On 12 August 2026, the sun over Ibiza will briefly disappear. For a few charged moments, daylight will soften into twilight, temperatures will dip and stars will emerge in the early evening sky. A total solar eclipse will pass over one of the Mediterranean’s most iconic islands — a phenomenon so rare it will not return to a world class beach destination like this until 2135.
For astronomers, this is a dream alignment of geometry and timing.
For travellers, it’s an invitation: to slow down, look up and let the universe set the pace.
And for Ibiza — an island already steeped in ritual, wellness and a certain mystical pull — it’s a once in a lifetime moment to experience the White Isle in a completely different light.

Why the 12 August 2026 Solar Eclipse Is So Special:
Total solar eclipses are rare by design. The Moon has to pass precisely between the Earth and the Sun, perfectly aligned so that it blocks the Sun’s disc and reveals the delicate corona — the halo of light usually hidden from view.
On 12 August 2026, that alignment will sweep across parts of Spain, with Ibiza positioned to experience this cosmic event from the heart of the Mediterranean.
What makes this particular eclipse so compelling?
•    It crowns a destination people already dream of visiting — Ibiza, with its beaches, coves and legendary light.
•    It falls in the height of summer, when warm evenings and long days make it easy to be outdoors.
•    It coincides with the Perseid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular annual displays of “shooting stars”.
For a few nights in August, the sky above Ibiza will be as much of a destination as the island itself.

Eclipses, Energy and the Pull of the Island
Across cultures, eclipses have always carried a sense of mystery.
They’ve been seen as omens, portals, moments of reset. In modern times, we understand the astronomy, but the feeling when the light changes — that collective intake of breath — is still hard to put into words.
Ibiza adds another layer to that experience. The island has long attracted people seeking:
•    Wellness and healing – from sunrise yoga and sea salt rituals to sound healing and meditation.
•    Mystical landscapes – cliffs, hidden calas, pine forests and viewpoints that feel charged with history.
•    A slower rhythm – especially around Talamanca and the quieter northern and eastern corners.
To watch a total solar eclipse here is to experience that energy condensed into a single, unforgettable moment.

Pairing a Solar Eclipse with Wellness and Ritual:
For many, the 2026 eclipse won’t just be about ticking off a celestial event. It will be about how and where they experience it.
There’s a growing desire to pair sky watching with:
•    Yoga and breathwork, to ground the body before the sky changes.
•    Sound healing and meditation, to turn the eclipse into a moment of inner stillness.
•    Nature rituals, like herbal workshops or walks through wild landscapes, to connect with the land beneath the spectacle.
This is where Ibiza shines. The island’s wellness scene has evolved far beyond simple spa days, into curated journeys that blend local traditions, modern practices and the natural environment.

Why Ibiza Is a Unique Place to Watch the 2026 Solar Eclipse
From a practical perspective, Ibiza offers:
•    Accessible viewpoints – hills, coastal paths and natural lookouts where the horizon opens wide.
•    Warm, typically clear August evenings – ideal conditions for both eclipse and meteor watching.
•    Easy connections – for international travellers who want a celestial event without venturing to remote extremes.
From an emotional perspective, it offers something harder to quantify: a sense that the island itself is participating. The way the light hits the water. The silence that falls on a clifftop. The feeling of being suspended between sea and sky.

Enter Beyond the Sun: A Six Night Celestial Escape
Against this backdrop, Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay has created Beyond the Sun — a six night celestial escape that treats the eclipse and meteor shower not as a spectacle to be consumed, but as a journey to be lived.
Rather than simply watching from a balcony, guests are invited into a carefully designed experience where:
•    Luxury and ease are the foundation
•    Wellness and ritual frame the days and nights
•    Guided hikes lead from the calm of Talamanca to Ibiza’s premier natural viewpoints
It’s an approach that feels very “Ibiza”: barefoot, beautiful and quietly transformative.

