Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Hurghada

Nilkombi MS Lady Carol + Sunrise Azalea

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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 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 beforehand is mandatory. The earliest possible 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 for seven Days according to the program. The pre- and post-stay at the hotel depends on your day of arrival and the embarkation day. All transfers between the airport, hotel, and port are included.

MS Lady Carol

Itinerary

Embarkation: Thursday
Depending on the day of embarkation, the itinerary may change.
Itinerary:.
1. Day:
Arrival and embarkation. Afternoon visit to the Luxor Museum (3) Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
2. Day:
Sightseeing of the East Bank in Luxor. At 5 a.m. hot air balloon excursion (optional, can be booked on site).
Breakfast, sightseeing of the East Bank, the Karnak and Luxor temples (1,2,3).
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
3. Day:
Sightseeing of the West Bank. 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 evening departure to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
4. Day:
Continue from Esna.
Then on to Aswan, where the overnight stay also takes place.
Lunch, dinner, and overnight on board.
5. Day:
Morning after breakfast visit to the Aswan High Dam and the Old Dam in Aswan (1,2,3).
Then visit to the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Then opportunity for a visit to a Nubian village with the desert on one side and the Nile on the other (3).
Dinner and overnight on board.
6. Day:
You have the opportunity to explore Abu Simbel (2,3). Journey to Kom Ombo with a visit to the double temple (1,2,3). Dinner and overnight on board.
7. Day:
Continue to Esna and visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3). Overnight on board.
8. Day:
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.
It is always noted behind the excursions in the itinerary in which excursion package this excursion is included:
Excursion package Classic=1
Excursion package Classic Plus=2
Excursion package Premium=3
The excursion packages can be booked optionally. Entrance fees are included in the excursion packages.
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Excursion package Classic (bookable with code: KW service: NILKLASS)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatschepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi 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 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 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 has a friendly reception and a total of 72 beautiful exterior cabins spread over several decks. The main restaurant provides delicious dishes. 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 have a bathroom with bath/WC, hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, video system, air conditioning, minibar, and safe.
The cabins can also be booked for single use (K1 or KA1).

Economy cabins

The economy cabins (EK2) are equipped like the standard cabins, but are located on the lower decks and have a small porthole.

Single cabin

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 in buffet form. 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 services

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

Credit cards

MasterCard and VISA.

Note

Docking location of the Lady Carol: Marsa Habiba or Blue Sky in El-Boghdady, Luxor (depending on availability)
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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.
If flying to/from Luxor, no overnight stay is necessary.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to rebook you on another ship for economic reasons. In these cases, it will always be a higher-quality ship. The travel itinerary will not be affected.
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The transfer duration 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 congestion/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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Since the ship offered is a motor ship, there may be operating noises.
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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 occur 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 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 *****

SUNRISE Azalea Aqua Park Resort

Location

View of a hotel pool with water slides, sun loungers, and sea in the background.
Beach with rows of sun umbrellas, palm trees, and clear blue sea in the background.
Wide sandy beach with loungers and umbrellas along calm coast under clear sky.
Beach with sun loungers and straw umbrellas under a clear blue sky beside calm sea.
The SUNRISE Azalea Aqua Park Resort, newly renovated and reopened in 2026, is located in the north of Hurghada, directly on the beach. The spacious and wide beach section with its own jetty invites you to linger and explore the underwater world. Hurghada Airport is about 25 kilometers away, the center of Hurghada approx. 16 kilometers.

