Monastery of Saint Catherine and Dahab from Sharm El Sheikh
25,00 $
Time
9 hours
Price per adult
25$
Price per child
15$
Days
Monday, Thursday and Saturday
Tour Plan
Monastery of Saint Catherine and Dahab from Sharm El Sheikh
ADULT :25$ CHILD : 15$
05:30 Departure from hotels . The road 280 km takes 3 hours.
07:00 Stop 20 minutes on the way for rest, tea and toilet” drinks for an additional fee”.
09;00 In the monastery we will see a burning bush, the source of the prophet Moses, the chapel and the relics of St. Catherine “it depends on the permission of the monks.”
11:30 after viewing the monastery, the guide gives us 45 minutes of free time to watch, walk and take beautiful pictures.
12:00 We leave the monastery for the city of Dahab.
14:00 In Dahab there will be lunch at a restaurant on the sea with Saudi Arabia in the background.
15:30 shopping and buying souvenirs in Dahab 45 minutes then we go back to sharm el sheikh.
17:00 Return to Sharm El Sheikh .
Important
Please note that you will be visiting a holy place, so you must wear appropriate clothing.
The return time to the hotel may be longer due to the police escort that accompanies all tourist buses.
If after ordering an excursion for any reason you miss it without notifying at least 3 hours before the trip. For any reason: overslept, forgot, got sick, changed your mind. Then we book subsequent excursions only with 100% prepayment.
Tour Included:
- Trip around the monastery: viewing ancient icons, frescoes, visiting Unburnt Bush, the Old Refectory, the Well of Moses, the Basilica of the Transfiguration, a chapel, a crypt, an old cemetery .
- Attendance at worship and blessing by the abbot of the monastery.
- Lunch.
- Stop in Dahab.
- Transport service.
- Entrance tickets to the monastery.
- Service of a guide.
- Entrance tickets to the museum of icons.
- Visiting the toilet during trip.
- Beverages.
- Personal expenses.
- optional visit to the museum of icons in the monastery - $2
- Passport.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes, headwear, sunglasses.
- Lunch box (ordered in advance at the hotel reception).
- Money for personal expenses, gifts and souvenirs.
- Phone or camera.
- Beverages.
- Warm clothes (winter time)
Frequently Asked Questions
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To make a reservation you must indicate:
– name of the excursion,
– the travel date you are interested in,
– number of persons,
– age of children, if traveling with children,
– the name of the hotel,
– hotel room number.
For some excursions, a photo of the first page of the passport may be additionally requested. We will inform you about this later.
You can book a group tour 1-2 days in advance.
It is better to book an individual excursion 2-3 days in advance or earlier.
Payment in US dollars: Payment is made when boarding the bus, without the need for prepayment.
Payment in rubles (online): Payment is made online at the time of booking.
Individual programs: Prepayment is required for booking.
Payment is also possible in euros, tenge, please check the exchange rate in advance when ordering.
Children under 4 years of age (inclusive) go on most excursions free of charge. Children from 5 to 11 years old get discounts of up to 50%.
There are exceptions, please specify when booking.
Yes, we pick you up from your hotel and bring you back.
Transfer for hotels in Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh is already included in the price indicated on the website.
Transfer from hotels in Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh, Soma Bay, etc. is available for a small additional fee.
If you are not staying at a hotel, we will pick you up from your nearest hotel.
Wherever you go, always take a good mood with you and
drinking water, money for possible purchases, tips and possible additional services, camera.
The rest of the list of necessary things depends on the type of excursion you are going on.
On SEA excursions you will need: swimwear, towel, headdress, sunscreen and glasses.
On the Desert SAFARI Excursion, be sure to take: arafat or any scarf to cover your face from the sand, glasses to protect your eyes from sand, you can just wear sunglasses, sunscreens, comfortable shoes and clothes.
On long-distance/historical trips you need to take: “cereal breakfast” (order in advance at the reception instead of breakfast – “lunch box” or “breakfast box”), hats, sunscreens, comfortable shoes, warm clothes (it can be cool on the bus due to the air conditioning), pillow for more comfort on the road (your own or you can borrow from the hotel). passport – if the trip involves checking into a hotel, and if you are traveling from Sharm el-Sheikh (Sinai Peninsula) to mainland Egypt or to a neighboring country. In other cases, it is not required, but if you really want it, then instead of the original it is better to take a printed copy or a photo on your phone.
Is transfer included in the excursion price?
For hotels from Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, transfer is included in the excursion price.
For hotels from Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh, Soma Bay, etc. a small surcharge is required. Its size depends on the area.
Is a Russian-speaking guide accompanying you on excursions?
Yes, on excursions you are accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide – an Egyptian who speaks Russian.
Depending on the type of trip, he will meet you with a transfer from your hotel or already at the excursion location.
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