Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Luxor

3 Tage Beach Albatros + 7 Tage MS Nile Excellence & Ausflug

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Travel information

Combined product consisting of a Nile cruise on the MS Nile Excellence and a beach holiday including all inter-hotel transfers. Accommodation at the hotel is always provided in the most economical room category available. If the Nile cruise is booked first, the inbound flight must be to Luxor. If the hotel is booked first and then the Nile cruise, the return flight must be from Luxor.

Notice

The holiday package you have selected has a duration of 10 days and includes various individual services. Accommodation on the ship is always 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 Nile Excellence incl. excursion

Highlights

  • 5-star Nile cruise ship with 30 exterior cabins.
  • Full board including selected soft drinks with meals.
  • Sun deck equipped with pool and sun loungers.
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi available in public areas of the ship.
  • Fitness area freely accessible to all guests on board.

Itinerary

When booking the MS Nile Excellence, the following excursions are automatically included: Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo Temple, and a visit to the High Dam in Aswan.
The excursion packages listed below can of course still be booked.
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Embarkation: Thursday.
The itinerary may change depending on the day of embarkation.
Itinerary:
1st Day:
Arrival and embarkation. Afternoon visit to the Luxor Museum (3). Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
2nd Day:
At 5 a.m., a hot air balloon ride is possible (optional, bookable on site).
In the morning, after breakfast, excursion to Thebes-West to the Hatshepsut Temple (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.
Afternoon trip to Edfu. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
3rd Day:
Morning trip to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board and visit to the Double Temple (1,2,3).
Trip to Aswan, dinner and overnight stay on board.
4th Day:
Morning after breakfast, visit to the Aswan High Dam (1,2,3).
Afterwards, visit to the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca trip on the Nile (1,2,3).
Afterwards, visit to a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
5th Day:
Early morning at 3:30 a.m., opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3), breakfast box is included.
Then continue to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board. Overnight stay and dinner on board.
6th Day:
Breakfast on board. The ship then continues to Esna. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
7th Day:
Breakfast. Afterwards, you have the opportunity to visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3).
Then the ship continues to Luxor.
Once arrived, you have the opportunity 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 the Karnak Temple (optional, can be booked on site).
8th 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.
Behind the excursions in the itinerary, it is always noted which excursion package this excursion is in:
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:
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatschepsut Temple
Colossi of Memnon in Luxor
Edfu Temple
Felucca trip
Philae Temple
-> Summer season 2026: 155 € per person, Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 163 € per person.
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Additional excursions to the Classic package are in the Excursion package Classic Plus Excellence
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
-> Summer season 2026: 280 € per person, Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 288 € per person.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Plus package are in the Excursion package Premium Excellence
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
-> Summer season 2026: 333 € per person, Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 334 € per person.

Amenities

The MS Nile Excellence has a total of 30 modernly furnished outside cabins, which are spread over several decks. The reception area is bright and elegantly designed and features a reception. Let yourself be spoiled with culinary delights in the main restaurant and enjoy the cool drinks served by the three bars on board. Furthermore, a small bazaar and a cozy reading corner are available. From winter 2024/25, the ship will have a small fitness room, which is freely accessible to all guests on board. To make your holiday perfect, you can relax on the loungers on the sun deck or cool off in the pool and enjoy the fantastic view of the landscape along the Nile.
Overview of Nile Excellence cruise ship deck plans showing cabins, pool, and lobby areas.

Accommodation

Suite

The friendly furnished suites (S2) are approx. 24 m² in size 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 a French balcony.
Also bookable for single use (1SA).

Royal Suite

The Royal Suites (RS) have the same amenities as the suites, but are larger (approx. 37 m²). The Royal Suites are located on the middle deck and upper deck.
In the Royal Suites, there is also a small table and two chairs on the balcony.

Single suites

The single suites (S1) are approx. 13 m² in size and are otherwise equipped the same as the suites, but with only one single bed without a seating area.

Economy Suite

The economy suites (S2Z) have the same amenities as the suites but are slightly smaller (approx. 21 m²) and may be without a French balcony and without a seating area, instead featuring a non-opening window.

Meals

Full board

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet or set menu.
Breakfast includes soft and hot drinks. For lunch and dinner, two soft drinks as well as one small bottle of water per person are included.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet style. Selected national alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks included from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the lounge and sun deck bar.
Afternoon coffee, tea, and pastries during the cruise.
Daily replenishment of the minibar with 2 small bottles of water. Once a week, the minibar is filled with soft drinks.
Once a week, a fruit basket in the cabin.

