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A large two-story excursion boat on a river with an urban backdrop.
Modern hotel bar area with tall bar stools and an elegant, bright ceiling.
A welcoming, modern hotel lounge area with cream-colored chairs and plants.
Modern living room with comfortable armchairs, sofa, and decorative rug on marble floor.
Beautiful outdoor pool with seating areas and clear blue water under clear sky.
Large sun terrace with wooden floor, covered seating areas, and loungers under clear sky
Open bar area with modern chairs and large sunshade in hotel outdoor space
Elegant dining room with decorated columns and a long padded counter.
Modern dining area with multiple tables and upholstered chairs in a warm setting.
Spacious, elegant hotel lounge area with modern furniture and marble flooring.
Modern hotel room with comfortable bed, seating area, and large window.
Bright lounge with gray corner sofa, light coffee table, and large window with curtains.
Hotel room with two single beds, gray pillows, beige blankets, and wall art above the headboard.
Interior of a small souvenir shop with postcard racks and city maps.
Deck plan of the Nile cruise ship Nile Excellence showing cabins and facilities.
Beach with sun loungers and parasols beside calm water at sunset.
Modern hotel room with double bed and balcony overlooking palm trees.
Modern shower area with black showerhead and built-in shampoo bottles in niche.
Bird's-eye view of a table set with breakfast and people eating.
Chef in modern kitchen preparing meal with ingredients on metal trays.
A DJ operating a mixer at a party in a lively atmosphere.
Modern gym area with wooden equipment on a terrace overlooking palm trees and city
Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Hurghada

Nilkombi MS Nile Excellence & Ausflug + Cook's Club

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Product information

Package combining a Nile cruise on the MS Nile Excellence with a beach holiday, including all intermediate transfers. Accommodation in the hotel will always be in the cheapest available room category. Boarding is always on Thursdays. The trip must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay is mandatory. Boarding will always be on the next possible date.

Cruise details

MS Nile Excellence incl. Excursion

Route/Ship location

The following excursions are automatically included when booking the MS Nile Excellence: Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo Temple, and the High Dam visit in Aswan.
The excursion packages listed below can, of course, still be booked.
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Embarkation: Thursday.
Depending on the embarkation day, the route may vary.
Route:
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. Visit to the Luxor Museum in the afternoon (3). Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
A hot air balloon ride is possible at 5 am (optional, bookable locally).
In the morning, after breakfast, excursion to the West Bank of Thebes 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.
In the afternoon, sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3:
Continue sailing to Kom Ombo in the morning.
Lunch on board and visit to the Double Temple (1,2,3).
Continue sailing to Aswan, dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4:
In the morning, after breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam (1,2,3).
Then visit the Temple of Philae by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, a felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Then visit a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5:
In the early morning at 3:30 am, opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3), breakfast package included.
Then it's back to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board. Overnight and dinner on board.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Afterwards, the ship sails on to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7:
Breakfast. Afterwards, you have the opportunity to visit the Temple of Edfu (1,2,3).
Then the ship sails on to Luxor.
Once there, 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 Karnak Temple (optional, can be booked on site).
Day 8:
Departure.
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The excursions listed in the route are not included.
There is a German-speaking guide on board for the excursions.
The excursion packages are indicated next to the excursions in the route description:
Excursion Package Classic Excellence=1
Excursion Package Classic Plus Excellence=2
Excursion Package Premium Excellence=3
Excursion packages can be booked optionally. Entrance fees are included in the excursion packages.
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Excursion Package Classic Excellence (bookable via email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Temple of Hatshepsut
Colossus of Memnon in Luxor
Temple of Edfu
Felucca ride
Temple of Philae
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €155 p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Package are included in the Excursion Package Classic Plus Excellence: (bookable via email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €280 p.p.
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Additional excursions to the Classic Plus Package are included in the Excursion Package Premium Excellence: (bookable via email to: res.aegypten@schauinsland-reisen.de)
Luxor Museum
Nubian Village in Aswan
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €333 p.p.
The MS Nile Excellence has a total of 30 modernly furnished outside cabins spread across several decks. The reception area is bright and elegantly designed and features a reception desk. Enjoy culinary delights in the main restaurant and savor cool drinks from the three bars on board. Additionally, a small bazaar and a cozy reading corner are available. Starting from Winter 2024/25, the ship will feature a small fitness studio, freely accessible to all guests on board. To make your vacation perfect, you can relax on the sun deck loungers or cool off in the pool, enjoying the breathtaking views of the landscape along the Nile.
Deck plan of the Nile cruise ship Nile Excellence showing cabins and facilities.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet or set menu.
Breakfast includes soft drinks and hot beverages. Lunch and dinner include two soft drinks and a small bottle of water per person.

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore or Oriental nights.

Cabins

Suite

The cheerfully furnished suites (S2) are approx. 24 m² and have 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 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 and upper decks.
On the balcony of the Royal Suites, there is also a small table and two chairs.

Single Suite

The single suites (S1) are approx. 13 m² and otherwise have the same amenities as the suites, but with only a single bed and no seating area.

Economy Suite

The economy suites (S2Z) are slightly smaller (approx. 21 m²) than the suites with otherwise the same amenities, and possibly without a French balcony and seating area, but with a non-opening window.

