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St Catherine Monastery and Moses Mount Day Trip from Cairo is one of the most important spiritual trips in Egypt. The site has a great importance for the three religions, Muslims, Christians and Jewish.
EgyTopia coordinator will meet you at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh in the evening to escort you to St. Catherine city locates in Sinai Peninsula (pick up time will be arranged). It takes like 4 hours driving to St. Catherine Monastery which was built around 545 AD to accommodate the relics of St. Catherine who used to live in Alexandria. She was born 194 AD for a very rich family in Alexandria. Upon arrival, you start you Check-In at your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
In the early morning around 1.30 AM you start climbing Moses Mountain (7496 ft. high) accompanied by a local guide to enjoy seeing the sunrise. This mountain witnessed receiving the Ten Commandments by Moses. Later on, proceed to
After you finish your tour on the mountain and climbing down, continue you tour to St. Catherine Monastery and enjoy this very distinctive spiritual spot. The monastery has a privileged position among the Christian community and has a unique library housing many valuable manuscripts, icons and mosaics.
Later on, you will return back to your hotel to get you breakfast and then drive back to Cairo.
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