Aswan Botanical Garden: A Peaceful Nature Tour with Felucca Ride and Agha Khan Mausoleum View

Embark on a peaceful felucca ride to the Aswan Botanical Garden, enjoy the spectacular view of Agha Khan Mausoleum, and explore the tranquil gardens filled with exotic plants and trees. A serene escape from the hectic life in Egypt!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aswan Botanical Garden - Overview
    Embark on a private felucca journey for two hours around the Aswan Botanical Gardens, and discover Kitchener Island accompanied by an Egyptologist. Arrive at the verdant banks of the garden island, which spans 16.8 acres (6.8 hectares) and is adorned with palm trees, sandalwood, and a variety of rare plants…
What's Included
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop off
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (recommended)
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

From your vantage point on the felucca you will see Agha Khan Mausoleum, situated on the top of a hill, commanding a magnificent view of Aswan area. On the West Bank the desolate hillside is dotted with the Tombs of the Nobles which your qualified Egyptologist guide will give a brief history of as you sail by. Your felucca ride to Kitchener Island takes…

Location
Aswan Botanical Garden
Sheyakhah Oula,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Y1165rwcarlosm
May 2, 2025
Nile River with my friend Mohamed - Sailing down the Nile in Aswan is an experience like no other. As the gentle breeze fills the sail of the felucca, the boat glides calmly over the water, revealing the beauty and timelessness of Egypt’s southern landscapes. The golden dunes of the Sahara meet the lush green riverbanks, creating a contrast that’s both surreal and unforgettable. The silence is broken only by the sound of the water and the occasional call of a bird overhead. Along the way, you pass by ancient temples, palm trees swaying in the wind, and small islands that seem untouched by time. The view of the sunset from the deck is pure magic—fiery colors painting the sky as the sun disappears behind the hills.
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424manelj
Apr 11, 2025
Felouque - The felucca ride was just splendid really it is a unique experience 🥰 I spent an unforgettable time with my husband. a top team. Nice, discreet people who let you enjoy this magical moment. Many thanks to them. Go for it when you are passing through souan!
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Lisa
Mar 10, 2025
Botanical Gardens in Aswan - Had a great morning with Mo, our guide in Aswan. We took the motor boat to the botanical gardens and then a fulucca back to our boat. Lovely gardens and I would highly recommend this trip and request Mo.
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T5581rtalexanderv
Dec 18, 2024
Great experience - Beautiful tour with a traditional felucca ride at sunset, the botanical gardens were amazing! Our guide Abo was super friendly and gave us a small tour of the Aswan Market afterwards, and gave us free gifts, would recommend!
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Bast525
Mar 28, 2024
Amazing sailing trip to Aswan Botanical Gardens with Mohamed - Fabulous evening sailng down the Nile, enriched with history; Mohamed was very knowledgeable . Mohamed was very patient as we explored the gardens; he was also a great photographer - Bonus 😀. I highly recommend using Mohamed who works with show you Egypt
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Asim_m
Dec 21, 2023
Great views - Amazing tour. Felucca boats help you capture the culture of the Nile. Botanical gardens are also nice. Recommend doing this trip closer to sunset
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Samkn6439kl
Nov 25, 2023
Perfect afternoon activity in Aswan - Very fun afternoon! Boat ride was perfect- cruising on the Nile, botanical gardens were beautiful. Dua, our guide, was fantastic. She shared interesting knowledge all about the Nile, traditional boat we were on and eqypt history broadly. Saw sunset and had tea all the on nile - perfect afternoon and highly recommend!
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W9471seayaa
Nov 17, 2023
Nicest ever - We had a great trip with felucca ride and saw the nicest place and enjoyed the plants look like a picnic but with magical feeling on the Nile river. The guide was good and the boat crew was helpful. And we drunk a delicious hot tea.
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412hasnaae
Nov 11, 2023
Great place - Great place and it’s for relaxing time.if you like plants and vegetation, we went by felucca to get in.It was magical trip.overall enjoyable experience and views. Recommend the guide a lot he was very knowledgeable
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Richard_h
Feb 18, 2024
An 'interesting' excursion - Our guide, Mido, picked us up from our hotel but we were horrified by the state of the car, which was old and filthy. Fortunately, it was only a short drive to the felucca dock. We set sail on the felucca and after several tacks into the head wind, the main rope from the top of the mast to the sail broke. One of the two crew scaled the mast with the ease of a monkey (no health & safety rules apparent in Egypt!) and tried to repair the break, without success, meaning that the boat was very difficult to control. After about 45 minutes, we eventually got towed to Kitchener Island, site of the Botanical Gardens. We visited the gardens during a previous visit to Egypt many years ago and wanted to go again. Mido showed us around and many of the enormous and impressive trees have plaques on them showing their names in Latin, English and Arabic. However, the gardens are beginning to look a bit scruffy. Mido was very personable and invited us to visit him in his Nubian village. Unfortunately, we did not have time to take him up on his kind offer. While we were visiting the gardens, the two boatmen managed to repair the felucca sail, so our journey back to Aswan was fairly quick and uneventful. Unfortunately, we were returned to our hotel in another dilapidated, dirty car. Let’s just say that it was an ‘interesting’ excursion!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).