8 Sailing Trips in Cairo to Build a Day Around

1.Nile River Dinner Cruise on a Yacht with Open Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 292 reviews · from $15Our pick

Cairo Nile dinner cruise with buffet, Tanoura and belly dance shows, hotel transfers, and a low $15 price, with practical cautions.

“Misrepresentation of a private yacht. It was a large vessel with approximately 50 other visitors. The music was nice. But it was too loud. So loud that we had trouble taking to one another. The staff took pictures and pressed hard to sell them. The driver, Hassan was very good and efficient”

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2.Felucca Sailing trip on the Nile in Cairo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · from $10Best value

Review of Cairo’s $10 felucca sail on the Nile, with hotel pickup, sunset views, guide quality, timing, boat limits, and practical booking tips.

“This was booked at 15.30. The pickup was 15m late. At 17.30 (the trip was booked for 2 hrs) we were still waiting for a boat. Nice views but no information was given on the sights. The lunch was a takeaway sandwich from a roadside cafe though tasty. No toilet on the boat contrary to what we were told. Boat just kept circling around a small area. The guide did take and share some lovely pictures.”

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3.Coptic Cairo, Mosques , sailing on Nile and Bazaar Private Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $39Top rated

Explore Cairo’s mosques, Coptic churches, Khan El Khalili, koshary at Abu Tarek, and a felucca ride on the Nile in one private day.

“Super visite avec un excellent guide, Loaai, très avenant. On était ravie. Le guide ne parlait pas français (pas de guide français disponible pour cette visite) donc on a dû se débrouiller avec l'anglais. Il a parlé lentement et calmement avec un Read more”

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4.Private Day Tour To Luxor from Cairo by Plane,Tours,Sailing Felucca,Camel&Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · from $422

Fly from Cairo to Luxor for temples, royal tombs, a felucca ride, camel trip, lunch, and a long but memorable day.

“I could not imagine a more perfect day from start to finish!! Hatem picked me up from the airport and I immediately felt comfortable. He gave me some history on Luxor and explained our day plan. We first stopped at Karnak Temple. During tRead more”

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5.Snorkeling Trip on Yacht with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 43 reviews · 9 hours · from $120

Review of a Cairo to Ain Sokhna yacht trip with snorkeling, lunch, private transfers, guides, and practical advice on value.

“Our tour operator guide Halim was very good. He was helpful, accommodating and well-informed. The ride to Ain Sokhna was very comfortable and the boat was also well-equipped. Food was great on the boat with many options like chicken, fish, beef and veg. The scenery from the boat was mesmerising with the sea and the surrounding mountains. However, the boat’s snorkelling guide (not part of the original tour operator) was not at all good. It seemed like he had no idea which the best snorkelling spots are and were making us swim too much too randomly around the sea, making us all tired unnecessarily when there were lovely fishes just…”

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6.1 -Hour Sailing Egyptian felucca ride on the Nile in Cairo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · from $10

Review of Cairo’s $10 Nile felucca ride, with sunset views, private transfers, snacks, guide service, and important boat and meal cautions.

“I specifically booked the tour at 5pm to see the sunset on the Nile. The tour guide was in the hotel at the right time but there some issue with the police or hotel security that meant we didn't leave until around 25 mins later. They said this is normal and part of the process but Read more”

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7.Cairo to Red Sea: VIP Yacht Cruise, Snorkeling & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 36 reviews · 4 hours · from $44

Cruise from Cairo to Ain Sokhna for guided Red Sea snorkeling, a buffet lunch, yacht comfort, and two reef stops at Jabal el Sakka.

“The representative was not nice and polite. He did give me details about the tour when I needed. So sorry”

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8.Cairo sailing boat Tours on the Nile by felucca

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 26 reviews · from $10

Review of Cairo’s 2-hour Nile boat tour with hotel pickup, city views, Egyptian food, private transport, and important felucca and lunch caveats.

“When you offered me the choice of daytime or night cruise I chose the daytime as I am travelling along and do not like to go out at night. I should have taken the chance and the option of the night cruise. The guide and driver were very nice. Lunch was from a takeaway placeRead more”

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