Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Hurghada

Nilkombi MS Lady Carol + Sentido Mamlouk Palace

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Travel information

Combination package consisting of a Nile cruise on the MS Lady Carol 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 Thursdays. The journey must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay prior to the cruise is mandatory. The next possible embarkation date 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 for seven days according to the program. The stay at the hotel before or after the cruise depends on your arrival day and the embarkation day. All transfers between the airport, hotel, and port are included.

MS Lady Carol

Itinerary

Embarkation: Thursday
Depending on the embarkation day, the itinerary may change.
Itinerary:.
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. In the afternoon, visit to the Luxor Museum (3) Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
Visit to the East Bank in Luxor. At 5 a.m., hot air balloon excursion (optional, can be booked on site).
Breakfast, visit to the East Bank, Karnak Temple, and Luxor Temple (1,2,3).
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 3:
Visit to the West Bank. 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.
Late in the evening, departure for Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4:
Departure from Esna.
Afterwards, proceed to Aswan, where the overnight stay will take place.
Lunch, dinner, and overnight on board.
Day 5:
In the morning after breakfast, visit to the Aswan High Dam and the Old Dam in Aswan (1,2,3).
Afterwards, visit to the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Afterward, an opportunity to visit a Nubian village with the desert on one side and the Nile on the other (3).
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6:
You have the opportunity to explore Abu Simbel (2,3). Departure for Kom Ombo with a visit to the Double Temple (1,2,3). Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7:
Proceed to Esna and visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3). Overnight on board.
Day 8:
Arrival in Luxor. 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 contains this excursion:
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)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossus of Memnon
Edfu Temple
Kom Ombo Temple
High Dam in Aswan
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
->Summer season 2026: 305.- € p.p., Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 316 € p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic excursion package are included in the Classic Plus excursion package: (bookable with code: KW, service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
-> Summer season 2026: 429.- € p.p., Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 443 € p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Plus excursion package are included in the Premium excursion package: (bookable with code: KW, service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
-> Summer season 2026: 482.- p.p., Winter season 2026/27 and Summer season 2027: 489 € p.p.

Facilities

The ship features a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful outside cabins, which are spread over several decks. The main restaurant provides delicious meals for your physical well-being. The offer is complemented by a cozy lounge bar. A small bazaar invites you to stroll and browse. On the spacious sun deck, there is a large pool and a bar. Bath towels are included on board.
Modern hotel reception with illuminated desk and artistic wall design.
Modern hotel lobby with orange seating bench, potted plant, and light marble floor.
Outdoor seating area with cushioned chairs and tables on a hotel balcony overlooking nature.

Accommodation

Bright hotel room with large bed, two armchairs, and balcony view.
Hotel room with two single beds, large window, and view of water.
Modern hotel shower area with glass partition, rain shower, and toilet in neutral tones.
Compact hotel bathroom with round mirror, sink, and toilet in neutral tones.

Cabins

The tastefully furnished cabins (K2) are approx. 19 m² in size and feature a bathroom with bath/WC, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, video system, air conditioning, minibar, and safe.
The cabins can also be booked for single occupancy (K1 or KA1).

Saver cabins

The saver cabins (EK2) are equipped like the standard cabins, but are located on the lower decks and feature a small round window.

Cabin for single occupancy

With the same equipment as the cabins, but slightly smaller (approx. 13 m²) and with only one bed (K1B). The window cannot be opened.

Compact hotel room with single bed, desk, TV, and curtains on the window.
Compact hotel bathroom with round mirror, sink, and toilet in neutral tones.
Modern hotel shower area with glass partition, rain shower, and toilet in neutral tones.

Meals

Full board

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

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet-style. National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks included from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The minibar is filled once a week with soft drinks.
Once a week, a fruit basket in the cabin.

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore.

Hotel service

Wi-Fi is available 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 of the Lady Carol: Marsa Habiba or Blue Sky in El-Boghdady, Luxor (depending on availability)
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Smoking is only permitted on the outdoor decks.
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Booking note: Please note that for flights to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam before or after the Nile cruise, at least one overnight stay at a hotel is required.
For flights to/from Luxor, no overnight stay is necessary.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to change the booking to a different ship for economic reasons. In these cases, it will always be a superior 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, changes to the itinerary may occur. 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 offered ship is a motor ship, operating noises may occur.
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The ships sometimes dock one behind or next to another, 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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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 7 € per person per night on the boat 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 *****

SENTIDO Mamlouk Palace Resort

Location

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

Facilities

The beautiful 5-star complex impresses with its oriental style and offers its guests a 24-hour reception service as well as 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, gluten-free, lactose-free, or low-carb dishes can be selected. The diverse offer is complemented by six bars that provide you with refreshments and snacks. The facilities of the neighboring hotel "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort" (HRG142) can also be used, including the aquapark with eleven great water slides.
In the beautiful outdoor area, a magnificent pool landscape with small rivers and bridges has been laid out. The relax pool and the family pool (family pool can be heated in winter) provide fun for both young and old.
Parasols, sunbeds, cushions, and bath towels (once per day) are included at the pool and beach.

