A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and particularly along the Nile. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails.
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 with a romantic evening and enjoy the lights on the banks and the river traffic.
The felucca was over the centuries, the primary transportation of the Nile.
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.
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.
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 back and forth as the vessel tacks up and down the Nile.There are several places available for those who enjoy felucca rides. They are usually parked on the side of the Nile in unique spots in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan.
The Nile is everything. They drink it, wash in it, cook with it, fish in it, water their animals, and use it for irrigation and transportation. Life along the river has changed very little since biblical times.
It is a fantastic Egyptian experience, which most tourists greatly enjoy.
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