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Nile cruise guides

Everything to sort out before you book a Nile cruise from Cairo: what it costs, which cruise is best, how to reach Luxor and Aswan, when to go, safety and what to wear, and the felucca or dinner boat question.

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Tours

Choose your cruise

The three trips most people choose between. Every cruise has its own page with the time on the water and what guests say.

Private Felucca Sail on the Nile Lowest price ★ 4.42 hoursFree cancellation

Private Felucca Sail on the Nile
Private boat1 hour sailingPickup

A wooden sailboat just for your group, at the hour you choose. The listing gives one hour on the water; the rest is the private car to and from your hotel.

What's included
  • Private felucca, 1 hour on the water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Guide or assistant and bottled water
  • A motorboat instead if there is no wind
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
Duration2 hours Reserve
Opal Nile Dinner Cruise with Live Show Our top pick ★ 4.72 hoursFree cancellation

Opal Nile Dinner Cruise with Live Show
BuffetLive showPickup option

Two hours on a lit-up dinner boat: open buffet, live music, a whirling tanoura dancer and a belly dancer. Then up to the open deck for the city lights.

What's included
  • 2-hour cruise with an open buffet dinner
  • Live music, tanoura and belly dance show
  • Open-air deck for the Cairo skyline
  • Hotel pickup from Cairo or Giza as an add-on
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
Duration2 hours Reserve
4-Day Aswan to Luxor Cruise from Cairo Real cruise ★ 4.44 daysFree cancellation

4-Day Aswan to Luxor Cruise from Cairo
Flights3 nightsBalloon

The classic multi-day cruise, packaged from Cairo: fly to Aswan, sail three nights to Luxor past Kom Ombo and Edfu, float over Luxor in a balloon, fly back.

What's included
  • Return flights Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo
  • 3 nights on a 5-star ship with full board
  • Abu Simbel, Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu and the Valley of the Kings
  • Sunrise hot air balloon over Luxor (ages 6+)
  • Not included: entrance tickets, drinks and tips
Full tour details
Duration4 days Reserve

Plan your date before you go

Two hours on the Nile with an open buffet, live music, a tanoura dancer and a belly dancer. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Check dates for the Opal dinner cruise