From reading the reviews it seems a lot of people do the sunrise hike; we did a sunset hike. A friend and I went up the stairs in the evening and watched the sun set from the top. On the way up, we were literally the only people on the stairs until the very top. I guess I should mention that you can take the road to the top and then the last flight of stairs, or you can take a different path that has the stairs going all the way from the bottom and then take the road down. I would not recommend the second path at night though, but in the evening it was a fantastic experience.
We've just visited St Catherines monastery and also spent a fantastic day trekking in nearby Wadi Itlah. The visit to the monastery was a really amazing experience, the centuries old history of a christian place of worship in a muslim country. Napoleon Bonaparte rebuilt part of it! The surrounding area is too quiet due to Govt. travel restrictions, which has destroyed the economy of the local bedouin community. Numerous beautiful walks in historical locations, we will be back again and again! The welcome from the locals perfect, enjoy and drink in the scenery which changes by the minute.
西奈半岛去了三次了,2012年圣诞期间这次找到保姆在酒店陪孩子我和老公才得以成行。埃及政局不稳,如果再不去,将来更不知道要等多少年。 夜里出发,一个小巴上坐了八个游客。夜里的沙漠除了冷冷的月光,便是漆黑的山脉。 一路上没看到几部车,还是有些害怕的感觉。 孤零零地从Sharm Cheik 开出来两个多小时, 开到西奈山下。 一下车便感觉到刺骨的冷。 白天可以在红海游泳的温度夜间在沙漠里降到了零度,我把在来埃及前欧洲穿的冬天衣服都穿上了还是觉得透骨的冷。有小贩在黑暗中兜售手套,买了两双带上,夜里十二点半左右, 开走。 据说总共有750级台阶要爬。 同车来的都是欧洲人,而且都是独行客,漂亮女汉子,走起来一点都不含糊。我和老公是爬过很多山的人,路况对于我们来说还好。山上岩石风化的山,自然没树没草,跟紧了导游微弱的手电光,和月光,走起来反而暖和些。逐渐几个年纪大些的就有些吃不消了,走吧,太累,实际上是不规则的山路坎,哪有什么台阶可数?不走,一停下就冷。我们跑得快,可以在几个点着微弱油灯的休息点买一小杯热饮。 黑暗中看不到有很多人,可是突然听到哭声还有好多人围观,原来是个德国老人心脏病突发不行了,游客中有人上去帮忙抢救,可是没用,老人已经去了。老伴和两个年轻女孩在哭,几个导游能做的只是用手电信号发给山下求援。有些感叹,欧洲来的多少是信徒来参拜神山,如果上帝真在,怎么让他的信徒逝世在半途上? 据说摩西在山顶和上帝通灵,从而诞生了摩西十诫。 一直走到快凌晨五点,路也越发陡峭了,就近山顶了。休息点有个破棚子,挤满了人, 很多冷得受不了就租了当地人的毯子捂得连眼睛都看不见。 天慢慢发白,人们各自选了地方等候太阳升起。来的路上不觉人多,但齐聚山顶时竟然挤得满满的。 太阳升起时有人鼓掌。 很美, 阳光照在红色的,裸露岩石的群山上,想起古老的圣经故事,真的觉得不枉一夜苦行,兴奋体验一个文化,宗教和自然之美合为一的时空。 下山有两条路, 我们选了远些,但风景好的一条, 下山时就开始热起来。太阳顶头照下来,天是湛蓝,纯净;山石赤红,比日出更美。 到圣卡特琳娜修道院时已经次日的上午11点左右了。 这个修道院是世界上最古老的修道院,而且是一个犹太,伊斯兰和Christian三教共容的地方, 值得一看。 回到SharmCheikh 已经是下午3,4 点钟。
我们晚上去爬的山,感觉超赞。我永远也忘不了夜里晴朗的天空和明亮的星斗,氛围特别,导游很棒。一定要去!!!!
Just did the mountain climb of 2285meters ..In the dark . not a easy climb and where not Told that it's freezing when you get to the top.absolutely freezing..So e had to buy hats and blankets asking the way.The trek was dangerous and I would never recommend it to a older person or a child..The reps will say yes to everything you ask as all they care about is your money.The sight at the top is amazing but I wouldn't do it again
需要早起,但旅途还是不错的,最终还是值得一去的。多年来没去过那里几次..通常需要驼两个小时,最后一小时顺着台阶爬上去..真是惊人
这趟旅行需要过硬的身体素质与强大的精神力,如果你没有这些就不要参加。不过当你到达顶峰的时候,那感觉真是太棒了。你一定要注意各种装备的使用状况,看是否正常。安全不是他们的首要考虑事宜。
We booked a tour with the hotel we were staying at in Dahab to visit the monastery. After a long scarey drive through the desert in a taxi that was in terrible condition, we arrived and bought our tickets. We were not told that the monastery was about to close and were refused entry into the building. They refused to refund us which we thought was very un Christian.For those of you interested in visiting this place it closes around lunch time. You think our hotel tour operator that arranged the trip would have told us this.
要爬上去比我想象的艰苦,真的很累!但是一旦你爬到顶峰,你就会看到漂亮的日出和迷人的景色。然后,你走3000个台阶下来,当心你的膝盖,下来的时候我特别小心。
If you are looking for a life time Experience, take the over night treeking. It can be freezing cold so ask you Travel agent regarding the weather conditions, i doubted at first but when we got there i couldnt beat it, had to rent blankts from the bedouins.