Hotel notice

Ship's Address:
Blue Sky Dock – beside Baghdadi Police check point.
Check-in Time: 12:00 PM
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Smoking is only permitted on the outside decks.
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Booking Note: Please note that if you have a return flight to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam, at least one overnight stay at the hotel is required before or after the Nile cruise.
No overnight stay is necessary for a return flight to/from Luxor.
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The transfer time from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 7-8 hours depending on the hotel's location.
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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 itinerary is maintained.
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As the offered ship is a motor ship, operational noises may occur.
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The ships sometimes dock one after another or side-by-side, so crossing over other ships may be required.
It is possible 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 €8 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 vacation as pleasant as possible and is considered a recommendation from us.
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Nilkombi MS Nile Excellence & Excursion + Cook's Club

Package combining a Nile cruise on the MS Nile Excellence with a beach holiday, including all intermediate transfers. Accommodation in the hotel will always be in the cheapest available room category. Boarding is always on Thursdays. The trip must be started at least one day in advance, as an overnight stay is mandatory. Boarding will always be on the next possible date.
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Location

The beautiful adults-only hotel is located in the heart of El Gouna, directly on a lovely saltwater lagoon with a small private beach. It is just a few minutes' walk to the small town center "Downtown" with its colorful arcades, restaurants, bars, cafes, and shops (also accessible by a hand-operated ferry). Various shopping facilities are also located in the immediate vicinity. Guests have free access to the 700 m distant, beautiful sandy beach "Zeytouna Beach" on "Zeytouna Island". On the beach, a roughly 400 m long jetty, the "Zeytouna Pier", leads over the reef into deeper waters. From here, explore the breathtaking coral reef while snorkeling. The resort is located about 25 km north of Hurghada. The Hurghada airport is about 40 km away.

Facilities

The modern and charismatic lifestyle hotel (bookable from 16 years old) impresses with a very special style and consists of a three-story main building and several annex buildings, housing a total of 144 elegantly furnished rooms. The hotel offers its guests a small lobby with a reception. The stylish restaurant "La Cantina", including an outdoor terrace overlooking the lagoon, features a live cooking station and serves delicious specialties. In the tastefully designed garden complex, there is an outdoor platform with wooden fitness equipment and a swimming pool (heated in winter) with a pool bar and sun terrace. Loungers, towels, and umbrellas are available free of charge by the pool and on the beach.

Accommodation

Double room

The comfortable and stylish rooms with garden view or golf course view (D) have a bathroom with shower/WC, individually adjustable air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, Wi-Fi, minibar (for a fee), free safe, and balcony or terrace or French balcony.
Also bookable at an extra charge as a double room terrace (DB) or for single use (DE/DEB).

Modern hotel room with double bed and balcony overlooking palm trees.
Modern shower area with black showerhead and built-in shampoo bottles in niche.
Modern hotel room with double bed and balcony overlooking palm trees.

Double room with lagoon view

The double rooms with lagoon view (L2Z) have the same amenities as the double rooms, but feature a balcony, terrace, or French balcony and a pool or lagoon view.
From winter onwards, the room can be booked as a Superior Lagoon View (LD2).
Also bookable as a double room with lagoon view terrace (LD2) or for single use (L1Z/L1D).
From winter onwards, the room can be booked as a Premium Lagoon View (with terrace/L2Z).

Young Traveler Room

The Young Traveller rooms (YTR) are equipped like the double rooms but are only bookable for young adults aged 18-29. Limited availability and special price.

Modern hotel room with double bed and balcony overlooking palm trees.

Superior double room with terrace

The comfortable and stylish rooms with garden view or golf course view (DSU) have a bathroom with shower/WC, individually adjustable air conditioning, telephone, satellite TV, Wi-Fi, minibar (for a fee), free safe, and terrace.
Also bookable for single use (DEU) at an additional charge.
The rooms are bookable from Winter 2025/26.

Meals

Breakfast

Breakfast from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM including filter coffee, tea, and juices.
Freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, and special dishes are available at an additional charge.

Bird's-eye view of a table set with breakfast and people eating.
Chef in modern kitchen preparing meal with ingredients on metal trays.

Half board

Breakfast from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
For dinner, you can choose from two set menus daily.
Freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, and special dishes are available at an additional charge.

Dine Around El Gouna

The Dine-Around program offers guests with half board, full board, or all-inclusive a special culinary experience. Guests can dine in participating restaurants of other hotels – without any additional cost for the food (drinks excluded).
Depending on the length of stay, guests can use the Dine-Around offer multiple times: 1x for stays of four nights or more, up to 3x for five to seven nights, and up to 4x for eight nights or more. Guests from 5-star hotels have access to all participating restaurants. Guests from a 3 or 4-star hotel can dine in hotels of the same category – an upgrade to a 5-star restaurant is possible for a small fee.
A table reservation through the hotel (ideally by 12 PM on the same day) is recommended.

Sports included

Outdoor fitness area with wooden equipment

Sports for a fee

Water sports facilities and diving center located on the beach (local providers).
Yoga classes

Wellness

Massages are available outside the hotel and for a fee.

Entertainment

The hotel regularly offers live music for entertainment.

Hotel service

Wi-Fi access is available to guests in public areas free of charge.
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Laundry service (for a fee).

Credit card

Mastercard, VISA, Diners Club, American Express.

Hotel features

  • Adults Only
  • Club
  • Shopping facilities
  • Hotel safe
  • Internet
  • Air conditioning
  • Massages
  • Sandy beach
  • Diving
  • Wi-Fi
  • Extended hygiene concept

Note

The hotel has a barrier-free room (Double Room Type A/DA/DEA).
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When choosing your hotel and destination airport, please note that especially when combining "Marsa Alam Airport - Hurghada Hotel" and vice versa "Hurghada Airport - Marsa Alam Hotel", considerable distances have to be covered and a long transfer can be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked after a Nile cruise.
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HURGHADA/EL GOUNA
EGYPT
TEL: 0020-653580078
FAX: 0020-653580079
E-mail: info@cooksclub.elgouna.com

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Last updated: 03.03.2026 18:45