Australia & New Zealand
July 22, 2028
Prepare for another extraordinary celestial experience. The 2028 Total Solar Eclipse will cross Australia and New Zealand, offering two spectacular — and very different — ways to experience totality.
Choose your 2028 eclipse tour
Three ways to stand in the Moon's shadow on 22 July 2028 — from a boat on Sydney Harbour, from private lawns in the Blue Mountains, or deep in the Kimberley outback where totality lasts longest. Pick a tour to see the full day-by-day itinerary.
Totality Over Sydney Harbour
Watch the eclipse from the water, with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in silhouette.
Totality From the Blue Mountains
Watch from private lawns above the Megalong Valley, away from the crowds.
Totality in the Kimberley
The longest totality of all — over the Bungle Bungle Range, deep in Australia's remote north-west.
Once in a thousand years, the Moon's shadow falls squarely on a great world city. This week is built around the moment — base yourself in a heritage hotel in the CBD, sail the harbour for the eclipse itself, and pair it with the icons: the Opera House, a bridge climb at twilight, and the World Heritage Blue Mountains.
Day by day
Arrive in Sydney
Met on arrival and transferred privately to your hotel, with the evening free to settle in.
- Private arrival transfer, airport to hotel
- Digital travel guide & 24/7 in-country support app
Totality — Harbour Eclipse Lunch Cruise
Cruise onto Sydney Harbour as the light fails, past the Opera House toward open water. As totality arrives the harbour falls dark and the corona flares around a black sun. A buffet lunch is served aboard.
- Sydney Harbour solar eclipse cruise with expert commentary
- Buffet lunch served on board
The Rocks & the harbour city
Walk the cobbled lanes of The Rocks with a guide, then explore at your own pace on a 24-hour hop-on hop-off pass covering the city and Bondi.
- Guided historic walking tour of The Rocks
- 24-hour hop-on hop-off sightseeing — city & Bondi routes
Opera House, harbour & a twilight climb
Tour inside the Opera House, then a harbour-side main meal with a drink. Spend the afternoon island-hopping by ferry with Taronga Zoo entry, before climbing the Harbour Bridge at twilight.
- Sydney Opera House guided tour & dining experience (main meal + beverage)
- Hop-on hop-off harbour ferry pass + Taronga Zoo entry
- Twilight summit climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Into the Blue Mountains
Leave the city for the World Heritage Blue Mountains — a working farm with koalas and kangaroos, morning tea, and remote lookouts over the Jamison Valley to the Three Sisters. Overnight in a grand mountain hotel.
- Guided Blue Mountains experience with morning tea
- Three Sisters & Jamison Valley lookouts
Mountain lookouts & return to Sydney
A relaxed morning, a two-course lunch at Blackheath, then Govetts Leap and a glass of sparkling at the Botanic Garden before returning to Sydney.
- Two-course lunch with mountain views
- Govetts Leap & Botanic Garden with sparkling wine
Farewell Sydney
Your tour ends with a private transfer to the airport. We'll happily tailor extra nights or a New Zealand extension.
- Private departure transfer, hotel to airport
What's included
In your fare
- 6 nights' hotels — 5 nights Paradox Sydney (Heritage Room) & 1 night The Carrington, Blue Mountains
- Private arrival & departure airport transfers
- Sydney Harbour solar eclipse lunch cruise on eclipse day
- Sydney Opera House guided tour & dining experience
- Twilight summit climb of the Harbour Bridge
- Guided historic walking tour of The Rocks
- 24-hour hop-on hop-off city & Bondi sightseeing pass
- Harbour ferry pass with Taronga Zoo entry
- Two-day guided Blue Mountains touring
- Meals: 3 breakfasts & 2 lunches, plus the Opera House dining
- Digital travel guide & 24/7 in-country support app
Optional add-ons
- Evening pub tour of The Rocks (Day 1)
- Daytime summit bridge climb (Day 2)
- Blue Mountains stargazing with an astrophysicist (Day 5)
Arrange any of these when you book, or let us tailor extra nights or an onward New Zealand extension.
Sydney will fill for this. Hold your place now.
Space on the eclipse-day cruise is strictly limited. Reserve early to secure your spot on the water for totality.
Enquire & reserveFrom $7,989 per person, twin share, land only. Airfares not included. Eclipse timings are for Sydney and approximate. Itinerary and inclusions may be adjusted for operational reasons; final details confirmed at booking. Savitar Tours · CST #2138920-40.
Skip the crowds at sea level. After two days on Sydney's icons, spend eclipse day up in the World Heritage wilderness: koalas and kangaroos at dawn, valley lookouts, a two-course lunch at the grand Hydro Majestic, then prime totality viewing from private lawns above the Megalong Valley. Home base throughout is a heritage hotel in the CBD.
Day by day
Arrive in Sydney
Met on arrival and transferred privately to your hotel, with the evening free to find your feet.
- Private arrival transfer, airport to hotel
- Digital travel guide & 24/7 in-country support app
Opera House & a twilight bridge climb
Go behind the scenes of the Opera House, into spaces the public rarely sees. Then climb to the summit of the Harbour Bridge at twilight for a 360° panorama as the city lights come on.
- Guided Sydney Opera House tour
- Twilight summit climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Total eclipse over the Blue Mountains
Leave Sydney early for a hilltop farm — koalas and kangaroos over morning tea — then secluded Jamison Valley lookouts and the Three Sisters. At the historic Hydro Majestic, a two-course lunch sets you up for the main event: certified glasses in hand, you step onto private lawns for prime viewing as totality falls over the Megalong Valley. Time at the Pavilion and a stop at Wentworth Falls close the day.
- Full-day guided Blue Mountains eclipse experience (approx. 10 hours)
- Reserved private viewing lawns · certified solar-eclipse glasses provided
- Two-course lunch at the historic Hydro Majestic
- Wildlife morning tea, Three Sisters & Wentworth Falls
Sydney Harbour at your own pace
A relaxed day on the water. Your hop-on hop-off ferry pass links Circular Quay, Watsons Bay, Manly and more, with entry to Taronga Zoo.
- Hop-on hop-off harbour ferry pass + Taronga Zoo entry
Wildlife, waterfalls & wine
A full day south of the city — Australia's oldest national park, the coastal Grand Pacific Drive, wildlife encounters and waterfalls, a beachside lunch and a cool-climate wine tasting through the Southern Highlands.
- Full-day Wildlife, Waterfalls & Wine tour (approx. 11 hours)
- Beachside lunch & cool-climate wine tasting
Farewell Sydney
Your tour ends with a private transfer to the airport. We'll happily tailor extra nights or a New Zealand extension.
- Private departure transfer, hotel to airport
What's included
In your fare
- 5 nights at Paradox Sydney (Heritage Room), in the heart of the CBD
- Private arrival & departure airport transfers
- Full-day Blue Mountains eclipse experience with reserved lawns & certified glasses
- Guided Sydney Opera House tour
- Twilight summit climb of the Harbour Bridge
- Harbour hop-on hop-off ferry pass with Taronga Zoo entry
- Full-day Wildlife, Waterfalls & Wine tour
- Meals: 3 breakfasts & 2 lunches (including eclipse-day lunch at the Hydro Majestic)
- Digital travel guide & 24/7 in-country support app
Optional add-ons
- Sydney Harbour sunset dinner cruise, three courses with wine (Day 1)
Add it when you book, or let us tailor extra nights, a Blue Mountains overnight, or an onward New Zealand extension.
The best seats are on the mountain. Claim yours.
Places on the reserved eclipse-day lawns are strictly limited. Reserve early to secure your spot above the Megalong Valley for totality.
Enquire & reserveFrom $7,539 per person, twin share, land only. Airfares not included. Eclipse timing is approximate and location-dependent. Itinerary and inclusions may be adjusted for operational reasons; final details confirmed at booking. Savitar Tours · CST #2138920-40.
For the totality purists. Few places on Earth will see this eclipse like the Kimberley. This is a rugged 10-day 4WD journey along the legendary Gibb River Road — gorges, waterfalls and ancient rock art — timed to reach the beehive domes of Purnululu (the Bungle Bungles) for eclipse morning, where totality lasts longer than anywhere else on the path. Expect real wilderness: nights are spent bush-camping in swags under some of the darkest skies on Earth, a few with no facilities. Starts in Broome, ends in Darwin.
Day by day
Broome to Windjana Gorge
A 6am start from Broome. Derby's giant Boab Prison Tree, then Tunnel Creek — a 750m limestone cave system rich in Aboriginal art and history — before making camp and heading into Windjana Gorge for sunset and freshwater crocodiles.
- Boab Prison Tree, Tunnel Creek & Windjana Gorge
- Northern Territory Parks Pass included
Windjana to Manning Gorge
Walk into the tiered falls of Bell Gorge to swim, then an afternoon swim at Adcock Gorge, before camping two nights on the edge of Manning Gorge.
- Bell Gorge & Adcock Gorge swims
Manning & Galvans Gorge
Hike into Manning Gorge for a swim and ancient Gwion Gwion rock art, then a BBQ lunch and a short drive to Galvans Gorge — a waterhole with a boab perched above the falls.
- Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) rock art & BBQ lunch
Manning to El Questro Station
Continue along the Gibb River Road with rock-art and lookout diversions, crossing the Pentecost River to reach El Questro Station for a two-night stay and its many swimming holes.
- Gibb River Road & Pentecost River crossing
El Questro Gorge & Zebedee Springs
Relax in the crystal-clear thermal pools of Zebedee Springs, then hike El Questro Gorge to a refreshing swim before returning to camp.
- Zebedee thermal springs & El Questro Gorge hike
El Questro to Purnululu
Hike the Cockburn Ranges to Emma Gorge for a swim beneath towering rock, then drive to the Bungle Bungles, passing the Warmun community and the Durack, Carr Boyd and Osmond Ranges. Camp two nights in Purnululu.
- Emma Gorge & the road to the Bungle Bungles
Totality over the Bungle Bungles
Wake early as the sunrise colours the beehive domes. Beat the crowds into Cathedral Gorge, the Piccaninny Creek lookout and the Window, then find your vantage point. As the Moon crosses the Sun the light shifts and the temperature drops across the ancient range, before the sky darkens completely for several unforgettable minutes of totality — one of the finest backdrops anywhere on the path. In the afternoon, hike into the 200-metre cliffs of Echidna Chasm.
- Totality over the Bungle Bungle Range — the longest of any Savitar 2028 tour
- Cathedral Gorge, the Window & Echidna Chasm
- Optional scenic helicopter flight (own expense)
Purnululu to Lake Argyle
Via Kununurra to Lake Argyle, Australia's largest man-made lake, for an island cruise in search of rock wallabies, crocodiles and birdlife — with a swim and a campfire meal on the island, and sunrise over the water.
- Lake Argyle island cruise & overnight
Lake Argyle to Victoria River
Cross into the Northern Territory to Keep River National Park and Gingers Hill, the Goorrandalng walk among Livistona palms, and Gregory's Tree in Jubarra (Gregory) National Park, finishing with ancient rock art in the Victoria River region.
- Keep River NP, Gregory's Tree & Victoria River rock art
Victoria River to Darwin
A final swim at picturesque Edith Falls and a stop at the intriguing magnetic termite mounds, before arriving in Darwin with ten days of outback memories.
- Edith Falls & magnetic termite mounds, then Darwin
What's included
In your fare
- 9 nights' remote wilderness bush camping (swags) — some nights without facilities
- Expert guide & 4WD touring, Broome to Darwin
- Northern Territory Parks Pass
- Gorge hikes & swims along the Gibb River Road — Tunnel Creek, Bell, Manning, El Questro & Emma Gorge, Zebedee Springs
- Eclipse-morning viewing at the Bungle Bungles, plus Cathedral Gorge, the Window & Echidna Chasm
- Lake Argyle island cruise & overnight
- Most meals on tour — breakfasts, lunches & dinners per the itinerary
Optional add-ons
- Scenic helicopter flight over the Bungle Bungles, eclipse day (own expense)
- El Questro restaurant dinner, Day 4 (own expense)
This is a guided 4WD camping adventure — talk to us about fitness, packing and how it pairs with a Sydney or Blue Mountains add-on.
