4-Day Cairo & Luxor Solar Eclipse Tour 2027

Our representative meets you at Cairo International Airport and helps you through arrival formalities. Your Egyptologist then takes you to the Giza plateau to see the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world. After lunch at a local restaurant, transfer to the airport for the short evening flight to Luxor, where you are met and taken to your hotel or Nile cruise for the night.

This is the day you came for. Start at Karnak Temple, the vast temple of the sun god Amun-Ra, then take your place to watch the total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027. In Luxor, totality lasts about 6 minutes and 23 seconds, one of the longest of the century, as the sky darkens over the temples of ancient Thebes. You can watch from Karnak, the West Bank or the sun deck of a Nile cruise. Afterwards, visit Luxor Temple. Breakfast and lunch are included. Please bring certified eclipse glasses, which are not included.

After breakfast, cross to Luxor's West Bank to visit three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, transfer to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you check in to your 4-star hotel near the Pyramids for the night.

On your last day, visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, home to one of the world's great collections of pharaonic treasures. Continue to the Saladin Citadel, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali and panoramic views over Cairo, and after lunch explore the lanes of Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's historic bazaar. Your tour ends with a transfer to Cairo airport for your flight home.