{ "kind": "destination", "schema_version": "1.0.0", "generated_at": "2026-10-19T08:04:15.800Z", "dataset": "Eclipse Premium Index", "publisher": { "name": "EclipseMission", "url": "https://eclipsemission.com/" }, "eclipse": { "name": "Total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027", "date": "2027-08-02" }, "license": { "name": "CC BY 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" }, "cite_as": "EclipseMission, Eclipse Premium Index, measured 20 and 24 September 2026, eclipsemission.com/eclipse-premium/", "documentation": "https://eclipsemission.com/open-data/", "rules": [ "The lodging figure is the mean of the ten cheapest rooms listed for two adults, 31 July to 4 August 2027 (four nights), taxes included, on the platform and the day named. It is never \"the cheapest room\". A reading with fewer than ten listings is the mean of those listed; sample_size says how many.", "per_person_eur is the stay for two divided by two. A solo traveller is a different search, given as solo_traveller where it was measured.", "The Eclipse Premium is the eclipse-week mean divided by the same search one week later (7 to 11 August 2027) in the same town. It is never computed across towns.", "A cheap stay, on this site, is one at or under 130 EUR for two for the four nights.", "Totality durations and times come from our oracle, never from a web lookup.", "Cloud is a range between two reanalyses, NASA POWER and Copernicus ERA5, never one number: quote both ends. midday_cloud_pct is ERA5 over the hours totality falls in.", "Heat is the mean daily maximum over the eclipse fortnight, 2001-2024 (NASA POWER): a proxy for the temperature at totality, not a measurement of it.", "Entry regimes are per passport. A passport we did not collect is not answered with another's regime, and a fee is a number only where the issuing authority publishes it.", "Access: \"Public transport confirmed\" means a named operator publishes a timetable we read, today's grid and not a 2027 one; \"Stop mapped, service not confirmed\" means OpenStreetMap maps a stop and no operator publishes a grid for it.", "Flights come in two families that are never added together: Google Flights searches (return trip, two adults, as the search displayed it) and easyJet fares read at the airline (one seat, one way). A route we did not read is absent, which is not a claim that no flight exists.", "Mecca is priced but not ranked: entry is restricted to Muslims. It follows the ranking with no rank, as on the site's table, and a sentence about the cheapest place leaves it out.", "Every figure carries the day it was read, and describes that day. Prices are re-read on a schedule (next_reading).", "The data is published under CC BY 4.0. Cite it as cite_as gives it (\"EclipseMission, Eclipse Premium Index, measured 20 and 24 September 2026, eclipsemission.com/eclipse-premium/\") and link the destination's page_url." ], "destination": { "key": "siwa-oasis", "name": "Siwa Oasis", "country": "Egypt", "rank": 7, "page_url": null, "data_url": "https://eclipsemission.com/api/v1/destinations/siwa-oasis.json", "line": "A date-palm oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert.", "verdict": "Book first", "pick": null, "caveat": null, "totality": { "seconds": 327, "text": "5m27s" }, "lodging": { "stay": { "check_in": "2027-07-31", "check_out": "2027-08-04", "nights": 4, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest rooms listed, taxes included", "control_week": { "check_in": "2027-08-07", "check_out": "2027-08-11" } }, "per_person_eur": 541.65, "eclipse_premium": 20.71, "eclipse_premium_note": "Eclipse-week mean over the week-after mean, same town, same statistic.", "eclipse_week": { "probe": "lodging.siwa-oasis.mission", "platform": "Booking.com", "check_in": "2027-07-31", "check_out": "2027-08-04", "nights": 4, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest listings", "mean_eur": 1083.3, "sample_size": 10, "sample_prices_eur": [ 51, 56, 65, 138, 866, 1235, 1800, 1980, 2295, 2347 ], "currency": "EUR", "properties_found": 25, "unavailable_share_pct": 86, "inventory": 187, "inventory_note": "The share of its whole town inventory the platform itself reported unavailable for these dates. It is not a count of free rooms.", "observed_at": "2026-09-24T17:42:25.896Z", "freshness": "Fresh", "confidence": "medium", "source_url": "https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?ss=Siwa&checkin=2027-07-31&checkout=2027-08-04&group_adults=2&group_children=0&no_rooms=1&selected_currency=EUR&order=price&lang=en-gb" }, "week_after": { "probe": "lodging.siwa-oasis.control", "platform": "Booking.com", "check_in": "2027-08-07", "check_out": "2027-08-11", "nights": 4, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest