Felucca Cruises in Egypt

Information about felucca tours, felucca excursions, and feluccas cruises in Egypt. A felucca is a traditional wooden sailboat that relies on wind and river currents for propulsion. Felucca tours can last from a couple of hours to several day. Multiple day, Nile River felucca cruises are definitely a roughing-it experience but if you want the most traditional Nile cruise, felucca is your best bet. A felucca will typically have no guest cabins and accommodations are usually a sleeping bag on the open air deck. See also Dahabiya Cruises and Modern Ship Cruises in Egypt.

Captain Jamaica's Felucca Tours
Felucca tours with Captain Jamaica can be book through Magic Carpet Tours in Cairo or Intrepid Travel, Based near the public ferry on Elphantine Island in Aswan, Egypt.

Feluccas: Egypt's Traditional Sailboats

Aswan Felucca Cruises
The easiest place to find a felucca cruises in in the Nile River Valley town of Aswan. One of the most popular Aswan felucca excursion is a two hour cruise to Botanical Island. Most multiple-day felucca cruises also begin in Aswan.

Felucca Cruise Tips
You will probably get the best deal on a felucca cruise if you talk directly to the boat's captian instead of to a middle person, hotel concierge, or booking agent. You should also see the boat yourself, before you book a trip, to make sure you are comfortable with boat and its captain.

See also:
Other Activities in Egypt
Egypt for Visitors
Do It In Africa