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Large blue and white river cruise boat on calm water with buildings in the background.
Modern bar area with high stools, wooden floor, and decorative ceiling in a spacious room.
Modern hotel lounge with cushioned chairs, sofas, plants, and ambient lighting.
Modern hotel lounge with armchairs, sofa, plants, and marble flooring under artificial lighting.
Modern outdoor pool with clear blue water and cabana lounging areas.
Sunlit outdoor patio with wooden floor, white draped cabanas, and wooden lounge chairs under clear sky.
Spacious outdoor bar with high chairs under a large canopy and city views.
Upscale hotel buffet area with covered food trays and elegant decor.
Modern hotel dining area with upholstered chairs, set tables, and large curtains along the wall.
Spacious lounge area with modern chairs, marble floor, columns, and large windows for natural light.
Modern hotel room with double bed, sofa, TV, and large window with curtains.
Modern hotel room with beige sectional sofa, coffee table, rug, and framed artwork.
Hotel room with two beds, gray headboards, white bedding, and modern wall lamps.
Interior view of a souvenir shop with postcards and maps on display racks and a wooden floor.
Five deck plans of a Nile cruise ship showing rooms, pool, lobby, and dining areas.
Colorful water slide maze in a water park under a blue sky.
Aerial view of a resort with pools, water slides, beach area, and hotel buildings.
Modern hotel room with two single beds and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with double bed, flat-screen TV, wooden furniture, and bright walls.
Balcony with chairs overlooks palm trees and the sea on a sunny day.
Elegant restaurant table set with gourmet dishes and wine glasses, ready for dining.
Entrance to ALBA Kids Club with a Goofy statue beside the glass door in a light building.
Colorful children's playroom with tables, small chairs, and craft supplies by large windows.
Colorful playground with climbing frame, swing, and slide in sunny garden area.
Colorful water play area with slides and palm trees in a hotel pool on a sunny day.
Bright gym with modern equipment and large posters on pillars.
Modern wellness room with massage table, green walls, and circular light installation.
Woman receiving relaxing massage in modern spa with warm lighting and stylish ambiance.
Modern hotel lobby with comfortable armchairs, colorful walls, and reception desk.
Modern hair salon with white floors, blue walls, chairs, and mirrors.
Modern foot care studio with two chairs, pink sofas, and colorful walls.
Ägypten ∙ Kairo-Luxor-Assuan ∙ Luxor

7 Tage Albatros Palace + 7 Tage MS Nile Excellence & Ausflug

H0917E
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Location

Spend the best time of the year in the beautiful complex of the Albatros Palace Resort. This very generously laid out holiday resort is located directly on the hotel's own sandy beach with a house reef. Here you can experience the beauty of the Red Sea while diving and snorkeling. The center of Hurghada is about 18 km away, the airport about 11 km.
Large beachfront resort complex with pools, sandy beach, and blue sky.
Beach resort with sun loungers, umbrellas, and a long pier extending into the sea.
Sun setting over beach with kayaks and palm trees near wooden pier.
Sunset at the beach with wooden loungers and palm trees in a tropical setting.

Facilities

Colorful water playground with slides in a hotel pool area with loungers and umbrellas.
Large pool with a covered wooden boat docking area under clear blue sky
Colorful water slide maze in a water park under a blue sky.
Aerial view of a resort with pools, water slides, beach area, and hotel buildings.
Design your holiday day with numerous activities, then relax in the spa area and enjoy international delicacies in the various restaurants. The attractive hotel in the upscale category consists of a main building and several annex buildings, which house a total of 621 rooms. The hotel offers a luxurious reception area with a spacious lobby, a hairdresser/beauty salon (for a fee), a shopping arcade, and an ATM. Six restaurants, including those with Asian and Italian cuisine, various bars, cafés, and an oriental pub delight the palate. The generously laid out outdoor area features a large, lagoon-style pool landscape with several pools (1 heated from November to April) and a separate fun area for children with slides and fountains (1 heated children's pool). Loungers, sun umbrellas, and beach towels are provided free of charge on the sun terraces and on the beach.
The water park of the neighboring hotel "Beach Albatros" with its 18 slides, 11 of which are for adults and 7 for children, can be used free of charge.

