St Katherine Protectorate Travel Guide: Top Sights in Egypt, Tours &

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St Katherine Protectorate- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Egypt; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 8 hours

St. Katherine Protectorate, located in the south of Sinai, is a national park that encompasses much of the central Sinai mountains, including Egypt's highest peak, Mount Catherine at 2,629 meters. In 2002, UNESCO designated a 640 km² area within the park as a World Heritage Site, highlighting the area's ecological and cultural significance, including Mount Sinai and the Saint Catherine's Monastery. The park is home to a rich biodiversity, including endemic plant species and endangered wildlife. It also holds cultural and religious value, with the local Bedouin communities playing a vital role in managing the area. The protectorate's mountainous ecosystem and its traditional cultural importance are central to its conservation efforts.

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Reviews of St Katherine Protectorate

Asmaa Gamal

5
Reviewed: 2024-06-07

one of the most peaceful places on the earth, oneday wanna live there
Demos Galatakis

5
Reviewed: 2023-08-23

The Holiest place a Christian can go. There are lots of beggars outside trying to sell you stones.
Zeina A

5
Reviewed: 2023-01-26

Take a birds eye view over Egypt to look down on the landscape and feel one with nature; this will only happen from the top of a mountain. Egypt is home to plenty of dusty trails, mountain tops and high summits to hike and see amazing views. Mount Saint Catherine: Egypt’s highest mountain, located near the city of St. Catherine in South Sinai governorate
J.P. Groen

1
Reviewed: 2022-11-13

Protectorate, they call it. Well, people are protected well enough, with ten or twenty police or military checkpoints on the way from Suez to Saint Catherine. What however is not protected is the valley itself. Instead, it is given to large, very large and probably ugly construction projects of contractors. At the entrance of the valley they are building a huge gate, beyond that probably several big hotels. The valley, towards both sides, the monastery and the village, was beautiful. Most of it is now however being destructed, to put it simply. In the mean time walking possibilities are limited. It is not allowed anymore to take the 3000 steps up to or down from Gebel Musa, and also the route via the Arbain monastery is blocked. So, most likely they, the government, want it to become a big tourist thing, generating lots of money, but the true experience of the mountains as well as the sanctity of the place appears to be for a long time lost. A shame, I would say.
Jihad Muhammad

5
Reviewed: 2022-03-24

Amazing adventure 😍 just being there among this beauty and high mountains, the nature is amazing and I enjoyed each second and can't wait to repeat it again ❤