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Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Hurghada

Nilkombi MS Nile Excellence & Ausflug + Sentido Mamlouk Palace

HEH159

Product information

Combined product of a Nile cruise on the MS Nile Excellence and a beach holiday including all intermediate transfers. Accommodation in the hotel will always be in the cheapest available room category. Embarkation is always on Thursdays. The trip must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay is mandatory. The next possible embarkation will always be taken.

Cruise details

MS Nile Excellence incl. Excursion

Route/Ship location

When booking the MS Nile Excellence, the following excursions are automatically included: Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo Temple, and the High Dam in Aswan.
The excursion packages listed below can, of course, still be booked.
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Embarkation: Thursday.
Depending on the day of embarkation, the route may change.
Route:
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. Visit to the Luxor Museum (3) in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
A hot air balloon ride is possible at 5 am (optional, bookable locally).
In the morning, after breakfast, excursion to Thebes-West to the Temple of Hatshepsut (1,2,3) with a visit to the Colossi of Memnon (1,2,3). Visit to the Valley of the Kings (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3:
Continue sailing to Kom Ombo in the morning.
Lunch on board and visit to the double temple (1,2,3).
Continue sailing to Aswan, dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4:
In the morning, after breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam (1,2,3).
Then visit the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Then visit a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5:
Early in the morning at 3:30 am, opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3), breakfast package included.
Then back to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board. Overnight and dinner on board.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. The ship then continues to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7:
Breakfast. Then you have the option to visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3).
Then the ship continues to Luxor.
Upon arrival, you have the option to visit the East Bank with the Luxor Temple (1,2,3) and the Karnak Temple (1,2,3). There is an opportunity for a sound and light show at Karnak Temple (optional, can be booked additionally on site).
Day 8:
Departure.
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The excursions listed in the route are not included.
There is a German-speaking guide on board for the excursions.
The excursion package in which each excursion is located is indicated after the excursions in the route description:
Excursion Package Classic Excellence=1
Excursion Package Classic Plus Excellence=2
Excursion Package Premium Excellence=3
The excursion packages can be booked optionally. Entrance fees are included in the excursion packages.
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Excursion Package Classic Excellence (can be booked by email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Colossi of Memnon in Luxor
Edfu Temple
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €155 per person.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Package are included in the Excursion Package Classic Plus Excellence: (can be booked by email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €280 per person.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Plus Package are included in the Excursion Package Premium Excellence: (can be booked by email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Luxor Museum
Nubian Village in Aswan
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €333 per person.
The MS Nile Excellence has a total of 30 modernly furnished exterior cabins spread across several decks. The reception area is bright and elegantly designed and features a reception desk. Enjoy culinary delights in the main restaurant and savor cool drinks from the three bars on board. Additionally, there is a small bazaar and a cozy reading corner. As of Winter 2024/25, the ship has a small fitness studio, freely accessible to all guests on board. To make your vacation perfect, you can relax on the sun deck on loungers or cool off in the pool and enjoy the dreamlike view of the landscape along the Nile.
Five deck plans of a Nile cruise ship showing rooms, pool, lobby, and dining areas.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet or set menu.
Breakfast includes soft drinks and hot beverages. Lunch and dinner include two soft drinks and a small bottle of water per person.

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore or Oriental evenings.

Cabins

Suite

The cheerfully furnished Suites (S2) are approx. 24 sqm and feature a shower/WC, hairdryer, two single beds or one double bed, air conditioning (individually adjustable), minibar, safe, TV, telephone (for a fee), seating area, and French balcony.
Also bookable for single occupancy (1SA).

Royal Suite

The Royal Suites (RS) have the same amenities as the Suites but are larger (approx. 37 sqm). The Royal Suites are located on the middle and upper decks.
In the Royal Suites, the French balcony also includes a small table and two chairs.

Single Suite

The Single Suites (S1) are approx. 13 sqm and otherwise have the same amenities as the Suites, but with only one single bed and no seating area.

Economy Suite

The Economy Suites (S2Z) have the same amenities as the Suites, but are slightly smaller (approx. 21 sqm) and may not have a French balcony or seating area, but a non-opening window.

Hotel notice

Ship's address:
Blue Sky Dock – beside Baghdadi Police check point.
Check-in time: 12:00 PM
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Smoking is only permitted on the outer decks.
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Booking information: Please note that for a flight to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam, at least one overnight stay at the hotel is required before or after the Nile cruise.
No overnight stay is necessary for a flight to/from Luxor.
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The transfer time from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 7-8 hours depending on the hotel's location.
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Due to seasonal low water levels of the Nile or due to congestion or maintenance of the Esna locks, changes to the itinerary may occur. In very rare cases, bus transfers or accommodation on an equivalent ship may be necessary to ensure the trip proceeds as planned.
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As the offered ship is a motor ship, operational noises may occur.
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The ships may dock one behind the other or side by side, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
It is possible that the ship is not always accessible barrier-free.
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Egypt is the land of Baksheesh: To save you the stress of constantly giving tips on board, your local tour guide collects an amount of €8 per person per night on the boat, depending on the ship's category, at the beginning of the trip. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your vacation as pleasant as possible and is a recommendation from us.
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Map

Location

The family-friendly SENTIDO Mamlouk Palace Resort boasts an ideal location. The hotel complex is situated directly on the hotel's own 400m long, gently sloping sandy beach. Enjoy the beauty of the Red Sea and the magnificent sunsets here. Hurghada city center is approximately 20 km away. Hurghada International Airport is about 15 km away.

