9-Day Total Solar Eclipse Egypt 2027 – Cairo & Luxor

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and begin your exploration of ancient Egypt at the legendary Giza Plateau. Discover the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the iconic Great Sphinx.

Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where extraordinary treasures spanning thousands of years of Egyptian history are brought together in a remarkable modern setting.

After the tour, return to your 5-star hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Cairo – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and discover the atmosphere of Historic Cairo, including a visit to the famous Khan El-Khalili bazaar and selected historic landmarks.

Later, transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport for your domestic flight to Luxor.

Upon arrival in Luxor, you will be met and transferred privately to your 5-star hotel. After check-in, the remainder of the day is at leisure, allowing you to relax before exploring the ancient city of Thebes.

Overnight: Luxor – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and explore Luxor’s magnificent East Bank, beginning with Karnak Temple, one of the largest and most impressive temple complexes of ancient Egypt.

Continue to Luxor Temple, beautifully situated in the heart of the ancient city of Thebes and historically connected to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes.

After the visits, return to your 5-star hotel for a relaxing afternoon. Later, receive important information and guidance for the following day’s Total Solar Eclipse experience, including viewing arrangements and essential solar-safety instructions.

The evening is left free for rest and preparation ahead of this extraordinary celestial event.

Overnight: Luxor – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Today is the defining moment of your journey — the Total Solar Eclipse of August 2, 2027.

After breakfast, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle to a carefully selected viewing location within the path of totality in the Luxor region. Arrive well before the eclipse to settle in comfortably and prepare for this extraordinary celestial event.

Certified solar eclipse viewing glasses will be provided, together with essential safety guidance. As the Moon gradually passes in front of the Sun, experience the remarkable transformation of daylight before witnessing approximately six minutes of totality — one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 21st century.

Following the eclipse, return privately to your 5-star hotel in Luxor. The remainder of the day is intentionally left free for relaxation and to reflect on an experience few people will ever witness.

Overnight: Luxor – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist guide and cross to Luxor’s legendary West Bank to explore some of ancient Thebes’ most remarkable monuments.

Visit the Valley of the Kings, burial place of Egypt’s great New Kingdom pharaohs, followed by the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari and the imposing Colossi of Memnon.

After sightseeing, return to your 5-star hotel for time to relax and refresh.

Later in the afternoon, enjoy a private felucca sailing experience on the Nile as the sun begins to set over Luxor. Relax on the water and take in the peaceful scenery of the river, palm-lined banks and surrounding landscape — a gentle and memorable end to the day.

Overnight: Luxor – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from Luxor to the remarkable Temple of Hathor at Dendera, one of the best-preserved and most visually striking temple complexes in Egypt.

Dedicated to Hathor — goddess of love, beauty, music and joy — the temple is famous for its extraordinary columns, richly decorated walls and remarkably preserved colors that still reveal the artistic brilliance of ancient Egyptian craftsmen.

Explore the magnificent Hypostyle Hall, admire the detailed ceiling decorated with astronomical scenes, and discover the celebrated Dendera Zodiac and other celestial representations that make this temple especially meaningful within a journey centered around the 2027 Total Solar Eclipse.

Your private Egyptologist will guide you through the temple’s sacred chambers, reliefs and symbolic imagery, helping bring to life the rituals, beliefs and cosmic ideas that shaped ancient Egyptian spirituality.

After the visit, return privately to Luxor. The remainder of the day is yours to relax at your 5-star hotel and enjoy a peaceful final evening in the city.

Overnight: Luxor – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, enjoy a relaxed morning at your 5-star hotel in Luxor before your private transfer to Luxor International Airport for your domestic flight to Cairo.

Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met and assisted before transferring by private air-conditioned vehicle to your 5-star hotel.

No sightseeing is scheduled for today. This final night has been intentionally designed as a comfortable recovery and travel buffer, giving you time to relax, prepare for your international journey and enjoy your last evening in Egypt at your own pace.

Overnight: Cairo – 5-Star Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at your 5-star hotel, enjoy your final moments in Egypt at leisure, depending on your international flight schedule.

At the appropriate time, you will be transferred by private air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport, with departure assistance for your onward international journey.

As your journey through Cairo and Luxor comes to an end, you leave with memories of Egypt’s ancient wonders, the timeless Nile, and the extraordinary moment when day briefly turned to night beneath the Total Solar Eclipse of 2027.

Meals: Breakfast
End of Journey

You may leave Egypt behind, but a part of Egypt will travel home with you.

— Egypt Tours Transfers