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7 Tage Steigenberger Minerva + 5 Tage True Beach Resort

R333S3
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Location

The True Beach Resort, consisting of the sections "True Beach Resort" (bookable under RMF333, completely renovated) and True Beach Village (bookable under RMF444, newly built), first opened its doors in December 2023. The complex, designed in an Arabic bohemian style, is located south of Marsa Alam and lies on a fantastic stretch of coast with a bay in front with crystal-clear water in the first beach row. Offshore corals invite snorkeling (swimming shoes recommended). Marsa Alam Airport is about 90 kilometers from the hotel.
Resort with pools near sandy beach and clear blue sea under a blue sky.
Two wooden lounge chairs under a straw beach umbrella on a sandy shore by clear blue sea.
Two people holding hands walk between two wooden cabanas on the beach.
Beach with clear water and a person kite surfing in a blue sky.
Illuminated entrance of a beach resort at dusk with clear blue sky.

Facilities

Spacious hotel lobby with marble floors, large arched windows, and modern lighting fixtures.
Spacious hotel lounge with modern wooden furniture and comfortable seating in neutral tones.
Spacious hotel lobby with seating, wooden ceiling accents, and large windows for natural light.
Modern luxury villa with warm lighting and spacious outdoor areas at dusk.
Outdoor seating area with tables, chairs, and pergola at a modern hotel terrace.
Spacious restaurant with blue and white decor and rattan pendant lights.
Modern hotel restaurant with wood accents, elegant tables, and warm lighting.
Modern dining room with wooden wall, large pendant light, round wall art, and elegant chairs.
Open-air, wooden terrace restaurant with wicker chairs and ocean view.
Modern hotel dining area with wooden ceiling, pendant lights, and empty tables and chairs.
Two wooden lounge chairs under a straw beach umbrella on a sandy shore by clear blue sea.
Modern hotel reception with marble counter, wooden stools, and staff in white uniforms.
Outdoor seating area at a modern hotel with warm lighting during sunset.
Outdoor hotel terrace with beige sofa, poufs, rug, wooden table, and sea view.
Cozy outdoor lounge area with carpets, cushions, and wooden pergola at a desert hotel.
Wooden cabanas with white curtains on sandy beach by blue sea and palm tree.
The schauinsland-reisen original hotel was built in an elegant Bohemian style combined with modern Arabic accents, offering a unique design in Egypt. The 5-star resort consists of two sections, the "True Beach Resort," which is particularly suitable for families, and the "True Beach Village" (bookable under RMF444), an adult-only area for ages 16 and up. The complex has a total of 158 rooms spread across both sections, featuring a spacious reception area with a reception desk and a lobby bar "True Lobby Bar" with seating indoors and outdoors. The resort area has two spacious pools and a whirlpool integrated into the main pool (one of which is heated in winter). An island in the main pool, accessible via a wooden bridge, offers chill-out areas with loungers and beanbags for all ages. A children's pool and a children's splash pool with various water features are located next to the mini club and the adjacent playground with a sunshade. The main restaurant "El Manzil" offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet-style. Additionally, the beachfront fish restaurant "Ritsa" is included once per stay. The three à la carte restaurants "El Tawla" (oriental), "NORI" (Asian fusion), and "ILIOS" (Greek) are located in the Village area and are available for a fee (adults only, reservation required). Furthermore, the complex has a pool bar "Maya," a rooftop bar "Sama Bar" (shisha available for a fee), a theater offering various entertainment programs in the evening, a beach bar, and various shops as well as a hairdresser and spa area. The Village area is surrounded by a spacious water landscape and offers a total of 4 different main pools that run through the entire complex, as well as an infinity pool offering a view of the crystal-clear bay (all pools are heated). In the middle of the pool landscape, you will find a pool bar "Scarab Bar" as well as the oriental restaurant "El Tawla" and a chaise lounge. Two more bars, "Salt Bar" and "ILIOS" Bar, are directly on the beach in the Village area. Guests of the Village area can use both sections, but not vice versa. Loungers, umbrellas, and beach towels are included by the pool and on the beach.

Accommodation

Double Room Superior

The brightly furnished Double Superior rooms (DSU) have a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, satellite TV, air conditioning, telephone, minibar (filled on arrival with 4 soft drinks and 2 small bottles of water, water refilled daily), electric kettle and safe, seating area, and terrace, and are approx. 47 m² in size. Also bookable as type I (DSI) with the same amenities, limited availability, and special price. Also bookable for single use (DEU). Also bookable with side sea view (D2S/S1S) or direct sea view (DMU/EMU, as type I DMI). Available as swim-up rooms under RMF444.