Your Base in Talamanca: Barefoot Luxury by the Sea
Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay sits on the sands of Talamanca Bay, just moments from Ibiza Town but with a distinctly slower pulse. Think:
•    Luxury private villa styled accommodation with first class service
•    Sea view breakfasts that ease you into each day
•    The Mediterranean just steps away, sparkling with possibility
This is where the Beyond the Sun journey begins and ends — a calm, design driven base where you can return after each sky gazing adventure.
Your stay includes:
•    Six nights in luxury private villa styled accommodation at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay
•    Daily breakfast with sweeping sea views, an idyllic start to every day
•    Mediterranean lunch at Chambao by the Beach, set in the heart of beachfront elegance
•    A five course Omakase Dinner at Nobu — inspired cuisine, crafted with precision

Weaving in Ibiza’s Ancestral Spirit
The eclipse may be cosmic, but the experience is grounded in the island itself.
As part of Beyond the Sun, guests are invited to a Taller de Hierbas Ibicencas Workshop — a guided botanical ritual that celebrates Ibiza’s ancestral spirit. You’ll work with local herbs and traditions to craft your own bottle of Hierbas Ibicencas to take home, a sensory memory of your celestial journey.
It’s a reminder that while the sky is changing above you, the roots of the island run deep.

Daily Wellness Rituals: Preparing Body, Mind and Sea
In the days around the eclipse and meteor shower, how you move through time matters.
Beyond the Sun layers in daily wellness rituals designed to help you arrive fully in the moment:
•    Yoga to open the body and steady the breath
•    Breathwork to regulate the nervous system as anticipation builds
•    Sound healing to create pockets of deep rest and integration
Alongside these guided sessions, guests have access to OPO Open Eye Meditation Portals — three 10 minute immersive experiences created exclusively for Nobu Ibiza Bay. They can be enjoyed:
•    In room
•    Beachside
•    On the Rooftop
Unlimited, and just for you, they offer a gentle way to drop into presence before and after each celestial event.
A special Nobu Ibiza Bay welcome amenity — a curated luxury keepsake — is also included, created especially to help you remember the solar eclipse of 12 August long after the sky has returned to normal.                                                      
The Eclipse Sunset Hike – 12 August
While Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is your sanctuary in Talamanca, the total solar eclipse is experienced at its most dramatic from one of Ibiza’s premier natural viewpoints.
On 12 August, Beyond the Sun guests join the Eclipse Sunset Hike:
•    A guided journey from the bay to the island’s premier natural viewpoint
•    A location reserved exclusively for Nobu Ibiza Bay guests
•    Timed to witness the total solar eclipse at its most powerful moment

Far from the crowds, you’ll feel the light shift, the horizon darken and the first stars appear — held by the landscape, the group and the quiet choreography of the experience.
“Watching a total solar eclipse or the Perseids from a true natural viewpoint is completely different to seeing them from a busy beach,” explains Manuel from Ibiza Hike Station, who will be leading the Beyond the Sun hikes. “Up on the cliffs or in the northern hills, you feel the island breathing with you – the wind, the scent of pine, the silence when the light begins to fade. My role is to guide guests safely to these places at exactly the right moment, so they can simply stand, look up and let Ibiza and the sky do the rest.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
The Perseid Meteor Shower Hike – 13 August
The night after the eclipse, the sky offers a second chapter.
On 13 August, Beyond the Sun continues with a Perseid Meteor Shower Hike to Sa Talaia de Sant Vicent, chosen for:
•    Its pristine northern sky clarity
•    Its intimate setting beneath the meteor display

Here, away from artificial light, the Perseid meteors streak across the sky in luminous arcs. It’s the kind of night where time blurs: just you, the island, and the quiet sound of awe when another “star” falls.
 “The eclipse is the moment everyone talks about, but the Perseid meteor shower the following night is just as powerful in its own way – it’s slower, more intimate, like a long conversation with the stars, “comments Manuel from Ibiza Hike Station who will also be leading this hike.
“Watching a total solar eclipse or the Perseids from a true natural viewpoint is completely different to seeing them from a busy beach,” explains Manuel. “Up on the cliffs or in the northern hills, you feel the island breathing with you – the wind, the scent of pine, the silence when the light begins to fade. My role is to guide guests safely to these places at exactly the right moment, so they can simply stand, look up and let Ibiza and the sky do the rest.”
Far from the crowds, you’ll feel the light shift, the horizon darken and the first stars appear — held by the landscape, the group and the quiet choreography of the experience.

