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Cairo sailing boat Tours on the Nile by felucca

Cairo, Egypt

2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Put a pause on sightseeing and spend time relaxing on the water with this private felucca sailing trip on the Nile River. Escape the hustle and bustle of Cairo, and sit back as you gently cruise along, taking in perspectives only available from the water. Choose to upgrade your sailing to include lunch, or simply spend your experience resting for a couple of hours.

Enjoy personalized attention during this private experience
Choose from different sailing lengths to suit your schedule
Relax with round-trip transportation to and from your hotel
Upgrade your experience to include lunch

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Hotel pickup and drop-off
private trip
Bottled water

Personal Items
Tipping
Lunch at local restaurants (Local Egyptian Food)(Optional)

$15.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

As per requested time our tour guide will be waiting in the lobby of your hotel and he will be holding a sign showing your name on it

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Qasr El Nil Bridge

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Note : Felucca or sailing boat can be replaced with motor boat based on air/wind conditions with out any Extra charge
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

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No Felucca and takeaway lunch in the back of the car! But still a good trip.

Kerry_L, Nov 2023

Well it wasn’t a Felucca and it wasn't much of a lunch. However it was a very enjoyable private boat trip on the Nile. Lunch was a takeaway chicken shawarma! Ok yes it was very tasty but we ate it in the car en route back! Not quite what we had thought it would be. So the 3 stars are really only because it wasnt as advertised but we did have a good time.

Wonderful Nile trip

Pamela_C, Jul 2023

Beautiful leisurely Nile trip with a very entertaining Captain, who sang to us and danced too. Perfect way to see the Nile. Had an amazing lunch afterwards in Cairos oldest restaurant, food was amazing!

Different place from...

David_T, Mar 2023

Different place from picture. Only in city area. Picture is can see desert area, but we go only in city.

This Really Missed the Mark, Not up to Viator’s Usual Excellence

Roberta_L, Feb 2023

The guide did not say a SINGLE word on the way to the boat nor the whole way back to the hotel. When we got to the boats, he got out of the van to make arrangements and came back to the van and told us the government said there couldn’t be any felucca rides that day! Had no one checked in advance to confirm with the boat owner? Our only choices were to go back to the hotel (!!) or take a 30 minute ride (instead of the hour ride) in a motor boat. Faced with these choices, we chose the motor boat. But wait, the guide didn’t go on the boat with us so we had NO narration, just a ride with a driver. We were so disappointed. Viator hasn’t let us down in the past and we’re hoping they don’t now.

Great!

Abraham_D, Oct 2022

This was a relaxing shirt and sweet ride on a sailboat on the Nile River. My wife and I enjoyed it very much and recommend it to anyone who doesn’t want to commit to a long tour but still wants to get out and do something.

Guide nice and kind but...

Adriana_E, Mar 2022

Guide nice and kind but doesn’t know basics of the Cairo and The Nile. The place for the lunch was terrible. We preferred don’t eat

Sailing along the magnificent Nile

Diana_D, Jan 2022

A wonderful experience! We enjoyed a delicious lunch aboard our private felucca with beautiful views along the Nile. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend this experience!

Awesome

Felicia_H, Jun 2021

Scenery and touching the water. The boat was very nice and we were able to take pictures and the guide and driver where great!!!!

I made the wrong choice

melden1454, Nov 2019

When you offered me the choice of daytime or night cruise I chose the daytime as I am travelling along and do not like to go out at night. I should have taken the chance and the option of the night cruise. The guide and driver were very nice. Lunch was from a takeaway place, food called something like cadgeree, three guavas, a bottle of water and some cane juice which I had mentioned I liked. The felucca captain was also very nice but we jus seemed to go round in circles. Not my most favourite memory. M Clulow

2-Hour Nile River Lunch Cruise in Cairo

William_M, Apr 2019

Was supposed to be a 2 hour cruise on the Nile and a buffet lunch. There was NO cruise. The boat never left the dock. There was no buffet lunch... We had only one choice of a meal... chicken.

atmosfera rilassante

diegobarberio, Aug 2024

il tour è stato molto carino, la nostra accompagnatrice davvero preparata e molto simpatica. abbiamo scelto opzione con pranzo e pranzato con del cibo tipico

Vi anbefaler denne smukke tur på...

Inge Stigsen A, Feb 2016

Vi anbefaler denne smukke tur på Nilen. Hvis man sejler om dagen, kan man meget bedre få indtryk og se, hvad der viser sig på bredderne og hvor frodigt der er på markerne. Maden var utrolig lækker og betjeningen i højsædet. Vi var virkelig deres gæster. Muhammed var vores guide til og fra båden og vi blev venlig guidet og taget os af. Vores chauffør kørte os dygtigt i den kaotiske trafik.