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Large white river cruise ship sailing on calm water under clear blue sky.
Cozy hotel room with a large bed, patterned bedding, TV, and a window with a sea view.
Outdoor pool at sunset with colorful sky and calm water near beachside hotel.
Elegant dining room with red chairs, beige curtains, and neatly arranged tables with white linens.
Luxurious hotel lounge with elegant red seating and ambient lighting.
Hotel hallway with patterned carpet, large vases, mirrors, and a staircase with railing.
Spacious hotel lounge with blue and white decor, comfortable seating, and ceiling fans.
Modern hotel building with palm trees and bright evening lighting
Large resort with multiple pools, lounge chairs, and ocean view at sunset.
Elegant outdoor hotel dining area with beige sofas, wooden tables, plants, and soft lighting at night.
Modern hotel restaurant with set tables, wooden floors, and warm lighting.
Modern resort with large pool, sun loungers, and white buildings under clear blue sky.
Spacious hotel suite with canopy bed, sofa, and sliding doors to a pool and outdoor seating.
Bright hotel room with bed, sofa, desk, and balcony overlooking a resort pool and buildings.
Modern hotel room with bed, sofa, TV, and balcony overlooking palm trees and water.
Bright hotel room with a canopy bed, sofa, and a balcony overlooking water and palm trees.
Outdoor dining area with wooden tables and chairs beside a pool at a resort with palm trees.
Indoor pool and jacuzzi in a spacious, modern hotel wellness area with seating and tropical plants.
Ägypten ∙ Luxor-Assuan ∙ Luxor

3 Tage Steigenberger Alaya+ 7 Tage Steigenberger Minerva

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Location

The 5-star luxury hotel complex is located in the heart of the beautiful Madinat Coraya. Access to the sea is via a jetty. From here, the picturesque underwater world of Madinat Coraya can be discovered. The resort also has its own sandy beach section and is only approx. 5 km from Marsa Alam Airport.

Facilities

The beautiful adults-only resort (bookable for ages 16 and up) features 290 elegantly appointed rooms and suites. The spacious reception area offers guests a reception and a lobby bar with seating. The hotel has a souvenir shop and a hairdresser. For the culinary well-being of the guests, there is a main restaurant and four à la carte restaurants ("Basilico"-Italian, "Rocca"- Asian, "Zaytoun"- Oriental, "Mashawi"- Seafood), which spoil you with delicious dishes. A wide selection of drinks is available at the various bars.
In the outdoor area of the resort, there are five generously sized pools (some heated in winter) and inviting sun terraces.
Sunbeds, umbrellas, and towels are available free of charge by the pool and on the beach.

Accommodation

Royal Suite Sea View Private Pool

The Royal Suites (RSM) are luxuriously appointed and have the same amenities as the double rooms. The Royal Suite is approx. 160 m² and is additionally equipped with 2 bathrooms with bathtub, Jacuzzi, living area, sleeping area, and has a terrace with a private pool.

Spacious hotel suite with canopy bed, sofa, and sliding doors to a pool and outdoor seating.
Modern hotel room with double bed, black patterned runner, desk, TV, and a balcony overlooking water.

Double Room Superior

The comfortably furnished Double Superior (DSU) are 40 m² and have a shower/WC, hairdryer, air conditioning, minibar (for a fee), coffee/tea maker, LED TV, safe, telephone (for a fee), balcony, and garden view.
Also available at an extra charge with pool view (DSP), side sea view (D2S), or sea view (DMU), as well as for single use (DEU/ESP/1SD/UME).

Double Superior Swim Up

The Double Superior Swim Up (DWP) have the same amenities as the Double Room Superior, are slightly more spacious (approx. 50 m²), and have direct access to the pool from the terrace.
Also available for single use at an extra charge (EWP).

Double Room Deluxe Sea View

The Double Deluxe Sea View (DM2) rooms have the same amenities as the Double Superior rooms, are more spacious (approx. 70 m²), and additionally feature a dressing room and a balcony.

Bright hotel room with bed, sofa, desk, and balcony overlooking a resort pool and buildings.
Modern hotel room with bed, sofa, TV, and balcony overlooking palm trees and water.

Double Room Deluxe Swim-Up

The Double Deluxe Swim Up (DWU) rooms are bookable as schauinsland-original rooms. These rooms have the same amenities as the Double Room Superior, are more spacious (approx. 70 m²), and have direct access to the shared pool.
Also available with sea view (DWS) and for single use (WU1/EWS).

Double Room Premium Deluxe Swim Up

The Double Premium Deluxe Swim Up rooms (PWS) have the same amenities as the Double Superior rooms, are more spacious (approx. 75 m²), feature an indoor Jacuzzi, and have access to the shared pool.
Also available with sea view at an extra charge (DUM).

Bright hotel room with a canopy bed, sofa, and a balcony overlooking water and palm trees.

