Tour Duration: 02 Days 01 Night

Tour Type: Nile Felucca Traditional Sailing Boat Group Tour

Tour Starts in: Aswan

Tour Ends in: Luxor

Tour runs: every Day

Maximum Group Size: 10 People

Pickup time in Aswan in Day 01: 09.00 AM

Drop time in Luxor in Day 02: around 03.00 PM

Feluccas are the traditional sailboats of Egypt Nile. Egyptians and foreigners alike enjoy a relaxing felucca ride, as they are perfect for catching the breeze on a hot summer night, for brisker sails the rest of the year and watching the sunset anytime. They are ideal for an impromptu party after work, a romantic evening, and for soothing the tots on the weekends. It is not unusual for friends to get together and rent a felucca for an hour or two for a small social gathering. Such gatherings, frequently after sunset, may not do much sailing at all, but simply sit in a quiet cove where everyone can enjoy the lights on the banks and the river traffic.

The felucca has remained, over the centuries, the primary transportation of the Nile. Its ancient form still graces the river as it has done since the time of the Pharaohs. Motorized barges transport bulk material and modern cruise ships transport tourists, but the felucca remains despite modern alternatives. The felucca rarely has any form of engine and relies entirely on the breeze which builds during the day and usually subsides at night, and the Nile River's current. Egypt is blessed with a predominant southerly wind that pushes sailboats upriver, while allowing them to return on its current downstream.

Some of the craft today are used to carry tourists who wish to enjoy an eternally peaceful journey carried along by the gentle breeze and the currents of the river. In fact, a felucca ride is very often included in many standard tours. Some feluccas even carry passengers for longer voyages of several days, but only the most adventurous tourists usually take part in these, as the accommodations are rather primitive.

Few feluccas are now made entirely of wood, but the basic layout has barely changed. They don't have a keel as such, but a heavy center plate which can be raised in the shallows. The sails are seriously low tech affairs made of native cotton and other natural fibers.

Feluccas are usually furnished with cushions around the circumference and a table fixed in the middle; where one can surely enjoy picnic style lunch or dinner while enjoying a different view of the metropolis. Your captain tucks his Galabeya (tradition Egyptian male dress) about his waist and steers with his feet, while busily drawing and letting the sail to and fro as the vessel tacks up and down the Nile.

This is the perfect short trip if you want to enjoy the best of Egypt in an adventurous and informal style. Beginning with the Great Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo, we see all the classic sights of Egypt. There's Luxor and the Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon, and a free day in Aswan to allow an optional visit to Abu Simbel. The adventure comes in our choice of Nile transport, where we have opted for the single-masted, lateen-rigged sailing boat called the felucca. These age-old workhorses of the Nile give us the freedom to cruise between the great sites along the river, watching rural life pass us by. The winds and currents may necessitate some adjustments to the itinerary, but the schedule is designed to allow for flexibility. Throughout the trip you will be accompanied by one of our local guides who are all experts on ancient Egypt.

Aswan Optional Excursions:

• Aswan Tour (Philae Temple and the High Dam) includes transfers and Guide 50 US Dollars per person for solo traveler 30 US Dollars supplement will be applied
• Sound & Lights Show at Philae Temple includes transfers – Motorboat Philae – Representative 45 US Dollars per person for solo traveler 20 US Dollars supplement will be applied
• Nubian Village in Aswan 55 US Dollars per person for solo traveler 20 US Dollars supplement will be applied
• Abu Simbel by car includes transfers Tour Guide – Excursion permit 150 US Dollars per person for solo traveler 100 US Dollars supplement will be applied

What You Needs?

Camera – Hat – Sun block – Comfortable Footwear – Sleeping Bag (if you cannot bring your own sleeping bag there is no problem we will request from the Felucca Captain to provide blankets for you)

What We Needs From You?

After booking:

• Send us scan picture of your passport as it’s requested to do the Nile Felucca trip permit
• If your arrival by plane (Airline Company – Flight Number – arrival time) as soon as you know it
• If your arrival by train (Train number and Train car number) as soon as you know it
• If you are in hotel in Aswan, please inform us by the hotel name as soon as you know it

The Tour run minimum of two persons in case of Single Traveler it will be a different rate, for that case there will be a supplement of 60 US Dollars.

Kindly this supplement will be canceled if other client’s book the same package and the same date and join you in the Tour Package

How much is the average Tipping and when to give it?

Nile Felucca Crew:

8 USD$ per person per Night

In case of only solo traveler it will be 16 USD$ per Night

For The Drivers, Representatives and Guides:

The following amounts are Recommended (in American Dollars USD$).

Day 01: Aswan Representative 5 USD$ per Party not per person

Day 01: Driver who make the transfer from your hotel in Aswan to Nile Felucca Boat 5 USD$ per Party not per person

Day 02: Driver who make the transfer from Nile Felucca Boat to Aswan 5 USD$ per Party not per person

The above tipping is the minimum if you are happy with them you can give more

• Enjoy sailing on board of traditional Nile Felucca sailing boat
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Why does the price increase for the solo traveler?

That is only in case of no other client’s book the same package in the same date

I will not bring sleeping bag with me is there be a chance to rent blankets perhaps?

If you do not bring your own sleeping bag with you will request from the Felucca sailing boat captain to provide blankets for you free of charge but you can be tipping him more in the end of your Nile Felucca trip

I assumed that people would just be sleeping on the open deck, right?

Yes, please open the attached file of this email to see some pictures to show you how and where you will be sleeping on board 0f the Nile Felucca sailing boat

I also wanted to ask you what the weather would be like. Does it get quite cold during the night?

In winter: Yes, but the captain of the Nile Felucca boat locks the boat with a thick cloth on all sides