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Mt. Sinai
Getting Here and Around
The typical dawn hike up Mount Sinai begins after an overnight stay at Saint Catherine's Monastery. Some organized tours will leave Sharm El-Sheikh in the wee hours of the morning and arrive at the base of the mountain shortly before dawn.
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