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Moses Mountain again is a very popular attraction in Sharm. It is not for the faint hearted though as it is a long day. I know someone who did this tour and although they said it was fantastic, they said it was very tiring and also worth it for the amazing view.
It lasts around 3-4 hours where you will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and taken to see St Catherine's Monastery to watch the sun rise then you spend a 3 hour climb up to Moses Mountain and enjoy the amazing views. Prices do vary from £65 per adult and £25 per child.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Sinai Desert, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Phone: 08703 200 400
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You see that ‘spot’ in red circle??? That is chapel on top of mountain; where according to Bible Moses received Tablets of the Low with the Ten Commandments. There are two ways to reach chapel. One is climbing on 3750 steps (which I haven’t tried), that monks built with rocks, and this is shorter but more difficult way. Other is climb on carved path that is long about 7km. Good thing is that you can have strength and take camel ride.
Let start from the beginning. Gathering is in the Monastery of Saint Catherine, very early in the morning, around 3 or 4 am.
Updated Dec 9, 2005
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It is a long…long…long walk, for people that are not used to walking it is a bit of a challenge to get to the top. We started going up at 1.30 in the morning and we got to the top around 4.45 just over 3 hours walking with 3 5minutes stop. Its 2.30 walking in a path and after that 750 steep.
You can take a camel up to the steps for 65 E.P (£6.50) which is very cheap if that means saving you the 2.30 hours walk. But they did not look very comfortable so I walked. I did consider going up in the camel after 30minutes walking,
Once in the top waiting for the sun raise, you will forget the walk and every minute you walked is worth it. Especially if you believe this is a holly place. The view is amazing and so is the feeling of being up there. Is one thing that you do it once but never forget!
Tip: Take warm clothing; it is really cold at the top. Our rep forgot to tell us this and I almost froze. Especially some thing to cover you head and chest.
Written Jul 20, 2005
Address: Sinai
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"Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight - why the bush does not burn up." When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am." (Exodus, 3:1-3:4)
The bush is still there, though not burning any more. If you visit St. Catherine monastery, you can also have a look at it. You can also touch it and make a wish. But please don't break the branches. And don't try to carry them awa and plant in another place, they will not grow.
Written May 10, 2005
Address: St. Catherine Monastery
Website: http://www.allsinai.info/sites/sites/st_catherine.htm
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John Lloyd Stephens said that 'Among all the stupendous works of Nature, not a place can be selected more fitting for the exhibition of Almighty power. Mount Sinai is both the name of a collection of peaks, sometimes referred to as the Holy Mountains, and the biblical name of the peek on which Moses received the Ten Commandments. Mount Mousa (or Musa), also referred to as Jebel Musa, Gebel Mousa, Mount Moses or the Mountain of Moses (all of which basically means the same thing) is considered to be that biblical peak. This peak has religious significance to Islam as the place where Mohammed's horse, Boraq, ascended to heaven. The 7,497 foot mountain has 3,750 steps hewn out of stone by monks of St. Catherine's Monastery, which is located just to the North. The peak is accessible by the steps, or by a gentler path east of the monastery. Both lead to an amphitheater known as the 'Seven Elders of Israel'. From there, one must ascend the remaining 750 steps to reach the summit where the Chapel of the Holy Trinity was built in 1934 (on the location of the original chapel built in 363 and rebuilt by Justinian in 530) and affords a truly breathtaking view. It is recommended that you take the steps down, as they will lead you past the fountain of Moses, a small chapel of the Virgin, and two arches, the Gate of St. Stephen and the Gate of the Law.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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