Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Marsa Alam

Nilkombi MS Magic I + Jaz Elite Amara Resort

HMR090
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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 affordable available room category. Embarkation always takes place on Thursday. The trip must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay before is mandatory. The next possible embarkation is always 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 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:
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
In the morning at 5 AM, a hot air balloon ride can be booked (optional, only bookable locally).
Breakfast on board. Afterward, visit the West Bank with the Temple of Hatshepsut (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.
Day 3:
Breakfast on board. Afterward, continue to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board.
After arrival in Kom Ombo, you can visit the Temple of Kom Ombo (1,2,3).
Continue toward Aswan. Dinner on board during the trip.
Overnight stay in Aswan.
Day 4:
In the morning after breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam (1,2,3).
Afterward, visit the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, felucca ride on the Nile.
Afterward, opportunity to visit a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 5:
Early in the morning at 3:30 AM, 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.
Day 6:
In the morning after breakfast, visit the Temple of Edfu (1,2,3). Continue to Luxor. Lunch on board. Dinner and overnight stay in Luxor.
Day 7:
Breakfast on board.
Visit the East Bank with the Luxor Temple (1,2,3) and Karnak Temple (1,2,3).
Day 8:
Departure.
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The excursions listed in the itinerary are not included.
A German-speaking guide for the excursions is available on the ship.
Behind the excursions in the itinerary, it is always noted in which excursion package this excursion is included:
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 code: KW, service: NILKLASS)
Package for the 2025/2026 winter season, 2026 summer season:
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Edfu Temple
Kom Ombo Temple
Aswan High Dam
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 305.- € per person
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Additional excursions in the Classic Plus Excursion Package (bookable with code: KW, service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 429.- € per person
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Additional excursions in the Premium Excursion Package (bookable with code: KW, service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 482.- € per person

Facilities

The ship features a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful outside cabins spread across several decks. The main restaurant provides delicious meals for your physical 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 equipped cabins feature a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, video system, air conditioning, minibar, and safe.
The cabins can also be booked for single occupancy.
The windows cannot be opened.

Meals

Full board

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet. Drinks are for a fee.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet form. National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are included from 11 AM to 11 PM.

Wellness

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

Entertainment

Entertainment is provided by occasional evening entertainment with folklore.

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

Pier in Luxor: Marsa Habiba or Blue Sky in El-Boghdady, Luxor (subject to 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 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 in a hotel is required.
No overnight stay is necessary for a flight to/from Luxor.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to change bookings to another ship for economic reasons. In these cases, it is always a higher-quality ship. The travel sequence 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 required to guarantee the travel sequence.
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Since 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 will be on the MS Magic I or another ship with similar equipment and of the same category.
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Egypt is the land of baksheesh: To spare 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 category of the ship. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your holiday as pleasant as possible and is considered our recommendation.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

JAZ Elite Amara

Highlights

  • 5-star hotel directly on the beach at Marsa Mares bay.
  • Large pool landscape with seven pools including children's and baby pool.
  • Fitness studio on the first floor with panoramic views of the bay.
  • All Inclusive including main restaurant and two à-la-carte restaurants.
  • Jazy Kids Club for children aged 4 to 12 years.

Location

The newly opened JAZ Amara resort (opened December 2023) is situated on a beautiful, gently sloping beach in the first beach row of the popular bay of Marsa Mares. The bay is particularly known for its turtle habitat and has a house reef that invites you to snorkel and dive. Your holiday domicile is about 8 kilometers from Marsa Alam Airport. You will find various shopping opportunities with bars and restaurants at the port of Port Ghalib (about 5 kilometers away).
Modern hotel pool area with long pools, sun loungers, and sea view.
Three straw umbrellas with lounge chairs on a calm sandy beach under blue sky.
Beach scene with lounge chair, thatched roof, and woman in red swimsuit.

Facilities

Open lounge area with wooden furniture overlooking a pool and palm trees in a hotel resort.
Modern outdoor pool area with covered seating and view of a hotel building.
View of an open hotel dining area with tables, chairs, and a pool with buildings under a clear sky.
The stylishly built hotel complex has a total of 272 rooms and suites that are spread across the entire property. Among them are various superior and deluxe rooms, suites, and swim-up rooms. Your holiday resort surprises with a very appealing, noble design and was designed very generously. The impressive reception area offers a direct sea view of the resort and the bay, and features a reception with various seating areas as well as a lobby bar. The outdoor area has a large pool landscape that runs through the property. Seven different pools await you, including a children's pool, a baby pool, and a Jacuzzi (partially heatable in winter). Sun loungers and parasols are available to guests free of charge in the pool area as well as on the private beach section; bath and beach towels are already in the rooms. Furthermore, the complex has a spacious gym on the first floor with a panoramic view of the bay and the pool landscape. Directly adjacent is the hotel's own Mivida Spa (for a fee). A main restaurant, two à la carte restaurants, and various bars are at your disposal.

Accommodation

Double Superior Room

The comfortably furnished Superior double rooms (DSU, approx. 51m²) feature a walk-in shower/WC, individually adjustable air conditioning, minibar, and telephone (each for a fee), Wi-Fi (included), LED TV, and a minibar. The rooms are equipped with either a king-size bed or two single beds. There is also a tea and coffee station in the room. The rooms have a terrace or balcony. Also bookable with pool view (DSP), partial sea view (DSS), and sea view (DMU). Also bookable for single occupancy (DEU/ESP/1SD/UME).
(Additionally bookable under RMFA45 as Superior Swim-Up Double Room with direct access to the sharing pool (DWP/EWP/B2Q)).
Rooms with direct pool/sea access pose an increased danger for small children.
Therefore, for security reasons, Schauinsland-Reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children for these room types.