Not included in All Inclusive

International/imported alcoholic drinks.

Sports included

There is a small fitness area on deck.

Wellness

For additional relaxation, massage treatments are offered (for a fee).

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore or Oriental evenings.

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi is available free of charge in public areas. Wi-Fi in the rooms is available for a fee.
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Pool towels are provided in the cabins.
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24-hour cabin service, on-call doctor (for a fee).
Check-in 12 p.m.

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA are accepted.

Hotelhinweis

Address of the ship:
Blue Sky Dock – beside Baghdadi Police check point.
Check-in time: 12 p.m.
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Smoking is only permitted 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 due to congestion or 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 schedule.
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Since the ship offered is a motor ship, there may be operating noise.
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The ships sometimes dock behind or next to each other, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
It may happen that the ship is not always barrier-free reachable.
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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 8 € per person per night on the boat, depending on the category of the ship, at the beginning of the trip. 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.
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Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Beach Albatros Resort

Highlights

  • Direct location on a fine sandy beach by the Red Sea.
  • Pool landscape with 9 swimming pools and 22 water slides for adults and children.
  • Included 1001 Nights Neverland Show with dinner per stay.
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the entire hotel complex.
  • 4-star resort with 673 rooms and accessible accommodations available on request.

Location

Beach Albatros Resort entrance at night with illuminated gates and flags.
Spend a wonderful holiday with direct beach access in the popular Beach Albatros Resort of the renowned Pickalbatros hotel chain. Enjoy the view of the beautiful Red Sea and let yourself be enchanted. The holiday resort is located directly on the fine sandy beach and is considered particularly family-friendly. It is about 17 km to the center of Hurghada and about 11 km to the airport.

Amenities

This particularly family-friendly resort has 673 rooms, spread over a main building as well as several bungalows. Upper floors can be comfortably reached via the five lifts. The lobby offers a reception and a lobby bar. There are four different buffet restaurants ("East & West" - Indian, Oriental, and Asian cuisine, "Le Marche" - international, "Culina" - seafood, "Sidi Ali" - Oriental cuisine, an à-la-carte restaurant, a shisha corner (for a fee), various bars, as well as a hairdresser and boutiques. The "Dolce Vita Lounge Bar" impresses with a luxurious atmosphere and delicious cocktails. In the outdoor area, there is a pool landscape with a total of 9 swimming pools (partly heatable in winter), four of which have an integrated children's area and a children's pool, 13 slides for adults, as well as 9 slides for children, which ensure plenty of water fun. Sun loungers, parasols, and pool towels are available free of charge at the pools and on the beach.
Spacious hotel lounge with modern furnishings, large windows, and chandelier.

Accommodation

Modern hotel room with two beds and a terrace overlooking the sea.
View through an archway onto a terrace with two chairs, table, and garden with palm trees.

Bungalow garden view

The bungalows with garden view (BG2) have a size of approx. 30 m² and are equipped with a double bed or two single beds, shower/WC, tiles, air conditioning, telephone, safe (included), satellite TV, mini-fridge (1 bottle of water per person per day included), kettle, and a balcony or terrace.
Additionally bookable as Type I room (BGI/DEI) with a special price and limited availability.
Available for an extra charge with pool view (B2O) or for single use (BG1/B1O).

HRGA05: Bungalow

The bungalows are identical in size and amenities to the bungalows with garden view, but the view may vary (BU/B2A/B1B).

Double Superior pool view

The Double Superior pool view rooms (DSP) are equipped like the bungalow with garden view, but larger (approx. 36 m²) and feature a pool view. The rooms can be located in the main building or in the side buildings.
Also bookable with sea view (DMU).

Modern hotel room with bed, sofa, and balcony overlooking outdoors.
Modern hotel room with bed, gray sofa, desk, and large window with curtains.
Modern hotel bathroom with double sinks, large mirror, and glass shower enclosure.
Balcony with two chairs and table overlooking palm trees and hotel pool.
Room with two beds, view of pool and beach through open balcony door.
Modern bathroom with toilet, glass-enclosed shower, and double sink vanity.
View from a balcony with chairs overlooking a pool and the sea at a hotel resort under clear sky.

Double room sea view

The double rooms with sea view (approx. 24 m², DM) have the same amenities as the bungalow with garden view, additionally feature a sea view, and are located in the main building.
Also bookable for single use (DEM).

Super saver room

The super saver rooms (SSZ) have the same amenities as the bungalow with garden view, are distributed throughout the hotel complex, and have limited availability.

