Nile Dinner Cruise Cairo: Felucca Sailboat with Pickup

Your own felucca, your own timing, the Nile at the hour you choose

A private felucca sailboat dinner cruise on the Nile from Cairo includes hotel pickup and return and a meal with dessert and soft drinks. You pick the departure time that fits your day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private felucca sailboat dinner on Nile

• Hotel pickup one hour before tour
• Drive to felucca location near downtown
• Enjoy 2-hour felucca ride on Nile
• Watch sunset during sailboat ride
• Savor meal with dessert and soft drinks
• Drive back to hotel

The experience

You're picked up from your hotel and driven to the felucca dock near downtown Cairo. The boat itself is the point: a traditional sailboat with elegant furnishings, flowers and candles already set, and a crew that handles everything while you settle in. The sail catches the Nile at whatever hour you book: midday, sunset or after dark. Dinner, breakfast or lunch arrives with dessert and soft drinks, and afterwards you're driven back to your hotel.

Because it's private, the timing is yours alone. So you can fit this around a late arrival, a morning at a museum, or an evening free after other plans. No shared schedule, no waiting for other guests, no negotiating with drivers at the curb. The pickup is arranged, the route is fixed, and the price is settled before you board.

The felucca is traditional but not bare: the furnishings are styled, the crew is attentive, and the meal is the centerpiece of the evening. If you're marking something (an anniversary, a proposal, a birthday), having the boat to yourselves makes it feel like an occasion. Water and tea or coffee come with the meal.

What’s included

• Private round-trip hotel pickup and transfer to the felucca dock.
• a 2-hour private felucca sailboat cruise on the Nile.
• dinner, breakfast or lunch with dessert and soft drinks.
• bottled water.
• tea and coffee.
• an attentive crew for the duration.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day16 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 22:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (4 and older) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tarzan Egypt Tours

Is this one for you?This is a private boat, not a shared group cruise, so the departure time and the whole experience belong to you alone: ideal if you're celebrating something, traveling with a partner, or simply want to sail without a schedule built around other guests. The pickup is included and the timing is flexible across a wide window of departures, which works well if you're fitting this around other plans or arriving at an odd hour.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's included in the dinner cruise price?

Private hotel pickup and return, the felucca sail, dinner (or breakfast or lunch depending on your time slot), dessert, and soft drinks are all included. Bottled water and tea or coffee come with the meal.

Is the felucca accessible for guests with mobility needs?

All areas and surfaces of the boat are wheelchair accessible, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible. Infants can sit on an adult's lap or use a specialized infant seat if needed.

What's the Nile like during the sail?

You glide along the Nile River on your own private felucca. The experience is traditional (you're on a classic sailboat), but the boat is furnished with elegant details, and the crew manages the sail while you dine.