Double Superior Premium Room

With otherwise the same amenities as the Superior double rooms, these are slightly more spacious and have a pool view (PR2). Also bookable for single occupancy (PR1).

Double Superior Room Sea View Guaranteed Top Floor

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

Double Superior Swim-up Advantage Room

The Superior Swim-up double rooms (DWP) feature the same amenities as the Superior double rooms, but with direct access to the sharing pool and sun loungers on the terrace. The rooms also have the following exclusive amenities from Schauinsland-Reisen:
- Fruit basket upon arrival in the rooms
- VIP Treatment upon arrival: coffee/tea maker in the room, additional 2 bathrobes, various snacks such as apples, berries, chocolate, macarons, nuts, and various Arabic pastries.
- Use of the à la carte restaurants is included one extra time (Teppanyaki restaurant is excluded; in all other rooms, the à la carte restaurants are included only once).
Also bookable for single occupancy (EWP).
Rooms with direct pool/sea access pose an increased danger for small children.
Therefore, for security reasons, Schauinsland-Reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children for these room types.

Modern hotel room with large double bed, bench, sofa, and pool view through glass sliding door.
Modern hotel area with pool and lounge chairs in front of balconies under blue sky.
Modern hotel pool in front of rooms with umbrellas and lounge chairs.

Deluxe Double Room

The Deluxe double rooms (DD2), with the same amenities as the Superior double rooms, are larger (approx. 56m²) and are suitable for families due to the layout (one king-size bed and two sofa beds in the front area). Optionally also bookable with partial sea view (DDS), sea view (DM2), or as swim-up (DWU).
Rooms with direct pool/sea access pose an increased danger for small children.
Therefore, for security reasons, Schauinsland-Reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children for these room types.

Modern hotel featuring a rectangular pool, loungers, and wooden pergola on the terrace.
View of a modern hotel with pool terrace and sea in the background.

Executive Suite

The Executive Suites (2SU) are spacious (approx. 150m²) and feature a walk-in shower/WC, individually adjustable air conditioning, minibar, and telephone (each for a fee), Wi-Fi (included), LED TV, a minibar, and a coffee/tea maker. The Executive Suites also have a living/dining area. The suites have a large balcony with a private pool.
The rooms are located on the first floor.
Rooms with direct pool/sea access pose an increased danger for small children.
Therefore, for security reasons, Schauinsland-Reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children for these room types.

Royal Suite

The Royal Suites (RS) are 153m² in size and, with the same amenities as the Superior double rooms, have a king-size bed and a dining set. The rooms also feature a lush terrace with access to the private pool (heatable in winter) and direct sea view.
Rooms with direct pool/sea access pose an increased danger for small children.
Therefore, for security reasons, Schauinsland-Reisen has a minimum age requirement of 6 years for children for these room types.

Double Superior Premium Room (RMFA45)

With otherwise the same amenities as the Superior double rooms, these are slightly more spacious (SPU/SPE).

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

The main restaurant "Marasi Restaurant" offers international cuisine for breakfast (07-10 AM), lunch (12:30-02:30 PM), and dinner (07-10 PM) in buffet form. A late-riser breakfast is also available there from 10:30 AM to 12 PM. In addition, guests have access to two à la carte restaurants (reservation required), which are included three times per stay/guest (except Teppanyaki), but are for a fee thereafter: "Tao Tao" restaurant with a selection of Asian dishes such as sushi, sashimi, Japanese dishes, or Teppanyaki. The à la carte restaurant "Bay View" offers Mediterranean fine-dining cuisine. A tea time is offered from 12:30 PM to 05 PM. Various bars offer refreshments and snacks during the day, such as the "La Vista Pool Snack Bar" (snacks as well as local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks), "Splash Pool Bar", "Fantasia Lobby Bar", and "Bay View Beach Bar" (snacks as well as local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks).
Appropriate clothing is requested for dinner.
Men must wear long trousers and appropriate footwear; no muscle shirts/tank tops or shorts of any length.
For women, shorts are acceptable at dinner, but hotpants and very short shorts are not.

Sports included

Fitness and aerobics room on the first floor with a unique panoramic view of the resort and the bay.
Modern hotel gym with panoramic windows and views of a sunny outdoor area.
Woman practicing yoga on mat in front of wall with decorative pots in a calm room.
Modern gym with equipment and view of hotel interior spaces.

Sports for a fee

Dive center on the beach (for a fee) with a wide range of snorkeling and diving programs.

Children's program

Jazy Kids Club for children aged 4-12 years in indoor and outdoor areas with various play areas and a sleeping area.

Wellness

Modern hotel reception with a bright desk and decorative wooden lattice in the background.
Mivida Spa with a rich range of massages (also bookable as couple massages). In addition, a sauna, a steam room, and a Jacuzzi are available (all facilities and offers are for a fee).

Entertainment

Daily entertainment programs are offered, including live music in the evenings.

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the hotel with limited speed.
ATM.

Credit card

Mastercard, Visa

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 following a Nile cruise.
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KM 79 QUESSIR, MARSA ALAM ROAD
MARSA ALAM, EGYPT
TEL.: +20653700515
E-MAIL: centralreservation@jazhotels.com
www.jazhotels.com

Seasonal information

additionally bookable under RMFA45

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

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Last updated: 17.09.2026 12:16