listings", "mean_eur": 52.3, "sample_size": 10, "sample_prices_eur": [ 31, 44, 47, 51, 51, 53, 56, 58, 64, 68 ], "currency": "EUR", "properties_found": 66, "observed_at": "2026-09-24T17:42:28.136Z", "freshness": "Fresh", "confidence": "medium", "source_url": "https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?ss=Siwa&checkin=2027-08-07&checkout=2027-08-11&group_adults=2&group_children=0&no_rooms=1&selected_currency=EUR&order=price&lang=en-gb" }, "eclipse_nights": { "probe": "lodging.siwa-oasis.index", "platform": "Booking.com", "check_in": "2027-08-01", "check_out": "2027-08-03", "nights": 2, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest listings", "mean_eur": 657.2, "sample_size": 10, "sample_prices_eur": [ 26, 28, 32, 69, 648, 679, 900, 990, 1600, 1600 ], "currency": "EUR", "properties_found": 22, "unavailable_share_pct": 88, "inventory": 187, "inventory_note": "The share of its whole town inventory the platform itself reported unavailable for these dates. It is not a count of free rooms.", "observed_at": "2026-09-24T17:42:23.763Z", "freshness": "Fresh", "confidence": "medium", "source_url": "https://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?ss=Siwa&checkin=2027-08-01&checkout=2027-08-03&group_adults=2&group_children=0&no_rooms=1&selected_currency=EUR&order=price&lang=en-gb" }, "solo_traveller": null, "hostels": { "note": "A second platform, read separately. Never averaged with the rooms above.", "eclipse_week": { "probe": "lodging.hostelworld.siwa-oasis.mission", "platform": "Hostelworld", "check_in": "2027-07-31", "check_out": "2027-08-04", "nights": 4, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest listings", "mean_eur": 754.66, "sample_size": 4, "sample_prices_eur": [ 417.73, 715.17, 891.16, 994.59 ], "currency": "EUR", "properties_found": null, "observed_at": "2026-09-20T17:25:11.098Z", "freshness": "Aging", "confidence": "high", "source_url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pwa/s?q=Siwa%20Oasis,%20Egypt&country=Egypt&city=Siwa%20Oasis&type=city&id=9771&from=2027-07-31&to=2027-08-04&guests=2¤cy=EUR&page=1" }, "week_after": { "probe": "lodging.hostelworld.siwa-oasis.control", "platform": "Hostelworld", "check_in": "2027-08-07", "check_out": "2027-08-11", "nights": 4, "travellers": 2, "statistic": "mean of the ten cheapest listings", "mean_eur": 70.04, "sample_size": 7, "sample_prices_eur": [ 27.85, 32.23, 39.33, 66.2, 67.14, 108.31, 149.19 ], "currency": "EUR", "properties_found": null, "observed_at": "2026-09-20T17:25:17.784Z", "freshness": "Aging", "confidence": "high", "source_url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/pwa/s?q=Siwa%20Oasis,%20Egypt&country=Egypt&city=Siwa%20Oasis&type=city&id=9771&from=2027-08-07&to=2027-08-11&guests=2¤cy=EUR&page=1" } }, "cheap_threshold_stay_for_two_eur": 130 }, "sky": { "cloud_pct_low": 0.6, "cloud_pct_high": 10.4, "text": "0.6 % to 10.4 % cloud", "low_end_source": "Copernicus ERA5", "high_end_source": "NASA POWER", "midday_cloud_pct": 0.4, "note": "A range between two reanalyses, never one number (brief §A72).", "power_mean_pct": 10.4, "era5_mean_pct": 0.6, "clear_day_share_pct": { "power": 99.2, "era5": 99.6 }, "clear_threshold_pct": 30, "midday_clear_share_pct": 99.4, "verdict": "corroborated", "delta_mean_points": 9.8, "days": 264, "land_cell_snapped": false, "window": "28 July - 7 August", "years": "2001-2024", "sources": [ { "name": "NASA POWER", "url": "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/", "attribution": "MERRA-2 CLOUD_AMT, daily means 2001-2024" }, { "name": "Copernicus ERA5", "url": "https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/", "attribution": "Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026" }, { "name": "EUMETSAT CM SAF", "url": "https://www.cmsaf.eu/", "attribution": "copyright 2026 EUMETSAT (CM SAF CLARA-A3)" } ] }, "heat": { "mean_daily_max_c": 38.3, "days_over_40_pct": 16.3, "note": "Daily maxima, not the temperature at the hour of totality. The maximum falls in the afternoon; totality falls around local noon in Egypt and in the early morning in Morocco, around 08:45 local time. Never present the daily maximum as \"the temperature during the eclipse\".", "p90_daily_max_c": 40.8, "record_daily_max_c": 45.3, "mean_daily_mean_c": 31.1, "relative_humidity_mean_pct": 32.2, "hot_threshold_c": 40, "days": 264, "window": "28 July - 7 August (±5 days around 2 August)", "years": "2001-2024", "collected_at": "2026-09-20", "source": { "name": "NASA POWER (MERRA-2, parameters T2M_MAX, T2M and RH2M)", "url": "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/daily/point?parameters=T2M_MAX%2CT2M%2CRH2M&community=RE&longitude=25.4690&latitude=29.2155&start=20010101&end=20241231&format=JSON", "attribution": "The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project" } }, "access": { "code": "stop-known", "label": "Stop