RMFA39: Double Room Premium Deluxe Sea View

The Double Room Premium Deluxe Sea View rooms are similar in amenities to the Double Room Superior, but are larger at approx. 75m² and have a sea view (P2M).

All Inclusive

Outdoor dining area with wooden tables and chairs beside a pool at a resort with palm trees.

All Inclusive

Breakfast from 7 AM to 11 AM, lunch from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, and dinner from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM in buffet form. Optionally, you can have dinner in each of the à la carte restaurants once during your stay (with reservation).
Snacks from 12:30 PM to 4 PM, afternoon tea from 3 PM to 5 PM. Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from 10 AM to midnight.
Appropriate attire is requested in the restaurants. Men in long trousers and no beach shoes.

AI+ (RMFA39)

Corresponds to the advertised AI program, so imported alcoholic beverages are not included here either, as advertised.

Not included in All Inclusive

imported alcoholic beverages.

Sports included

Fitness studio, aerobics, bocce, tennis (floodlight for a fee), darts, and beach volleyball.

Sports for a fee

Diving and snorkeling center.
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Aqua Coraya Water Park (can be booked locally for a fee):
"Aqua Coraya" water park with over 27 slides for adults and children (18 slides for adults and 8 slides for children). Snacks, soft drinks, and hot beverages are included during the day. The water park is open from 10 AM to 5 PM (slides are closed from 12 PM to 1 PM).

Wellness

The beautiful Mividaspa offers special relaxation moments with a sauna, steam bath, jacuzzi, and wellness treatments (for a fee).
Indoor pool and jacuzzi in a spacious, modern hotel wellness area with seating and tropical plants.

Hotel Service

Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the resort (limited speed).
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Credit Card

Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted.

Hotel features

  • Adults Only
  • Animation
  • Direct Beach Location
  • Shopping Facilities
  • Hotel Safe
  • Internet
  • Massages
  • Sandy Beach
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Close to Beach
  • Diving
  • Wi-Fi
  • Extended Hygiene Concept

Note

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Adults only (bookable for ages 16 and up).
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Accessible rooms available upon request (DSP/DWP).
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As the reefs partially extend to the beach area, we recommend wearing water shoes.
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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 must 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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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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Season Note

Also bookable under RMFA39.

Country category

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Product information

Combined product of a Nile cruise on the MS Steigenberger Minerva and a beach holiday including all intermediate 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 Steigenberger Minerva

Route/Ship location

Embarkation: Thursday
Itinerary:.
Day 1:
Embarkation is 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.
In the afternoon, sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight stay on board.
Day 3:
In the morning after breakfast, visit to the Temple of Habu (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).
Then visit the Temple of Philae by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon felucca ride on the Nile (1,2,3)
Then an 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.
Day 5:
Early in the morning at 3:30 AM, opportunity for an excursion to Abu Simbel by bus (2,3). Breakfast package is included.
Lunch on board. Overnight stay and dinner on board.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo (1,2,3).
Then continue via Edfu and Esna to Luxor.
Overnight stay and dinner on board.
Day 7:
At 5 AM, excursion by balloon (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 stay on board in Luxor.
Day 8:
Departure

The excursions listed in the itinerary are not included.
There is a German-speaking guide on board for the excursions.
The excursion package in which the excursion is located is always indicated behind the excursions in the itinerary (Excursion Package Classic=1; Classic Plus=2; 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 Anf: KW Service: NILKLASS)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Temple of Hatshepsut
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Esna
Temple of Kom Ombo
High Dam in Aswan
Felucca ride
Temple of Philae
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 305.- € p.P.
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Additional excursions in Excursion Package Classic Plus (bookable with Anf: KW Service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip by bus to Abu Simbel.
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 429.- € p.P.*******************************************************
Additional excursions in Excursion Package Premium (bookable with Anf: KW Service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian Village in Aswan
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: 482.- € p.P.
The Nile cruise ship of the renowned Steigenberger hotel chain has a total of 77 outside cabins spread across various decks. It also features 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.

Meals

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

Entertainment

Occasional folklore evenings.

Cabins

Middle Deck Cabin

The comfortably furnished cabins, approx. 19 m², have 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).

Cozy hotel room with a large bed, patterned bedding, TV, and a window with a sea view.

Hotel notice

Booking note: Please note that for an inbound or return flight to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam, at least one overnight stay in the hotel is required before or after the Nile cruise.
No overnight stay is necessary for an inbound and/or return flight to/from Luxor.
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The transfer time from Hurghada or Marsa Alam is 4-5 hours depending on the hotel's location.
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Due to seasonal low water levels of the Nile or due to overload or 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 itinerary.
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As the offered ship is a motor ship, operational noises may occur.
The ships sometimes dock one behind the other or side by side, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
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It may happen that the ship is not always accessible.
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