Most of people want to be at the summit of Mt Sinai at sunrise or at sunset. Hmmm… At about 3 am a horde of people from big tourist buses start from the Monastery car park. There are two trails to the top: camel trail (easier) and stone steps (hard). You have to have one local guide per group (50 pounds fee). Take warm closes and some water – there are also shops on the way to buy soft and hot drinks…
Sorry – I wanted to avoid the crowd and I started from the monastery at 11.30 am. The camel trail was completly empty and I had opportunity to enjoy in the silence the the great views of the mountains. I reached the summit after 2 hours non-stop climbing.
This is the place where God delivered his Ten Commandments to Moses… How does it look like? There is little chapel (locked) and little mosque (open, but nothing to see). The highlights of this place are the views of the mountains and the desert on the horizon…
Due to the cloudy sky I decided not to wait for the sunset – it took me another 1.5 h by hard steps to get down to the monastery. Very tiring but what a great day!
