6-Hour Bird Watching Tour from Cairo to the Nile Barrages

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Early morning bird watching at the Nile Barrages
• 02 Boat ride to observe seasonal water birds
• 03 Walk along the historic Dam of King Mohamed Ali
• 04 Visit an island for an Egyptian pancake with honey and cheese
• 05 Leisurely stroll on the island

Start early in the morning with a 45-minute drive from Cairo to the Nile Barrages, also known as El Qanater El Khairia. Enjoy a boat ride to observe water birds such as egrets, herons, mallard ducks, cormorants, and kingfishers, depending on the season. Walk along the old Dam of King Mohamed Ali, then take a small boat to an island to enjoy an Egyptian pancake with honey and cheese and a leisurely stroll. After the visit, return to your hotel.

Enjoy a boat ride to observe water birds such as egrets, herons, mallard ducks, cormorants, and kingfishers, depending on the season.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Early Morning Bird Watching at the Nile Barrages

• Depart early in the morning from your hotel, depending on your hotel's location.
• Drive to the Nile Barrages, about 45 minutes away.
• Ride a small motor boat for around 2 to 2.5 hours, depending on the weather and atmosphere.
• Walk along the old Dam of King Mohamed Ali.
• Take a small boat to the island.
• Enjoy a piece of Egyptian pancake.
• Return to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

English-speaking guide

Private car

Small motor boat

Small ferry boat

A bottle of water

A piece of pancake with honey and cheese

Tea or coffee

Taxes

What's Not Included

Gratuities for the guide, driver, and boatman

What to bring

• Your binoculars (some hotels in downtown or near military areas do not allow them in the hotel).
• Good walking shoes.
• A jacket.
• Whatever you will need for the day tour.

Know before you go

• The boat is very simple.
• The people and food are very simple.
• Do not expect a 5-star site on that day, because we will not be in the city.
• Birds you may expect to see:
• Cattle Egret
• Little Egret
• Great White Egret
• Grey Heron
• Night Heron
• Striated Heron
• Squacco Heron
• Great Cormorants
• Mallard Duck
• Laughing Dove
• Purple Swamphen
• Moorhen
• Glossy Ibis
• Common Kingfisher
• Pied Kingfisher
• White-throated Kingfisher
• Gull-billed Tern
• Slender-billed Gull
• Common Sandpiper
• Spur-winged Lapwing
• Little Green Bee-eater
• Eurasian Hoopoe
• Ringed Plover
• Barn Swallow
• Common Bulbul
• Crested Lark
• Red Avadavat
• White Wagtail
• Yellow Wagtail
• Bluethroat
• Zitting Cisticola
• Chiffchaff
• Clamorous Reed Warbler
• Graceful Prinia
• Black Kite
• Black-winged Kite
• Marsh Harrier
• Rock Dove
• Kestrel

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, مصر

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.