St. Catherine’s Monastery is located of about 230 KM away from the Sharm el-Sheikh city
it is the oldest monastery in the world that is still preserved till now ,
It was built on the order of Empress Helen,the mother of Emperor Constantine in 330 AD, but the Emperor Justinian is the person who actually built in around 527 AD and it took 38 years to be finished .
St. Catherine’s Monastery considered the convent destination for global pilgrims since the Middle Ages
and even today because of what it contains from ancient monuments that are important for all the three religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam).
the monastery contains :-
The relics of St. Catherine, who lived in Alexandria and beheaded in the third century AD .
Moses well , where Moses lived nearby when he fled from the Pharaoh of Egypt .
Holy tree(burning bush) through which God spoke to Moses .
Church that was founded by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian which contains old gifts from kings and princes from different eras .
manuscripts, which is the second in importance to the Vatican Library .
Fatimid mosque, which was built in the 11th century and is the only monastery in the whole world, which contains inside a mosque .
Garden and many trees fruit, medicinal herbs and timber perennials trees from hundreds of years .
In 2002 the UNESCO inserted Saint catherine area as a one of the natural and humanity world heritage .
SCHEDULE :-
PICK UP TIME at 06:00 o’clock and back at 17:00 o’clock
Every day except Friday and Sunday
what is included ?
Air conditioned vehicle to the Monastery & back to the hotel
Specialized Tuor Guide
Lunch at restaurant in Dahb city
Tickets
Free shopping tour in Dahb city
what is Excluded ?
Museum entrance Tickets(freewilling, about 3 $ per Person)
Drinks at Restaurant in Dahb
What to take with?
Passport-camera-head cover at summer-comfortable shoes-appropriate clothes.( trouser wearing before getting in the monastery-shoulder scarf-heavy clothes at winter)
Breakfast box (should be ordered one night before from the hotel)
Price :- 40 $ per Person & Price for child 120 $ (from 6:10 years
Tour Safety Measures during COVID-19
