VIEW THE SIX-MINUTE “ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY”
FROM FIVE-STAR LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS

Watch the August 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse like a Pharaoh

Stage your Egyptian eclipse adventure from the old-school elegant Winter Palace Hotel in the heart of Luxor. Not only can you view the eclipse steps from your room, you can relax and recharge in the (Winter Palace)’s 17 acres of gardens at your leisure. Cold beverages, ample shade, and air conditioning are right at hand.

Along the way to totality, you can enrich your eclipse experience if you wish, with one of three educational options:

• Dr. Juan Antonio Belmonte Avilés, the world’s leading authority on Egyptian archaeoastronomy, teaches about the vital role astronomy played in ancient Egypt’s cosmology and its rituals concerning death and the destiny of the soul. Immerse yourself in the ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ASTRONOMY so you have an astronomer’s perspective on the structure and decoration of many of the Luxor region’s monuments.
• Dr. Diana McDonald started out as a 16 year-old intern in the Egyptian Department of the Metropolitan Museum, and subsequently worked in the Ancient Near Eastern and other departments at the Metropolitan. She wrote her undergraduate thesis at Harvard on Egyptian art. Dig into EGYPTOLOGY and gain insight into the history, art, and religon of Ancient Egypt.
• Dr. Stephen Ressler, highly sought-after educator and civil engineering expert, shares an in-depth look at the Great and Meidum Pyramids, and key aspects of civil engineering that made a sophisticated Ancient Egyptian civilization possible. Join the ANCIENT ENGINEERING and gain insight into the science and design of structures that endure for millennia.

Plus, Insight Cruises offers you an optional program of excursions to a choice selection of the Luxor region’s monuments, temples, and tombs. We’ll be on the lookout for specific astronomical features while visiting other sites not tied to the sky yet still looming large in the world’s imagination. Luxor and Karnak temples, the Valleys of the Kings & Queens, the wondrous sites of Dendera, Abydos, Esna, Edfu, and more are on our excursion agenda.

If you’ve dreamed of visiting Egypt, please join us at the luxurious and legendary Sofitel Winter Palace. Savor an iconic travel experience while immersing yourself in a solar wonder and the archaeological riches of the Luxor region.

OVERVIEW AND PRICING

Pricing varies depending on room accommodations and starts at $325 per person (pp), per night (seven nights minimum or just six nights if you sign up for our optional post-Luxor Nile River cruise). For pricing and pictures of the Sofitel rooms, please visit the HOTEL INFO tab. (NOTE: It is possible the Sofitel will be completely and fully renovated by August of 2027. If so, there will be an, approximately, $57.50 per person, per day upcharge. The hotel room pictures shown on our website are of the current (2021) room configurations.) All meals are included (excluding breakfast on your day of arrival and lunch and dinner on your day of departure) — and are provided by our hotel. For those attending our CONFERENCE PROGRAM there is a $1,250 fee.