Accommodation

Double Room

The modern rooms (D) are approx. 36 sqm, have a shower/toilet, hairdryer, telephone, LCD satellite TV, minibar (daily refilled with water and soft drinks once per stay included), kettle, safe (included), air conditioning and a balcony or terrace with garden view.
Also bookable with pool (PD) or sea view (DM) and for single occupancy (DE/DEM).
Also bookable as type I (DI/DEI) at a special price with limited availability.

Modern hotel room with two single beds and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with double bed, flat-screen TV, wooden furniture, and bright walls.
Balcony with chairs overlooks palm trees and the sea on a sunny day.

Double room with side sea view

The rooms (DMS) are equipped like the double rooms, but have a side sea view.
Also bookable for single occupancy (DES).

Super Economy Room

These rooms (SSZ) have the same amenities as double rooms with garden view, but a limited quota and special price.
(Also bookable under HRGA02, but may have a different location and view).

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast in two restaurants from 7 am to 10 am, late breakfast from 10 am to 11 am, lunch from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, and dinner in one of the three buffet restaurants or three à la carte restaurants (reservations required, included once per week).
Midnight snack from 10:30 pm to 12 am.
Snacks at the Splash Beach Bar from 12:30 pm to 5 pm.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the pool and beach bar from 10 am until sunset, in the other bars until midnight. Selected cocktails are included in the All-Inclusive offer free of charge.

Elegant restaurant table set with gourmet dishes and wine glasses, ready for dining.

Honeymoon Package Note

Honeymoon Package: The package cannot be booked in advance. The wedding certificate must be presented at check-in. The minimum stay is 3 nights.
You will receive the following amenities:
- Early check-in and late check-out subject to availability
- free upgrade to a double room with pool view (subject to availability)
- romantic room decoration
- Honeymoon cake
- Romantic dinner (on request)
- Breakfast in room (on request)
- Minibar filled with soft drinks
- Fruit basket
- Bathrobe and slippers
- 25% discount on spa treatments

Sports Included

Beach volleyball court, table tennis, mini golf, and fitness room.

Sports Charged

Tennis court at Beach Albatros Hotel (tennis court, floodlights, and rackets for a fee), water sports, billiards (billiards are located in the sister hotel "Beach Albatros").
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Neverland Aqua Park (bookable at the travel agency with request H and service code HRG991):
Unlimited access to the Neverland Aqua Park (consisting of the former Jungle Aqua Park and a newly built slide park in Water Valley) can be booked for a fee at many hotels. The park includes over 100 different water attractions for young and old. The price of €70 for adults and €35 for children up to 11 years includes daily free entry with snacks and soft drinks, as well as transfer from/to the hotel.

Children's Programme

Entrance to ALBA Kids Club with a Goofy statue beside the glass door in a light building.
Colorful children's playroom with tables, small chairs, and craft supplies by large windows.
Colorful playground with climbing frame, swing, and slide in sunny garden area.
Colorful water play area with slides and palm trees in a hotel pool on a sunny day.
For the little guests, the hotel offers a mini club (4-12 years), a children's pool, and children's water slides.

Wellness

Spa center with sauna, massage, whirlpool, and steam bath for a fee.
Modern wellness room with massage table, green walls, and circular light installation.
Woman receiving relaxing massage in modern spa with warm lighting and stylish ambiance.
Modern hotel lobby with comfortable armchairs, colorful walls, and reception desk.
Modern hair salon with white floors, blue walls, chairs, and mirrors.
Modern foot care studio with two chairs, pink sofas, and colorful walls.

Hotel Service

Wi-Fi is available in public areas free of charge.
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Baby cots are available free of charge.
High chairs available in restaurants.
Laundry service for a fee.
ATM in the lobby.

Credit Card

Visa, Mastercard.

