Description:

Climbing Mount Moses  Mount Sinai (or Mount Moses) is the most famous mountain on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt where according to the Bible on this mountain God appeared to Moses and gave the Ten Commandments
On this mountain there is also the monastery of St Catherine located at an altitude of 1570 meters in the valley between the mountains of Moses Catherine and  The monastery was built during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian {527-565)
On the territory of the monastery grows the Burning Bush  a bush in the flames of which, according to the Old Testament God first appeared to the prophet Moses. In 324 Emperor Constantine’s mother Helen ordered the construction of a chapel on the site of the burning bush

Key points:

• Transfer in an air-conditioned bus 
• Drive almost 130 km to the foot of the mountain
• Climb to the top of Mount Moses 
• Climbing Mount Moses 
• Watch the sunrise at the top of the mountain
• Go down to the monastery of  Catherine
• breakfast
• Visit the monastery of  Catherine
• Visit the remains of the Holy Trinity Chapel
• Visit the temple of the prophet Elijah with a well and the chapel of the Virgin Mary

Tour program:

• Climbing Mount Moses  At 20:00 / 21:00 (depending on the location of your hotel in Sharm el Sheikh) a Russian-speaking guide will pick you up from your hotel by Bus for the Climbing Mount Moses excursion. Drive almost 130 km to the foot of the mountain. After almost 3 hours you arrive at the police post, where your documents are checked (You must have your passport with you). After passing the police checkpoint the climb up the mountain begins. You will be accompanied by a Bedouin guide who will climb the mountain with you
  Mount Moses has a height of 2285 meters above sea level; you can climb it from the monastery in two hours. Two paths are possible when climbing to the top
  The first is 3,750 steps carved into the rocks by monks
  The second one was laid back in the 19th century you can even climb it on horseback it is considered easier
  (To make the excursion easier for people local Bedouins offer to rent a camel). (cost from $15)
• The peculiarity of this excursion, Climbing Mount Moses, is that it starts under the cover of darkness to meet the dawn in the mountains. In the morning, after watching the sunrise at the top of the mountain everyone goes down to the cafe to have breakfast
• After breakfast we will visit the monastery of St Catherine The name of the monastery is associated with the young Christian Catherine, who preached a sermon to the pagan Roman emperor Maximilian and was executed for ridiculing idolatry According to legend, after her martyrdom, the body of the saint was carried by angels to the highest point of Sinai. And only centuries later her relics were discovered by monks and transferred to the monastery
  In the monastery: you will examine ancient icons you will be able to see the relics of St a tour of the Burning Bush growing here on the territory the Chapel of the Burning Bush the Well of Moses and others

What is included:

• All transfers and movements specified in the program are carried out in an air-conditioned vehicle
  Tour guide
  Entrance fees to all mentioned attractions

What’s not included:

• Beverages
  rent a camel to climb the mountain
  Additional costs not included in the program.

Take with you:

• Passports
• Headdress
• Drinking water
• Packed rations (per-ordered at the hotel)
• International passport
• Money for personal expenses
• Comfortable clothes and shoes
• Warm clothes for climbing to the top at an altitude of over 2200 meters in temperatures of 5–8 degrees Celsius
• Lightweight backpack for things and water

Time and duration:

• Start of the tour: Departure around 20:00 (depending on the location of your hotel in Sharm el Sheikh).
• Return to the hotel : Around 13:00 / 14:00 in the afternoon (next day)
• Duration: 18 hours.
• Days:
  Monday (Departure on Sunday evening)
  Thursday (Departure on Wednesday evening)
  Saturday (Departure on Friday evening)
• Attention: Order the excursion Climbing Mount Moses one day before the start of the excursion, payment at the beginning of the trip. If the bus is 10 minutes late you need to call us urgently

Price:

Adult: $20.
Child from 5 years old to 10 years old: $10
Child under 5 years old Free