Egypt Solar Eclipse 2027: Cairo, Luxor, Aswan & Dahabeya – 8 Days

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, meet your tour manager and transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to Stay Inn Hotel.

Your tour manager will assist with check-in and review your 8-day private itinerary, confirming the pickup times for the upcoming tours.

Settle into Cairo as your journey begins through Egypt’s ancient monuments, sacred temples, and solar traditions, leading toward the unforgettable total eclipse experience in Luxor.

Accommodation: Stay Inn Hotel

After breakfast, meet your private guide and travel to the Giza Plateau. Explore the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, then visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Chephren.

Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. Discover Tutankhamun’s treasures, the Khufu Boat, the Suspended Obelisk, the Statue of Ramses II, the statues of King Senusert, the Grand Staircase, the Merneptah Victory Column, royal regalia, and the Grand Atrium.

These monuments reveal how ancient Egyptians connected royal power, eternity, and the movement of the sun—building anticipation for your eclipse experience in Luxor.

End the day at Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where historic alleys are filled with spices, jewelry, textiles, traditional crafts, souvenirs, cafés, and local flavors.

Return to your hotel in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Stay Inn Hotel

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, board your Sun Nile Dahabeya  before lunch.

Visit the Aswan High Dam, the beautiful Philae Temple dedicated to Isis and Hathor, and the Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient granite quarries.

Philae’s sacred setting and the obelisk’s connection with solar symbolism continue your journey through Egypt’s ancient relationship with the sun, leading toward the 2027 total solar eclipse in Luxor.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay on board in Aswan.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:  Sun Nile Dahabeya

Enjoy breakfast on board as your Dahabeya sails toward Kom Ombo.

After lunch, visit the unique double temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus the Elder. Its sacred reliefs and celestial symbolism reflect the ancient Egyptians’ close observation of the sun and the heavens.

Continue sailing to Edfu as your journey draws closer to Luxor and the 2027 total solar eclipse.

Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay on board in Edfu.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:  Sun Nile Dahabeya

After breakfast on board, visit Edfu Temple, one of Egypt’s best-preserved ancient temples and a major center of worship dedicated to Horus.

Explore its towering pylons, sacred halls, and detailed reliefs, where the symbolism of Horus and the solar cycle reflects ancient Egypt’s connection with light, kingship, and renewal.

Return to your Dahabeya and sail toward Esna as anticipation builds for the 2027 total solar eclipse in Luxor.

Enjoy lunch and a leisurely dinner on board, followed by an overnight stay in Esna.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation:  Sun Nile Dahabeya

After breakfast, disembark from your Dahabeya and transfer to Luxor.

Begin on the West Bank with the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial ground of New Kingdom pharaohs. Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built beneath the cliffs of Deir El Bahari, and stop at the Colossi of Memnon.

After lunch, visit Karnak Temple, Egypt’s vast religious complex, followed by Luxor Temple on the East Bank.

In the afternoon, transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:  Stay Inn Hotel

Meet your private Egyptologist guide and travel to Saqqara for the celestial highlight of your journey: the August 2, 2027 solar eclipse above Egypt’s ancient pyramid fields.

Explore the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world’s earliest monumental stone structure, while discovering how ancient Egyptians connected the sun with royal power, rebirth, and eternity.

From a designated viewing area near Saqqara, receive certified eclipse glasses and a safety briefing before watching the Moon cover almost 95% of the Sun. Experience the changing daylight above a landscape shaped by Egypt’s ancient solar beliefs.

After the eclipse, continue to Dahshur to see the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, Egypt’s first successful true pyramid.

Conclude in Memphis, the ancient capital founded by King Menes, where you will admire the colossal Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.

Return to your Cairo hotel after an unforgettable encounter between ancient history and celestial wonder.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:  Stay Inn Hotel

Enjoy breakfast at your Cairo hotel, followed by free time before check-out.

At the scheduled time, transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport for your final departure, carrying unforgettable memories of Egypt’s pyramids, temples, Nile landscapes, and the remarkable 2027 solar eclipse experience.

Meals:  Breakfast