8-Hour Night Trek to Mount Sinai with Sunrise and Monastery Visit

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Go for a night trek to Mount Moses
• 02 Enjoy the beautiful sunrise from the summit
• 03 Check out the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Catherine's Monastery
• 04 Browse old manuscripts and icons at the monastery library

Go on an 8-hour adventurous night trek to Mount Moses from Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Hike to the top of Mount Sinai and marvel at the incredible sunrise from the summit. Also, browse through the manuscripts at St Catherine's Monastery and learn about its intriguing history from your tour guide.

Arrive at the summit, relax, and marvel at the rising sun slowly scattering across the mountains in all its splendour.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Sharm el Sheikh, Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Night Trek to Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel at 8:00 pm and travel to Moses Mountain.
• Arrive at Mount Sinai and start the trek to the sacred place where the Prophet Moses received the 10 Commandments.
• Reach 2,285 metres by climbing 750 steps, which takes approximately 2-3 hours.
• Arrive at the summit, relax, and marvel at the rising sun slowly scattering across the mountains in all its splendour. Take plenty of beautiful photographs here.
• Begin trekking down the mountain, which takes around 2 hours, and have breakfast on the way.
• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Catherine's Monastery. Browse the old manuscripts displayed in the library and icons excavated from the Vatican. It is the oldest functioning Christian monastery in the world, situated on the Sinai Peninsula, along with the Monastery of Saint Anthony, located across the Red Sea in the desert of South Cairo.
• Drive back to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking Egyptian tour guide
• Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh
• Transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Water and soft drinks

What's Not Included

• Extra drinks
• Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt