Libya Total Solar Eclipse 2027 — West + East Libya (4-Star, 6 Days)

From a reserved site on the eclipse centreline, inland and southeast of Benghazi — roughly an hour’s drive from the city. This is deliberate. The centreline is where totality lasts longest: up to 6 minutes 11 seconds. Benghazi city itself, being off the centreline, sees around 5 minutes 40 seconds, and sites further north and east see progressively less. On eclipse morning we drive to the line itself, so you get the maximum. Cyrene and Apollonia are visited the day before.

No. Tripoli lies about 24 km outside the path of totality and sees a 99.6% partial eclipse — impressive, but not totality. That is why the tour flies to Benghazi on day 3 and drives to the centreline on eclipse morning.

Hotels and group size. The RJ Travel × MTP programme is 5-star and is fully booked. This departure follows the same West + East route — Tripoli, Sabratha and Leptis Magna, then Benghazi, Cyrene and Apollonia — in 4-star hotels, with a maximum of 16 travellers. Both watch the eclipse from the same centreline area southeast of Benghazi.

The route. The East Libya tour flies straight into Benghazi and spends all six days in the Cyrenaica, for $2,990. This tour starts in Tripoli and adds Sabratha, Tripoli’s old city and Leptis Magna, with the Tripoli → Benghazi flight included, for $3,590. Eclipse day is the same.

Egypt’s Luxor gets slightly longer totality (6m22s), but it will be extremely crowded and its hotel stock for eclipse week is almost gone. The Libyan centreline gives you 6 minutes 11 seconds — a difference of eleven seconds — in near-solitude, plus Leptis Magna, Cyrene and Apollonia. If you want the longest possible totality, book Egypt. If you want a great eclipse with almost nobody around you, book Libya.

Yes — the Libya eVisa, the Letter of Invitation and passport registration are all included and handled by our team. So are the East Libya entry permit (USD 600 per person), the security escort and the Tripoli → Benghazi flight: the price is one figure, with no fees added later.

RJ Travel has taken over 305 travellers through Libya with zero safety incidents. You travel with our licensed local team and a Tourist Police escort throughout, on routes we run regularly in both Tripoli and the Cyrenaica. We brief every traveller personally before confirming a booking.

A maximum of 16 travellers, with RJ Travel’s own local English-speaking guide throughout — small enough to move easily through the sites and to give everyone room at the centreline viewing area.

A deposit of 30% confirms your place; we send a secure card link by email. The remaining 70% is due by 30 April 2027. The departure runs with a minimum of 8 travellers: if it has not reached 8 by 30 April 2027, you choose between our East Libya eclipse departure and a full refund of everything you paid. If you cancel, our published Cancellation Policy applies.