Private 1-Hour Felucca Sailing and Botanical Garden In Aswan | La Vacanza Travel

Private 1-Hour Felucca Sailing and Botanical Garden In Aswan

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Egypt, Aswan Governorate, Aswan
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  • 2 hours
  • Aswan
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Experience the timeless charm of ancient Egypt on our Felucca Sailing Trip on the Nile in Aswan. Our trip begins with a pick up in a comfortable, air conditioned vehicle from your hotel to the Nile. A private car will be provided for groups to ensure exclusivity and comfort. Feel the cool breeze on your face and observe the spectacular vistas of Aswan as you glide peacefully along the Nile on a traditional felucca, a wooden sailing boat that's been used since the time of the Pharaohs. Let your worries drift away as our experienced crew navigates across the world's longest river.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Aswan Governorate, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

As Per Request time You will be picked up from your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan by tour guide then transfer to the pier to start sailing trip on the Nile by the felucca for about one Hour around Elephntine Island and to visit the Botanical Gardens in Aswan, which is rich of its plants that were imported from all over the world In the year of 1899 Lord Kitchener used this Island to be a place where his campaign can rest, and call it the Lord's house.

After his death, this Island belonged to the ministry of agriculture

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Aswan Botanical Garden, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan 1231011 Egypt

visit the Botanical Gardens in Aswan, which is rich of its plants that were imported from all over the world In the year of 1899 Lord Kitchener used this Island to be a place where his campaign can rest, and call it the Lord's house.

from there you will be transferred back to your hotel or Nile cruise in Aswan.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Bottled water
  • Felucca ride Fees
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • tour guide

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Personal Items

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

3VQX+4XM, Sheyakhah Thalethah, Aswan 1, Aswan Governorate 1242720, Egypt
Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup from a hotel or Nile Cruise in Aswan
شياخة ثالثة، قسم أسوان،، 3VQX+XP2, Sheyakhah Thalethah, Aswan 1, Aswan Governorate 1242720, Egypt
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Pickup from Aswan airport
3VQX+HWR, Sheyakhah Thalethah, Aswan 1, Aswan Governorate 1242720, Egypt
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Pickup from Aswan train station
أسوان غرب محطة القطار، 3WX2+XW3, Abu AR Rish Qebli, Aswan 2, Aswan Governorate 1242871, Egypt
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Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

janpiter01

30 Mar, 2024

Lovely boat ride around Elephantine Island. The wind was too much to allow for a felucca ride (by order of the river police) so we did a motor boat instead, but it was still nice. Our guide was informative and chatty (in a good way). About halfway through, they put out blankets and pillows and we sat on the roof of the boat for a better view.

Dilip A

10 Mar, 2024

We booked this few days before the trip. On the day we booked there was no winds favorable for the Fellucia trip so the guide took us in a boat and did not offer cancellation. I would not recommend booking this ride in advance but rather book it when you see the Fellucia’s on the river on the particular day, one is planning to go. Having said this, the guide was knowledgeable, apologetic and tried to make the best of the circumstances. We also visited the botanical garden which had a good collection of plants / trees from around the world.

tibork701

03 Nov, 2023

View of the Nile is amazing. We strongly recommend a felucca ride, but make sure you know what you book and clarify. We started the trip nicely, enjoying the view of the nile after being picked up at our hotel in the Nubian Village and brought to the felucca. After about 30 mins of ride or so, we mention the botanical garden as we see it approaching and the guide tells us (to our suprise) that there are no stops. The description of this felucca ride clearly states 2 x 30 min stops. So we had to waste our time arguing with him instead of enjoying the ride. He made a few calls back to Emo Tours Egypt (his bosses) to verify. After a while, we were able to get him to stop at the Botanical Garden only. We were rushed through this part and only got about 20 mins of stop. Note that we payed 2 x 40$ US for this experience. He was asking us to pay an extra 40 Euro to stop at the other island which we refused. Also, note that the felucca captain was a very nice and sweet man and obviously felt bad for what was happening with the guide. As a final note, the guide was not really a guide, more of a handler. I mean he did not give any explanations of what we were seeing. I thought the definition of "guide" in this experience's description means that we will be hearing something from him. I had to actually tell him myself that the botanical garden was the work of an English gentlemen: surprised, he told me no. Lord Kitcheneris even mentioned in the description of this experience, my god. I find this is a problem with Trippadvisor and their platform. I could almost swear the add changed a few times between my booking to my review. I dont get how come that when you reserve an activity, you cannot get a simple hard copy e-mail confirming the trip details and inclusions that you can use as proof later... Plus all the communications with the event host are not accessible after the experience has ended ...

Ella_O

06 May, 2023

Felucca trip was only half of the way, motorised boat the other half. No guide or explanation. Organiser tried to scam us - we wanted to stop at the botanical gardens (which was an option on the ticket) and we were told we had to pay 20 USD when the entrance is only 30 EGP.

Jack_N

08 Jan, 2023

Never showed up and ignored my texts/calls! Despite being active on WhatsApp, my attempts to reach “Nice Tours” were ignored and I sat waiting to be picked up until well after sunset when I gave up. Still haven’t gotten refund - DO NOT BOOK THIS!!!

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