Local favourite Buddhist site · South Sinai, Egypt
Raitho Monastery
Raitho Monastery is a Buddhist site in South Sinai, Egypt.
Raitho Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Raitho Monastery
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Raitho Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.23951, 33.61514. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Raitho Monastery
- Mount Catherine · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~56 km · Must-see
- Gebel Serbal · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~57 km · Must-see
- Mount Sinai · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~61 km · Must-see
- El Tor, Egypt · fort · South Sinai · ~0 km
- El Tur · attraction · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Hamam Musa · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~4 km
- Ras Raya Fort · fort · South Sinai · ~12 km
- Jabal Ghuwaybah · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~32 km
- Saint Katherine Protectorate · sanctuary · South Sinai · ~36 km
- Ras Dib Lighthouse · attraction · Red Sea · ~38 km
- Gebel Giddat al Ela · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~38 km
- Jabal Umm Shūmar · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~41 km
- Jabal Muqaşşab · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~42 km
- Ras Zeit Lighthouse · attraction · Red Sea · ~42 km
- Jabal Rimḩān · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~43 km
- Ras Shukier Lighthouse · attraction · South Sinai · ~44 km
- Gebel el-Zeit · fort · Red Sea · ~45 km
- Maiyet Zilega · lake · South Sinai · ~47 km
Other buddhist sites near Raitho Monastery
- Monastery Garden · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~62 km
- St Catherine's Monastery · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~62 km
- The Greek Orthodox Nuns Monastery in Mount Nabi Musa · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~65 km
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Frequently asked
Is Raitho Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Raitho Monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Raitho Monastery?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Raitho Monastery?
Nearby: Mount Catherine (viewpoint, 56 km), Gebel Serbal (viewpoint, 57 km), Mount Sinai (viewpoint, 61 km), El Tor, Egypt (fort, 0 km), El Tur (attraction, 1 km), Hamam Musa (viewpoint, 4 km).