Where to Travel in EGYPT

Located 2 ½ hours drive inland from Sharm El Sheik on the Red Sea, the Monastery of St Catherine is set in the glorious isolation of the Sinai desert, beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments. The monastery was built on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian between 527 – 565 A.D. Among its many treasures is a great library of manuscripts, beautiful icons, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Biblical Burning Bush. The climb up Mt Sinai to see the dawn is a memorable experience and recommended if you can manage the 3 hour ascent. Due to the basic nature of accommodation at St Catherine’s we recommend visiting the monastery from Sharm El Sheikh.