Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Hurghada

Nilkombi MS Magic I + Iberotel Makadi Beach

HMH102
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Travel information

Combination product consisting of a Nile cruise on the MS Magic I and a beach holiday, including all intermediate transfers. Accommodation at the hotel is always provided in the most reasonably priced available room category. Embarkation always takes place on Saturdays. The journey must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay beforehand is mandatory. The next available embarkation will always be selected.

Notice

The travel offer you have chosen has a duration of 14 Days and includes various individual services. Accommodation on the ship is always provided for seven days according to the program. The pre- and post-stay at the hotel depends on your arrival day and the embarkation day. All transfers between the airport, hotel, and port are included.

MS Magic I

Highlights

  • 5-star vessel with 72 exterior cabins distributed across several decks.
  • Spacious sun deck equipped with a pool and a bar.
  • Full board offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets.
  • German-speaking guide available on board for excursions.
  • On-board amenities include a jeweler, bazaar, and billiard room.

Itinerary

Embarkation: Saturday
Itinerary:
1. Day:
Arrival and embarkation. Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
2. Day:
A hot air balloon ride can be booked in the morning at 5 a.m. (optional, only bookable on site).
Breakfast on board. Afterward, visit the West Bank with the Hatshepsut Temple (1,2,3), Colossi of Memnon (1,2,3), and the Valley of the Kings (1,2,3).
Lunch on board. Afterward, continue to Edfu.
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
3. Day:
Breakfast on board. Afterward, continue to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board.
After arrival in Kom Ombo, the Kom Ombo Temple can be visited there (1,2,3).
Continue toward Aswan. Dinner on board during the trip.
Overnight stay in Aswan.
4. Day:
Morning after breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam (1,2,3).
Afterward, visit the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca ride on the Nile.
Afterward, opportunity to visit a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
5. Day:
Early morning at 3:30 a.m., opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3), breakfast box is included.
Lunch on board. Overnight stay and dinner on board.
Continue to Esna.
6. Day:
Morning after breakfast, visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3). Continue to Luxor. Lunch on board. Dinner and overnight stay in Luxor.
7. Day:
Breakfast on board.
Visit the East Bank with the Luxor Temple (1,2,3) and Karnak Temple (1,2,3).
8. Day:
Departure.
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The excursions listed in the itinerary are not included.
There is a German-speaking guide on the ship for the excursions.
The excursion package to which each excursion belongs is always noted behind the excursion in the itinerary:
Classic Excursion Package=1
Classic Plus Excursion Package=2
Premium Excursion Package=3
The excursion packages can be booked optionally. Entrance fees are included in the excursion packages.
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Classic Excursion Package (bookable with Ref: KW Service: NILKLASS)
Package for winter season 2025/2026, summer season 2026:
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Edfu Temple
Kom Ombo Temple
High Dam in Aswan
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
Winter season 2025/2026, summer season 2026: 305.- € p.p.
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Additional excursions in the Classic Plus Excursion Package (bookable with Ref: KW Service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
Winter season 2025/2026, summer season 2026 429.- € p.p.
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Additional excursions in the Premium Excursion Package (bookable with Ref: KW Service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
Winter season 2025/2026, summer season 2026: 482.- € p.p.

Facilities

The ship features a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful outside cabins spread over several decks. The main restaurant provides delicious meals for your culinary well-being. The offerings are complemented by a reading corner and a lounge bar. A jeweler and a bazaar invite you to browse. Furthermore, there is a billiard room on board. You can relax and enjoy your holiday on the spacious sun deck with a pool and bar.

Accommodation

Cabins

The tastefully furnished cabins have a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, video system, air conditioning, minibar, and safe.
The cabins can also be booked for single use.
The windows cannot be opened.

Meals

Full board

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet-style. Drinks are available for a fee.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet-style. National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are included from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Wellness

Massages are offered for additional relaxation (for a fee).

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore is provided.

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi is available on the ship for a fee.
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24-hour cabin service, on-call doctor (for a fee).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA.

Hotelhinweis

Docking station in Luxor: Marsa Habiba or Blue Sky in El-Boghdady, Luxor (depending on availability)
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Booking note: Please note that at least one overnight stay is required before the Nile cruise.
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Smoking is only allowed on the outer decks.
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Booking note: Please note that for a flight to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam before or after the Nile cruise, at least one overnight stay at a hotel is required.
For a flight to/from Luxor, no overnight stay is necessary.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to rebook you to another ship for economic reasons. In these cases, it is always a higher-quality ship. The travel itinerary will not be affected.
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The transfer time from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 7-8 hours, depending on the location of the hotel.
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Due to seasonal low water levels of the Nile or overloading/maintenance of the Esna locks, the itinerary may change. In very rare cases, bus transfers or accommodation on an equivalent ship may be necessary to ensure the travel itinerary.
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As the ship offered is a motor ship, operating noises may occur.
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The ships sometimes dock one behind or next to each other, so it may be necessary to cross other ships. It may happen that the ship is not always accessible barrier-free.
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When booking this ship, accommodation is provided on the MS Magic I or another ship with similar facilities and of the same category.
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Egypt is the land of "baksheesh": To save you the stress of constant tipping on board, your local tour guide will collect an amount of 6 €-7 € per person and night on the ship at the beginning of the trip, depending on the ship's category. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your holiday as pleasant as possible and is considered a recommendation on our part.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Iberotel Makadi Beach by JAZ

Highlights

  • Daily free entry to the Makadi Water World aqua park with 50 slides.
  • Direct location on the sandy beach of Makadi Bay with private house reef for snorkeling.
  • Extensive sports offer including tennis, fitness room, squash, and billiards.
  • Sustainability certification through the Green Star label until October 2027.
  • Accommodation available in top-floor rooms with guaranteed sea view.