Seamless Comfort: Private Transfers for Every Guided Moment
To keep the focus on the experience rather than the logistics, private transfers for all guided activities are included in the Beyond the Sun stay.
From Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay to each curated viewpoint and back again, every journey is taken care of — so you can simply arrive, breathe and look up.

Why Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay Is an Ideal Base for the 2026 Solar Eclipse in Ibiza
There are many places to watch the 2026 solar eclipse. There are fewer places to feel it.
Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay brings together:
A five star, barefoot luxury setting in Talamanca Bay
A thoughtfully curated six night programme that honours both science and spirit
Wellness rituals, ancestral workshops and immersive meditations that frame the celestial events
Exclusive guided hikes to Ibiza’s premier natural viewpoints for the eclipse and Perseid meteor shower
The ease of first class service and private transfers, so you can stay fully present
It’s not about selling a room for a night; it’s about creating a container for one of the most extraordinary moments Ibiza will see this century.
Be Part of Ibiza’s Most Extraordinary Moment
Spaces for Beyond the Sun are intentionally limited to preserve intimacy and wonder.
If you’re drawn to solar eclipses, wellness, mysticism — or simply the idea of seeing Ibiza in a way very few ever will — this is an invitation to stand under a changing sky and feel the island shift with you.
Secure your place under the stars.
The universe will move on. But this August, for six nights in Ibiza, you have the chance to move with it.

On Page FAQ Section
1. When is the 2026 solar eclipse in Ibiza?
The total solar eclipse over Ibiza will take place on 12 August 2026. For a brief moment, the Moon will fully cover the Sun, turning day into twilight and revealing the solar corona. Beyond the Sun at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is timed around this date so guests can experience the eclipse at its most powerful moment.                                                                                                                                        
2. Why is the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse so special?
This eclipse is unique because it crowns a world class beach destination like Ibiza and will not return in the same way until 2135. It also coincides with the peak of the Perseid meteor showers, creating several nights where the sky above Ibiza becomes as much of a destination as the island itself. 

