15/08/2026
Imagine booking a holiday specifically to watch the sky go completely dark… 🌑✨
On 2 August 2027, something pretty extraordinary is happening.
🌞🌑 A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE will cross parts of southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East — and some of the best places to experience it are incredible travel destinations in their own right.
🇪🇸 Southern Spain – including areas around Málaga & Cádiz
🇬🇮 Gibraltar – around 4½ minutes of totality
🇲🇦 Morocco – including Tangier, with almost 5 minutes
🇹🇳 Tunisia – up to around 5½ minutes
🇱🇾 Libya – more than 6 minutes in parts
🇪🇬 Egypt – with Luxor reaching approximately 6 minutes 22 seconds of totality 🤯
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – including Jeddah
🇾🇪 Yemen
🇸🇴 Somalia
And this isn’t just a little darkening of the sky…
During totality, the Moon completely blocks the Sun, turning daytime into darkness and revealing the Sun’s corona. 🌞🌑✨
So imagine standing in Luxor, surrounded by ancient Egyptian history, and watching the sky go completely dark for over SIX MINUTES.
That is the kind of travel memory you don’t forget.
And because this is a specific date and specific path, it’s absolutely one to start thinking about early rather than leaving until the last minute.
If watching the 2027 total solar eclipse sounds like the kind of bucket-list adventure you’d love, drop me a 🌑 in the comments or send me a DM and let’s look at the possibilities.
✈️ Gemma Wright Travel
Bespoke Journeys. Unforgettable Memories.
Always use proper certified solar viewing protection when observing a solar eclipse.
