Mount Sinai and Saint Catherines Monastary Day Trip from Eilat
Eilat, Israel
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 1 day
Travel from Eilat to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherines’ Monastery to climb the famous mountain where it is said that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Tour the Monastery that is the oldest continuously working monastery in the world. This is an amazing tour that should not be missed.
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Travel from Eilat to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherines’ Monastery to climb the famous mountain where it is said that Moses received the Ten Commandments. Tour the Monastery that is the oldest continuously working monastery in the world. This is an amazing tour that should not be missed.Start the tour from Eilat hotels. A driver will be waiting for you at 22:00 pm to take you to the Taba border. They will help you with the border proceedings, and you will be passed over the border with a driver waiting for you on the Egyptian side. Drive to Mt. Sinai, and start to climb the mountain.
In the early morning hours you will see the most magnificent sun rise. The view is astounding. Christian sages say that whoever climbs Mount Sinai and views the sunrise will be reborn and all his or her sins will be forgiven. In the morning tour the St. Catherine Monastery, including the church, which is dated from the sixth century. Continue on to tour the “Burning Bush”, and “Jethros’ Well.” After the tour you will stop for lunch, and then start the drive back stopping at a few sites according to the time. Arrival back in Eilat about 22:00 pm.
In the early morning hours you will see the most magnificent sun rise. The view is astounding. Christian sages say that whoever climbs Mount Sinai and views the sunrise will be reborn and all his or her sins will be forgiven. In the morning tour the St. Catherine Monastery, including the church, which is dated from the sixth century. Continue on to tour the “Burning Bush”, and “Jethros’ Well.” After the tour you will stop for lunch, and then start the drive back stopping at a few sites according to the time. Arrival back in Eilat about 22:00 pm.
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