Accommodation

Bright hotel room with double bed, runners, and balcony overlooking outdoors.
View from a covered terrace overlooking a manicured garden with palm trees and a hotel building in the background.
Two women in robes enjoying coffee on balcony overlooking pool and hotel.

Double rooms

The double rooms (D), with a size of approx. 41 m², are beautifully and comfortably furnished and feature a bathroom with shower, minibar (daily replenishment 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.
Also bookable for an extra charge with pool view (DP) or side sea view (DMS) as well as for single occupancy (DE/DES/DEM).

Family suite

The family suites (DF2) are slightly larger (approx. 52 m²) with the same facilities as the double rooms, featuring an additional living/bedroom with two sofa beds and garden view. The rooms are equipped with a connecting door.
Also bookable for an extra charge with pool view (2FB).
(Additionally bookable under HRGA69 as Family Room Garden View Type I (FGI) or Pool View (FP2).)

Cozy hotel room with double bed, nightstand, wall lamps, and balcony curtains.
Bright hotel room with double bed, carpet, and desk with mirror.
Family with two children relaxing on a hotel bed in a bright room.
Bright hotel room with double bed, carpet, and desk with mirror.

Family room with bunk bed

These family rooms (2FA) feature the same facilities as the double rooms, are the same size (approx. 41 m²), and additionally feature a bunk bed for children (bed length approx. 1.90 m x 1 m), but no separate bedroom.

Junior suite

The comfortably furnished junior suites (JS2) are equipped like the double rooms, have a size of 50 m², and feature a bedroom and an additional living room with two sofa beds.

Super saver rooms

The super saver rooms (SSZ) have the same facilities as the double rooms, but are limited in number and at a special price. The view is toward the street.

Bright hotel room with double bed, runners, and balcony overlooking outdoors.

Executive suite

The executive suites (ES2) are approx. 66 m² in size and feature a bathroom with bathtub/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, safe, minibar (daily replenishment with water), Wi-Fi, TV, telephone, and balcony or terrace. The executive suites have a living area and a sleeping area.

Double Deluxe Jacuzzi

The approx. 36 m² rooms are equipped with a double bed or single beds, shower/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, balcony with garden view, and whirlpool (ZQ2).
(Additionally bookable under HRGA69 as DDJ)

Double Deluxe Swim Up

Equipped similarly to the Double Deluxe Whirlpool, without a whirlpool, but with a king-size bed and swim-up terrace (DWU).
(Additionally bookable under HRGA69 as 2WU)

Jacuzzi suite

The Jacuzzi suites (S2J) are approx. 50 m² in size and, with similar facilities to the double rooms, feature a living area and an outdoor Jacuzzi.

Pool suite

The pool suites (2PS) are approx. 55 m² in size and, with similar facilities to the double rooms, feature a living area as well as a terrace with a private pool.

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast from 7-10:30, lunch from 12:30-2:30 p.m. (winter) and 1-3 p.m. in summer, dinner from 6:30-10 p.m. (winter) and in summer 7-10 p.m., each buffet-style in the main restaurant.
Alternatively, dinner can also be taken in one of the four specialty restaurants (reservation required). The "Manohar Restaurant" offers Indian cuisine, "Frida" restaurant offers Mexican cuisine, and "La Terraza" restaurant offers Spanish cuisine.
Local non-alcoholic drinks are included 24 hours a day. Local alcoholic drinks are included from 10 a.m. to midnight. Afterward for a fee.

Not included in All Inclusive

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

Sports included

Large gym with modern equipment and ample natural light through windows.
Modern fitness room (from 16 years), table tennis, beach volleyball, bocce, soccer field (grass), darts, aerobics, tennis (without floodlights), yoga, paddle tennis, archery. Aquapark for the whole family (from 1.20 m) in 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/diving center, windsurfing, tennis with floodlights. Billiards in the sister hotel (from 12 years).

Children's program

For children, the resort offers a children's pool, a mini aquapark, the "Kids Planet" Kids Club for children aged 3-12 years 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 blue pool in front of a hotel with rocks and covered seating areas under sunny weather.
A girl swings with a caretaker in a hotel play area.

Wellness

Spa area with sauna, steam bath, and Jacuzzi, spa and beauty center (for a fee, from 16 years).
Hairdresser, various treatments, and massages (for a fee).

Entertainment

The international and multilingual animation team will entertain you during the day and in the evening with a varied range of activities. The evening program offers you, for example, variety shows and live music. The amphitheater of the "SUNRISE Select Garden Beach Resort" also hosts programs. Additionally, the "Beats Club" (from 16 years) provides an exuberant atmosphere with music and tempting cocktails from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Hotel service

Wi-Fi is free of charge throughout the complex.
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ATM (also for changing money) is available.

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard, American Express.

Hotelhinweis

When choosing your hotel and your destination airport, please note that especially with the combination "Marsa Alam airport-Hurghada hotel" and conversely "Hurghada airport-Marsa Alam hotel", some long distances 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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Barrier-free hotel complex.
Two barrier-free rooms are available (standard room/D with pool view and family suite with garden view/DF2: wider doors, handles in the bathroom, ramp to the terrace).
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Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under HRGA69.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

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Last updated: 06.08.2026 18:18