Felucca Sailing Cruise on the Nile Under the Stars – Part 2 | Aswan

Egypt Travel Blog: 10 DAYS Egypt Explorer - Felucca Cruise & Red Sea

Our designated felucca is a medium-sized boat, good enough to hold 15-20 people comfortably. Like a traditional felucca, it had only a canvas sail and no motor.

The main floor or deck of the boat had cushions and pillows where we would sit and spend the day and night. The roof was like a half deck where we were able to sit or lie down to get the sun and Nile breeze while relaxing with a beer and enjoy the open views.

Between the main floor and the roof, there was no shade during the day, so you would touch the water from the main deck while sitting on the side. There was also a bathroom.

The boat had 3 to 4 people who would be with us on the boat. They spoke fairly good English to carry on basic conversations. It looked like they live on the boat permanently and the boat earns them money by providing services to tourists.

On the front deck, they set up a nice mini-kitchen to cook and serve us food. The cooking had to be done in sitting as was low and there was no way you could stand and cook. I was surprised this small boat managed to stack so much food and drinks to feed all of us for almost 24 hours.

Our full trip on the boat was not that far. We would go up to the white bridge, which we could see from far away. We would stay in the middle of the Nile at night and would stop over at the banks to swim or just walk along the riverbank at dusk.