On August 12, Spain will see its first total solar eclipse in 121 years, and one of the rarest vantage points to experience it sits within the Balearic Islands.
Totality enters Spain around 7:30 PM CEST and exits the islands close to 8:40 – 8:49 PM, meaning the eclipsed sun will sit low over the Mediterranean before setting still in shadow.
It’s one of the most extraordinary sunsets Spain will see in this lifetime – and Ibiza won't see another total eclipse until 2135. Here's how best to experience this once-in-a-century celestial event.
Best solar eclipse programs
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Six Senses Ibiza
Ibiza; August 11-14 (book by August 1); Rates on requestTotality in Ibiza begins around 8:33 PM, lasting roughly one minute 16 to 30 seconds.
Six Senses’ four-day offer is built through daily rhythms timed to the event. Having previewed the programming myself, mornings open with rejuvenating sunrise movement sessions and guided hikes through Portinatx; sound healing and meditation with local experts follow. Afternoons move into workshops on astrology and mythology, tracing the eclipse back through the island's own folklore, finishing with breathwork under the evening sky.
On August 12, the day builds toward totality watched from the resort's cliffside dining rooms above Xarraca Bay, with nothing between the horizon and the sea. Longevity treatments at RoseBar – including the new 'human regenerator', which uses cold atmospheric plasma for cellular recovery – are woven into the week, combining Six Senses’ expertise in bio-hacking with restorative wellness practices and island rituals.
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Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay
Ibiza; August 9-16; Rates on requestNobu's Curated Celestial Escape offers daily breakfast over Talamanca Bay, a seven-course omakase dinner for longer stays, a Licor de Hierbas Ibicencas workshop tied to Ibiza's own herbal tradition, and unlimited access to the OPO Open-Eye Meditation Portals scattered in-room, beachside, and on the rooftop. The portals are a strange yet brilliant offering that let you meditate with eyes open, tracking the eclipse itself.
An exclusive Eclipse Sunset Hike on August 12 leads to one of the island's best viewpoints; the next night, a guided hike follows the Perseid meteor shower over Ibiza's dark northern skies.
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Hotel de Mar, A Gran Meliá Hotel
Mallorca; August 11-14 (book by August 1); From €200,000Totality in Mallorca begins around 8:31 PM, lasting roughly one minute 30 to 36 seconds.
After arrival by private jet to Hotel de Mar, guests will enjoy exclusive access to a storied Italian yacht, providing the opportunity to witness totality from open water while wearing certified eclipse glasses.
On land, expect a private tasting menu from chef Marga Coll and an evening at Bombon, the beach club born from the hotel's collaboration with Alberta Ferretti.
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DuVine
Mallorca; August 11-16; From $8,195For those looking to seek adventure, this is a genuinely different register from everything else on this list. DuVine is offering a six-day bike tour, where the eclipse is earned through effort rather than delivered to a lounge chair – still filtered through five-star hospitality.
The route climbs into the Tramuntana mountains and through Pollença's gallery-lined streets by day, with guides who've scouted the region's best totality viewpoint for August 12. Nights are spent at five-star hotels along the way, with paella, sobrasada, ensaïmada, and local Callet and Manto Negro wine tastings built into the itinerary.
See also: Spain is Set to Experience Three Solar Eclipses – Here’s Where to See Them Best
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Jumeirah Mallorca
Mallorca; August 10-14; From $5,418A four-day celebration, Jumeirah's throughline is expertise rather than atmosphere alone. An ‘Eclipse Masterclass,’ held with Mallorca's own Astronomy Institute, puts guests in front of advanced solar telescopes with working astronomers before the event itself. ‘Phenomenons by Sea’ follows: a private yacht charter along the northwest coast to Sa Foradada's rock formations and the Torrent de Pareis gorge. A tasting of Mallorcan wine and delicacies is staged inside a 1,000-year-old olive grove in Valldemossa.
The eclipse night itself includes a lunar-themed cocktail reception 100 meters above the sea, with totality viewed through the Astronomy Institute's own telescopes, followed by a choice between a Mediterranean gala dinner at Cap Roig or Nikkei cuisine at the Sunset Lounge.
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Bluebnc Yachting
Mallorca; August 12, 2026; From €6,250 to €65,540Bluebnc has built an entire fleet around the celestial day: nine yachts across three tiers, from Cuca, a 12-metre Windy day cruiser for eight guests, up to Nemesis, a 32-metre Azimut superyacht Bluebnc calls the ‘crown jewel’ of its eclipse fleet.
The itinerary runs a full 11 hours, from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM, with a captain's briefing over champagne, a cruise to open water, swimming, paddleboarding, and a chef-prepared lunch, followed by an afternoon exploring sea caves along Mallorca's southwest coast. By 5:00 PM the captain repositions for an optimal viewing angle; dinner is served as the sky begins to change, followed by a champagne toast, and a return to the marina under the stars.
See more: Astrotourism: The Brands Taking Travelers Out of This World
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Villa Le Blanc Gran Meliá
Menorca; August 11-14 (book by August 1); From €200,000Totality in Menorca begins around 8:30 PM, lasting roughly one minute 43 to 44 seconds.
Villa Le Blanc's iteration of the Gran Meliá eclipse (also offering arrival by private jet) trades the Rivamare for a traditional llaüt, sailing guests out to watch totality over open water before the boat remains at their disposal for the rest of the stay.
There's a private chef's dinner built around the island's maritime tradition, a couples' treatment in the Thai Room, and one detail worth the early wake-up: the next morning, Menorca is the first place in Spain to see the sun rise, at 6:53 AM – a quiet, almost ceremonial bookend to a once-in-a-century experience.
