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

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

Experience over six minutes of totality in Luxor, the heart of ancient Egypt — with cold beverages, ample shade, and air conditioning right at hand. From our base at the luxurious and legendary Sofitel Winter Palace (slide show), one of the world’s iconic travel destinations, immerse yourself in the archaeological riches of the Luxor region.

Along the way to totality, you can enrich your eclipse experience if you wish, with one of two 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 Lectures PROGRAM so you have an astronomer’s perspective on the structure and decoration of many of the Luxor region’s monuments.
• 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 Lectures PROGRAM 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. You’ll love the eclipse experience! Gather unforgettable memories of the beauty of the Nile and gain appreciation of the imagination and ingenuity the ancient Egyptians used to build an astounding civilization.

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.

NOTE: Program is subject to change.