Schauinsland Reisen

Nilkombi MS Nile Serenity + Steigenberger Coraya Beach

HTR020
Ägypten ∙ Nilkreuzfahrten ∙ Luxor
Large white riverboat with multiple decks on calm water under blue sky. Cruise ship upper deck with pool and lounge chairs by the water.

MS Nile Serenity

Route

Embarkation: Saturdays.
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Arrival and embarkation. Afternoon visit to the Luxor Museum (3). Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 2:
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 sail to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3:
After breakfast, visit to the Temple of Edfu (1,2,3).
Lunch on board and sail to Kom Ombo with a visit to the double temple (1,2,3).
Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4:
After breakfast, visit to the Aswan High Dam and the Old Dam in Aswan (1,2,3).
Then visit to the Temple of Philae by motorboat (1,2,3). Lunch on board.
Afternoon Felucca sailing on the Nile (1,2,3).
Then visit to 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 is included.
Lunch on board. Overnight and dinner on board.
Day 6:
After breakfast, free time. You will have a day to relax and enjoy the ship while sailing downstream to Luxor.
Then, an optional opportunity for a sound and light show at the Karnak Temple (optional, can be booked on-site).
Overnight and dinner on board.
Day 7:
At 5 AM, optional balloon excursion (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.
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The excursions listed in the itinerary are not included.
There is a German-speaking guide on board for the excursions.
The excursion packages are indicated after the excursions in the itinerary:
Excursion Package Classic=1
Excursion Package Classic Plus=2
Excursion Package 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 initial booking: KW Product: NILKLASS)
Luxor Temple
Karnak Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Valley of the Kings in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon
Temple of Edfu
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 Excursion Package Classic Plus (bookable with initial booking: KW Product: NILKLASSP)
Day trip to Abu Simbel by bus.
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €429 p.p.*******************************************************
Additional excursions in Excursion Package Premium (bookable with initial booking: KW Product: NILPREMIUM)
Luxor Museum
Nubian Village in Aswan
->Winter season 2025/2026, Summer season 2026: €482 p.p.

Facilities

The completely renovated 5-star Nile ship has a total of 40 beautiful outside cabins and suites spread across three decks. All cabins and suites have a balcony. Furthermore, the luxurious ship has a main restaurant, a reception, as well as a lounge bar and a small bazaar. The ship also offers the opportunity to stay fit in the fitness area. The pool on the sun deck invites you to cool off and relax. Enjoy the outdoor pool with breathtaking views of the Nile. Bath towels are provided free of charge.

Accommodation

Executive Cabin

The Executive Cabins (KEX) are approx. 20 sqm and equipped with a private bathroom, shower, hairdryer, air conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, minibar, safe, and a balcony (approx. 2 sqm).
The Executive Cabins are located on the middle and upper decks.
Also bookable for single occupancy (EEX).

Suite

The Suites (S2) are equipped like the Executive Cabins, but larger (approx. 27 sqm). The beautiful balcony with a view of the Nile is approx. 3 sqm and invites you to linger. The Suites are located on the Main Deck, Middle Deck, and Upper Deck.
Also bookable for single occupancy (S1).

Economy Cabin

With the same amenities as the Executive Cabins, but slightly smaller.

Royal Suite

The Royal Suites (R2S) are more spacious (approx. 34 sqm) with similar amenities to the Executive Cabin and also equipped with a balcony of approx. 4 sqm. They also feature a sofa and two armchairs in the integrated living area.
The Royal Suites are located on all three decks.

Meals

Full Board
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served buffet-style. Drinks are extra.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet style.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are included around the clock.
Minibar refilled once a week with soft drinks.
Fruit basket in the cabin once a week.

Not included in All Inclusive

International alcoholic beverages are available for a fee.

Sports included

Fitness area.

Hotel service

Free Wi-Fi in public areas.
It is possible to purchase a SIM card (approx. €25, but can vary) with 4 GB to use the internet on board.
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Check-in: 12:00 PM.
On-call medical service (for a fee).
Laundry service (for a fee).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA are accepted.

Entertainment

Occasional evening entertainment with folklore shows and belly dancing.

Hotel features

Hotelhinweis

Ship's address: Blue Sky Dock – beside Baghdadi Police check poiice
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Smoking is only permitted on the outdoor decks and on the balcony of your cabin.
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Cabin plan available. The request for a specific deck or cabin number can be entered as a non-binding customer request in the remarks field.
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Booking note: Please note that for flights to or 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 flights to and/or from Luxor.
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Booking note: We reserve the right to rebook to another ship for economic reasons. In such 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 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 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 travel itinerary.
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As the offered ship is a motor ship, operational noises may occur.
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The ships sometimes dock one behind the other or next to each other, so crossing other ships may be necessary. It is possible that the ship may not always be accessible barrier-free.
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Egypt is the land of Baksheesh: To save you the stress of constant tipping on board, your local tour guide collects an amount of €8 per person per night on the boat at the beginning of the trip, depending on the ship's category. This sum is used for all the "good spirits" who make your holiday as pleasant as possible and is considered a recommendation from our side.
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Hotel code: LXR216

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Steigenberger Coraya Beach

Location

The resort of the renowned Steigenberger chain is located in a quiet area, directly on the gently sloping hotel's own sandy beach with a unique house reef in Madinat Coraya.
Madinat Coraya Bay is a dream holiday destination that offers ideal conditions for diving and snorkeling enthusiasts. The underwater world is home to countless rare fish species. The distance to Port Ghalib and Marsa Alam Airport is approximately 8 km.

