St Catherine Monastery Tour from Cairo

Get amazed with our St Catherine Monastery Tour from Cairo. And visit Saint Catherine’s monastery which is known to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world; it was constructed on the Sinai Peninsula, between the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez and the Desert of El-Tih in the Sinai. it has the oldest library in the whole world that include rare books of the Syriac Sinaiticus, when you go there you will find a small city that is surrounding the St. Catherine’s monastery and has swimming pools.

The Monastery of St. Catherine nowadays is an important landmark of Sinai that has amazing multicultural arts, Russian and Greek icons, marbles, Arab mosaics, large illuminated manuscript and oil paintings. It is also constructed around what it thought to be “Moses' Burning Bush”, which has a chapel that was built on the top of it. It also is a legendary Greek Orthodox St. Catherine Monastery.

St Catherine Monastery was also called the Monastery of the Transfiguration, and it has an important and old history, as it was considered to be the oldest working Christian monastery and has the smallest diocese that in the whole world. There’s also “The Chapel of the Burning Bush” , which  was constructed by the order of the Empress Helen, who was the mother of Constantine the Great, however, the monastery itself was actually constructed by the Emperor Justinian in order to protect the monks and to honor the site of the Burning Bush.

Scout around the gleaming finds of this monastery with our St Catherine Monastery Trip from Cairo while staring at Burning bush, keen to see the room of skulls, moreover be astonishment with the rich history indeed. The earliest description refers to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin, for the revelation of God at the Burning Bush was seen as a type of the Virgin Mary and the Incarnation. The monastery is also especially dedicated to the holy prophets Moses and Elias, who both came to this mountain and who both spoke with Christ at the Transfiguration. More recently, it has been known as Saint Catherine’s Monastery. This remains its name today, though the monastery has not lost its earlier dedications. The monastery has been honoured by rulers throughout its history. These include the Empress Helena, the Emperor Justinian, Mohammed the Founder of Islam, Sultan Selim I, the Empress Catherine of Russia, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Then have the chance to climb the holy mountain where Moses has received the Ten Commandments from God and then visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered one of the oldest monasteries all over the world. 

It was built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine. The Monastery of St. Catherine nowadays is an important landmark of Sinai that has amazing multicultural arts, Russian and Greek icons, marbles, Arab mosaics, large illuminated manuscript and oil paintings. The Monastery was named after St. Catherine (the daughter of Kistery) who was tortured to death by her father because of her succeeds in converting 50 of his followers to Christianity in 307 AD.

St Catherine Monastery

Itinerary:

Day 01:

Flying Carpet Tours delegate will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, drive by air-conditioned vehicle to St. Catherine Monastery, it will take approx. 6 hours driving. arrive st. Catherine, check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight in St. Catherine.

 Day 02:

Early in the morning at 02 am., Flying Carpet Tours guide will pick you up from your hotel, enjoy free tea at your hotel, then drive to Moses Mountain upon arrival a Bedouin Guide will escort you to real adventure, climb Moses Mountain, beguile your eyes while watching the sunrise at the top of the mountain, then come down at 7 am., visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, which built to protect the monks, move towards Burning Bush next visit to room of the Skulls, finally back to your hotel, taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you back to your hotel in Cairo.

Including

• ·       Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo
• ·       English speaking guide during your tour
• ·       Accommodation for 01 night in Saint Catherine including breakfast, Dinner and all taxes
• ·       Climb Moses Mountain including Bedouin guide
• ·       Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
• ·       Bottle of Mineral Water during your tours
• ·       All transfers by air-conditioned Van
• ·       All service charges and taxes

Excluding

• ·       Visa to Egypt
• ·       Any optional tours required
• ·       Tipping

Notes:

• ·       Prices are quoted per person in U.S. American Dollars

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