Solar eclipses are an amazing natural phenomenon and a beautiful sight to behold. What better way to add an extra special element to your holiday than planning it to coincide with an eclipse. We are not running any more eclipse tours in 2010 but please watch this space for up and coming tours in 2011 and 2012!
on the go has many years of successfully organising sightseeing and eclipse viewing holidays around the world. In the last few years we have covered many different eclipse destinations...
29 March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse
- Egypt and Turkey
In 2006 we operated special eclipse tours in Turkey and Egypt which included viewing of the incredible total eclipse near Hacibektas town just beyond Turkey's beautiful Cappadocia region and in Sallum, located just 12 kms from the Egyptian/Libyan border in the desert.
Partial eclipses of the sun pale in comparison to the overwhelming spectacle of a total solar eclipse! The most notable feature during totality (when the moon obscures the sun) is the solar corona, the outer atmosphere of the sun that is only visible to the naked eye during a total eclipse. The disc of the moon is black, surrounded by the pearly-white of the corona with occasional flame red prominences. The sky is a deep purple blue and around the horizon the sky is usually an orange colour reminiscent of sunset. This strange mixture of colours can make everyday objects look positively surreal!
01 August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse - Russia
In 2008 we ran four Russian eclipse tours taking in the sights of St Petersburg - city of the Tsars and mighty Moscow before flying east for a stunning finale, with the total solar eclipse near Novosibirsk. Plus the giving the option for our passengers to travel onward to beautiful Lake Baikal in Siberia.
22 July 2009 Total Solar Eclipse - China
In July last year, China experienced the very best visual of the impressive 2009 eclipse. Passing over Chongqing, the great Yangtze with it's three gorges and the coastline of Shanghai. We offered the choice to view this wonderful phenomenom from aboard a Yangtze River Cruiser crossing the Three Gorges and also on the coast just south of Shanghai.
15 January 2010 Annular & Partial Eclipse
- China and India
This year we gave our passengers the opportunity to view the longest annular eclipse in the 3rd millennium - with a duration not to be exceeded until the year 3043!
An Annular Eclipse occurs when the Sun and the Moon are in perfect alignment. The moon is farther from the Earth than normal and hence its apparent size is not quite sufficient to cover the sun completely. Hence the moon appears slightly smaller in diameter than the Sun and a thin ring of sunlight remains visible around the dark silhouette of the moon.
The annular eclipse was visible across much of China, and we watched the event unfold in Dali, and just east of Chonqing. We also viewed the partial eclipse from Xi'an, home of the Terracotta Warriors and in the beautiful southern Indian state of Kerala, from onboard a house boat, chugging along the backwaters!
