Nile River Dinner Cruise Cairo: Belly Dancer & Buffet

Sail the Nile at night with live entertainment and Egyptian food

A 2-hour dinner cruise on the Nile River from Cairo includes hotel pickup, an open buffet of Egyptian dishes, a belly dancer performance, and a Tanora folk dance show by a male dancer in traditional skirt and scarf. The guide meets you at your hotel at 6 pm and returns you afterward. The cruise excludes drinks only.

Step-by-step itinerary

Evening Nile River Dinner Cruise

• Pick up from hotel in Cairo or Giza
• Board Nile River dinner cruise
• Enjoy open buffet dinner
• Watch belly dancer performance
• Watch Tanora folk dance show
• Return transfer to hotel

The experience

Your guide picks you up at your Cairo or Giza hotel at 6 pm in a private vehicle and takes you to the Nile. Once aboard, you have access to an open buffet of Egyptian food throughout the 2-hour cruise. The boat sails while you eat, and the city lights reflect off the water as darkness falls: the best time to photograph Cairo from the river.

The entertainment runs the full 2 hours. A belly dancer performs an oriental show, and later a male dancer in traditional Tanora costume (a wide skirt and scarf) performs the folk dance that gives the show its name. The Tanora dancer spins and moves in ways the costume makes possible, a style rooted in Egyptian tradition. Between courses and performances, you watch the Nile pass and the lit-up banks of the city.

After the cruise ends, your driver takes you back to your hotel. The only thing not included is drinks. Food, transport, guide and entry are all arranged. The whole outing takes about 4 hours from pickup to return.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairo or Giza.
• private vehicle transport.
• guide in your chosen language.
• entry to the cruise.
• open buffet dinner with Egyptian dishes.
• belly dancer performance.
• Tanora folk dance show.
• all taxes and fees.

Options for this experience

3 options

Dinner Cruise on the Nile in Cairo, Including an Open BuffetGuide in 51 languages · 18:00 and 19:00Includes pickup

Option 2Guide in 51 languages · 18:00 and 19:00Nile Cruise with Pickup Included, 5-Star: 5 ***** Stairs

Option 3Guide in 51 languages · 18:00 and 19:00Nile Cruise with Pickup Included, 5-Star: 5*****++ (Blus Blus)

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Lasts 4h, runs every day at 18:00 and 19:00, from US$ 45 per person, with live guides in 50 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 18:00 and 19:00

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AgesAdult (5 and older) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Bangla, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, Greek, Gujarati, Hakka Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Javanese, Korean, Kurdish, MNP, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wu Chinese and Xiang Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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

Prices and times updated 12 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessible

Operated by Sun Of Egypt Tour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a private evening with hotel pickup. You'll watch live belly dancing and folk performances while sailing the Nile, with dinner included, rather than meeting at a public location or arranging your own transport.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Bangla, Chinese, Wu Chinese, Slovak, Serbian, Swedish, Korean, Kurdish, Cantonese, Tamil, MNP, Gujarati, Czech, Telugu, Punjabi, Thai, Polish, Hebrew, Danish, Javanese, Xiang Chinese, Chinese, Malay, Pashto, Filipino, Croatian, Hungarian, Hakka Chinese, Ukrainian, Urdu, Malayalam, Marathi, Greek, Finnish, Burmese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Japanese, Persian, Romanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Russian and Turkish.

What time does the Nile dinner cruise leave Cairo?

The guide meets you at your hotel at 6 pm and takes you to the boat. The cruise itself lasts 2 hours on the water.

What food is served on the Nile River dinner cruise?

An open buffet of Egyptian dishes is available throughout the cruise. You eat while the boat sails and the entertainment performs.

Does the dinner cruise include a guide?

Yes, a live guide meets you at your hotel and accompanies you. Guides are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and 26 additional languages.

Is hotel pickup included in the Nile dinner cruise?

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairo or Giza hotels are included, along with private vehicle transport to and from the boat.

What is the Tanora show on the Nile cruise?

Tanora is a traditional Egyptian folk dance performed by a male dancer wearing a wide skirt and scarf. The costume and spinning movements are part of the traditional style.