Take an East Delta coach from Turgoman Garage in Bulaq, in the Cairo Gateway, to Dahab. The garage is near the Ramses and Orabi metro stations. Tickets for most trips must be purchased in advance on site. Night trips are the most popular.
Arrange a Mount Sinai summit trip through a local tour operator in Dahab. The most common option, especially in the hot season, is a night hike and the experience of watching sunrise from the summit. As of 2010, for a price of $15 to $20 in U.S. currency, a package that includes transportation to the mountain and a mandatory Bedouin guide may be booked.
Catch the ride from Dahab to the trailhead at the base of Mount Sinai at the arranged time and place. During the two-hour ride, you may need to show your passport at one or more military checkpoints.
Follow the Bedouin guide assigned to your group up the trail called Sikket el-Basha---or Route of the Pasha---from 4,987 feet at the base to about 6,562 feet. If your legs can't take the hike, a camel may be hired to carry you to that point. Under normal conditions, the hike lasts about three hours, with multiple breaks. Drinks and snacks are available from trail-side Bedouin huts.
Continue hiking to the summit by climbing the last 700 of some 3,700 steps of an alternate trail, Sikket al-Musa---or Moses' Trail. These steps were carved by monks along the path that they believe Moses himself tread.
Find a spot on the sometimes very crowded summit. If you hiked overnight, keep warm until the sun rises. Take plenty of pictures to remember your adventure.