Bright hotel room with a large bed, pillows, seating area, and sliding glass doors to a balcony.
Modern hotel bathroom with round sink, large mirror, and wall-mounted accessories.
Modern bathroom with large mirror, sink, toilet, and towel rack in neutral tones.
Modern shower area with patterned tiles and striped shower screen in neutral tones.

Double Room Superior Seafront

The Double Superior Seafront rooms (RF2) have a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, satellite TV, air conditioning, telephone, minibar (filled on arrival with 4 soft drinks and 2 small bottles of water, water refilled daily), electric kettle and safe, seating area, and terrace or balcony, and are approx. 47 m² in size. The rooms are located in the sections on the beach and offer pool and side sea views.
Also bookable for single use (RF1). Available as swim-up rooms under RMF444.

Spacious hotel room with king bed, sofa, terrace, and sea view.
Cozy hotel room with double bed, sofa, wooden accents, and warm lighting.
A beige hotel building with balconies and green lawn under clear blue sky.
Shaded patio with chairs and table overlooking a green lawn and distant buildings.

Family Room

The Family Rooms (DF2) have a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, satellite TV, air conditioning, telephone, minibar (filled on arrival with 4 soft drinks and 2 small bottles of water, water refilled daily), electric kettle and safe, seating area, and balcony or terrace, and are approx. 47 m² in size. The rooms have a king-size bed and a sofa bed (maximum two children).

Young Traveler Room

The Young Traveler Rooms (YST) are equipped like the Double Superior rooms and are bookable for young adults aged 18-29. Limited availability and special price.
Bookable for W25/26.

Family Suites

The Family Suites (2FS) have a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, satellite TV, air conditioning, telephone, minibar (filled on arrival with 4 soft drinks and 2 small bottles of water, water refilled daily), electric kettle and safe, seating area, and terrace, and are approx. 60 m² in size. These rooms also have two bedrooms separated by a door.

Bright hotel room with double bed, balcony, and modern wooden furniture.
Spacious hotel room with a large bed, two chairs, side table, and neutral decor.
Hotel room with two single beds, beige decor, cushions, wall art, and a wooden door.
Shaded patio with chairs and table overlooking a green lawn and distant buildings.

All Inclusive

Spacious dining area with wooden chairs and tables overlooking the beach through large windows.

All Inclusive

Main restaurant "El Manzil" buffet style in the resort area for breakfast (7 AM-10 AM, times may vary by season), late risers' breakfast (10 AM-11 AM, times may vary by season), lunch (12:30 PM-2:30 PM, times may vary by season), and dinner (6:30 PM-9:30 PM winter season, 7 PM-10 PM summer season). Snacks are available at the pool bar from 11:30 AM to 5 PM. From 3 PM to 4 PM, there is tea time with cakes and pastries in the resort area's lobby bar. The seafood à la carte restaurant "Ritsa" is included once per stay (reservation required, may not be open daily depending on occupancy). The following à la carte restaurants in the Village area can be visited for a fee upon request (reservation required): Greek restaurant "ILIOS," Oriental restaurant "El Tawla," and Asian fusion restaurant "NORI" (two of the restaurants are open depending on the day of the week, from 7 PM-10 PM, opening hours may vary by season). The following bars are available: Lobby Bar "True Lobby Bar," Pool Bar "Maya," Rooftop Bar "Sama Bar." Opening hours vary by bar. Local alcoholic beverages are included from 10 AM to midnight, and non-alcoholic beverages from 6 AM to midnight. A midnight snack is offered after midnight.
The minibar is stocked upon arrival with 4 soft drinks and 2 small bottles of water. Water is refilled daily.

Not Included in All Inclusive

Freshly squeezed orange juice with breakfast for a fee.

Sports Included

Fitness room with various exercise equipment (cardio and strength training equipment, for ages 16 and up, open from 8 AM to 8 PM). There is also a volleyball court on the beach and a daily animation/sports program (e.g., yoga classes on the beach).

Sports for a Fee

Diving center at the hotel (PADI certified, local provider, for a fee).