Bright hotel room with double bed, balcony, and sea view.
Bright hotel room with double bed, TV, chairs, and balcony access overlooking the outdoor area.
Bright hotel room with double bed, balcony, and view of palm trees and pool.
View from covered hotel terrace onto manicured gardens and a two-story building.

Family room

The family rooms (DF2) have the same amenities as the bungalow with garden view, but are larger (approx. 48 m²), consist of 2 bedrooms and a bathroom, as well as a balcony or terrace.
Additionally bookable as Type I room (DFI) with a special price and limited availability.
Available for an extra charge with pool view (FP2).

Suite sea view

The suites with sea view (S2M) have the same amenities as the bungalow with garden view, but are more spacious (approx. 48 m²) with a living room/bedroom and a separate bedroom. The rooms are located in the main building.

Double Deluxe room (HRGA05)

These double rooms are approx. 28 m² in size and equipped with air conditioning, TV, shower/WC, and a balcony or terrace with a view of the garden (DD2/DD3). Optionally also available without a specific view (DDA), with pool view and slightly smaller (approx. 24 m², DPB), facing the sea (approx. 24 m², X2M), or with sea view (approx. 24 m², DDM).

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast buffet from 7-10 a.m., late breakfast from 7-10:30 a.m., lunch from 1-3 p.m., and dinner in summer from 6:30-9:30 p.m., in winter from 7-8:30 p.m. Various snacks for hunger are always available. Afternoon coffee/tea, cakes, and pastries. Ice cream for young and old from 1-5 p.m. All local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from 10 a.m.-midnight at the bars that are open at the time. Selected cocktails are already included in the All-Inclusive offer at no extra charge. After midnight, alcoholic drinks must be paid for. Soft drinks, water, and hot drinks are free of charge.

Not included in All Inclusive

Shisha (water pipe), room service, treatments in the spa center.

Sports included

Beach volleyball, fitness center, table tennis, bocce, mini-golf, stretching, dance lessons, aqua gymnastics, step aerobics, water polo.

Sports for a fee

Tennis with floodlights, paddle tennis, billiards, various water sports options, diving school (local provider).
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Neverland Aqua Park (bookable in the travel agency with requirement H and the service code HRG913):
Unlimited access to the Neverland Aqua Park (consisting of the former Jungle Aqua Park and a newly built slide park in the Water Valley) can be booked in many hotels for a fee. The park includes over 100 different water attractions for young and old guests. The price of 75 € for adults and 38 € for children up to 11 years includes not only daily free entry including snacks and soft drinks but also the transfer from/to the accommodation hotel.

Children's program

For younger guests, there is a separate children's pool (Children's Aqua Fun Pool), hourly miniclub (4-12 years) 7 days a week, and an adventurous playground.
Playground with wooden structure, slide, and swings at a hotel area surrounded by palm trees.
Child-friendly play area with colorful floor and tables in a hotel
Round hotel entrance building with colorful toucan figures and palm trees in the background.

Wellness

Modern hotel lobby with gray armchairs and marble reception under wooden ceiling.
Modern spa area with whirlpool, stylish ceiling lights, and decorative wall art.
Modern wellness area with green lounges and massage table under warm lighting.
Spa area with sauna, steam bath, hammam, and massages for a fee.

Entertainment

Varied entertainment program during the day and in the evening.
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1001 Night Neverland Show: (1x per stay included)
Life in Hurghada is illuminated with an evening program that combines music, dance, light, and theater. Experience everything in one evening: international cabaret, pop music, dance show, as well as traditional oriental music.
All this in the impressive setting of the famous theater in the Palace of Alf Leila Wa Leila - 1001 Nights. An evening where the past merges with the present!
As part of the program, a delicious dinner and a varied selection of drinks await you.

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the entire hotel complex.
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Laundry and room service (each for a fee).
An ATM is available in the hotel.

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard.

Hotelhinweis

Barrier-free rooms bookable on request (BG2/DM). The hotel is barrier-free and suitable for wheelchair users.
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Please note when choosing your hotel and your destination airport that, especially with the combination "Marsa Alam Airport-Hurghada Hotel" as well as the other way around "Hurghada Airport-Marsa Alam Hotel", long distances must be covered and a long transfer must be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked following a Nile cruise.
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Zusatzhinweis

SAFAGA ROAD
HURGHADA/EGYPT
TEL: 0020-6534648015
FAX: 0020-973464800

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under HRGA05.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

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Last updated: 11.09.2026 09:09