Biblical Sinai Extension
Fully Escorted
5 days/ 4 nights including Sharm el Sheikh, Mount Moses, St. Catherine's Monastery and more
GUARANTEED TO OPERATE
PRICES STARTING AT $795 (From Cairo)
This extension may be done as a pre-tour or post-tour program.
Day 01: Staff transfers you to the Cairo airport, assists with checking in and you fly to Sharm el Sheikh. You have now left Africa and arrived is Asia!! Staff will transfer you to the Sonesta Beach Resort. Free day to enjoy Sharm. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 02: Take it easy, go to bed early for if you intend to climb Mt. Sinai to see the sunrise you will depart Sharm about midnight this day for the drive into the mountains. The climb is about 2.5 hours and only for those in good physical condition. The altitude at the crest will be about 10,000 feet and it can be very cold during the winter months. Overnight Sharm (B)
Day 03: If you do not intend to climb the mountain you will rise early this day, have breakfast then drive to the base of Mt. Sinai and visit St. Catherine's Monastery with it's famous Chapel of the Burning Bush. Visit the Rock of Inscriptions, where travelers have left directions and messages for 8,000 years. See Ein Kudra, traditionally hazarot for the Children of Israel, enjoy lunch at Habiba, a wonderful open air waterfront restaurant right on the Gulf of Aqaba, then return to the Sonesta Beach Resort. Overnight Sharm (B,L)
Day 04: Staff transfers you to the Sharm airport for a flight to Cairo. Arriving, staff will transfer you to the Sonesta. If you have taken this excursion as a pre-tour you will join the rest of your group at the hotel. Overnight Cairo (B,L)
Day 05: If you have taken this excursion as a post-tour staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your international departure.
TOURS INCLUDE:Round trip air from Cairo to Sharm in economy class. All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle relating to the tour program. Baggage handling of no more than 2 pieces of luggage per person however baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk at all time during the tour. Hotels (based on double occupancy). Meals as outlined by B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner. Fees for visiting antiquity sites and museums. Services of an English speaking licensed guide. Service charges and taxes.
NOT included are: Items of a personal nature such as tips for guide, phone calls, laundry, bar bills or drinks with meals, any items not specifically covered in the included items.
Biblical Sinai Extension Price
Low (Jun, Jul, Aug) : PP/Double $ 795 : PP/Single $ 950
Shoulder (May, Sep): PP/Double $ 895 : PP/Single $1,050
Peak (Oct-Apr) : PP/Double $ 995 : PP/Single $1,195
Holiday (Christmas, New Year, Easter) : PP/Double $1,350 : PP/Single $1,695
Prices and itinerary subject to change without notice.
Single Price is for Single occupancy hotel rooms and cruise cabins based on a minimum of two travelers. Single travelers (one person on the tour) would have additional cost.
Holiday Note: Most hotels in Egypt have mandatory Christmas and New Years dinners. These can range from $70 per person to $150. These dinners are NOT included in the price as the cost will be published by the hotels until the late fall.
We contract with every major hotel chain including:
Egypt:
Fairmont: Cairo (Heliopolis & Nile)
Four Seasons: Cairo (First Residence & Nile Plaza), Alexandria, Sharm
Helnan: Cairo-Shepheard, Fayoum-Auberge
Hilton: Cairo - Nile Hilton & Ramses Hilton, Conrad
Hyatt: Cairo, Sharm
Intercontinental: Cairo (City Stars & Pyramids Park Resort)
Le Meridien: Cairo (Pyramids), Hurghada (Makadi Bay Resort)
Marriott: Cairo, Sharm
Movenpick: Luxor, Aswan, Sharm
Oberoi: Cairo-Mena House
Ritz Carlton: Sharm
Sheraton: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Alexandria, Soma Bay
Sofitel: Cairo-El Gezirah, Luxor (Old Winter Palace), Aswan (Old Cataract)
Sonesta: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm, Taba
Prices are based on using the hotels shown. If you change hotels the tour price may change.