Facilities

The beautiful 5-star resort impresses with its oriental style and offers its guests a reception with 24-hour service and various shops. The main restaurant with daily changing theme buffets and four à la carte specialty restaurants ("Manzoku"-Asian, "Frida"-Mexican, "Manohar"-Indian, and "La Terraza"-Spanish) spoil guests with a rich selection of delicious dishes. With the "Roots Diet & Light" concept (for a fee), gluten-free, lactose-free, or low-carb dishes can be chosen. The diverse offerings are complemented by six bars that provide refreshments and snacks. The facilities of the neighboring hotel "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort" (HRG142) can also be used, including the aqua park with eleven great water slides.
A beautiful outdoor area features a magnificent pool landscape with small rivers and bridges. The relaxation pool and the family pool (family pool heated in winter) ensure fun for young and old.
Sunshades, loungers, cushions, and bath towels (once per day) are included by the pool and on the beach.

Accommodation

Double Room

The double rooms (D), approximately 41 sqm, are nicely and comfortably furnished and have a bathroom with a shower, minibar (daily refill with water, weekly with soft drinks), Wi-Fi, safe, air conditioning, satellite TV, telephone (for a fee), hairdryer, balcony or terrace, and garden or pool view.
Available at an additional cost also with pool (DP) or side sea view (DMS) as well as for single occupancy (DE/DES/DEM).

Bright hotel room with double bed, rugs, and balcony with outdoor view.
View from a covered terrace onto a garden with pool and palm trees at a hotel.
Two women in bathrobes drinking coffee on a hotel terrace with pool in the background.
Bright hotel room with double bed, nightstand, wall lamps, and window with curtains.
Elegant hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and carpeted floor.

Family Suite

The Family Suites (DF2), with the same amenities as the double rooms, are slightly larger (approx. 52 sqm), with an additional living/sleeping area with two sofa beds and garden view. The rooms have a connecting door.
Available at an additional cost also with pool view (2FB).
(Also bookable under HRGA69 as Family Room Garden View Type I (FGI) or Pool View (FP2).)

Family Room Bunk Bed

These Family Rooms (2FA) have the same amenities as the double rooms, are the same size (approx. 41 sqm), and additionally have a bunk bed for children (bed length approx. 1.90m x 1m), but no separate bedroom.

Family with two children relaxing together on a hotel bed in a bright room.
Elegant hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and carpeted floor.

Junior Suite

The comfortably furnished Junior Suites (JS2) have the same amenities as the double rooms, are 50 sqm in size, and have a bedroom and an additional living area with two sofa beds.

Bright hotel room with double bed, rugs, and balcony with outdoor view.

Super Saver Room

The Super Saver Rooms (SSZ) have the same amenities as the double rooms, but a limited quota and special price quota. The view is towards the street.

Executive Suite

The Executive Suites (ES2) are approx. 66 sqm and have a bathroom with bathtub/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, safe, minibar (daily refill with water, weekly with soft drinks), Wi-Fi, TV, telephone (for a fee), and balcony or terrace. The Executive Suites have a living area and a sleeping area.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM, lunch from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM (winter) and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (summer), and dinner from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM (winter) and 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (summer), all in buffet form at the main restaurant.
Alternatively, dinner can be enjoyed in one of the four specialty restaurants (reservations required).
"Gamila" Beach Restaurant with Egyptian cuisine in the "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort": Snacks from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and à la carte dinner (reservations required).
Local non-alcoholic drinks are included 24 hours a day. Local alcoholic drinks are included from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Afterwards, they are subject to a charge.

Not included in All Inclusive

Nasaya Restaurant and Lounge (located in the "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort")

Sports Included

Modernly equipped fitness room (ages 16+), table tennis, beach volleyball, boccia, football field (grass), darts, aerobics, tennis (without floodlights), yoga, paddle tennis, archery. Aqua park for the whole family (from 1.20m) at the sister hotel "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort" (Black Hole, Rafting Slide, Free Fall Tunnel Slide, and much more).

Sports for a Fee

Aqua Center/Dive Center, windsurfing, tennis with floodlights. Billiards at the sister hotel (ages 12+).

Children's Program

For children, the resort offers a children's pool, a mini aqua park, the "Kids Planet" kids club for children aged 3-12 with a varied program, and a playground. A children's buffet is available in the main restaurant.
Babysitting service is available for a fee and upon request on site.
Large hotel pool with rocks and waterfall under clear blue sky.
Girl on a swing being cared for by a woman in a hotel setting.

Wellness

Spa area with sauna, steam bath, and jacuzzi, spa and beauty center (for a fee, ages 16+).
Hairdresser, various treatments, and massages (for a fee).

Hotel Service

Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the resort.
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An ATM (also for currency exchange) is available.

Credit Card

Visa, Mastercard, American Express.

Hotel features

  • Animation
  • Fitness
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • Air Conditioning
  • Hotel Safe
  • Sandy Beach
  • Water Slides
  • Children's Playground
  • Children's Pool
  • Massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Tennis
  • Diving
  • Wi-Fi
  • Club
  • Shopping Facilities
  • Family Friendly
  • Direct Beach Access
  • Extended Hygiene Concept

Note

Please note when choosing your hotel and destination airport that, especially when combining "Marsa Alam Airport - Hurghada Hotel" and vice versa "Hurghada Airport - Marsa Alam Hotel", considerable distances must be covered and a long transfer time is to be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked after a Nile cruise.
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The entry visa for all travel services booked with schauinsland-reisen is not included in the travel price. Guests have the option to arrange the visa themselves or to purchase it from the schauinsland-reisen tour guide upon arrival for €30 per person.
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Barrier-free hotel facility.
Two barrier-free rooms are available (Standard Room/D with pool view and Family Suite with garden view/DF2: additional doors, grab bars in the bathroom, ramp to the terrace).
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Season Note

Also bookable under HRGA69.

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