Schauinsland Reisen

3 Tage Iberotel makadi Beach + 7 Tage Steigenberger Minerva

H1023S
Ägypten ∙ Luxor-Assuan ∙ Luxor
A large white river cruise ship on calm water under a clear sky. Hotel room with small balcony and harbor view, decorated in warm tones.

MS Steigenberger Minerva

Itinerary

Embarkation: Thursday
Itinerary:.
Day 1:
Embarkation is on Thursdays.
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, sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight 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 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 the 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 is included.
Lunch on board. Overnight and dinner on board.
Day 6:
Breakfast on board. Afterwards, 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, 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 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.
Behind the excursions in the itinerary, it is always indicated in which excursion package this excursion is included (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 arrival: 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
Temple of Philae
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €305 p.p.
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Additional excursions in the Excursion package Classic Plus (bookable with arrival: KW service: NILKLASSP)
Day trip to Abu Simbel by bus.
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €429 p.p.*******************************************************
Additional excursions in the Excursion package Premium (bookable with arrival: KW service: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian Village in Aswan
-> Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €482 p.p.

Facilities

The Nile cruise ship from 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.

Accommodation

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).

Meals

Full Board
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet. Drinks at a charge.

All Inclusive

All inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet style (a set menu may be served depending on occupancy). National alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks included from 11 AM to 10 PM.

Sports included

Fitness equipment.

Wellness

Massages (for a fee).

Hotel service

Wi-Fi is free throughout the ship.
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Laundry service available for a fee.
24-hour room service, doctor (each for a fee).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA are accepted.

Entertainment

Occasional folklore evenings

Hotel features

Hotelhinweis

Booking note: Please note that if you fly to/from Hurghada or Marsa Alam, at least one overnight stay in the hotel is required before or after the Nile cruise.
If you fly to/from Luxor, no overnight stay is necessary.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to rebook to 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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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 overloading or maintenance of the Esna locks, the itinerary may change. In rare cases, bus transfers or accommodation on an equivalent ship may be necessary to ensure the travel 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 next to each other, so it may be necessary to cross other ships.
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It may happen that the ship is not always accessible without barriers.
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Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Iberotel Makadi Beach

Location

The popular Iberotel Makadi Beach is located directly on the beautiful and long sandy beach of the idyllic Makadi Bay. Experience the colorful underwater world of the Red Sea. The hotel's own reef grows to the shore in places, offering excellent diving and snorkeling conditions. Just a few meters from the hotel is the Makadi Souk, where you can look for souvenirs or enjoy oriental dishes in one of the nice restaurants. Hurghada is about 35 km to the north.

Facilities

The spacious complex with two-story units, extending along the pool and garden landscape to the beach, leaves nothing to be desired. The hotel has 313 rooms, an inviting lobby with reception, a fun pub, and shops and boutiques. For your culinary pleasure, there is a main restaurant and two à la carte restaurants, as well as an oriental restaurant. Further à la carte restaurants are available to guests in Madinat Makadi for a fee.
In the extensive outdoor area, there is a swimming pool (heated in winter) and a swimming pool with an adjacent children's pool and waterfall, a sun terrace, and a pool bar and a pool restaurant. Sun loungers and umbrellas are available free of charge at the beach and by the pool.

Accommodation

Double Superior

The Double Superior rooms (DSU) are tastefully and comfortably furnished (approx. 36 m²) with shower/WC, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer, air conditioning, tiled floor, satellite TV, telephone, safe. On arrival, apples, cookies and a balcony or terrace with garden or pool view.
Also available with pool view (DSP), side sea view (DSS), sea view (DMU) or for single use (DEU/ESP/1SD/EMU).

Double Room Superior Sea View Guaranteed Top Floor

The newly bookable schauinsland-reisen Original rooms (MSA) are equipped like the Double Superior rooms and offer sea views. The rooms are guaranteed to be on the top floor of the hotel, offering a breathtaking view of the Red Sea.
Also available for single use (MSE).

Junior Suite Side Sea View

The Junior Suites (J2S) have the same amenities as the Double Superior rooms but are larger (approx. 50 m²) with a living area and coffee machine, and a side sea view.
Also available with sea view (J2M).

Meals

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Continental early bird breakfast from 5 AM to 7 AM, breakfast from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, lunch from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, and dinner from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. All meals in buffet style. Once per stay, it is possible to have dinner in a specialty restaurant of a neighboring hotel within the Dine Around concept (reservation required).
Snacks and ice cream from 12 PM to 5 PM. A selection of local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks by the glass is available to guests 24 hours a day. The minibar is refilled daily with still water, coffee, and tea. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are available for an extra charge.
At the Aqua Park: Soft drinks and snacks.

Ultra All Inclusive (HRGA10)

Corresponds to AI in HRG102

Sports included

Sauna, whirlpool, steam bath, squash, darts, billiards, table tennis, fitness room, and tennis.
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"Makadi Water World" Aqua Park: Free daily entry to the Aqua Park in Madinat Makadi with 50 different slides for children and adults. Snacks and soft drinks are included. Shuttle buses are available in all Jaz Hotels in Madinat Makadi (timetables at reception).

Sports for a fee

Surfing and diving (under German management). Paddle tennis at the neighboring hotel.
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A 9-hole and 18-hole (2*9-hole) Par 3 golf course is located in Madinat Makadi and invites you to play golf. A golf school (golf equipment can be rented on-site) and a driving range are available to all guests of Madinat Makadi for a fee.

Children's program

Children's pool, mini club (4-11 years), playground, babysitter on request subject to availability (for a fee).

Wellness

Sauna, whirlpool, steam bath (each in the neighboring hotel HRG099 Jaz Makadi Oasis, free of charge) Spa and beauty salon (in the neighboring hotel, for a fee).

Hotel service

Wi-Fi with limited speed and 4 accesses per room is available free of charge throughout the hotel complex.
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Laundry service (free of charge (except dry cleaning)), cots on request (free of charge).

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Maestro.

Entertainment

Various sports activities during the day, live music, dancing, and folklore shows in the evening, soft animation.

Hotel features

Hotelhinweis

When choosing your hotel and arrival airport, please note that especially when combining "Marsa Alam Airport-Hurghada Hotel" and vice versa "Hurghada Airport-Marsa Alam Hotel", you may have to cover considerable distances and expect a long transfer. This also applies if this hotel is booked after a Nile cruise.
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2 barrier-free rooms available on request (Double Superior).
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MAKADI RESORT
HURGHADA/MAKADI BAY
EGYPT
0020-653590000
0020-0653590020

Seasonal information

Also bookable under HRGA10

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

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The Nile cruise ship from 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.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a buffet. Drinks at a charge.
Occasional folklore evenings
Last updated: 07.05.2026 23:51