amazing sights - sunrise is superb (Mount Sinai (Egypt))

Member Name: traveladdict

Product:	Mount Sinai (Egypt)
Date:	10/08/08 (220 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very atmospheric, climbable by most people

Disadvantages: Smelly and dusty from the camels

Wow, what can I say? I visted mount sinai in July 2008. With a slight background faith in Christianity I wondered what climbing Mount sinai might make me feel or think. We began our climb at 2.30am after very little sleep. I was at the top just after 4am and I would say anyone with average fitness would do it in 2-2.5 hours and veyr fit people in under an hour! It is very cold on top so warm clothes are needed and try and avoid the blankets and matresses being hired by the Bedouin children up there - they really smell of camels! The walk is quite strenuous however there are camels to take you up the first 7Km until the track reaches the steps of repentence. The sunrise is amazing - people sing and chant and I really did feel closer to God although this may just have been due to being on top of a very high mountain! On the way down I took the 3700 steps of repentence - a little steep at times but only an hour to get down.

Summary: A wonderful experience - one of a lifetime