Mar 25, 2025
PROFESSIONAL TEAM AND GUIDE - we had a great day with excellent guide Ahmed , he is very knowledgeable and helpful guide , also the driver, very safe tour . Excellent service from SUN TOURS EGYPT COMPANY. Highly recommended.
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Mar 19, 2025
Mount Sinai Adventure - Absolutely Amazing, a hard trek, but I actually found it so cleansing, My legs felt it at the end, but yes it was Absolutely Amazing, Will Definitely Do it Again, Thank You So Much
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Mar 18, 2025
It is a long hike through... - It is a long hike through the dark. Not too steep but you need to keep an eye out for all the camel poop.
There is a lot of people there, but I don’t think we felt it was crowded.
It is cold, bring a hat and layers.
The sunrise is amazing and it is totally worth it.
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Mar 17, 2025
Worth doing while in Egypt - I booked a tour trek to Mount Sinai and St Catherine monastery. The agent was immediately in contact with me confirming the pick up time and place.
The tour start 8:00 pm pick up time then assembled together with the other guest in one convenient tour bus.
The actual time of the trek after more than 3 hours drive and start just after midnight all the way to Mount Sinai around 7km one way. I categorise this trek as medium to slight difficulty but don’t worry you got plenty of time and stopover in the Bedouin coffee shops have coffee or tea.
I like the fact that this tour helps the local Bedouin by hiring them as a local guide from the start of the trek and back. This tour utilised sustainability by helping local Bedouin to have incomes. Please bare in mind when you get there try to help them by buying foods and drinks. It might bit expensive but consider the transport of the goods enable to give the guest a convenient trek and experience.
Overall it was a great experience of a lifetime. Few tips, bring light warm clothes and proper trekking shoes to avoid injury. Carry your rubbish back to your hotel or throw in the designated bins.
Don’t forget to give extra tips for the driver and tour guides as every little helps. Special mention to the bus tour guide and driver for keeping the tour safe and informative.
I will rate it as 5* as it help the locals in term of sustainability and livelihood.
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Mar 15, 2025
Tour - We were picked up at 19.35 and got back to the hotel around 13.45. When you are booking this tour you have to know that its a long tour. Also its worth mentioning its 7km up the mountain and 7km back down so 14km trip all together. The road to the top of the mountain has many loose rocks so wear comfortable hiking shoes or trainers. You can rent a camel if you get tired but i have no idea about the price. On the mountain there are 5 coffee shops where stop 3 and 5 have toilets that cost 20EGP. In the monastery they also have toilet that is 1€ or 1$. If you dont have enough drinks or snacks you can buy them on the mountain. There are 750 steps to the last part of the hike 600 of them you have to take to get to the 5th coffee shop were we had a break. In the 5th shop you can also rent a blanket for 3€/$ if you get too cold or buy a poncho for 5$( you can also buy the poncho in the beginning of the hike). For me it was fine to go to the top with a hoodie because it was like 12° but before we got to the top we had like a 40min break and im happy i brought my winter coat with me because there i was feeling the cold. We got on top of the mountain like around 04.00 and then waited like an hour to wait for the sun to rise and then came back down to the monastery what opened 08.45. The sunrise was beautiful although we had to wait a bit long to see it. We had little breaks during the hike up so we could catch our breath. I reccommend being in the first half of the group while going up then you can rest longer until the end of the group catches up. Coming back down was easy.
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Feb 24, 2025
Not for the faint hearted - If you want a challenge and a memory that will last this is the trip for you.
This 14km trek needs stamina to achieve, the view of the sunrise is the perfect reward for your efforts.
Do not underestimate the location. Its cold at the top. Make sure you have the correct clothing and footwear for such a trip.
Gloves and hats are advisable, as enough market sellers selling them at the base of the mountain is testament to their need.
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Feb 22, 2025
Wonderful breathtaking experience!! - Wonderful trip / treck with an amazing sun rise experience at the summit.
Our guide was really nice and encouraging when we were tired. He proposed many stops and also helped me climb at some points.
Although I was able to finish the trek and arrive at the top in the morning with my 12 years old son, it was physically challenging to me, it requires physical fitness !
Arriving at the top and experiencing the wonderful sunrise and view recharges you automatically. We came back with lovely memories and pictures.
The church visit was also great, the guides speaks many languages and are very interesting.
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Mar 9, 2025
Holy journey to Jabl e Musa - The whole tour was amazing hectic but superb especially the tour guide Mahmoud at the Jabl e Musa was excellent and caring and also the experience at the St Catherine Monastery with Saeed was great the sunrise at the top of jabl e musa was heavenly and Musa (A.S) cave and prayer area and the black mountain were holy sights to visit. Alhamdulillah we prayed in the cave of Prophet Musa (Peace be upon him). We also saw the holy tree where Allah Almighty spoke with Prophet Musa and the place where he met the daughters of Prophet Shoaib (A.S) Also we had a chance to see the black mountain where Musa (A.S) asked to see Allah but when Almighty Allah showed some light the mountain and Prophet Musa (A.S) couldn't bear it and Prophet Musa fainted and the mountain of Turned black. It was like visiting the Quranic true stories.
We really liked the tour
The only thing I would advise needs improving is the van
The van is very uncomfortable and it looked as if it was overbooked with passengers as it is a 2- 3 hr journey back and forth on van so I think a comfortable transport will perfect this tour. Plus you have to hike 7 km back and forth and also the 750 steps so atleast the bus should be comfortable.
We have done many tours in sharm al sheikh all had comfortable buses so I think this is the place which needs improvement
Please wear thermals and jackets and gloves and caps and take some cash with you if you want to rent camels also there is an atm just before the hiking track. The top of Jabl e Musa is wery windy and cold so u can rent a blanket at the top.
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Feb 25, 2025
Best part of my trip - The best part of my trip, however be prepared for the cold and the dust. I had a breath taking experience. The guide was the best. Held my hand and guided me in tricky parts of the climb. Don’t do the camels unless you really need to. My legs aches considerably days after but very well worth it!
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Mar 13, 2025
Unprofessional - We booked the sunrise day trip to St. Catherine from Sharm Elsheikh.
1. They charged $10 entry fees for both foreigners & locals which is a rip off. the actual fees is $1 for locals and $5 for foreigners. my son is 16 years old and still they charged him for an adult $10 and not even a student fees.
2. The day before we got confirmation of the pick up time at 9PM, however, on the day of the trip afternoon, I got a message asking me to be available for pick up at 8PM. when I shared screen shots of the previous communication, the coordinator insisted that 8PM is the right time with no apology or reasonable explanation of the time change which caused us to skip dinner. he kept sharing trip discerptions from other website, Although on booking.com where I booked, it did not mention any pick up time and the only time I received was through the communication the day before!
3. The pick up was too early as we ended up waiting for 1.5Hrs on top of the mountain for the sunrise, which was very cold and uncomfortable.
4. We were 2nd guest to be picked up in a small van and there were 2 more guests with us who were picked up from near by. however on the way back, they exchanged us with another large bus with +30 people and different route, we ended up being the last to drop which added extra hour to our trip.
5. The trip discerption is very vague, so I asked how big is the tour, they said 25 people. although on the day of the trip we were +33 people which matters when you get picked up/dropped off. luckily, we had a good group who were always on time whenever we stopped for breaks.
6. Defiantly do not tip the guides, as they will charge you for anything on the trail. they will make you pay to wait inside the rest house or to use the restrooms or even to use a blanket, plus hot drinks are over priced. you may think this is their business and how they make a living, but, no, as an Egyptian who works in the travel industry, it is considered "Hospitality", and they guides are well paid since those tours are not cheap.
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