mapped, service not confirmed" }, "nearest_airport": { "iata": "MUH", "name": "Marsa Matruh International Airport", "distance_km": 288.2, "method": "Great-circle distance from the centre of the place to the centre of the aerodrome.", "source": { "name": "OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL (aerodrome coordinates); NASA POWER (centres of the places)", "url": "https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/591242324" }, "computed_on": "2026-09-22" }, "eclipse": { "totality_seconds": 327, "totality_text": "5m27s", "source": { "name": "EclipseMission oracle: NASA GSFC Besselian elements for the eclipse of 2 August 2027, reduced in Python and acceptance-tested against the NASA path table (worst case 0.2 s on duration)", "url": "https://eclipsemission.com/methodology/" }, "circumstances": null, "circumstances_note": "The oracle's contact times for this place are not in the dataset yet; the duration above is." }, "entry": { "country": { "code": "EG", "name": "Egypt" }, "collected_at": "2026-09-22", "note": "A regime is what the issuing state publishes on a page we could read ourselves. Where the issuer publishes nothing reachable, the row says so and carries no figure. A fee quoted only by a reseller or a search summary is never published here.", "passports": [ { "passport": "FR", "name": "France", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Visa required, obtainable from an Egyptian consulate in France or on arrival in Egypt.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": 30, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": null, "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": null, "stay_quote": "D'une durée initiale d'un mois, le visa peut être prolongé auprès du bureau de l'immigration pour les titulaires d'un passeport en cours de validité.", "passport_rule": "Passport valid at least six months beyond the return date.", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": "2026-09-15", "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "GB", "name": "United Kingdom", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "British passport holders normally need a visa to enter Egypt, obtainable as an e-visa online, on arrival at airport bank kiosks, or via consulate. Egypt's official e-visa portal lists the United Kingdom among eligible nationalities.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": 30, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "British passport holders travelling to Egypt normally need a visa.", "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": "Two different official-adjacent figures coexist: Egypt's own e-visa portal (30/65 USD) versus the UK government's description of the physical/digital visa-on-arrival channel (30/36 USD). Not reconciled here.", "stay_quote": "Visas on arrival are valid for up to 30 days; e-visas are valid for up to 3 months.", "passport_rule": "Passport must be valid for at least 6 months from arrival date and have at least one blank page.", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": null, "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "US", "name": "United States", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Egypt's official e-visa portal lists the United States of America among eligible nationalities for e-visa; a visa (e-visa, on-arrival, or consulate) is required to enter Egypt as a tourist.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": null, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "United States of America [listed among eligible countries for e-Visa application]", "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": null, "stay_quote": null, "passport_rule": "unconfirmed for this nationality in this session", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": null, "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "CA", "name": "Canada", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Canadian passport holders can obtain an electronic visa prior to travel or a 30-day tourist visa on arrival in Egypt, paid in cash in U.S. dollars.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": 30, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "Canadian passport holders can obtain an electronic visa prior to travel or a 30-day tourist visa on arrival in Egypt, paid in cash in U.S. dollars.", "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": "travel.gc.ca gives a range ($60-100) without a single verbatim figure tied to one visa type, distinct from Egypt's own portal figures.", "stay_quote": "a 30-day tourist visa on arrival in Egypt", "passport_rule": "Passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of expected departure from Egypt.", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": "2026-09-09", "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "SA", "name": "Saudi Arabia", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Egypt's official e-visa portal lists Saudi Arabia among eligible nationalities for e-visa; no Saudi government travel advisory for Egypt could be reached to confirm from the origin-state side.