| See the sun rise over the desert on an unforgettable | | | | mosaic depicting the transfiguration of Jesus in the |
| visit to the place where Moses received the 10 | | | | apse inside the church. It is the earliest and one the |
| Commandments. You'll travel in air-conditioned | | | | most beautiful mosaics of the eastern church and has |
| comfort with your own personal Egyptologist guide, | | | | remained in its entirety to our days. In artistic style it |
| who will accompany you up Moses' Mountain and | | | | is similar to the Italian school of this period, especially |
| take you on a tour of St. Catherine's Monastery. On | | | | the mosaics in the church of S. Vitalius, as well as in |
| this sunrise tour you will watch the sun rise over the | | | | the Higia Sofia in Constantinople. Tthe Library which is |
| Sinai Mountains, and retrace the footsteps of Moses | | | | considered the second in importance only to the |
| when he climbed Mt. Sinai to receive the 10 | | | | Vatican, in both number and value of the manuscripts |
| Commandments. Note that the descent is not too | | | | it contains 3000 items. Tthe Charnel house is a |
| steep, but there are around 500 steps at the very | | | | repository of the bones of the monks who died at |
| summit. On your journey back down the mountain | | | | St. Catherine over the centuries. The dead are first |
| you will stop at St. Catherine's Monastery, built | | | | buried in a small cemetery, then disinterred and their |
| between 527 and 565 A.D. The monastery is believed | | | | bones deposited in the charnel house. The burning |
| to have been built around the site of Moses' Burning | | | | bush which flourishes several yards farther from the |
| Bush. During your visit you will visit the chapel of a | | | | chapel where it was transplanted in order to build the |
| Greek Orthodox church to see famous icons and the | | | | holy Alter upon its roots. It is the only bush of its |
| Mosaic of Transfiguration. Please note: St. Catherine's | | | | kind growing in the entire Sinai peninsula. Moses well, |
| Monastery is approximately 142 miles ( 230 | | | | the Icon gallery of the monastery you will visit as |
| kilometers) from Sharm el Sheikh. The monastery is | | | | well. |
| situated 1571 m above sea level and dates back to | | | | Inclusions: |
| Roman times 542 A.D. We will visit the church of St. | | | | * Qualified Egyptologist guide |
| Catherine which considered one of the most famous | | | | * Entrance fees for National Park |
| churches all over the world. There is a magnificent | | | | * Qualified Bedouin escort. |