2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options
3.5
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from per adult
$34.38
from per adult
$34.38
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Ages 2-60, max of 8 per group
Duration: 3h
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Arabic, German, Russian, Swedish, English, Italian, French, Dutch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
What's not included- Gratuities
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- You have to contact us after the booking to confirm the room number or the pickup time. as the pickup time is vary between the areas and hotels.
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11375P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- How much is 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options?
- 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options price starts from $34.54. Discover and book 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options on Tripadvisor
- What is the 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options cancellation policy?
- 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options?
- 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options is hosted by Ride a Felouka. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Ride a Felouka on Tripadvisor. Discover and book 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 3h. Discover and book 2-Hour Felucca Ride on the River Nile from Cairo - Sunset or Sunrise Options on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11375P1
Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee departure details
- Pass byRide a FeloukaNile River
- You'll return to the starting point
About the operator
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c0r0zal
00Relaxing time
Ride a Felouka was one’s of my favorite things to do in Egypt. The wind and calm of the Nile river give you a pleas…
Kathryn A
00Sailing the Nile on a Felouka
I was collected promptly from my hotel by Mahmood Anwar and his driver Samir. We drove to where the Felouka's set s…
Jan D
00Sailing on the Nile with a Felouka
Thoroughly recommended to go for a trip in a Felouka on the Nile. We took the boat from Maadi, next to the TGI Frid…
Desertfox97
00Peaceful setting
Thoroughly enjoyed my Fellouca ride on the Nile. Spent about an hour on the boat after visiting the Egyptian Museu…
Kirsy1
00Sunset + Dinner + Felucca = Perfect
I thought we'd just go to a dock and pay. But we really did need our hotel's help. We took some food and spent one …
Tamer A
00A beautiful experience in the Nile River
A beautiful experience in the Nile River, this river is exceptional if u compare it to most (actually to every) riv…
Alaa F
00it's fun
i love riding in any boat.. the nile is amazing at night, the view of Cairo in it's brightness is always mesmerizin…
Sasaangelica
00It's just a must
Pack any picnic you can think of and have a lovely dinner cruising the Nile in Cairo. It's very relaxing yet advent…
Kati M
00Amazing sailing on Felouka by the Nile
I ride a felouka in Cairo 2 times till now. We went with all my family. We brought Egyptian food. We had music. Goo…
SHA12311
00A must do
Sun set and evening are the best times to enjoy a nice ride. A good two to three hours would be highly recommended.…
Steph P
00Relaxing And Enjoyable
We enjoyed our ride down the Nile, it was private for us so just my partner and I, our guide and the driver. I cant…
Citysun
00Fantasic experience
If you ever visit Cairo, you must take a falluca ride on the Nile, it is fantastic value for money. You can take on…
Mahmoudsaeed
00An amazing trip i enjoyed it
i spent a nice night with my friends in the felouka enjoy Nile river & Dancing, Singing etc....... its view is an …
Heike N
00Felucca rides in Cairo
Wherever the feluccas go it's worth spending a few hours on them. So relaxing! Don't know about Abo el Feda exactly…
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Kati M
Athens, Greece1,430 contributions
Feb 2015 • Family
i sail by Felouka on the Nile twice with my all family in Cairo and once in Luxor with friends . Its amazing experience. Must do it in Egypt for sure. You can see all Cairo around by the Nile. Many others Felouka with many people also in the Nile. We had captain. We had our music. we dance. we brought our food from home and make river picnic. Its not so expencive not cost much. So romantic trip. ! hour is enough or 2. Day time or sun set time is magnificent.
Written April 30, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Geraldine Y
9 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
Had a lovely experience. They picked us up from our hotel and took us directly to the dock. If you have any questions or hesitation, simply whatsapp the number provided on the experience description— the folks on the team are extremely kind and responsive. We interacted with Kareem (answered on whatsapp) and Mostafa (driver), both great. Mostafa was our driver and he accompanied us on the felucca and took our photos. I would recommend this experience as a must-do if you’re in Cairo!
Written November 21, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
brady b
Cleveland, OH17 contributions
Nov 2015 • Couples
Ahmed was our tour guide for the felouka ride, we choose a sunset ride. Ahmed met us on time at the hotel and he was an excellent guide for the evening - I really appreciate the ease where the private tours will pick you up at your hotel (although the boats were so close to where we were staying, the Intercontinental).
