St. Catherine's Monastery by Jeep-One day tour (Sinai tours)


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This St. Catherine's tour departs at 06:00am from all hotels.
The Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai's High Range Area remains one of the most important sights of pilgrimage in the world. Saint Catherine's monastery and it's surrounding area is a word heritage site and protected by UNESCO. The monastery was erected in the 6 century and stands at the foot of Mount Sinai (traditionally believed to be the mountain on which Moses received the Ten Commandments). Although commonly called St Catherine's it's actual name is 'The monastery of the Transfiguration". Constructed in the sixth century Greek Orthodox monks care it for today in the same tradition as in centuries past. We spend the morning exploring this historic site before heading to a nearby hotel to enjoy a buffet lunch. We board our jeeps by afternoon and leave St. Catherine's monastery behind us for an off-road tour into the depths of the Sinai desert. During this taste of 4X4 tour adventure we visit the tribal cemetery of Nawamis whose 6,000-year-old graves are amongst the most ancient covered structures in the world. We also visit the 'Rock of Inscriptions' carved by the very first intrepid pilgrims to venture here. We stop to admire the beautiful views over the Ein Hudra oasis before commencing the return journey to our Sinai hotel or Eilat by evening.
Pricing

Minimum 2 people: $225.00 pp,
5+ people: $149.00 each

Tour Price includes: Jeep, guide, lunch and entrance fees to St. Catherine area. Tour does not include: Israel - Egypt border taxes, tips and entrance fee to the museum of St. Catherine monastery ($4.5).

Overnight in Jerusalem.

** visit subject to availability
The above program can be extended and tailor-made for groups and can be run as a private tour.