Zonsopgang bij de berg Sinaï en het St. Catherine-klooster vanuit Sharm el Sheikh
Beschrijving
Geniet van een verbazingwekkende adembenemende reis naar de berg Sinaï en het Sint-Catharinaklooster, en bezoek een van de oudste christelijke kloosters ter wereld, Sint-Catharina, een UNESCO-werelderfgoed, en 's werelds oudste nog werkende christelijke klooster, gebouwd rond de plaats van de Brandende struik. Nadat je bent begonnen, beklim je de berg Sinaï om de zonsopgang vanaf de top van Moses Mountain te zien en geniet je van het onbelemmerde uitzicht op het door sterren verlichte universum.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
We beginnen om 19:00 uur 's avonds met een rit van 2-3 uur naar het klooster en de bergen. We beginnen om 01:00 uur met het beklimmen van de berg met onze gids. Terwijl we wachten op de zonsopgang kunnen we genieten van het kijken naar de sterren.
Na de zonsopgang klimmen we bergafwaarts en bezoeken we het klooster van St. Catherine. Rond het middaguur zijn we terug in Sharm el-sheik. Bezoek het klooster van Sint-Catharina, dat wordt beschouwd als een van de beroemdste kloosters ter wereld en het is ook een van de oudste kloosters van het christendom. Het ligt in het hart van het Sinaï-schiereiland op een hoogte van 1570 meter op de plaats waar volgens de overlevering Mozes de struik in brand zag staan die niet opbrandde. Het klooster is orthodox en staat op de werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO. Het klooster dateert uit de tijd van keizer Justinianus uit de 6e eeuw. Het was in dezelfde tijd dat er een omheining werd gebouwd rond het klooster, maar het klooster werd aan het begin van de 11e eeuw de heilige Catharina genoemd ter ere van de heilige Catharina, een van de vroegste martelaren van de christenen in Alexandrië. Het bevat verschillende monumenten zoals de brandende braamstruik die Mozes heeft gezien en de opmerkelijke Icons Gallery.
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Beoordelingen(10)
The negative side was very uncomfortable minibus we had to spend many hours in. I would strongly recommend the organisers to charge more money for the tour but get a comfortable bus. Otherwise, well organised and great experience.
This trip was hard but amazing the views from the mountain top with the sun rise a wow experience I'd say you have to be fairly fit to walk it or you can get a camel ride up 90% of the Way the monastery beautiful to see the church the burning Bush mosses well just wonderful but bring warm clothes for the mountain top its very cold at night and wear proper walking shoes
Helpful guide (I forgot my bag in the van) Well organized (pickup, communication via phone, transport, guide to the top and down)
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The hike is a must do for hike lovers, a very u queue experience hiking in the dark and then going back down in the light! Beautiful views and photo opportunities at the summit. Not 5 stars because of the admin and pick up was dreadful, driver was late and rude and we weren’t really aware what was going on. Also a lot of down time and waiting totalling around 3 hours throughout.
Booked the last minute and joined the tour during the weekend. The price was very competitive, 35usd as compared to other tour operators who charge 75usd. The transport was okay. The guide in Sinai was okay too, but he could’ve been more accommodating. I liked the freedom of hiking the mountain without waiting for anybody, but he could have waited for the others (ie the old and unfit). At the top, he did make sure to check on our whereabouts and I appreciated that. He didn’t explain anything though, like the church on the mountain, etc. We got a different guide in the monastery. Initially I thought he did okay. But then he failed to show us where the museum is... and didn’t even ask us if we wanted to see the chapel. I did appreciate it when he found a way for me to the bus station in Sharm El Sheikh right after the tour. The operator did not inform him about my drop off. After all things commented about the guides, climbing Mt Sinai was an experience. The sunrise was gorgeous. The St Katherine Monastery was beautiful as well. The tour was worth the time and effort. I’m so glad I did it!
at night, the desert all around... the only lights are those of tourists who line up on the mountain and those of the stars that seem bigger and within reach... the first time I saw the desert at night, that suggestion will never fail. And then the sunrise seen from the top...what a sight!!! The monastery is definitely worth a visit, it is soaked in spirituality... too bad for the Orthodox part that is not open.
Wait the three months I was supposed to be able to write this opinion, because I get so angry that I don't wish it on anyone else. We booked two tours with this Enterprise, one was desert night with Bedouins and the other was Mount Sinai and St Catherina. The night in the desert and the car that took us to the desert was good. The only negative at that time was the driver of the car that drove us from the airport to the desert, who was trying to ask us for extra money all the time. And then on returning to Dahab, we asked to be helped with a room for a few hours until we started the next excursion, and I think we were duped, taking us to a very dirty, sloppy place and charged very dearly. But well, we agreed with the manager that we would meet in his office to go out at night to Mount Sinai. From the beginning we had problems with another employee, who we had never seen, I had no idea what I had to do with our luggage, situation that we had already agreed with the manager... and then we were taken to a supermarket where we waited for more than 2 hours until other tourists and with them the guide arrive. The guide was the worst thing about our visit to Egypt, ill-mannered, never taken care of, all the time he asked us for money for the driver, he did not give us the lunch we had included, I only buy some snacks and chocolates with a small bottle of water. The truth detests this gentleman and ill-mannered. What I’m saying is that the Enterprise was always cautious and took care of us, but at the moment I leave very random, situations that for tourists can be quite stressful and under the care of people who are not interested in their work. All the rest, the company is recommended.
