SAINT CATHERINE’S MONASTERY AND-DAHAB

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SAINT CATHERINE’S MONASTERY AND-DAHAB FROM-SHARM EL SHEIKH/

-St. Catherine’s Monastery is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world, a place of traditional worship for believers from all over the world and a must visit! Included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site

TOUR DAYS: Monday, Thursday and Saturday

Departure from hotel at 05:00, depending on the location of the hotel. Return around 16:30-17:30

INCLUDED:

• • Pickup and drop-off to hotel in air conditioned bus
• • Tour of the monastery (viewing ancient icons, frescoes,manuscripts, visiting the Chapel of the Holy Bush, the old dining room, the Well of Moses, the Basilica of the Transfiguration, the crypt, the old cemetery)
• Worship in the monastery
• Blessing from the abbot of the monastery (temporarily not done)
• Lunch
•  Visit the city of Dahab
• Entrance tickets for the monastery
• • English-speaking guide

Not included (:pay extra fee):

• • Entrance tickets to the Museum with icons
•  Drinks
•  Personal expenses

Bring with you:

• • passport
•  Dry breakfast package (ordered in advance at the hotel reception)
•  Bottle of water
•  Comfortable clothes and shoes, warm clothes (in winter)
•  Money
•  Phone/camera

–ATTENTION! Clothes should be appropriate for visiting sacred places!

–The monastery is closed if the day of visit is a Christian holiday.

–Excursion payment is only in cash (US dollars, Euro, Egyptian or British pounds)