St Catherine, Egypt

Travel Blogs from St Catherine (16)

No guide, no Gebel Musa, St. Catherine
No guide, no Gebel Musa
Jun 22, 2008

The way people do Sinai is by climbing the mountain so they can see the sunrise.  They do this either by climbing early in the night and sleeping in Elijah's Basin or by making the climb around 3 a.m.  We decided we didn't want to do either of ...

A travel blog entry by youngtravellers
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St. Catherine's Monastery and Mt. Sinai
Aug 7, 2004

... we were told dinner would be at 10. Lunch had been at 4 that day. After a very quick dinner, we proceeded to St. Catherine's monastery. The monastery is the place where the burning bush is located. It is a very beautiful building, but I could not ...

A travel blog entry by americanincairo
The Mt Sinai Fiasco, St Catherine, Egypt travel blog
The Mt Sinai Fiasco
Sep 8, 2008

... (after a half hour wait while he leisurely served customers whilst chatting on the phone) that there is no local bus service to St Catherine for the foreseeable future. This left us pretty pissed off and more than a little paranoid - our hostel offers Mt ...

A travel blog entry by ali_m
ST. CATHERINE MAP PIN, St. Catherine, Egypt travel blog
ST. CATHERINE MAP PIN
Aug 27, 2005

ST. CATHERINE MAP PIN

A travel blog entry by paulandmel

Forum Discussions on St Catherine (8)

Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery
Posted on Oct 1, 2009, 05:41:01
... Sinaiticus, which dates from about AD350, as he was trawling through photographs of manuscripts in the library of St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. The Codex, handwritten in Greek on animal skin, is the earliest known version of the Bible. Leaves ...
Clothing Choices Advice Requested
Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 09:17:08
... cities I am going to in Egypt and Jordan are the following, incase that might help: Cairo, Saqqara/Memphis, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Luxor, St Catherine [Mt Sinai], Nuweiba, Aqaba, Wadi Rum, Petra, Madaba, and Amman. I am trying to dress as respectful as I can. ...
Tours from Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
Posted on Jun 24, 2009, 05:38:13
Memphis Tours Egypt - since 1955 Excursions from Sharm El Sheikh Egypt --------------------------------------------------- 1 - Day Trip to St Catherine from Sharm El Sheikh Day trip to St. Catherine Monastery in Mount Sinai from Sharm ...
Overnight Trip to Moses Mount from Sharm
Posted on Aug 26, 2008, 09:20:30
... includes Pick up service from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh All transfers by A/C deluxe vehicle Entrance fees to St. Catherine English speaking tour guide Breakfast at monastery guesthouse Lunch at local restaurant in Dahab Mineral Water and soft ...