The longest totality on the path — and the most limited.
Small-group outback departures fill fast for an eclipse this rare. Reserve early to stand under the Bungle Bungles for the longest view of totality anywhere.
Enquire & reserveFrom $6,859 per person, twin share, land only. Airfares not included. Operates as a guided 4WD camping adventure; some nights are spent bush-camping without facilities. Starts Broome, ends Darwin. Itinerary and inclusions may be adjusted for operational reasons; final details confirmed at booking. Savitar Tours · CST #2138920-40.
Australia vs. New Zealand
Which eclipse experience is right for you?
Maximum totality (5 min 10 sec) occurs along the central path in remote Western Australia — exactly where the Kimberley & Bungle Bungles tour above is timed to be. Sydney sees about 3 min 48 sec; New Zealand's South Island under 3 minutes. See each tour for its specific viewing location and duration.
Why Consider Australia?
Australia offers longer totality along the path, a higher Sun and generally favorable winter conditions in key viewing areas. Our three 2028 tours above range from Sydney — totality from the harbour or the Blue Mountains — to a 4WD Kimberley adventure timed for the longest totality of all, over the Bungle Bungles.
Why Consider New Zealand?
New Zealand offers a completely different eclipse experience. Late-afternoon totality, dramatic Southern Hemisphere scenery and the possibility of a spectacular horizon setting make this an especially memorable option for photographers and adventure travelers.
New Zealand 2028 — Register Your Interest
Our Australia eclipse tours are open for booking above. A New Zealand 2028 program — late-afternoon totality over the South Island — is in development.
Register to be first to hear when New Zealand itineraries, viewing locations and pricing are announced.
REGISTER YOUR INTERESTNo obligation • Early notification when the New Zealand program opens
🔭 Why Choose Savitar Tours for Your Eclipse Experience?
With over 30 years of combined travel expertise, Savitar Tours crafts exceptional journeys for curious minds and discerning explorers. From pinpointing the best viewing angles to managing every travel detail — we make your solar eclipse adventure seamless, meaningful, and magical.
✈️ Plan Ahead – Limited Space Available!
Total solar eclipses are rare — and so is the chance to experience them in such style. These tours fill quickly due to limited lodging in prime viewing zones. Don’t miss your front-row seat to the cosmos.
📞 Book Your Solar Eclipse Journey Today
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Frequently Asked Questions — 2028 Total Solar Eclipse Tours
When is the 2028 total solar eclipse?
The total solar eclipse will occur on July 22, 2028, with the path of totality crossing parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Where can I see the 2028 total solar eclipse?
Totality will be visible from locations across Australia and New Zealand, offering travelers a choice between two very different eclipse experiences.
Which is better for the 2028 eclipse — Australia or New Zealand?
Australia offers the potential for longer totality and a higher Sun, while New Zealand offers a dramatic late-afternoon eclipse setting amid spectacular Southern Hemisphere scenery. Savitar Tours is developing programs for both destinations.
Will Savitar Tours offer a 2028 Australia eclipse tour?
Yes. Savitar Tours is currently developing a 2028 Australia Total Solar Eclipse tour, with accommodations, transportation, sightseeing and carefully selected eclipse-viewing locations.
Will Savitar Tours offer a 2028 New Zealand eclipse tour?
We are also exploring a New Zealand 2028 Total Solar Eclipse experience, allowing travelers to combine eclipse viewing with New Zealand's landscapes, cities and attractions.
When will the 2028 eclipse tours be available to book?
Our 2028 programs are currently coming soon. Detailed itineraries, hotels, viewing locations and pricing will be announced as they are finalized.
Can I register my interest in the 2028 eclipse tours?
Yes. If you are interested in traveling with Savitar Tours for the 2028 Total Solar Eclipse, please contact us and let us know whether you are interested in Australia, New Zealand or both.
Can I combine the 2028 eclipse with a longer Australia or New Zealand vacation?
Absolutely. Savitar Tours can develop an extended journey around the eclipse, combining the celestial event with sightseeing, luxury accommodations and additional destinations in Australia or New Zealand.
Combine your eclipse tour with a broader Australia &New Zealand journey
