ST. Catherine Monastery from Sharm El sheikh

ST. Catherine Monastery from Sharm El sheikh is one of our special religious trips, which is very popular among all our trips

Your trip has never been more wonderful
The vacation will not be only on the sea and the desert
Take some time to visit this sacred place
You will feel great when you enter it
Take many photos, and this will be a good story to tell your friends back home at the chopstick

We will take you on a tour inside this famous holy place, you will see the cemetery, the garden and the church that contains the remains of St. Catherine in the temple of the church with a marble box next to the main temple and the fragrance still flows from the remains of the saint as a permanent miracle and the monastery became known by its name since the eleventh century.
You will also see the blessed tree of Moses,
And a mosque built to protect the church from attacks by extremists at the time
Take some time to move freely around the place and take pictures at Saint Catherine's Monastery

Excursion Program :

You will be picked up around 6:00 AM Drive to St.Catherine takes around 2.30 or 3 hours, we will make one stop to see the beautiful valley with lovely sand dunes.

Then, we go directly to Catherine Village, arriving there at about 9:00 and visit the monastery of St. Catherine which lies at the foot of Mount Moses in the heart of South Sinai. This is one of the most famous monuments of South Sinai with a lot of attractions like the Church of Transfiguration, The Skull House, Moses Well and the Burning Bush. You will get a guided tour to see all this with all the historical explanations from our licensed guide.

After visiting the monastery you will get free time where you can visit the museum of the monastery which contains the oldest icons and manuscripts of the early stage of Christianity. It is the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can take photo’s during this free time.

We drive back to Dahab City where we get our lunch in a local restaurant. After a delightful lunch you will have the chance to go shopping in Dahab or look around this wonderful city.

Then in the end, we will transfer you to your hotel, loaded with a number of memories, pictures and stories, so that you can rest and prepare for another adventure with us, Candia Tours.

Tour Price

Included

Not Included

Take With You

• Comfortable and clothes and shoes , water and your passport

Schedule

Duration

11 hours