To visit Moses Mountain from Cairo, book an overnight tour. The drive takes about 6 hours via air-conditioned bus or private car. You will arrive, rest at a hotel near St. Catherine, and begin the night hike around 2:00 AM to reach the summit for sunrise.
Moses Mountain Trip Cairo is a spiritual overnight excursion to Mount Sinai from Cairo by car! On this excursion, you will climb the mountain of the Prophet Moses Mountain and see the monastery of Saint Catherine. Of course, you can do this two-day tour from Cairo, Egypt!
We recommend the trip because it lets you see one of the most impressive sights on the Sinai Peninsula! The Moses Mountain trip recalls the path of the Prophet Moses from the Nile Delta to the Sinai Peninsula! It is doubtless that visiting the monastery of St. Catherine gives you more spiritual power. Also, it provides enough information about the history of Christianity in Egypt.
Highlights on Moses Mountain Trip from Cairo
- Overnight accommodation in Saint Catherine.
- Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
- Climb the mountain of Prophet Moses.
- Breakfast.
- Also, visit the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula.
Itinerary of the Excursion to the Mountain of Moses
A trip from Cairo to Moses Mountain (Mount Sinai) and the neighboring St. Catherine’s Monastery is a highly rewarding spiritual and physical journey. Located about 440 kilometers (273 miles) southeast of Cairo, the drive takes approximately 6 to 7 hours each way.
- Landious Travel representative will pick you up from your Cairo hotel at approximately 14:00.
- After picking up everyone, the bus leaves for the monastery of St. Catherine. The journey from the centre of Cairo to this monastery takes approximately 6 hours.
Accommodation in Saint Catherine
- Once you arrive at your hotel in Saint Catherine, you can check in and enjoy your stay there.
- Of course, you can enjoy your dinner in this hotel.
Program on the mountain of Moses
- Our representative will pick you up from your hotel at 02:00 AM and take you to Moses Mountain in the South Sinai governorate.
- When you arrive at the monastery of Saint Catherine, you will begin climbing the mountain of Moses. Of course, your guide will accompany you to the hill’s peak. We also provide a Bedouin guide.
- You will make two pauses or more while climbing to the top of the mountain.
- As soon as you reach the top of the mountain of Moses, you will start to admire the sunrise. It will be charming! If you reached the top of the hill earlier than dawn, you might wait for it. During the morning, the sun rises wonderfully in front of your eyes. After such a panoramic view of the Sinai Mountains, you will descend to the monastery of Saint Catherine.
Program in the Monastery of St. Catherine
- The program starts with a visit to the monastery of St. Catherine. Your guide will have a task to show all the main shrines of the sanctuary. Also, our guides will give you free time to take some pictures.
- Thus, the monastery contains the relics of Saint Catherine, the bush of the Burning Bush, the cemetery, the crypt under the chapel of St. Trifonab, the oldest mosaics and icons, and the famous Sinai Library.
- The last point in this religious and cultural trip will be having breakfast in your hotel.
Departure to Cairo
- Finally, following the Monastery of Saint Catherine visit, you will head back to Cairo.
- The Excursions for Climbing the Mountain of Moses from Cairo end at approximately 16:00 on the second day.
What does the Price of the Moses Mountain Trip to Cairo include?
- Accommodation in Saint Catherine.
- Dinner and Breakfast.
- Guide.
- Also, Transfer to the monastery and back to your hotel.
What does the Moses Mountain Trip Cairo program not include?
- Additional excursion programs.
Items to take with you for the trip
- Passport.
- Also, take clothes for the season.
Moses Mountain Trip Cairo Booking Days
- Daily from 14:00 – 16:00 the next day.