VIEW THE SIX-MINUTE “ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY”
FROM OUR 5-STAR NILE RIVER ACCOMMODATIONS

Find flexibility in a 9-night adventure based on the 41-cabin UNIWORLD m.s. Tosca (slide show). Enter the heart of Abu Simbel and explore unique examples of Greco-Roman Era temples studding the Upper Nile Valley. Take in the essentials of Luxor and bask in eclipse ambience. Experience all this along the Tosca’s journey from Aswan to Cairo, and still have time for optional visits to Cairo or Petra.

Along the way to totality — which you’ll watch onboard or disembark and watch from the Sofitel Winter Palace’s (Wikipedia) century-old Royal Gardens (slide show) — layer on insights into ancient Egypt and astronomy through your LECTURES program. Dr. Denise Doxey, Egyptologist and Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides cultural and historical context, fueling your Aha! moments up and down the Nile. While Dr. Kevin Marvel, astronomer and Executive Officer of American Astronomical Society, talks eclipses and ancient Egyptian constellation spotting.

Plus, Insight Cruises offers you an optional program of excursions to a choice selection of the Nile River 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 Dendara, Abydos, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and more are on our excursion agenda.

Please join us on the UNIWORLD m.s. Tosca for an engrossing visit to the ancient monuments and ageless vistas of Upper Egypt. You’ll love the eclipse experience! Enjoy luxurious Egyptian hospitality on the Tosca, absorb a glorious eclipse, and satisfy your curiosity about ancient Egypt.

THREE OPTIONAL ADDONS (overview of all addons)

• Post-Luxor CRUISE TO CAIRO (+PDF summary)
• OR, Post-Luxor VISIT PETRA JORDAN (PDF only) (4-NIGHTS)
• AND/OR (i.e., before or after your Luxor event),
  “BEST OF CAIRO” (PDF only) (1-, 2-, or 3-DAYS)

OVERVIEW AND PRICING

Pricing for a Grand Suite (slide show) on our 9-night cruise is $7,425 per person, based on double occupancy. Pricing for a forward-facing Royal Suite (slide show) is $12,425 pp (sold out). One night’s credit issued for departing early to cruise to Cairo. For pricing and pictures of the rooms, please visit the CABIN & SHIP INFO tab. All meals are included (excluding breakfast on your day of arrival and lunch and dinner on your day of departure). Our two-speaker LECTURES program is an additional $775 fee.