Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Luxor

3 Tage Beach Albatros + 7 Tage MS Steigenberger Minerva

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Travel information

Combination package featuring a Nile cruise on the MS Steigenberger Minerva and a beach holiday, including all transfers in between. Accommodation in the hotel is always provided in the most affordable available room category. If the Nile cruise is booked first, the flight must arrive in Luxor. If the hotel is booked first followed by the Nile cruise, the return flight must depart from Luxor.

Notice

The travel package you have selected has a duration of 10 days and includes various individual services. Accommodation on the ship is always provided for seven days according to the program. Pre- and post-cruise hotel stays depend on your arrival and embarkation days. All transfers between the airport, hotel, and port are included.

MS Steigenberger Minerva

Itinerary

Embarkation: Thursday
Itinerary:.
Day 1:
Embarkation takes place on Thursdays.
Arrival and embarkation. Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
In the morning after breakfast, excursion to West 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.
Afternoon sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 3:
In the morning after breakfast, visit to the Medinet Habu Temple (1,2,3).
Then continue sailing to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board and sailing to Kom Ombo, where you will have free time.
Continue sailing to Aswan, dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 4:
In the morning after breakfast, visit the Aswan High Dam and the Old Dam in Aswan (1,2,3).
Afterwards, visit the Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Afterwards, opportunity for a camel ride (3) on the way to visit a Nubian village, with the desert on one side and the Nile on the other (3).
Dinner and overnight stay on board.
5. Day:
Early morning at 3:30 a.m., opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3). Breakfast box is included.
Lunch on board. Overnight stay and dinner on board.
6. Day:
Breakfast on board. Afterwards, visit to the Kom Ombo Temple (1,2,3).
Then continue via Edfu and Esna to Luxor.
Overnight stay and dinner on board.
7. Day:
At 5 a.m., hot air balloon trip (optional, can be booked on-site).
Breakfast, visit to the East Bank, the Karnak and Luxor Temples (1,2,3).
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight stay on board in Luxor.
8. Day:
Departure

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 which excursion package this excursion belongs to (Excursion Package Classic=1; Classic Plus=2; Premium=3).
The excursion packages can be booked optionally. The excursion packages include entrance fees.
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Excursion Package Classic (bookable with code: KW Service: NILKLASS)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Esna Temple
Kom Ombo Temple
High Dam in Aswan
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 305.- € per person
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Additional excursions in Excursion Package Classic Plus (bookable with code: KW Service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 429.- € per person*******************************************************
Additional excursions in Excursion Package Premium (bookable with code: KW Service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian village in Aswan
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 482.- € per person

Accommodation

The Nile cruise ship from the renowned Steigenberger hotel chain features a total of 77 outside cabins distributed across various decks. Furthermore, there is a main restaurant, a 24-hour reception, a lounge bar, a hairdresser (on request), a souvenir shop, and a sun deck with a pool and bar. Bath towels are included on board.

Accommodation

Cabin Middle Deck

The comfortably furnished cabins (approx. 19 m²) feature a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, individually adjustable air conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, safe, and minibar (for a fee), as well as a French balcony. Also bookable for single use (KME).

Hotel room with large bed, decorative bedspread, TV, and panoramic water view.

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 (a set menu may be served depending on occupancy). National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks included from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sports included

Fitness equipment.

Wellness

Massages (for a fee).

Entertainment

Occasional folklore evenings

Hotel contact

Wi-Fi is free of charge throughout the entire ship.
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Laundry service available for a fee.
24-hour cabin service, doctor (both for a fee).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA are accepted.

Hotel features

  • Cruises

Hotelhinweis

Booking note: Please note that for flights to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam before or after the Nile cruise, at least one overnight stay in 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 rebook you onto 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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Transfer time from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 4-5 hours, depending on the hotel location.
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Due to seasonal low water levels of the Nile or congestion/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 schedule.
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As the ship is a motor vessel, operational noise may occur.
Ships often dock one behind or next to another, so crossing other ships may be necessary.
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It may occur that the ship is not always accessible without barriers.
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Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Beach Albatros Resort

Location

Entrance to Beach Albatros Resort with illuminated arches and flags under a blue sky.
Spend a wonderful holiday right on the beach in the popular Beach Albatros Resort, part 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 a fine-grained sandy beach and is considered particularly family-friendly. It is about 17 km to the center of Hurghada and approx. 11 km to the airport.

Accommodation

This particularly family-friendly resort features 678 rooms distributed across a main building and several bungalows. Upper floors are comfortably accessible via five elevators. The lobby offers a reception and a lobby bar. There are four different buffet restaurants ("L'Asiatique"-Asian, "Le Marche"-international, "Culina"-seafood, "Sidi Ali"-oriental cuisine, one à la carte restaurant, a shisha corner (for a fee), various bars, as well as a hairdresser and boutiques. The "Dolce Vita Lounge Bar," newly opened in summer 2023, delights guests with its luxurious atmosphere and delicious cocktails. The outdoor area features a pool landscape with a total of 9 swimming pools (partially heated in winter), four of which have integrated children's sections, a children's pool, 13 slides for adults, and 9 slides for children, providing plenty of water fun. Sun loungers, parasols, and bath towels are available free of charge by the pools and on the beach.
Elegant hotel lobby with large chandelier, blue chairs, and panoramic windows overlooking city views.

