Sainte Catherine - Mont Sinai

One of our most original experiences I would like to share is about Sainte Catherine.

Saint Katherine is the capital city of Sainte Katherine Marzak and a natural protectorate in South Sinai Governorate in Sinai in Egypt. It is located at the outskirts of El-Tur Mountains Province at an elevation of 1586 m, 110 km away from Nuweiba, at the foot of Mont Sinai and the St. Catherine's Monastery. The highest mountain in Egypt is  Mont Katherine, and there are many other peaks in the area over 2600 meters.

But what we wanted to do is to climb Mont Sinai to see the sunset, and to sleep at the top to see the sunrise! Mount Sinai is a 2285 m-High Mountain in Saint Katherine city, in Sinai region. It is next to Mont St. Catherine(at 2,629 m, the tallest peak on the Sinai Peninsula). It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks of the mountain range.

I just want to warn people that if anyone is able to climb the mountain, it is very hard to sleep on the top because of the temperature! You have to choose the right season, but event in summer, the night is very cold! Some of us can remember of this freezing night. So if you are an adventurous team, that is one of the things you have to experience in Egypt, definitely.

You will find there a famous landscape you cannot find elsewhere…

Besides, you can also visit the Monastery of Sainte Catherine at the mouth of an inaccessible gorge at the foot of Mount Sinai in Sainte Katherine city in Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint Katherine is the capital city of Sainte Katherine Marzak and a natural protectorate in South Sinai Governorate in Sinai in Egypt. It is located at the outskirts of El-Tur Mountains Province at an elevation of 1586 m, 110 km away from Nuweiba, at the foot of Mont Sinai and the St. Catherine's Monastery. The highest mountain in Egypt is  Mont Katherine, and there are many other peaks in the area over 2600 meters.

                                    4 hours to get on the top...

                                  View at the top of Mont Sinai

                                 Our freezing sleeping place...