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Short Felucca Trip On The Nile In Cairo

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Short Felucca Trip On The Nile In Cairo
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Overview

Take a ride down the Nile River in a time-honored Egyptian style on a private felucca boat in Cairo. Settle aboard a comfortable, white-sailed felucca with an onboard Egyptologist guide and make your way past Cairo’s skyscrapers, promenades, and bridges. As you sail, enjoy informative commentary from your guide. Choose from several departure times to suit your schedule.

How this compares

Cairo · 1252 Cruises & Sailing · typical ~4,648 EGP · 505 EGPgood value

Highlights

  • Private tour
  • Hotel pickup

What's included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
  • Entry Fees
  • Tour Guide
  • Lunch (Local Egyptian Food) ( If Option Selected )
  • Bottle of water
  • Tipping
  • Personal Items

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Qasr El Nil Bridge

Frequently asked questions

How long is this experience?
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Can I cancel my booking?
Yes — you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts.
What's included?
Hotel pickup and drop-off · All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle · Entry Fees · Tour Guide · Lunch (Local Egyptian Food) ( If Option Selected ) · Bottle of water

Reviews (74)

4.1
★★★★
Based on 74 verified reviews
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Phillip_R
★★★
Jul 2025

So the actual ride was very relaxing. It is between two bridges in central Cairo but a serene break from the hubub of Cairo itself. The boatman was friendly and able to answer questions about what we saw on the trip. On the negative side the length of the tour includes pickup time which makes sense for longer tours but when that accounts for a hour of the 2 hour trip it needs to be made clear. The tour guide (described as an "onboard Egyptologist guide" on the website) was very pleasant but said nothing during the trip. Not sure why an Egyptologist is needed when there is no ancient Egypt to s

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Richard_L
★★★★★
Feb 2024

Great experience! Good weather and great views on a relaxing sail. Picked up at my hotel, good Arabic lunch, friendly guide.

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Kamran_G
★★★★★
Jan 2024

Booked the previous night. Was collected promptly on time and driven to the boat. Had a great time touring the Nile. The captain was very accommodating and our guide (Azoma) was very friendly and spoke fluent English. All in all we enjoyed ourselves and would recommend this experience

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Rico_C
Nov 2023

I got sexual harassment from my guide. I was the only guest on the boat. He touched my hands without permission and said something sexual thing to test my limit. That was the grossest experience I ever had. He spent almost 70% of the tour time talking about his things instead of doing his guide job.

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Levon_K
★★★★★
Sept 2023

The sights, the ponctuality on the pick-up ftom the hotel and the great conversations with Hassan and Issan

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Robert_C
★★★★★
Jun 2023

My guide Kareem was 100% accommodating, patient, and professional! Perfect tour on the Nile! I had very little time in Cairo, and they still made it happen for me. I would do this again in a heartbeat!

505 EGP/ per person
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Tour guide and driver were on time for hotel pickup. Nice, relaxing 1 hour boat ride.
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