Accommodation

Modern hotel room with two double beds and a view of terrace and greenery.
Two chairs and a table under an arch with a view of palm trees and a green garden.

Bungalow Garden View

The Bungalows Garden View (BG2) are approx. 30 m² in size and equipped with a double bed or two single beds, shower/WC, tiled floors, air conditioning, telephone, safe (included), satellite TV, mini-fridge (1 bottle of water per person per day included), electric kettle, and balcony or terrace.
Additionally bookable as Type I room (BGI/DEI) at a special price and with limited availability.
For an additional charge, also bookable with pool view (B2O) or for single use (BG1/B1O).

HRGA05: Bungalow

The bungalows are identical in size and equipment to the Bungalows 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 Garden View, but larger (approx. 36 m²) and feature a pool view. The rooms can be located in the main building or in the annex buildings.
Also bookable with sea view (DMU).

Modern hotel room with double bed, sofa, and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with large bed, sofa, desk, and terrace view.
Modern bathroom with double sinks, large mirror, and walk-in shower.
Balcony with two chairs and table overlooking hotel pool, palm trees, and blue sea.
Hotel room with two beds, sea view through open terrace door, table and chairs on balcony.
Modern bathroom with shower, toilet, and large vanity with mirror.
View from balcony with chairs overlooking large pool and sea in background under clear sky.

Double Room Sea View

The Double Room Sea View (approx. 24 m², DM) has the same equipment as the Bungalow Garden View, plus a sea view, and is located in the main building.
Also bookable for single use (DEM).

Super Saver Room

The Super Saver Rooms (SSZ) have the same equipment as the Bungalow Garden View, are distributed throughout the hotel complex, and have limited availability.

Elegant hotel room with double bed, balcony, and sea view in daylight.
Modern hotel room with bed, TV, and view of terrace and garden.
Bright hotel room with double bed, light wood furniture, and view of palm trees and terrace.
View from a terrace with two chairs and a table overlooking a garden and hotel building under blue sky.

Family Room

The Family Rooms (DF2) have the same equipment as the Bungalow 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) at a special price and with limited availability.
For an additional charge, also bookable with pool view (FP2).

Suite Sea View

The Suites Sea View (S2M) have the same equipment as the Bungalow Garden View, but are more spacious (approx. 48 m²) with a living/bedroom and a separate bedroom. The rooms are located in the main building.

Double Room Deluxe (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 bookable without a specific view (DDA), with pool view and slightly smaller (approx. 24 m², DPB), towards the sea side (approx. 24 m², X2M), or with sea view (approx. 24 m², DDM).

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast buffet from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m., late breakfast from 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., lunch from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., and dinner in summer from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., in winter from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Various snacks for hunger are always available. Afternoon coffee/tea, cake, and pastries. Ice cream for young and old from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. All local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from 10 a.m. – midnight at the respective open bars. 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 for many hotels for a fee. The park includes over 100 different water attractions for guests of all ages. The price of 75 € for adults and 38 € for children up to 11 years includes daily free admission, snacks, and soft drinks, as well as transfers to/from the accommodation hotel.

Children's program

For the little ones, there is a separate children's pool (Children's Aqua Fun Pool), hourly kids' club (4-12 years) 7 days a week, and an adventurous playground.
Children's playground with wooden structure, swings, and slides in a sunny hotel garden.
Bright playroom with foosball, colorful floor, and blue seating areas for hotel guests.
Round building with colorful animal figures and palm trees in a sunny hotel area.

Wellness

Bright hotel lobby with gray armchairs, smooth marble table, and modern reception area.
Modern wellness area with hot tub, massage tables, colorful lighting, and artistic wall paintings.
Interior of a spa area with green lounge chairs and a treatment 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 Nights Neverland Show: (included once per stay)
Life in Hurghada is illuminated with an evening program that combines music, dance, light, and theater. Experience it all in one evening: international cabaret, pop music, dance shows, and traditional oriental music.
All this in the impressive setting of the famous theater at the Alf Leila Wa Leila-1001 Nights palace. 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 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.

Hotel features

  • Internet
  • Children's playground
  • Near the beach
  • Family-friendly
  • Fitness
  • Children's club/Mini club
  • Air conditioning
  • Hotel safe
  • Sandy beach
  • Animation
  • Water slides
  • Children's pool
  • Massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Tennis
  • Diving
  • Wi-Fi
  • Shopping facilities
  • Direct beach location
  • Enhanced hygiene concept

Hotelhinweis

Accessible rooms can be booked on request (BG2/DM). The hotel is accessible and suitable for wheelchair users.
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When choosing your hotel and destination airport, please note that especially with the combination "Marsa Alam Airport-Hotel Hurghada" and vice-versa "Hurghada Airport-Hotel Marsa Alam," long distances 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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Zusatzhinweis

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

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under HRGA05.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

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Last updated: 12.06.2026 10:53