St. Catherine Monastery & Mt.sinai tour Inc. flights TLV
St. Catherine Monastery and Mt. Sinai Tour Inc. Flights from TLV Itinerary
St. Catherine's is the oldest working monastery in the world today. It has the largest collection of Icons in the world, a large collection of mosaic art, and chalices. The collection dates back to the 5th and 6th centuries. A city has grown around the monastery with hotels and swimming pools.
Mt. Sinai is the mountain where Moses was said to have received the Ten Commandments.
There are 2 ways to climb Mount Sinai, there is the long route, which takes about two and a half hours on foot, although you can ride a camel up. Then there is the steep route that is more direct. It is call the steps of penitence, and it is in a ravine in back of the monastery.
Minimum 2 people
Tour Schedule:
Flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat
06:30 AM - Flight from Sde Dov to Eilat
07:30 AM - Pickup from the Eilat airport and transfer to Taba border.
08:00 AM - After crossing the border we will start to drive to Santa. It is about a 2 hour drive.
10:00 AM - Visit the Monastery & Mount Sinai.
01:30 PM - Lunch in a local authentic restaurant.
03:00 PM - Start going back to Taba (free time on the beach).
07:00 PM - Transport to the border.
07:30 PM - Arrival at border and return to Israel with assistance, and transport back to Eilat.
09:30 PM - Flight back to Tel Aviv. Flight time is aproximate.
minimum 3 people
Highlights:
- Mount Sinai
- St. Catherine’s Monastery
- Library
- Eat at a local authentic restaurant
Included:
- Internal flights. Sde-Dov, Tel Aviv. (Please be at the airport one hour before the flight.)
- Transfer from Eilat hotels to Taba border and back including our assistance.
- Transportation
- Egyptian English speaking tour guide (More languages are optional).
- Lunch at a local authentic restaurant.
- Entrance fees.
Excluded:
- Israel and Jordan border taxes + transport to the border - ($65 collected in cash at border).
- Visa to Egypt - ($50 collected in cash at border).
- Personal insurance.
- Single supplement $60, and in high season $70.