Nile River Sailing Tour from Giza: Meal Included

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Free cancellation

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Duration3h–4h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · AR +3

PickupAt your hotel

Pick your meal and your hour on the Nile

A private sailing boat tour on the Nile River from Giza with hotel pickup, a felucca (traditional Egyptian sailboat), and a choice of breakfast, lunch or dinner service. The tour runs 1 hour on the water, departing from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at a time that suits your schedule—sunrise, midday or sunset. A live guide in English, Spanish, Italian, German or another language is included, along with all transfers by private air-conditioned car.

3h–4h

Step-by-step itinerary

Sailing boat tour on the Nile River

Pick up from hotel in Cairo or Giza
Transfer to Fel Felucca sailing boat
Enjoy 1-hour luxury Nile River cruise
Choose breakfast, lunch, or dinner option
Dine on traditional Egyptian cuisine onboard
Transfer back to hotel in Cairo or Giza

The Experience

The day starts with pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza in a private air-conditioned car. Your guide meets you at the lobby with a sign bearing your name, then drives you to the felucca dock. Once aboard the traditional sailing boat, you spend 1 hour on the Nile—the route and pace are set by the wind and the boat's crew, so there is no rushing or fixed itinerary within that window. You can sail at any time of day, though sunrise and sunset departures are popular for the light.

The meal service depends on which option you choose at checkout. The breakfast trip (10am to 12pm) includes traditional ful stew, falafel, feteer, honey, cheese, tomato, salad and soft drinks. Lunch (12pm to 4pm) and dinner (6pm to 8pm) both feature meat samosas, meat and vegetable tagine, tahini, salads, grilled chicken, kofta, dessert and soft drinks. Food and water are served on board while you sail.

After your time on the water, the crew returns you to the dock and your driver takes you back to your hotel. The whole outing—pickup, sailing, meal and return—takes 3 to 4 hours from start to finish. A live guide travels with you throughout and can answer questions about the river and the sites you pass, though the focus is on relaxing and eating rather than stopping at landmarks.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in a private air-conditioned car.
private felucca sailing boat with crew.
1 hour on the Nile.
meal service (breakfast, lunch or dinner depending on your chosen option).
bottled water.
live guide in your selected 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 the breakfast or dinner option if you want to sail when the light is softest and the river is quieter; the lunch slot fills the middle of the day and suits travelers who want to stay on the water longer without an early start or late return.