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Day Tour To Mt. Sinai & St. Catherine |
Day 1: |
Our Representative will meet you at your hotel in Sharm at 10:00 P.M to transfer by Private air-conditioned car to St. Catherine Arrive St. Catherine then Around 12:00 Midnight start your climbing to visit the Mount of Sinai, Mount of Profit Moses where he received the 10 Commandments, as he is the only Human who God talked to directly without having the Angel Gabriel there as a translator, or as the monks call it 'The Holy Peak', stands 2500m above sea level, the summit a 2-3 hour walk from The Monastery at its foot. There are two ways to traverse Mount Sinai. One involves climbing the 3750 steps, built with rock by pious monks: this is a short but difficult ascent, The other, easier way, carved by the Egyptian Authorities in the 19th Century, is an indirect route which can be traversed either by foot or on camels or donkeys. Climbing Mount Sinai is an unforgettable endeavor. To witness the sun rising from the summit, the highest point in Sinai, is an experience not to be missed |
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Day 2: |
At 08:00 A.M. after descending from the mountain, then visit Saint Catherine's monastery " Opens at 09:00 A.M. Till 12.00 P.M " The Monastery is Closed every Sunday & Friday , was built approximately 1400 years ago by Emperor Justinian, encompassing the great church built by St. Helena, the mother of St. Constantine in 330 AD. After her execution, her body varnished, and according to tradition, angels transported it to the peaks of the highest Mountain in Sinai, which now bears her name. This tradition is supported by the fact that monks from the monastery were guided by a dream 3 centuries later to the peak of Saint Catherine’s Mount where they found her body. Saint Catherine's martyrdom was carried to Europe by the Crusaders, and she became accepted as a major saint. Then Transfer by your private Air Conditioned Car from St. Catherine back to Sharm , Arrival Sharm , drive you to your hotel. |
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