14-Hour Moses Mountain and St. Catherine Monastery Tour from Taba
About This Tour
Climb Moses Mountain and visit St. Catherine Monastery on this 14-hour tour from Taba. Learn about St. Catherine, who lived in Alexandria during the persecution...
Duration: 14 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Alexandria, Taba, Mount Sinai, Nuweiba, Saint Catherine · Languages: English
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What's Included
- Pick-up from your hotel in Taba and return
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- English-speaking guide
- Bedouin guide during the climb up the mountain
- Entrance fees to St. Catherine National Park
- Lunch at a local restaurant in Nuweiba
- Bottled water on board the vehicle
- All taxes and service charges
Not Included
- Extra charges
- Tips
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Moses Mountain Climb and St. Catherine Monastery Visit
Pick up from your hotel in Taba by a private air-conditioned vehicle at 10:30 pm. Pick up from your hotel in Taba by a private air-conditioned vehicle at 10:30 pm. Drive to St. Catherine city, which takes about two and a half hours. Drive to St. Catherine city, which takes about two and a half hours. Upon arrival, start climbing Moses Mountain at 2:00 am and descend by 7:00 am. Upon arrival, start climbing Moses Mountain at 2:00 am and descend by 7:00 am. Proceed to visit St. Catherine Monastery, named after St. Catherine, who lived in Alexandria during the persecution of Christians. Proceed to visit St. Catherine Monastery, named after St. Catherine, who lived in Alexandria during the persecution of Christians. Discover the story of how she was tortured by the Romans for her loyalty to Christianity and was beheaded. Five centuries later, a monk saw a vision in which her body was carried by angels and laid on a peak of the mountain in Sinai. Therefore, monks carried her relics to the church beside the monastery, which was named after her. Discover the story of how she was tortured by the Romans for her loyalty to Christianity and was beheaded. Five centuries later, a monk saw a vision in which her body was carried by angels and laid on a peak of the mountain in Sinai. Therefore, monks carried her relics to the church beside the monastery, which was named after her. Lunch at a local restaurant in Nuweiba.Return to your hotel in Taba. Lunch at a local restaurant in Nuweiba. Return to your hotel in Taba.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Taba, Nuweiba, Egypt · Tour start: Saint Catherine, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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