Hotel features

  • Internet
  • Tennis
  • Animation
  • Fitness
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • Air Conditioning
  • Hotel Safe
  • Sandy Beach
  • Water Slides
  • Children's Playground
  • Children's Pool
  • Massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Diving
  • Wi-Fi
  • Club
  • Shopping Facilities
  • Family Friendly
  • Direct Beach Location
  • Extended Hygiene Concept

Note

Barrier-free hotel complex. 4 barrier-free rooms bookable on request (standard double room/D).
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Please note when choosing your hotel and destination airport 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 must be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked after a Nile cruise.
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The entry visa for all travel services booked with schauinsland-reisen is not included in the travel price. Guests have the option to arrange the visa themselves or purchase it from the schauinsland-reisen tour guide upon arrival for €30 per person.
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SAFAGA ROAD
HURGHADA/EGYPT
0020-653464168
0020-653464179

Seasonal Note

Also bookable under HRGA02.

Country category

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Product information

Combined product of a Nile cruise on the MS Nile Excellence and a beach holiday including all transfers. Accommodation in the hotel will always be in the cheapest available room category. If the Nile cruise is booked first, the outbound flight must be to Luxor. If the hotel is booked first and then the Nile cruise, the return flight must be from Luxor.

Cruise details

MS Nile Excellence incl. Excursion

Route/Ship location

When booking the MS Nile Excellence, the following excursions are automatically included: Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo Temple, and a visit to the High Dam 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. Afternoon visit to the Luxor Museum (3). Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
A hot air balloon ride is possible at 5 am (optional, bookable on site).
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.
Afternoon sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3:
Morning continuation to Kom Ombo.
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 Philae Temple by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3).
Then visit a Nubian village (3).
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5:
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 option to visit the Edfu Temple (1,2,3).
Then the ship sails on to Luxor.
Upon arrival, you have the option 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.
Behind the excursions in the route, it is always indicated which excursion package includes this excursion:
Excursion package Classic Excellence=1
Excursion package Classic Plus Excellence=2
Excursion package Premium Excellence=3
The 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
Colossi of Memnon in Luxor
Edfu Temple
Felucca ride
Philae Temple
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 155 € per person.
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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 € per person.
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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 € per person.
The MS Nile Excellence has a total of 30 modernly furnished cabins, all with panoramic windows, distributed over several decks. The reception area is bright and elegantly designed and has a reception desk. Enjoy culinary delights in the main restaurant and savor cool drinks from the three bars on board. There is also a small bazaar and a cozy reading corner. As of Winter 2024/25, the ship features a small fitness studio, freely accessible to all guests on board. To make your vacation perfect, you can relax on the sun deck on loungers or cool off in the pool and enjoy the fantastic view of the landscape along the Nile.
Five deck plans of a Nile cruise ship showing rooms, pool, lobby, and dining areas.

Meals

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

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore or oriental evenings.

Cabins

Suite

The brightly furnished suites (S2) are approx. 24 sqm and have a shower/toilet, hairdryer, two single beds or one double bed, air conditioning (individually adjustable), minibar, safe, TV, telephone (for a fee), sitting area and French balcony.
Also bookable for single occupancy (1SA).

Royal Suite

The Royal Suites (RS) have the same amenities as the Suites, but are larger (approx. 37 sqm). The Royal Suites are located on the middle and upper decks.
In the Royal Suites, the French balcony also includes a small table and two chairs.

Single Suite

The Single Suites (S1) are approx. 13 sqm and otherwise equipped like the Suites, but with only one single bed without a seating area.

Economy Suite

The Economy Suites (S2Z) are slightly smaller (approx. 21 sqm) with otherwise the same amenities as the Suites, but possibly without a French balcony and without a seating area, but with a window that cannot be opened.

Hotel notice

Ship address:
Blue Sky Dock – beside Baghdadi Police checkpoint.
Check-in time: 12 PM
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Smoking is only allowed on the outer decks.
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Booking note: Please note that if you have an inbound or outbound flight to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam, at least one overnight stay in a hotel is required before or after the Nile cruise.
No overnight stay is necessary for an inbound and/or outbound 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.
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As the ship offered is a motor ship, operational noises may occur.
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The ships may dock one behind another or side-by-side, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
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 constantly giving tips on board, your local tour guide collects an amount of €8 per person per night on the boat, depending on the ship's category, at the beginning of the trip. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your holiday as pleasant as possible and is considered a recommendation from us.
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