Things to do beside St. Catherine
Besides the time you will spend in the Monastery of Saint Catherine and Mount Mossa, if you have more time, there are places worth visiting in the charming Sinai. You will find many canals, monasteries and holy sites very close to the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
There are many historical places are dating back to the Pharaonic, Nabataean and Byzantine eras, such as Abbas Hilmi Pasha's palace. In addition to the wonders and cultural nature such as pools, streams and springs in the dry mountain valleys. Saint Catherine is very close to Sharm El-Sheikh, El Tur and Dahab, so you can spend quality time in one of these cities.