Top Sharm el Sheikh Unique Experiences

Enjoy the rare opportunity to visit one of the world’s oldest monasteries with this private day tour. Avoid the rush of public transport, and start with a private Sharm El Sheikh or Dahab pickup. Once at St. Catherine's Monastery, spend time exploring the Transfiguration Church, a descendent of the original burning bush, and the Well of Moses. Before the trip ends, a seafront lunch and a shopping break in Dahab are also included.

Tick off two of Egypt's top sites with this small-group tour from Sharm El Sheikh. Visit the impressive St. Catherine Monastery, hear why it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and learn about how it still functions to this day. After, tour the highlights of Dahab to do some sightseeing, shopping, and enjoy a delicious, included lunch. The tour finishes with a convenient hotel drop off for a smooth ending to your tour.

Rather than fight with the crowds, experience St. Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, at your own pace on this door-to-door private tour. After a break to admire some desert landscapes, tour the monastery with a guide, then enjoy free time to experience the world-class illuminated manuscripts (museum entry at own expense). Savor lunch—and shopping time—in the pretty seaside town of Dahab on your way back.

Mystic Mt. Sinai and the ancient St. Catherine’s Monastery are a UNESCO World Heritage Site but with no public transit your only option is a tour. This small-group door-to-door adventure leaves in the evening so you can climb the mountain at night with your Bedouin guide then watch the sunrise roll across the rugged desert. You’ll explore the monastery in the morning.

Walk in the path of Moses on this tour from Sharm el Sheikh to Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Travel overnight to Mount Sinai, where you’ll be led up the mountain by a Bedouin guide to watch the sun rise. Afterward, visit Saint Catherine’s, one of the oldest functioning Christian monasteries.