Location

Located directly on the beautiful and long sandy beach of the idyllic Makadi Bay, the popular Iberotel Makadi Beach hotel is the place to be. Experience the colorful underwater world of the Red Sea. The hotel's own reef grows in places up to the shore and offers excellent diving and snorkeling conditions. Just a few meters from the hotel is the Makadi Souk, where you can look for souvenirs or enjoy oriental dishes in one of the nice restaurants. Hurghada is approx. 35 km north.
Aerial view of a beach with umbrellas, lounge chairs, and clear blue water.
An empty sandy beach with a volleyball net and rows of straw umbrellas under a clear sky.

Facilities

The spacious complex with double-story residential units that extend along the pool and garden landscape to the beach leaves nothing to be desired. The hotel has 313 rooms, an inviting lobby with reception, a fun pub, shops, and boutiques. Culinary well-being is provided by a main restaurant, two à-la-carte restaurants, and an oriental restaurant. Other à-la-carte restaurants are available to guests in Madinat Makadi for a fee.
The extensive outdoor area features a swimming pool (heatable in winter) and a swimming pool with an adjacent children's pool and waterfall, a sun terrace, and a pool bar and pool restaurant. Sun loungers and umbrellas are available free of charge at the beach and pool.

Accommodation

Modern hotel room with double bed, seating area, and terrace overlooking palm trees.
Bright hotel room with double bed, seating area, and balcony overlooking the garden.

Double Superior

The Double Superior (DSU) rooms are tastefully and comfortably furnished (approx. 36 m²) with shower/WC, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer, air conditioning, tiled floor, satellite TV, telephone, safe, apples and cookies upon arrival, and a balcony or terrace with garden or pool view.
Also bookable with pool view (DSP), side sea view (DSS), sea view (DMU), or for single use (DEU/ESP/1SD/EMU).

Double Superior Sea View Guaranteed Top Floor

The newly bookable Schauinsland-Reisen Original rooms (MSA) are equipped like the Double Superior and feature a sea view. The rooms are guaranteed to be on the top floor of the hotel, offering a breathtaking view of the Red Sea.
Also bookable for single use (MSE).

Junior Suite Side Sea View

The junior suites (J2S) have the same amenities as the Double Superior but are larger (approx. 50 m²) with a living area and coffee machine, as well as a side sea view.
Also bookable with sea view (J2M).

Hotel room with canopy bed, warm lighting, and wooden furniture in muted tones.
Hotel room with seating area, canopy bed, and view of terrace with palm trees.
Cozy living room with sofa, armchairs, and view of terrace and pool in hotel accommodation.

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Continental early riser breakfast from 5-7 a.m., breakfast 7-10:30 a.m., lunch 12:30-2:30 p.m., and dinner 6:30-9:30 p.m. All meals buffet-style. Once per stay, it is possible to have dinner at one of the specialty restaurants of a neighboring hotel within the dine-around concept (reservation required).
Snacks and ice cream from 12-5 p.m. A selection of local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks by the glass is available to guests 24 hours a day. The minibar is refilled daily with still water, coffee, and tea. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are available at an extra cost.
In the Aqua Park: Soft drinks and snacks.

Ultra All Inclusive (HRGA10)

Corresponds to AI in HRG102

Sports included

Colorful water slides descend from a platform into a swimming pool under a blue sky.
Two women practice yoga outdoors on grass under palm trees in sunny weather.
An empty sandy beach with a volleyball net and rows of straw umbrellas under a clear sky.
Interior of a gym with various equipment and people exercising.
Red clay tennis court surrounded by palm trees and white buildings under clear sky.
Hotel gym with treadmills, large arched window, and mirrored wall.
Sauna, whirlpool, steam bath, squash, darts, billiards, table tennis, fitness room, and tennis.
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"Makadi Water World" Aqua Park: Daily free entrance to the Aqua Park in Madinat Makadi with 50 different slides for children and adults. Snacks and soft drinks are included. Shuttle buses are available in all Jaz hotels in Madinat Makadi (schedules at reception).

Sports for a fee

Surfing and diving (under German management). Paddle tennis in the neighboring hotel.
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A 9-hole and 18-hole (2*9-hole) par 3 golf course is located in Madinat Makadi and invites you to play golf. A golf school (golf equipment can be rented on site) as well as a driving range is available to all guests of Madinat Makadi for a fee.

Children's program

Children's pool, miniclub (4-11 years), playground, babysitter on request based on availability (for a fee).
Interior of a colorful dining room with bright chairs and large windows.

Wellness

Sauna, whirlpool, steam bath (each in the neighboring hotel HRG099 Jaz Makadi Oasis, free of charge), spa, and beauty salon (in the neighboring hotel, for a fee).

Entertainment

Various sports activities during the day, live music in the evening, dance and folklore shows, soft animation.

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi with limited speed and 4 accesses per room is available throughout the hotel complex free of charge.
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Laundry service (free of charge (except dry cleaning)), baby cots on request (free of charge).

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Maestro.

Hotelhinweis

When choosing your hotel and your destination airport, please note that especially with the combination "Marsa Alam airport-Hurghada hotel" and vice versa "Hurghada airport-Marsa Alam hotel", long distances sometimes have to be covered and a long transfer must be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked after a Nile cruise.
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2 barrier-free rooms available on request (Double Superior).
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Zusatzhinweis

MAKADI RESORT
HURGHADA/MAKADI BAY
EGYPT
0020-653590000
0020-0653590020

Seasonal information

additionally bookable under HRGA10

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

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Last updated: 15.09.2026 17:33