Our felouka captain was also named Ahmed and he was experienced in navigating the boat for a peaceful, serene sunset ride. The tour guide Ahmed kept us entertained with interesting personal and historical stories about Egypt.
What I liked: the peaceful nature, getting away from the hustle and bustle of Cairo, nice views of the city on the river.
What was so/so: our hotel actually had the same view of the Nile river where the boat went, and on the 2 hour ride you don't really go outside of a 1/2 mile radius on the water (trapped in by bridges that the sail obviously couldn't go under), so it's not really about seeing Cairo's buildings or historical monuments - just for relaxation and being on the river. Since we literally had the same view from our hotel, it wasn't that amazing, but if you don't have a Nile view it is awesome to soak up the sights.
Overall I would highly recommend this company and if you're looking for a relaxing way to spend 2 hours, take the sunset cruise! Oh, you might want to bring your own snacks (they provide drinks). I would recommend this over the dinner cruise, the dinner cruise seems really cheesy.
Our felouka captain was also named Ahmed and he was experienced in navigating the boat for a peaceful, serene sunset ride. The tour guide Ahmed kept us entertained with interesting personal and historical stories about Egypt.
What I liked: the peaceful nature, getting away from the hustle and bustle of Cairo, nice views of the city on the river.
What was so/so: our hotel actually had the same view of the Nile river where the boat went, and on the 2 hour ride you don't really go outside of a 1/2 mile radius on the water (trapped in by bridges that the sail obviously couldn't go under), so it's not really about seeing Cairo's buildings or historical monuments - just for relaxation and being on the river. Since we literally had the same view from our hotel, it wasn't that amazing, but if you don't have a Nile view it is awesome to soak up the sights.
Overall I would highly recommend this company and if you're looking for a relaxing way to spend 2 hours, take the sunset cruise! Oh, you might want to bring your own snacks (they provide drinks). I would recommend this over the dinner cruise, the dinner cruise seems really cheesy.
Written November 22, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Monica B
Accra, Ghana2 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
Unfortunately, this business was paid first for services that were not rendered. Poor communication.
Written June 5, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Luca_Ama_27091993
Varese, Italy1 contribution
Hi TripAdvisor team,
I’m Luca and I booked a morning cruise Nile tour of 2 hours on a Farucca for the 29/05/2022, for me and 3 other friends. All Italians.
We are very sad to say that but the experience was really awful, terrible and embarrassing. I have never felt in this way in all my life. And I can tell you, if I’m writing this review this really means I was angry all the way and still I am.
First of all, we booked a morning (4 am sunrise cruise) and we were informed just the afternoon before that due to a political visit (the prime minister, by the way, was it true???? I don’t think so) the morning cruise was not possible, but only at sunset (we couldn’t due to the fact that we have the return plane to Italy at 5pm) or at 7am.
We decided to go for the second option, the 7am cruise, what a disaster it was! Let’s say just some points:
1. The driver that should have brought us to the Farucca arrived late at the pick up place (our hotel) hence we began the tour 30 minutes late.
2. At the site, we had to choose the motor boat and not the Farucca because there was no wind. The motor of the motorboat.. really safe, what a smell, we are in 2022 not in 1922 how old was it? I couldn’t breathe for most of the “tour”.
3. The driver of the car and the driver of the boat could NOT speak English, we had to “speak” through Google translate. Can you imagine it? Just to ask the simplest question.
4. The boat was the dirtiest place on earth (no exaggeration) probably the last time it was cleaned was when it was made. What to add? There was a person sleeping on it, pillows and sheets should have been white… were grey, REALLY! Some trash/ garbage was even on the boat.
5. No guide or at least someone speaking by telling us what we were seeing around the Nile. He was just putting on Arab music randomly at high volume. Embarrassing. Don’t know probably he was training for a dj course. When booking on TripAdvisor it said the guide ITALIAN language as your language, where was the tour????
6. But let’s keep on talking of the driver of the boat! Why not! He was smoking and smoking and smoking, probably sponsoring some cigarettes company? Don’t know, but what about security while riding?
7. In the end the 2 hours tour was 25% less, just 1 hour and half (I have to tell, lucky us for that, another 30 Minutes, better to die).
Please keep In mind that due also to the change of plans of the Farucca ride (ah no motorboat) at sunset 4 am (ah no 7am, ah no 07:30) we had to completely change our plans. For our last day here in Egypt. We were informed too late of this change of plans… By the way where was the prime
Minister??? Mhmm yes for sure at 4am the prime minister is riding in the Nile..
