Ascend Sinai: Moses' Mountain & St. Catherine's Sacred Overnight

We booked our trip to Mt. Sinai, which included a private car service from Giza to St. Catherine's which is a small town at the base of Mt Sinai. The area has numerous shops (that were closed) and a hotel for you to spend a few hours before embarking on the hike. Dinner was included, however there was no menu. Be prepared to tell the hotel what you want to eat and they will tell you if they can provide it. The food is not great. I had chicken, rice and vegetables. The dining area was dirty, numerous flies. The hotel at St. Catherine was probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Dirty, smelly, not clean. We were only there for a few hours, we starting the trip to meet our guide at midnight. Our guide, Muhammed was great. Made sure we took breaks when needed and offered to take photos for us and carried blankets when we neared the summit. Overall the hike was great and worth it. Best advice is to bring layers as it is colder at the summit. Also goes without saying bring good quality shoes, and any snacks if needed. The hike is a solid workout. Our driver was also great. Made out stops to make sure we could stretch (the ride is about 5 hours each way) If you can get past the dinner and hotel, the trip is definitely worth it.

The driver that took us to St. Catherine from our hotel was a very nice, English speaking driver. Along the way, he took time to point out important land marks. The tour guide that took us up the Mountain was also excellent. Very informative and helpful. The views at the top were breathtaking and very beautiful! St. Catherine’s Monestary was also amazing with so much history!

What an outstanding experience. On top of the fact that this trip was a mountain top religious experience of a lifetime, this crowd of planners really made it happen without a hitch. We had just about every function of confusion on our part of having special requests, special needs for one of our travelers, and an adjustment on the numbers of travelers, we made it difficult. These professional planners took the need for being picked up in Taba Egypt and finishing the the tour in Cairo and made it happen without complaint or obstruction. They took our traveler with a special need and let the non-special needs travelers have the experience. They also allowed us to add a traveler without an added processing fee. The actual tour guide, Ehab, was super knowledgeable and bent over backwards to give us gracious and over the top nurturing. We will be using them again when planning our next trip to this region!

I travelled to St Catherine’s and Mt. Sinai solo with some apprehension on safety. Ehab, Mohamed and driver, Medhat were amazing! I was cared for the entire time and could not have been more pleased with their experience, knowledge and kindness throughout the journey. Spectacular experience and incredibly safe thanks to the team. Thank you Ehab, Medhat and Mohamed!

The trip to St Catherine/Mt Sinai was amazing and exactly as we were told before! It took us about 5 hrs to travel from Cairo to St Catherine but it was absolutely fine because the company provided us with a private car. The company provided a driver and a guide. Our guide Ehab was very attentive and knew what we needed before we asked. The driver Medhat was also very nice and professional. The dinner was great! The journey is a bit tough on rocky terrain but they have camels available for anyone who wants it, and it gets very cold in the night. However the sunrise view is worth every bit of it! Highly recommend it.

Even though I did not get to see sunrise on this mountain because I left Cairo on a Saturday, it was still a very special journey. My driver Medhat was very good as we took 6 hours to get to the mountain with minimal dramas. My guide was also great, although I did feel rushed at times. Overall, well worth the money.

Even with my amazement of visiting the historical parts of Egypt: the pyramids, the museum, and Pharoah tombs, this was a personally memorable highlight to my trip.... with a great guide and great service, I had absolutely no issues climbing the mountain, seeing the sunrise, and visiting the monastery... I felt safe, was well taken care of, and enjoyed my time with the guide... highly recommend this company for a wonderful experience!!!

We had a very good time with our guide Hossam Hassan who is very knowledgeable about Jabal-e-Moosa, Islamic history of the site and related places to Islamic history. Hossam was very courteous and accommodating and we certainly enjoyed this visit. Special thanks to Heshem for a well orchestrated overnight trip. Highly recommended!

Excellent Guide and Driver, highly recommend. The Monastery of Sainte Catherine not to be missed. Guide Bestavros and Medhat the driver both very professional and kind. The area there is a breathtaking

It os incredible tour with mina gyide and medhat the driver . The experience we got we never forget. They treat us very well and thry are both true friends to us we ft very safe all tour with them . The mount sinai view is astonishing especially on the top of it .your can hike to top during sunrise start 1 or 2 am . This is absolutely breath taking.we wil never forget.the hsitroy of the mount and god spoke to Moses thwts very holy place.we visited also thr moanstery from isnode and saw buring bush tree . We felt like we bible time . Ighly recommend