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Saint Catherine’s Monastery
2 Adults x $450.00
$900.00
Approx Total
$900.00
Pickup included
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
All transfers by air condition vehicle.
Lunch during the trip .
Private Egyptology tour guide
Met & Assist from & to your hotel at Sharm El Shiekh.
Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
Tips to guide & driver.
Any Souvenir from any purchasing stop.
Entry Visa to Egypt which had to be handle from your side.
International Air tickets from & to Egypt.
Overview
During the period of seventh century, the prophet Mohammad dictated a long document granting protection to the monastery and exempting it from taxes. A copy of it can be seen hanging in the Icon Gallery, next to Napoleon’s letter of protection written in 1798. Ottoman armies was built mosque inside the Monastery’s walls in 1381.that the complex was partly Muslim, saving it from destruction. Since the eleventh century the Monastery has been known as St Catherine’s Monastery. Its library contains a collection of 5000 books and over 3000 manuscripts (most of which are in Greek), including some of the most ancient and important in the world, and is considered second only to that of the Vatican. Throughout its history, also the monastery has received gifts from popes, Christian princes.
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Aida 2 Hotel Naama BayEl Amir Abdallah St., Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 45214
Al Bostan Hotel, Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG
Albostan Park HotelSharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG
Aurora Sharm ResortEl-Salam Road, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 00206
Baron Palms Sharm El SheikhRas Nasrani Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46619
Baron Resort Sharm El SheikhSecond Sharm Al Shiekh, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46628
Camel Dive Club & Hotel, Sharm El SheikhCentre of Na_ama Bay, Centre of Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46619
Cataract LayalinaNe'ema Bay, , Hurghada, Egypt, EG
Cataract Layalina ResortEl-Lewaa Farid Ezzat St, Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46911
Cataract Resort Naama BayNaama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 44619
Cataract Resort Sharm El SheikhNaama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG
Charmillion Club AquaparkEl-Salam, Nabq Bay, Egypt, EG, 46619
Charmillion Club ResortNabq Bay, Egypt, EG
Charmillion Gardens Aqua ParkEl-Salam, Nabq Bay, Egypt, EG
Charmillion Sea Life ResortNabq Bay, Egypt, EG, 8753101
Cleopatra Luxury Resort SharmEl-Salam, Nabq Bay, Egypt, EG, 55448
Club Reef Resort & SpaTower Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46619
Concorde El Salam Hotel Sharm El SheikhWhite Knight Beach, 91, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 8766101
Continental Garden Reef ResortGarden Reef Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 46628
Continental Plaza Beach ResortEl Pasha Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, EG, 8763312
Pickup Time: 08:00 AM or upon request from any hotel in Sharm El Shaikh / Sharm El Shaikh International Airport / Sharm El Shaikh Port ...Read more ▼
Itinerary
St. Catherine's Monastery
It is approx 3 HRS to reach to St Catherine’s Monastery from Sharm El Shiekh, the earliest surviving bastion of Christianity, make you go through breathtaking landscapes of arid rock formations, then desolate expanses of desert and the occasional Bedouin camp. The monastery was founded by the Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora between 527-535 A.D. at the foot of Mount Sinai and Jebel Megafa , discover a centre of worship and learning for over 1450 years. St Catherine was born Dorothea to a noble family in Alexandria in AD 294, and she was studied poetry, music, art, physics, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at a pagan school, it was before converting to Christianity and taking the name of Catherine at baptism. She was tortured and beheaded for her faith by Emperor Maximus on 25 November AD 305 in Alexandria. according to tradition her body disappeared and was transported by angels to the highest mountain peak of the Sinai Peninsula. it’s begin from three centuries later, following a dream, some monks from the monastery found her relics, brought them down from the mountain, and placed them in a gilded sarcophagus, which now stands in the basilica choir.
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Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Free Cancellation
June 13100% refund
June 14No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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