Felucca Sailing Trip: Traditional Nile Journey in Cairo

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Experience the tranquility of a traditional Felucca Sailing trip on the Nile in Cairo. Relax, sightsee, and immerse yourself in Egyptian culture on this unforgettable journey.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Cairo - Your driver will pick you up from your hotel at 4pm to take you to the Cairo pier. Get on a traditional Egyptian boat known as Felucca and enjoy a relaxing one-hour sail along the River Nile. Let the evening sun shine in your face and enjoy the fantastic views of the city while having soft drinks and snacks.

What's Included

Local expert guide
Complimentary bottled water
Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in a private car

What's Not Included

Personal Items
Tipping
Lunch at local restaurants (koshari)

Additional Information

Felucca River Journey on the Nile in Cairo
Indulge in authentic Egyptian recreation with our unforgettable Felucca River Journey on the Nile in Cairo. This conventional navigation method provides a tranquil escape within the lively city and serves as a distinctive viewpoint for some of Cairo’s most famous attractions. Navigate under the azure Egyptian…

Location

2 Kasr Al Nile

Kasr Al Nile

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Matthew_a

Feb 23, 2026

Last minute success - It was a sweet evening. The tour guide and diver picked me up from my hotel, then on our way to the felucca, the guide picked up my koshari dinner. The ride was quiet, with just me, the felucca driver, and my guide. I got to see the fountain go off in the Nile, and see a peaceful sunset. I booked the night before as an Egyptian friend recommended I do a felucca ride, and this was a beautiful trip.

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Nathan_r

Feb 5, 2026

Unforgettable Trip! - We had a blast on our felucca tour with both Hamada and Fouly! They truly made the experience one of a kind and treated us just like one of their friends. Emo Tours was very clean, safe and overall a terrific company to book with. They accommodated both pick up and drop off at our hotel as well. Hamada and Fouly specifically helped with the proposal to my girlfriend on the felucca and they went above and beyond to make it a special evening for the two of us. This will be a trip we will never forget!

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Amy_e

Jan 4, 2026

Sailing on the Nile - Just a fun, easy, relaxing experience with a delightful young "guide." He was more like a chaperone - getting us to the activity, getting us on a boat, etc. We were expecting some info about the Nile and didn't get that . . but it was still a lovely experince.

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Adam

Dec 14, 2025

Felluca trip - Nermin and the driver, were brilliant, helpful and insightful. They arranged our transport and felluca trip, they made the activity easy for us and we found it to be a brilliant end to the trip, best at sunset

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Nadia_w

Oct 29, 2025

Magical Felucca Nile trip - Fantastic Felucca ride on the Nile we were picked up on time and had a fantastic translator I think she was called Saba ( Apologies if I have her name wrong ) . Trip was very well organised and pleasurable and lovely scenery. Our boat csptain was very friendly and also spoke great English a really lovely trip. .

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Chrishopton1996

Sep 15, 2025

Nile Felucia Tour - Hamad Abo Rakika was great, gave us lots of great information about the Nile and allowed us to have a relaxing trip on the Nile. We were also picked up on time for the first time during my the trip which was nice, would definitely recommend.

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Lecramr2022

Aug 24, 2025

What a nice short trip - Hamad Abo Rakika And Yousif Fathi. The best guides you can have. Absolutely on Time good english speaking guides. We got some drinks and a cake and a nice ride to the nile river. The boat cruise was so nice quite and relaxing. No motor just sailing. They asked if we would like to have music, we decided not. The captain was very friendly and it was a very nice trip. The car was waiting for our way back to the hotel. They even asked if we would like to be dropped of anywhere else. So thank you very much.

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Excelliums

Jul 9, 2025

Great ride on the Nile - Aya was great. A nice walk. Great service from the hotel to the return. I highly recommend Aya!! Thank you for this moment!

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Geekgourmet

Mar 8, 2026

Peaceful sailing and lunch in restaurant - Sailing on the Nile was so relaxing and peaceful, a huge contrast to the crazy streets of Cairo. There was enough wind to fill the sails and we sailed about 1km from the jetty. We saw a black kite snatch a fish from the river right by the boat. Our guide, Mustafa, was really nice and helpful, and arrived at the hotel to collect us bang on time. Car was clean too. Minus points: tour operator tried to move the trip 1h later, then told us that the included lunch was not going to be on the boat. The driver took us to a restaurant in downtown Cairo, where food was plentiful and very tasty, but switching plans was unsettling. Trip description should make this clearer.

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Elaine