St Catherine's Monastery Tours and Tickets

Explore St. Catherine's monastery on a full-day trip from Sharm El Sheikh, and discover an ancient religious site at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Discover the world's oldest working library, which shelters Byzantine icons and Crusaders' art, biblical scrolls and intricate mosaics.  Visit Moses' legendary 'burning bush,' and step inside the monks' cells, the Fatimid mosque and monastery gardens. Enjoy a buffet lunch before the monastery closes for noontime prayers, and return to Sharm El Sheik via Dahab, a laid-back ocean side town at the edge of the desert.

Witness sunrise from Mt Sinai and visit St Catherine's Monastery on this private trip from Sharm el Sheikh. Leaving in the evening and traveling with a private guide, head into the southern Sinai desert as your guide shares the biblical history of this sacred mountain, where it's believed Moses received the Ten Commandments. Climb to the summit to experience a spectacular sunrise and then descend for a guided tour of St Catherine's Monastery's church and treasures. Afterward, return to Sharm el Sheikh, with a stop for lunch along the way.

Take in sunrise from Mount Sinai and explore St. Catherine's Monastery on a 16-hour day trip from Sharm El Sheikh. Walk alongside a Bedouin guide - and follow in Moses' legendary footsteps - as you hike a narrow path to the mountain summit; watch the sun illuminate the Sinai Desert's arid peaks and jumbled hills. Enjoy a traditional breakfast then tour St. Catherine's monastery, whose high walls and devoted monks shelter Byzantine and Crusader art, ancient manuscripts and the the world's oldest working library.

This private day trip from Sharm el Sheikh takes you inside the historic St Catherine's Monastery"”arguably the most important religious site in Sinai. Enjoy air-conditioned transport and a personal guide who will highlight the sites and significance of this famed structure on what is certain to be a memorable tour.