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": null, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "Saudi Arabia [listed among eligible countries for e-Visa application]", "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": null, "stay_quote": null, "passport_rule": "unconfirmed for this nationality in this session", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": null, "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "AE", "name": "United Arab Emirates", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Egypt's official e-visa portal lists the United Arab Emirates among eligible nationalities for e-visa. Unofficial sources claim UAE citizens get 14-day visa-free entry, but this is not established by any accepted source reached this session.", "fee": "30 USD per person, 65 USD for multiple entries", "fee_status": "published", "fee_amount": 30, "fee_currency": "USD", "fee_quote": "Single entry visa (Tourism) 30$ / Multiple entries visa (Tourism) 65$", "stay_days": null, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "United Arab Emirates [listed among eligible countries for e-Visa application]", "fee_multiple_entry": 65, "fee_note": null, "stay_quote": null, "passport_rule": "unconfirmed for this nationality in this session", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": null, "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22 in a rendering browser (the accordion panels are in the DOM but collapsed; read via textContent). The country list is exhaustive and this nationality appears in it. Multiple-entry fee arbitrated to the issuer's 65 USD on 2026-09-22, superseding the 60 USD relayed by France Diplomatie; single entry concurs at 30 USD on both sides. Eligibility sentence: \"Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "passport": "MA", "name": "Morocco", "regime": "visa-required", "regime_text": "Visa required through an Egyptian consulate; Morocco is not on the e-Visa eligibility list.", "fee": "The issuer publishes e-Visa fees only, and this nationality cannot use the e-Visa route.", "fee_status": "not-published", "stay_days": null, "source_url": "https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ", "consulted_at": "2026-09-22", "regime_quote": "Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal.", "fee_multiple_entry": null, "fee_note": "The issuer publishes e-Visa fees only, and this nationality cannot use the e-Visa route.", "stay_quote": null, "passport_rule": "unconfirmed for this nationality in this session", "lead_time": null, "lead_time_status": "not-published", "source_name": "Egypt e-Visa Portal -- Ministry of Interior", "source_updated": null, "verification": "Issuer portal FAQ read on 2026-09-22. The e-Visa country list is exhaustive and Morocco does NOT appear in it, so the e-Visa route is closed and entry goes through an Egyptian consulate. The issuer publishes fees for the e-Visa only, so no fee applies to this cell and none is invented.", "confidence": "high" } ] }, "observation": { "label": "free_from_town", "text": "Free from town — the eclipse is not for sale.", "paid_option_search": "searched, none found", "collected_at": "2026-09-21", "paid_option": null, "notes_fr": { "why": "327,0 s de totalite, oasis dans la bande.", "caveat": null, "search": "Recherche tracee le 2026-09-21 : la forteresse de Shali, point de vue evident de l'oasis, est donnee gratuite par des sources secondaires seulement (agregateurs de visites), avec une mention ancienne d'un droit de 4 USD 'jamais applique'. Aucune source primaire ouverte -- rien n'est retenu, ni le zero ni les 4 USD." } }, "flights": { "airports": [ "MUH" ], "families": [ { "id": "google_flights_search", "label": "Google Flights search: return trip, two adults, as the search displayed it", "note": "Read in a browser on the day named. Not a carrier quote, and not comparable with the easyJet family: never add the two." }, { "id": "easyjet_carrier_fare", "label": "easyJet lowest daily fare, read at the airline: one seat, one way", "note": "Doubling one does not make a couple and adding two does not make a return. The series is a single reading." } ], "readings": [], "note": "No fare read to this destination's airport. That is a gap in our readings, not a claim that no flight exists." }, "next_reading": "2026-10-05" } }