VIEW THE SIX-MINUTE “ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY”
FROM 4.5-STAR LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS

Experience over six minutes of totality in Luxor, the heart of ancient Egypt — with cold beverages, ample shade, and air conditioning right at hand. You may watch the eclipse from either the Steigenberger Resort Achti (slide show) or from the gardens at Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel (slide show), one of the world’s iconic travel destinations.

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. 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

Room pricing is $375 per person (pp), per night (seven nights minimum or just six nights if you sign up for our optional post-Luxor Nile River cruise); one night’s credit issued for departing early to cruise to Cairo.) (PDF). For a picture of the Steigenberger rooms, please visit the HOTEL INFO tab. 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 LECTURES PROGRAM there is a $1,250 fee.