3. Is Ibiza a good place to see the 2026 solar eclipse?
Yes. Ibiza offers warm August evenings, accessible natural viewpoints and wide horizons over the Mediterranean, making it an exceptional place to experience the 2026 solar eclipse. While Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is your base in Talamanca Bay, the total eclipse is viewed at its most dramatic from curated natural viewpoints reached via the Eclipse Sunset Hike included in the Beyond the Sun experience.                                                                                                                        
4. What is the Beyond the Sun experience at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay?
Beyond the Sun is a six night celestial escape at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, designed around the total solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor showers. It includes luxury private villa styled accommodation, daily sea view breakfast, a Mediterranean lunch at Chambao by the Beach, a five course Omakase Dinner at Nobu, a Taller de Hierbas Ibicencas workshop, daily wellness rituals, exclusive OPO Open Eye Meditation Portals, a special eclipse keepsake, an Eclipse Sunset Hike on 12 August, a Perseid Meteor Shower Hike on 13 August and private transfers for all guided activities.                                                                                                                                                                                                   
5. What wellness activities are included during the eclipse stay?
Beyond the Sun weaves wellness and ritual throughout the stay. Guests can enjoy daily wellness rituals, including yoga, breathwork and sound healing to reconnect body, mind and sea. They also have unlimited access to OPO Open Eye Meditation Portals — three 10 minute immersive experiences created exclusively for Nobu Ibiza Bay, available in room, beachside and on the Rooftop.
6. Where will I watch the eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower?
Guests stay at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay in Talamanca Bay, but the key celestial moments are experienced from carefully chosen natural viewpoints. On 12 August, the Eclipse Sunset Hike leads to the island’s premier natural viewpoint, reserved exclusively for Nobu Ibiza Bay guests to witness the total solar eclipse at its most dramatic. On 13 August, the Perseid Meteor Shower Hike takes guests to Sa Talaia de Sant Vicent, selected for its pristine northern sky clarity and intimate setting beneath the meteor display.
7. What is included in the Beyond the Sun package at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay?
Six nights in luxury private villa styled accommodation with first class service
Daily breakfast with sweeping sea views
Mediterranean lunch at Chambao by the Beach
Five course Omakase Dinner at Nobu
Taller de Hierbas Ibicencas Workshop, with your own bottle to take home
Daily wellness rituals (yoga, breathwork, sound healing)
OPO Open Eye Meditation Portals (three exclusive 10 minute experiences)
A special Nobu Ibiza Bay welcome amenity to remember the eclipse
Eclipse Sunset Hike on 12 August
Perseid Meteor Shower Hike to Sa Talaia de Sant Vicent on 13 August
Private transfers for all guided activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
8. Why do people travel specifically for solar eclipses?
Solar eclipses are rare, short and highly location dependent. To see totality — the moment when the Moon completely covers the Sun — you need to be in a very narrow path on the Earth’s surface, often for just a couple of minutes.
Because of this, many travellers plan trips years in advance to be in the right place at the right time. For some, it’s a bucket list science experience; for others, it’s a chance to combine astronomy with wellness, nature and culture in a destination they’ve always wanted to visit.
9. What happened during recent total solar eclipses in the United States?
Recent total solar eclipses in the United States showed how powerful eclipse travel can be. Towns and regions in the path of totality saw:
•    Hotels and rentals selling out well in advance
•    Significant spikes in demand over just a few nights
•    Strong increases in average daily rates as the event approached
Many travellers booked years ahead to secure their preferred locations, and some properties reported their highest ever demand during the eclipse period. It’s a useful reminder that when the path of totality crosses a desirable destination, availability can become very limited.
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10. Will hotels in Ibiza sell out for the 2026 solar eclipse?
No one can predict exact booking patterns, but past eclipses suggest that destinations in the path of totality or nearby see a sharp increase in demand as the date approaches. Ibiza is already a high demand island in August; adding a total solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor showers makes this period especially attractive for travellers.
For guests who want a curated, wellness focused experience around the eclipse, it’s wise to secure their stay — such as the Beyond the Sun celestial escape at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay — well in advance.
11. Why choose a wellness focused eclipse trip instead of just watching from home?
You can see a partial eclipse from many places, but a total solar eclipse in a destination that supports rest, ritual and reflection is a different experience. Pairing the event with:
•    Daily wellness practices
•    Time in nature
•    Local cultural rituals
•    Thoughtfully guided hikes and meditations
turns a two minute celestial moment into a multi day journey. For many travellers, that combination of science, spirit and setting is what makes eclipse travel so memorable.
At Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, this isn’t an afterthought – it’s the heart of the experience.
“A total solar eclipse is a natural pause button,” says Paola Ugazion, Head of Wellness at Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay. “For a few minutes, the light changes, the temperature drops and the whole island seems to hold its breath. When you pair that with intentional practices – breathwork, movement, sound – it becomes more than a spectacle. It’s an invitation to reset your nervous system, to let go of what no longer serves you and to step back into the light a little more aligned.”
12. Why is Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay a good base for eclipse travel?
Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay offers a rare mix for eclipse travellers:
•    A five star, barefoot luxury base in Talamanca Bay
•    A dedicated Beyond the Sun programme built around the eclipse and Perseid meteor showers
•    Guided hikes to Ibiza’s premier natural viewpoints, rather than just watching from the hotel
•    Wellness rituals, ancestral workshops and immersive meditations that frame the celestial events
•    The ease of first class service and private transfers for all guided activities
It’s ideal for guests who want the depth and meaning of eclipse travel, but with the comfort, design and service of a Nobu flagship.