Felucca Ride and Dinner Cruise Cairo: 4-Hour Nile Evening

Sail the Nile at sunset, then dine and watch performances as the city glows around you

A 4-hour evening on Cairo's Nile combines a traditional felucca sail with a dinner cruise aboard a 4-star boat. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, along with a live guide in English, Spanish, Italian, German or another language. You'll spend an hour on the felucca, then board the dinner boat for roughly two hours of sailing, dinner, belly dancing and a Tanourra show before returning to your hotel.

Step-by-step itinerary

Felucca ride and dinner cruise on Nile

• Pick up from hotel in Cairo or Giza
• Transfer to felucca ride start point
• Enjoy 1-hour felucca ride on Nile River
• Board dinner cruise boat
• Enjoy 2-hour dinner cruise with belly dancer and Tanourra show
• Transfer back to hotel in Cairo or Giza

The Experience

The tour starts with hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza, where your guide meets you holding a company sign. A private air-conditioned car takes you to the Nile for the felucca ride—a traditional wooden sailing boat that lets you see the river and the city's landmarks from the water. The sail lasts about an hour, and the boat can switch to a motorboat if wind or air conditions don't favor sailing, at no extra cost.

After the felucca, you board the dinner cruise boat for roughly two hours on the water. Dinner is served while the boat sails, and the evening includes a belly dancer and a Tanourra show—the spinning dervish performance traditional to Egypt. The illuminated skyline of Cairo frames the whole thing. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages beyond what comes with dinner are available to purchase on board.

Once the cruise ends, the driver takes you back downtown to the felucca dock area so you can see the Nile one more time before heading back to your hotel. The whole outing runs 4 to 5 hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza.
• private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers.
• one-hour felucca sail on the Nile.
• dinner on the cruise boat with traditional Egyptian dishes.
• belly dancer and Tanourra show performances.
• live guide in English, Spanish, Italian, German or another language.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Egyptian Felucca ride On the Nile

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a single evening combining a traditional felucca sail and dinner cruise—everything departs and returns together, so you experience both the river and a full meal in one outing.

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Top questions

What is a felucca and why is it part of this tour?

A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used on the Nile for centuries. This tour includes an hour-long felucca ride so you experience the river the way locals have for generations, with views of Cairo's landmarks and the water itself rather than from a motorized boat alone.

What happens during the dinner cruise part?

The dinner cruise lasts roughly two hours while the boat sails the Nile. You're served dinner with traditional Egyptian dishes, and the evening includes a belly dancer performance and a Tanourra show—a spinning dervish act. The boat's movement and Cairo's lit skyline are part of the backdrop.

Does the tour include drinks with dinner?

Dinner is included, but alcoholic drinks and other beverages beyond what comes with the meal are available to purchase separately on the boat.

What if the wind is too calm for the felucca to sail?

The felucca can be replaced with a motorboat if air or wind conditions don't allow sailing, and there's no extra charge for the switch.

How does pickup work, and what time does the tour start?

Your guide picks you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at your requested time, holding a sign with the company name. A private air-conditioned car takes you to the Nile to begin the felucca ride, then to the dinner cruise, and finally back to your hotel.