St Catherine's Monastery
4.8The 6th-century Greek Orthodox monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai — a UNESCO site holding priceless icons and the oldest continuously used library on earth.
Free2hEarly morning
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سانت كاترينMarch–November2d
A high mountain sanctuary in the heart of Sinai, cradling the world's oldest working monastery beneath the granite peaks of Moses, where Bedouin trails climb to some of Earth's clearest night skies.
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Mount Sinai Sunrise Hike (Gebel Musa)
4.9A pre-dawn climb up the 2,285m mount where Moses received the Commandments, rewarded by a fiery sunrise over a sea of peaks.
$25 (guide)6hSunrise
Mount St Catherine
4.7Egypt's highest peak at 2,629m — a tougher full-day trek to a tiny summit chapel and 360° views across Sinai.
$35 (guide)8hEarly morning
The Burning Bush
4.5Inside the monastery walls, a living evergreen said to descend from the bush through which God spoke to Moses.
Free20m
Sheikh Mousa Garden Camp
4.6A Bedouin-run garden lodge of stone huts and fruit trees, the warm-hearted base for organising mountain treks.
$30/night
Bedouin Stargazing Night
4.8At 1,600m with almost no light pollution, Bedouin guides lay out cushions and tea under a blazing Milky Way.
$202.5hEvening
Fox Camp
4.5A friendly travellers' lodge of cosy rooms and a fireplace lounge, long the go-to for independent hikers.
$25/night
Bedouin Tea & Bread
4.7On any trek, guides bake farashih flatbread on the embers and brew sweet sage tea — Sinai hospitality at its purest.
Included45m
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