Cairo Night Tour: Nile Felucca, Tower & Dinner

A traditional felucca boat carries you past lit riverbanks while Cairo's medieval streets and markets stay open after dark.

This five-hour night tour of Cairo includes hotel pickup, a guide in English, and four stops: Cairo Tower for panoramic night views, a traditional felucca sail on the Nile, a walking tour of Al-Moez Street (a thousand-year-old medieval quarter), and Khan el-Khalili market. Dinner is a choice of koshary, foull or falafel with Egyptian tea or coffee at Al-Fishawi Cafe, one of Cairo's oldest and most famous cafés. All fees, taxes and private transportation are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Cairo Tower1h 10m · entry included
2. Khan el-Khalili1h · entry included
3. Nile River1h · entry included

Explore Cairo nightlife and landmarks

• Pick up by tour guide
• Visit Cairo Tower for night views
• Sail Nile River on traditional felucca
• Walk tour on Al-Moez Street
• Shop and explore Khan El Khalili market
• Dinner with typical Egyptian dish and tea

The experience

Your guide picks you up and takes you first to Cairo Tower on Gezeira Island, where the 187-meter height gives you the city lit up at night: the Nile, the buildings, the streets all visible from above. This is the vantage point most visitors miss because they come during the day. The night version is what the tour trades on.

From there you sail the Nile on a traditional felucca, the wooden boat with a single sail that has carried people on this river for centuries. The boat moves slowly enough that you can watch the riverbanks, the buildings reflected in the water, and the lights strung along the shore. Then comes dinner at Al-Fishawi Cafe in Al-Moez Street. You pick between koshary (a layered rice, pasta and lentil dish), foull (stewed fava beans) or falafel, with Egyptian tea or coffee. The cafe itself is part of the experience. It has been there long enough that it is woven into the neighborhood's rhythm.

Al-Moez Street is a walking tour through a thousand-year-old quarter that was the heart of Islamic Cairo. The street runs between two gates in the old city walls and holds medieval mosques, domes, and buildings that make up one of the world's largest collections of Islamic medieval architecture: El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Talai, the Blue Mosque, al-Hakim Mosque among them. Walking it at night, when Egyptians are out and the street is alive with its own habits and traditions, is different from the daytime version. Khan el-Khalili market, the final stop, is a maze of stalls selling spices, carpets, tobacco pipes, souvenirs and textiles. It is crowded and loud and built for browsing, not rushing through.

What’s included

• Private transportation from your hotel to all four stops.
• entry to Cairo Tower.
• a traditional felucca sail on the Nile.
• a walking tour of Al-Moez Street.
• access to Khan el-Khalili market.
• dinner at Al-Fishawi Cafe (koshary, foull or falafel with Egyptian tea or coffee).
• all fees and taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 17:00 and 17:30

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 19 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Travelish Tours

Is this one for you?Your guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary and the history of each stop without translation delays. This works for anyone who wants the route, the timing and the stops arranged, and the cultural context explained as you move through the night.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What is Al-Moez Street and why is it worth a walking tour?

Al-Moez Street is a thousand-year-old medieval quarter in the heart of Islamic Cairo, running between two gates in the old city walls. It holds one of the world's largest collections of Islamic medieval architecture (including El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Talai, the Blue Mosque and al-Hakim Mosque), and at night it shows the real rhythm of Egyptian daily life as locals move through the streets and cafés.

Do I choose what to eat for dinner, or is the meal set?

You choose your dinner at Al-Fishawi Cafe from three options: koshary (a layered rice, pasta and lentil dish), foull (stewed fava beans), or falafel, with Egyptian tea or coffee included.

What is a felucca and how long do I spend on the Nile?

A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat that has carried people on the Nile for centuries. On this tour you sail it to admire the riverbanks, buildings and lights reflected in the water at night: the exact duration on the water is not fixed, but the whole tour runs five hours from pickup to drop-off.

Does the tour include getting to Cairo Tower, or do I meet the guide there?

Your guide picks you up from your hotel and provides private transportation to all four stops (Cairo Tower, the felucca on the Nile, Al-Moez Street and Khan el-Khalili market), so you do not arrange your own way between them.

Is Khan el-Khalili market a shopping stop, or is there time to walk around without buying?

Khan el-Khalili is a working market where you can shop for spices, carpets, tobacco pipes, souvenirs and textiles, but you can also walk through and watch the stalls and the people. It is described as both a shopper's paradise and a photographer's destination, so the time there works for either.