Facilities

The spacious adults-only (bookable from 16 years) hotel complex with a total of 364 elegant rooms has a warm and oriental ambiance. The facilities include a welcoming lobby with a reception, so you feel comfortable from the first moment, as well as several shops, an amphitheater, and a Bedouin tent. For culinary variety, there is a main restaurant, an à la carte restaurant ("Fayrouz" - Mediterranean cuisine), and various bars.
Furthermore, Madinat Coraya offers a Dine Around: one visit per stay to the Italian à la carte "Basilico Restaurant", the Asian "Rocca" restaurant, or the oriental "Zaytoun" is included for All Inclusive guests (reservation required).
Outdoors, there are 3 pools (one of which is heated) and a pool/beach bar. Sun loungers and umbrellas are available free of charge at the hotel's private beach and by the pools.

Accommodation

Superior Double Room

The Superior Double Rooms (DSU) are approx. 30 sqm, brightly and friendly furnished, and feature a shower/WC (bathrobe and slippers included in the Pharao Club), hairdryer, air conditioning (individually adjustable), telephone, satellite TV, minibar (for a fee), safe, coffee and tea maker, smoke detector, and a balcony or terrace with garden view.
Available at an extra charge with pool view (DSP) or sea view (DMU).
Also bookable for single use (DEU/ESP/UME).
(Also bookable under RMFA04 (DSU/DSI). Also for single use (DSE).)

Deluxe Double Room

The Deluxe Double Rooms (DD2) have the same amenities as the Superior Double Rooms, but are slightly larger (approx. 34 sqm) and equipped with additional sofa beds.
Available at an extra charge with pool view (PDD) or sea view (DDM).
(Also bookable under RMFA04 (2DD).)

Superior Double Room guaranteed upper floors sea view

The newly bookable Schauinsland-Reisen Original Rooms (XO2) are equipped like the Superior Double Rooms and offer sea views. The rooms are guaranteed to be on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the hotel, offering a breathtaking view of the Red Sea.
Also bookable for single use (XO1).

Junior Suite

The Junior Suites (JS2) are approx. 42 sqm and feature a bath or shower/WC, a spacious bedroom, and a separate living area (divided by a door). The Junior Suites have pool or sea views.
(Also bookable under RMFA04 as Junior Suite (J2).)

Meals

AI+ (RMFA04)
Corresponds to All Inclusive.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive (Pharao Club)

Breakfast from 6:30 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 served buffet-style. Various snacks are available during the day for in-between.
Afternoon tea time with a selection of coffee, tea, and cake from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM and ice cream from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as fresh juice, from 10 AM to 12 AM. "Pharao Club" guests receive one dinner in an à la carte restaurant per stay (in "Fayruz"), reservation required. A fruit basket upon arrival. Daily bottle of water (two bottles in family rooms) and coffee and tea are also included. Beach towels are changed daily, free use of the health club.
The "Pharao Club" is included in the All Inclusive.
Appropriate attire is requested for dinner. Men are asked to wear long trousers and no beach shoes. Women are asked not to wear tank tops.
Dine around in Madinat Coraya for a fee: "Zaytoun" = Oriental, "Rocca" = Asian, "Basilico" = Italian, and "Fayruz" = Mediterranean (subject to availability and with reservation).

Not All Inclusive

Seafood dinner, imported alcoholic beverages, and drinks and snacks from the minibar.

Sports included

Fitness room, aerobics, gymnastics, boccia, beach volleyball, table tennis, tennis court, darts, beach soccer, and billiards.

Sports for a fee

Snorkeling and diving with local providers.
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Aqua Coraya Water Park (can be booked locally for a fee):
"Aqua Coraya" Aqua 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 Aqua Park is open from 10 AM to 5 PM (slides are closed from 12 PM to 1 PM).

Wellness

Health Club with sauna, steam bath, and jacuzzi (included in Pharao Club), massage (for a fee).

Hotel service

Wi-Fi with limited speed is available free of charge throughout the property. High-speed Wi-Fi is available for a fee.
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Laundry service is included only for "Pharao Club" guests, otherwise for a fee.
Hotel doctor for a fee
ATMs available.

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard.

Entertainment

Various sports activities during the day. In the evenings, various national dance shows and live music.

Hotel features

Hotelhinweis

Please note that overbookings cannot be requested!
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Wearing appropriate attire in the restaurants is mandatory.
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As the reefs extend into the beach area in some places, we recommend wearing bathing shoes.
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Please note when choosing your hotel and departure airport that, especially when combining an airport in Marsa Alam with a hotel in Hurghada, or vice versa (Hurghada airport with a hotel in Marsa Alam), considerable distances may have to be covered and a long transfer time should be expected. This also applies if this hotel is booked following a Nile cruise.
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4 accessible rooms available upon request (Deluxe Double Room/DD2 or Deluxe Double Room Pool View/PDD).
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GORAYFAT BAY, RED SEA
MARSA ALAM/EGYPT
0020-653750000
0020-653750009
info.coraya@steigenberger.com
reservation.coraya@steigenberger.com

Seasonal information

Also bookable under RMFA04.

Tour operator category

5 Suns *****

Country category

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The completely renovated 5-star Nile ship has a total of 40 beautiful outside cabins and suites spread across three decks. All cabins and suites have a balcony. Furthermore, the luxurious ship has a main restaurant, a reception, as well as a lounge bar and a small bazaar. The ship also offers the opportunity to stay fit in the fitness area. The pool on the sun deck invites you to cool off and relax. Enjoy the outdoor pool with breathtaking views of the Nile. Bath towels are provided free of charge.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served buffet-style. Drinks are extra.
Occasional evening entertainment with folklore shows and belly dancing.
Last updated: 07.05.2026 18:31