St. Catherine day tour from Sharm El Sheikh


Location :

Sharm El Sheikh

Duration :

Approx.9-10 hours

Tour Highlights :


St. Catherine day tour from Sharm El Sheikh

Itinerary

Your Booking 2 Egypt guide and manager will be waiting inside Sharm Port for you. They will be holding a sign showing your name. You do not need to look for them – they will be waiting for you and will find you.

From the moment your tour starts, your guides will give you full attention. Once in the car, your guide will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you. until you reach St. Catherine to visit St. Catherine monastery 220 km northwest Sharm el Sheikh and located between the St.

Catherine’s mounts and Moses Mount which is the oldest monastery of Christianity. It is an Orthodox Greek monastery within its amazing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures.

Among its treasures is a library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican’s itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning Bush. After that head to Dahab, the Flower Power City in the Red Sea, for a city tour and shopping tours in Dahab.

Have lunch at a local restaurant then we will drive you back to your cruise

Includes


  • Pick up services from Port to port & return
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private English Speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • Lunch
  • Shopping tours if you want
  • All Service charges & taxes

Excludes


  • Any extras not mentioned
  • Tipping Kitty

Prices per Person


Single 2-4 persons 5-8 persons 9-15 persons 
180 $120 $105 $95 $



More Information:


Trip type By an air-conditioned vehicle pick up time According to Cruise Liners Schedules, guarantee to return two hours before your departure times

Entry Visa Info:


Egyptian entry visa obtainable onboard the cruise before your pick up, that is operating by the Egyptian Immigration association for American, Canadian, Australian, British, German, Italian, French, Swiss, Austrian, Belgium, Dutch, Scandinavians and some other nationalities as well. It would be just stamp put into your passport.

Safety:


Egypt is a safe destination. Crime in Egypt nearly does not exist. Security is good and there are specially trained Tourist Police The buses move in convoys for protection. The Egyptian government take so much care of the tourism as it is the national source of income in Egypt. the tourist in Egypt is VIP person So the Egyptian police (not the ship) provide police cars, security, guards around all the buses This service is not by the ship or Booking 2 Egypt its provided for all the tourists that arrive to Egypt, make organized tours

Health Tips:


The only health hazard that you’re likely to come across is an upset stomach. The best way to avoid this is to make sure that you only drink bottled water, avoid ice and ice-cream and anything that may have been washed in tap water (salad). All fruit should be peeled before consumption. Milk is unpasteurized and should be boiled. Precautions should also be taken against prickly heat and sunstroke