Nile cruise

MS Giselle Nile Cruise

  • 4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Short Nile Cruises (3–4 nights)

Overview

A 4-day, 3-night Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan aboard the MS Giselle.

The MS Giselle is a Nile cruise ship sailing the classic route between Luxor and Aswan, visiting the region's major temples over a 4-day, 3-night itinerary. Like other ships in this class, it offers full-board cabins, a dining room, and a sun deck, with each day built around a guided excursion to that day's site.

Duration
4 Days / 3 Nights
Languages
English, Spanish
Vessel
Nile cruise ship

Itinerary

Day-by-day plan.

  1. Board the MS Giselle in Luxor before lunch and settle into your cabin. In the afternoon, visit the East Bank's Karnak Temple, a vast complex built up over roughly 2,000 years, and Luxor Temple nearby. Return to the ship for dinner and an evening welcome reception.

    • Meals: Lunch, Dinner
    • Stay: Luxor
  2. After breakfast, cross to Luxor's West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Return to the ship for lunch as it sails toward Edfu. Enjoy the sun deck in the afternoon and dinner on board as the ship continues sailing overnight.

    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    • Stay: Onboard, sailing to Edfu
  3. Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu by horse-drawn carriage, then continue to Kom Ombo to see its unusual double temple, dedicated to both Sobek and Horus the Elder. Arrive in Aswan in the evening for dinner on board.

    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    • Stay: Onboard, Kom Ombo and Aswan
  4. After breakfast, take a short boat ride to Philae Temple, relocated stone by stone to Agilkia Island to escape rising dam waters. Disembark in Aswan after the visit, marking the end of the cruise.

    • Meals: Breakfast
    • Stay: —

Tour map

Stops along this itinerary.

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What's included

Included

  • Meet and assist upon arrival and departure at the airport or railway station
  • Accommodation on board on a full-board basis
  • Professional tour guide fluent in English
  • All sightseeing tours conducted as private guided excursions
  • Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary
  • Bottled water provided during excursions
  • All transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • All applicable service charges and taxes

Not included

  • Optional excursions
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

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