For all the above stuff, we are very very disappointed for all the hours spent on this cruise. For the reasons just mentioned, we ask kindly to receive a Full/ Partial REFUND of what was spent 135 EUR, can you believe it, 135 euro?.
In general, I do not think that the cruise on the Nile is worth it. Do not do it, the water is dirty and polluted, air too polluted, too much smog all around… and the smell, this I cannot describe enough, I’m not a writer like Tolkien. Nothing worth seeing except for old buildings and old cars (when you were lucky enough to recognise them through the smog). Consider that we were the only boat in the Nile at El Cairo in all this time.
Please let me know so that we can decide how to move on with this reclaim. Really sad to write this review but we are really too much disappointed & angry.
& PLEASE do not sponsor this kind of cruise on trip advisor with beautiful pictures of the Nile in El Cairo, it’s a false narrative.
NO WORDS,
Luca
I’m Luca and I booked a morning cruise Nile tour of 2 hours on a Farucca for the 29/05/2022, for me and 3 other friends. All Italians.
We are very sad to say that but the experience was really awful, terrible and embarrassing. I have never felt in this way in all my life. And I can tell you, if I’m writing this review this really means I was angry all the way and still I am.
First of all, we booked a morning (4 am sunrise cruise) and we were informed just the afternoon before that due to a political visit (the prime minister, by the way, was it true???? I don’t think so) the morning cruise was not possible, but only at sunset (we couldn’t due to the fact that we have the return plane to Italy at 5pm) or at 7am.
We decided to go for the second option, the 7am cruise, what a disaster it was! Let’s say just some points:
1. The driver that should have brought us to the Farucca arrived late at the pick up place (our hotel) hence we began the tour 30 minutes late.
2. At the site, we had to choose the motor boat and not the Farucca because there was no wind. The motor of the motorboat.. really safe, what a smell, we are in 2022 not in 1922 how old was it? I couldn’t breathe for most of the “tour”.
3. The driver of the car and the driver of the boat could NOT speak English, we had to “speak” through Google translate. Can you imagine it? Just to ask the simplest question.
4. The boat was the dirtiest place on earth (no exaggeration) probably the last time it was cleaned was when it was made. What to add? There was a person sleeping on it, pillows and sheets should have been white… were grey, REALLY! Some trash/ garbage was even on the boat.
5. No guide or at least someone speaking by telling us what we were seeing around the Nile. He was just putting on Arab music randomly at high volume. Embarrassing. Don’t know probably he was training for a dj course. When booking on TripAdvisor it said the guide ITALIAN language as your language, where was the tour????
6. But let’s keep on talking of the driver of the boat! Why not! He was smoking and smoking and smoking, probably sponsoring some cigarettes company? Don’t know, but what about security while riding?
7. In the end the 2 hours tour was 25% less, just 1 hour and half (I have to tell, lucky us for that, another 30 Minutes, better to die).
Please keep In mind that due also to the change of plans of the Farucca ride (ah no motorboat) at sunset 4 am (ah no 7am, ah no 07:30) we had to completely change our plans. For our last day here in Egypt. We were informed too late of this change of plans… By the way where was the prime
Minister??? Mhmm yes for sure at 4am the prime minister is riding in the Nile..
For all the above stuff, we are very very disappointed for all the hours spent on this cruise. For the reasons just mentioned, we ask kindly to receive a Full/ Partial REFUND of what was spent 135 EUR, can you believe it, 135 euro?.
In general, I do not think that the cruise on the Nile is worth it. Do not do it, the water is dirty and polluted, air too polluted, too much smog all around… and the smell, this I cannot describe enough, I’m not a writer like Tolkien. Nothing worth seeing except for old buildings and old cars (when you were lucky enough to recognise them through the smog). Consider that we were the only boat in the Nile at El Cairo in all this time.
Please let me know so that we can decide how to move on with this reclaim. Really sad to write this review but we are really too much disappointed & angry.
& PLEASE do not sponsor this kind of cruise on trip advisor with beautiful pictures of the Nile in El Cairo, it’s a false narrative.
NO WORDS,
Luca
Written May 30, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Comment savoir où se trouve le point de rdv de l’activité Svp ? Où est la liste des hôtels ? ?Je ne la vois pas..... Quelqu’un pourrait t-Il me donner une réponse. ( je voudrais réserver activité) Merci
Hi, do you have speaker/connector available to play our own music? And are we able to bring snacks? Thanks