Facilities

The schauinsland-reisen Original hotel was extensively renovated in winter 2025/2026 and shines in new splendor in the first beach row of Hurghada. The complex has a total of 569 rooms spread over various building areas, including newly built, popular swim-up rooms. The complex offers guests 5 different pools, which are distributed throughout the complex down to the beach. One of the pools can be heated during the winter months, and one of the pools is for adults only (16 years and older). Additionally, the complex offers three children's pools, all of which are heatable. Embedded in the complex is a spacious aqua park providing water fun for young and old: ten different slides provide daily sliding fun, and six additional slides are located specifically for smaller guests in the children's area. A total of 6 restaurants in the complex (one for a fee) and three further à-la-carte restaurants in the adjacent "SUNRISE Serano Aqua Park Resort," which can be used free of charge, provide the culinary experience. A selection of eight different bars (one for a fee, one exclusive for ages 16 and up) is available throughout the day. Loungers, towels, and sun umbrellas are available to guests free of charge at the pool and beach.
An elegant hotel dining area with red accents and geometric floor pattern.
Spacious dining room with numerous tables and upholstered chairs in light tones.
Bright hotel bar with wooden tables, chairs, and large windows with white curtains.

Accommodation

Modern hotel room with double bed, balcony, and seating area.
Modern hotel room with double bed, TV, desk, and seating area in bright colors.
Bright hotel room with gray sofa, small table, and balcony overlooking the sea.
View from balcony of two large pools and adjacent hotel buildings with the sea in the background.

Superior double room

The friendly furnished rooms (DSB, approx. 32m²) are equipped with shower/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, satellite TV, telephone (for a fee), Wi-Fi, safe, minibar, and balcony or terrace.
Also bookable with garden or pool view (DSU), pool view or side sea view (DSP), side sea view (D2S), or direct sea view (DMU).
Bookable for single use under UB1/DSE/1SD/EMU.

Double room sup. upgrade back=garden or pool

Special promotion in the travel period Summer 2026:
The room (DAS) has the same facilities as the DSU with the following amenities:
- Early check-in and late check-out
- VIP Treatment: Preferred treatment
- Endless access to all à-la-carte restaurants (except Felucca) without a fee
- Fruit basket upon arrival
Also bookable as DSU Superior=D2S Superior side sea view under Q2A or DMU Superior sea view=DPB Deluxe pool view under PBD with the same amenities.
The rooms also have a lower price and are exclusively bookable from 21.7.-4.8.2026.

Double room sup. pool view or side sea view upgrade

Special promotion in the travel period Winter 2026/27:
The room (DBP) has the same facilities as the DSP with the following amenities:
- Early check-in and late check-out
- VIP Treatment: Preferred treatment
- Endless access to all à-la-carte restaurants (except Felucca) without a fee
- Fruit basket upon arrival
Also bookable as DSP Superior pool or side sea view=DMU Superior sea view under UMB or DMU Superior sea view=DPB Deluxe pool view under PBD with the same amenities.
The rooms also have a lower price and are exclusively bookable from 21.7.-4.8.2026.

Family suite side sea view/sea view

The family suites (F2M, 50m²) are equipped like the superior rooms, but consist of two separate bedrooms, one room with a double bed, and one room with two single beds. The rooms have a terrace or a balcony with side or direct sea view.

Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, and seating area by the window.
Hotel room with two beds, modern design, and a calm color scheme.
Modern hotel room with double bed, balcony, and sea view.
Modern hotel room with two beds, wood accents, and a view of a terrace.
Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and balcony overlooking pool.
Modern hotel room with double bed, sea view, and balcony with pool.

Family suite swim up

With the same facilities as the family suite sea view, these rooms have access to the sharing pool (FSU, approx. 48m²).
Please note that your booked room has a sharing pool and there is no dedicated lifeguard for this pool. When booking with children or non-swimmers, you are responsible for supervision yourself.

Double room superior swim up

With the same facilities as the superior double rooms, these rooms (DWU) are 44m² in size and have a terrace with access to the sharing pool.
Also bookable for single use (WU1).
Please note that your booked room has a sharing pool and there is no dedicated lifeguard for this pool. When booking with children or non-swimmers, you are responsible for supervision yourself.

Bright hotel room with double bed, sofa, small table, and modern furnishings.
Bright hotel room with large bed, desk, balcony, and view of a hotel complex.
Bright hotel room with large bed, desk, TV, and balcony overlooking palm trees.
Pool area with lounge chairs and umbrellas in front of a hotel complex under a blue sky.
Bright hotel room with double bed, balcony access, sea view, and cityscape.
Bright hotel room with double bed, armchair, desk, and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern bathroom with walk-in shower, toilet, and sink on a light-colored countertop.
Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, TV, and view of pool and houses.

