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Old May 18th, 2010, 11:31 PM posted to rec.travel.australia+nz
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Default Moses mountain & St.Catherine day trip from Sharm El Sheikh port

Your Egypt Tours tour guide will pick you up from your cruise in Sharm
harbour by Air-conditioned vehicle then drive to The monastery two
hours and a half driving, the monastery was built by order of Emperor
Justinian I between 527 and 565, enclosing the Chapel of the Burning
Bush ordered to be built by Helena, the mother of Constantine I, at
the site where Moses is supposed to have seen the burning bush; the
living bush on the grounds is purportedly the original. It is also
referred to as "St. Helen's Chapel." The site is sacred to Judaism,
Christianity and Islam.commonly known as Saint Catherine's, the full,
official name of the monastery is, The Sacred and Imperial Monastery
of the God-Trodden Mount of Sinai, and the patronal feast of the
monastery is the Transfiguration. The site was associated with St.
Catherine of Alexandria (whose relics were purported to have been
miraculously transported there by angels) and it became a favorite
site of pilgrimage, then you will retun to your cruise in Sharm El
Sheikh marina









Tour Includes:

- Meet and greet services by our travel REP in Sharm El Sheikh Marina

- All transfers by air-conditioned vehicles in Sharm El Sheikh

- All sightseeing tours in St. Catherine as per the itinerary

- All admission fees to the sights as per the itinerary

- Professional English speaking tour guide

- Lunch during the tour at local resturan Tour





Excludes:

- Any item is not mentioned

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http://www.youregypttours.com/egypt-...eikh-port.html