📝 Trip Overview & Description
Travel from Sharm El Sheikh at night for a journey to Mount Moses and St. Catherine. The mountain walk takes place after dark, with the aim of reaching the highest point before daybreak and seeing the sunrise above the Sinai landscape.
Following the descent, the itinerary moves on to St. Catherine’s Monastery. Here, the visit covers several religious and historical points, among them the Burning Bush.
✨ Experience Highlights
- ✓ 🌙 Leave Sharm El Sheikh in the evening for an overnight excursion
- ✓ 🏔️ Walk up Mount Moses after dark
- ✓ 🌅 Be at the mountain top as the sun rises
- ✓ 🏞️ Look out over the Sinai mountain landscape from above
- ✓ 🐪 A camel can be booked for a section of the way up
- ✓ 🔥 See the Burning Bush during the monastery visit
- ✓ ⛪ Spend time at St. Catherine’s Monastery
- ✓ 🧕 A Bedouin mountain guide joins you for the ascent
- ✓ 🚐 Transportation begins and ends at your Sharm El Sheikh hotel
🗺️ Trip Itinerary & Highlights
🌙 Evening Transfer to Mount Moses
Pickup from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh is approximately 20:00–21:00, depending on your hotel location. Travel around 130 km by air-conditioned vehicle toward Mount Moses and present your original passport and one photocopy at the checkpoint.
🏔️ Night Ascent of Mount Moses
Meet your local Bedouin guide and begin the nighttime ascent of Mount Moses, which reaches 2,285 metres above sea level. The climb usually takes around 2–3.5 hours, depending on your pace, with the final section completed on foot.
🐪 Camel Ride — Optional
If you would like to reduce part of the walking distance, you can add a camel ride for $25 per person. The camel covers only part of the ascent and does not reach the summit, so the remaining section must be completed on foot.
🌅 Sunrise from the Summit
Reach the summit before daybreak and watch the sunrise over the surrounding Sinai Mountains, with panoramic views across the mountain landscape before beginning your descent.
🥪 Breakfast Break
After descending the mountain, take a break for breakfast. We recommend requesting a breakfast box from your hotel reception the evening before the excursion and bringing it with you.
⛪ St. Catherine’s Monastery
Continue to St. Catherine’s Monastery, where you can discover important religious and historical sites including the Burning Bush, Chapel of the Burning Bush, Well of Moses, and ancient icons.
🚐 Return to Sharm El Sheikh
After the monastery visit, travel back to Sharm El Sheikh by air-conditioned vehicle, with arrival at your hotel expected at approximately 13:00–14:00 the following day.
✓ What is Included
- 🚐 Transportation between your Sharm El Sheikh hotel and the excursion
- ❄️ Air-conditioned vehicle
- 👨🏫 Tour guide
- 🧕 Bedouin guide for the mountain section
- 🏔️ Mount Moses night ascent
- ⛪ Entry visit to St. Catherine’s Monastery
- 🔥 Burning Bush stop
- 🎫 Entry charges for the sites stated in the program
- 🔦 Flashlight for use during the night walk
- ✔️ Service charges and taxes
✕ What is Excluded
- 🐪 Camel ride – optional extra
- 🍽️ Food and beverages
- 💧 Water
- 💰 Personal purchases
- 🎁 Souvenirs
- 💵 Gratuities – optional
🎒 What to Bring / Take with You
- • 🛂 Your original passport plus one photocopy
- • 👟 Comfortable footwear for the mountain walk
- • 👕 Comfortable clothes
- • 🧥 Warm clothes
- • 🧢 Headwear
- • 🕶️ Sunglasses
- • 💧 Drinking water
- • 📷 Camera
- • 🎒 A small bag for water and personal items
- • 🍱 Hotel breakfast box – arrange it with reception before the excursion
💡 Important Tips & Instructions
- ✓ 🐪 Choosing the camel option reduces part of the walking distance, but the camel cannot reach the summit. The remaining section is completed on foot.
- ✓ 🤰 Pregnant women should not take this excursion.
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The climb requires some energy, but the reward at the top is amazing.
Watching the sun appear over the Sinai mountains was worth every step.
Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys nature and history.
Bardzo wyjątkowa wycieczka, którą będziemy długo wspominać.
Cisza w górach i pierwsze promienie słońca stworzyły niesamowitą atmosferę.
Mimo zmęczenia było to jedno z najlepszych doświadczeń naszego urlopu.
To zdecydowanie coś więcej niż zwykła wycieczka.
Nocna wspinaczka, gwiazdy i wschód słońca nad Synajem robią ogromne wrażenie.
Jedno z najlepszych wspomnień z naszych wakacji.
Nigdy wcześniej nie oglądałam wschodu słońca w takim miejscu.
Nocna wędrówka po górach tworzy niesamowity klimat.
Wróciliśmy zmęczeni, ale bardzo zadowoleni.
Wschód słońca i panorama gór zrobiły na mnie ogromne wrażenie.
Nocne wejście okazało się trochę trudniejsze, niż się spodziewałem.
Mimo zmęczenia zdecydowanie uważam, że warto pojechać.
Jedno z najbardziej niezapomnianych doświadczeń podczas naszego pobytu w Egipcie.
Nocne wejście wymaga trochę wysiłku, ale wschód słońca wynagradza wszystko.
Widoki na góry Synaju są po prostu niesamowite.
I have never watched a sunrise from somewhere this beautiful before.
Walking through the mountains at night made the experience even more special.
We were tired afterwards but extremely happy that we did it.
The sunrise and mountain views were absolutely beautiful.
The nighttime climb was a little more difficult than I expected.
Still a very memorable experience and definitely worth doing once.
One of the most memorable experiences we had in Egypt.
The night climb was challenging, but watching sunrise from the summit was incredible.
The views across the Sinai mountains were absolutely unforgettable.
Подъём требует сил, поэтому обязательно берите удобную обувь.
Но когда увидели первые лучи солнца над горами, забыли об усталости.
Однозначно одна из самых запоминающихся экскурсий.
Очень атмосферное и красивое путешествие на гору Моисея.
Встречать рассвет на вершине после ночного подъёма — особенные эмоции.
После спуска было интересно посетить монастырь Святой Екатерины.
Невероятная экскурсия и одно из самых сильных впечатлений от Египта.
Ночной подъём был непростым, но рассвет на вершине того стоил.
Виды на горы Синая просто невозможно забыть.