Double room deluxe pool view

The rooms (DPB) have similar facility features as the superior double rooms, are slightly more spacious (approx. 35m²), and have pool view.
Also bookable for single use (DPE).

Family Jacuzzi suite

The spacious Family Jacuzzi Suite (FJZ) with sea view offers plenty of space for the whole family with two separate bedrooms (1 queen bed and 1 twin bedroom) (approx. 80 m²). Equipment includes a seating area, walk-in closet, bathroom with walk-in shower, as well as a balcony with a private outdoor Jacuzzi. Furthermore, the suite has air conditioning, Wi-Fi, safe, minibar, hairdryer, iron, and HD/LED TV.

Bright hotel room with double bed, desk, and terrace overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with double bed, TV, air conditioning, and small desk.
Modern hotel room with two single beds, desk, and wall-mounted TV.
Terrace with sun loungers overlooking the seaside promenade under a clear sky.
Modern hotel room with two double beds, desk, TV, and balcony with a view.
Modern hotel room with two single beds, sofa, desk, and TV.
Hotel terrace with sun loungers, hot tub, and view of the sea and blue sky.
Bright hotel room with two double beds, TV, desk, and window with outside view.

Junior Jacuzzi suite

The spacious Junior Jacuzzi Suite (JJ2) with sea view offers a stylish ambiance for relaxing holidays (approx. 80 m²). Equipped with a bedroom with a queen-size bed, cozy seating area, and bathroom with walk-in shower, it ensures high living comfort. A special highlight is the terrace with a private outdoor Jacuzzi. Further equipment includes air conditioning, Wi-Fi, safe, minibar, hairdryer, iron, and an HD/LED TV.

Meals

All Inclusive

The holiday resort has six different restaurants: Heliodoro buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as a midnight snack; Basilico breakfast and dinner in buffet form as well as à-la-carte in the evening; Manzoku Asian cuisine in the evening in à-la-carte form; Manohar Indian cuisine in the evening in à-la-carte form; Yades Greek cuisine at lunch and dinner in à-la-carte form; Felucca seafood in the evening in à-la-carte form. The à-la-carte restaurants must be reserved on site, the restaurant Felucca is for a fee.
Furthermore, the following three à-la-carte restaurants are available in the evening at the neighboring hotel "SUNRISE Serano Aqua Park Resort" by reservation: Gamila (Egyptian cuisine), Frida (Mexican cuisine), Elia (Mediterranean cuisine). Snacks are available in the Mayfair Lounge (coffee, tea, and cake) as well as at the Burger Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Eight different bars, two of them for ages 16 and up and one for a fee, are available at different times, some around the clock.

Sports included

Beach volleyball, table tennis, darts, boccia, as well as a gym.

Sports for a fee

Diving center on site, windsurfing and kitesurfing, banana boat, parasailing (some are external providers!).

Children's program

For the little guests, there is a "Kids Planet" mini club, which is available daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. (for ages 3-12). A wide range of children's programs is offered. Furthermore, six different children's slides and children's pools (heatable in winter) are available.

Wellness

Steam bath, sauna, Jacuzzi, Turkish hammam, beauty salon, as well as massages for a fee (from 16 years).

Entertainment

Live music in the evening as well as an amphitheater with an evening entertainment program.

Hotel services

Wi-Fi is available throughout the resort as well as in the rooms free of charge.
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24-hour room service for a fee.
ATM in the lobby.
Baby cot subject to availability at no charge.
Laundry service for a fee.
The nearest hospital is 1 km away.

Credit cards

Visa, Mastercard.

Note

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In case of a late-night arrival (applies only to certain flights), it may happen that your room is not ready until the next day at the regular check-in time.
In case of a night flight departure (also applies only to certain flights), the hotel stay may end the previous day at the regular check-out time.
Please therefore always check the number of booked overnight stays.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

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Last updated: 26.10.2026 11:08