step up to the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
- Your guide will have a task to show all the main shrines by then. Also, our guide will give you free time to take pictures of the place.
- Thus, you will see the relics of Saint Catherine, the bush of the Burning Bush, the cemetery, the crypt under the chapel of St. Trifonab, the oldest mosaic icons, and the famous Sinai library.
Program in the resort of Dahab
- After visiting the Monastery of Saint Catherine at the foot of Prophet Moses’ mountain, you will be heading to another city – Dahab.
- Once you arrive at Dahab resort, you will head to the restaurant. There, you will enjoy an open buffet lunch.
- After that, you will go shopping.
Departure to Sharm El Sheikh
- Finally, the bus will depart back to Sharm El Sheikh.
- This trip to the Monastery of Saint Catherine from Sharm El Sheikh ends at approximately 16:00.
What does the Price of the Monastery of Saint Catherine Trip include?
- Lunch.
- Guide.
- Also, Transfer to the monastery and back to your hotel.
What does not the Program of the Monastery of Saint Catherine Trip Sharm El Sheikh include?
- Additional excursion programs.
What to take with you for the trip?
- Breakfast box.
- Passport.
- Also, Clothes for the season.
Monastery of Saint Catherine Tour Sharm El Sheikh Booking Days
- Saturday from 05:00 – 16:00.
- Monday from 05:00 – 16:00.
- Also, Thursday from 05:00 – 16:00.
Monastery of Saint Catherine
The Greek Orthodox monastery of the God-trodden Mount Sinai lies at the very place where God appeared to Moses in the Burning Bush, beneath the Mount of the Decalogue. In God’s providence, it is also at this site that the holy relics of Saint Catherine are enshrined.
Ayshna Mukherjee –
On arrival, you will get to have a complete tour of this monastery with the help of your guide. You see the Relics of St.Catherine, the bush of the Burning Bush, and also all the main shrines. Then you also see the cemetery and the crypt of St. Trifonab. Along with this, you also see the oldest mosaics, icons, and the famous Sinai Library. Post this, you head to the city of Dahab and have an excellent buffet lunch at the Dahab Resort. Then you go shopping! After this, you return to the hotel. Your short trip ends here. Enjoy!
Eleonora –
Me and my husband always try to visit holy places and the monastery is one of them. I don’t know how we managed to create this tradition but I enjoy it pretty much! The Saint Catherine monastery isn’t something you see in other monasteries. I don’t want to spoil the details, you have to visit it yourself. All I can say it’s a wonderful excursion and I hope more people will choose to visit it instead of lying on the beach all day!