Children's Programme

For the little guests, there is a mini club (2-11 years, 2-3 year olds only accompanied by a parent, German-speaking) with daily animation, a separate children's pool, a splash pool with various water features, and a playground with a sunshade.
Two children relax at the edge of a pool with water splashing behind them.
Wooden playground with slides and swings under a sunshade, surrounded by sand.
Water sprays from a red mushroom fountain in a hotel pool area with umbrellas and lounge chairs.
Outdoor water play area with splash arches and sprinklers near a sandy beach
Outdoor water play area with various spray features in a hotel pool under a clear sky.
Sunny outdoor pool area with loungers, umbrellas, and a water fountain in the blue pool.
Child with face paint smiling, others in background also painted, indoors, casual setting.
A woman with face paint is applying makeup to a young girl inside a brightly lit room.
Three young people sitting around a table, engaged in writing or drawing, with balloons nearby.

Wellness

Poolside lounge chairs under white arches with blue sky and green grass background
Outdoor pool with lounge chairs under white arches in sunny resort area.
Outdoor pool with water fountain and arches in a sunny hotel courtyard.
Outdoor seating area with wooden chairs and a table next to white walls under a clear blue sky.
Curved wooden lounge chairs beside a blue pool under a clear sky at a beige resort.
Luxurious spa room with beige marble walls, seating, and central water feature under soft lighting.
Cozy wooden sauna with benches and sauna heater near the door.
Outdoor bar area with wooden stools, coffee setup, and a tiled floor under sunlight.
Barber chairs in a well-lit room with large arched windows and a small cabinet.
Bright hotel lobby with modern chairs, plants, large arched window, and open door to outside.
Two people receiving relaxing back massages in a calm spa setting.
Spacious spa area (use for a fee) with sauna, steam bath, swimming pool, and a range of massages. Also a beauty salon in the spa area.

Hotel Service

Wi-Fi is available throughout the property and on the beach.
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Laundry service for a fee. Baby cot available free of charge, subject to availability.
Pillow menu available. Please contact reception for details.

Credit Card

Visa, Mastercard.

Hotel features

  • Chillout & Relaxation
  • Direct Beach Location
  • Family Friendly
  • Fitness
  • Children's Playground
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • schauinsland-reisen original
  • Sandy Beach

Note

The Village area is bookable with swim-up rooms under RMF444.
Restaurants and bars in the Village area are available for Resort guests for a fee.
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Swimming shoes are recommended for entering the sea.
There can be ebb and flow in Egypt.
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When choosing your hotel and airport of destination, please note that especially for the combination "Marsa Alam Airport - Hurghada Hotel" and vice versa "Hurghada Airport - Marsa Alam Hotel," very long distances may have to be covered and a long transfer should 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 to purchase it from the schauinsland-reisen tour guide upon arrival for €30 per person.
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Hotel Code: RMF333
"True Beach Resort" (RMF333) and "True Beach Village" (RMF444)
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True Beach Resort offers a total of 2 rooms accessible for disabled persons (Double Room Superior/DSU/DEU/1DS or Double Room Superior Type I/DSI). Bookable on request only.

Country category

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Product information

Combined package of a Nile cruise on 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 outward 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 on Thursday.
Arrival and embarkation. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
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.
In the afternoon, sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3:
In the morning after breakfast, visit the Temple of Habu (1,2,3).
Then continue sailing to Kom Ombo.
Lunch on board and sail to Kom Ombo where you will have free time.
Continue sailing to Aswan, dinner and overnight 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.
In the 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 desert on one side and the Nile on the other (3).
Dinner and overnight 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 included.
Lunch on board. Overnight 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 and dinner on board.
Day 7:
At 5 AM, optional balloon trip (can be booked locally).
Breakfast, visit the East Bank, the Karnak and Luxor Temples (1,2,3).
Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight 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 excursions.
The excursion package in which the excursion is included 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
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Esna
Temple of Kom Ombo
Aswan High Dam
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 Anf: KW Service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip to Abu Simbel by bus.
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €429 per person *******************************************************
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 per person
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. Beach 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 occupancy (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 if you have an outward or return 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 if you have an outward and/or return flight to/from Luxor.
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The transfer duration 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 congestion 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 travel plan.
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As the offered ship is a motor ship, operational noise may occur.
The ships sometimes dock one behind another or next to each other, so crossing other ships may be necessary.
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It may happen that the ship is not always accessible without barriers.
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