Private Ultimate Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

The Short:

This is it, this is stargazing the way it was always meant to be enjoyed. No big crowds, no standing in line waiting for your turn on the telescope and no competing with other people for the guides attention.

It's just you, your guide, and the night sky.

A 120-minute premium tour of the night sky, the tour can be personalised to involve a mix of naked-eye visual stargazing, learning about the brighter stars and important constellations, telescope observations and a free individual photograph under the stars. Enjoy the wonders of the night sky from the comfort of our premium moon chairs whilst snacking from a platter of nibbles and keeping warm with a hot drink. 

The Long:

Experience the captivating cosmos like never before on our Ultimate Stargazing tour, a 2-hour personalised stargazing experience with one of our expert guides. We use special astro-lasers for easy naked-eye viewing of important stars and constellations and a powerful 16” telescope for incredible views of amazing deep space and solar system objects. Your guide will also take photos of you under the stars (Weather Dependent). Within 24 hours, we will have uploaded your photos into a private Google Drive folder where you can download your photo and share it with friends and family. 

We cap our tours at 10 people which means that everyone will have plenty of time on the telescopes and opportunities to ask our guide questions. 

The tour includes a platter of nibbles* to satisfy your appetite and a selection of delicious hot drinks to keep you warm under the stars. 

We will pick you up from your accommodation** and shuttle you to our Ultimate Stargazing site. All of our stargazing locations are super dark, with some of the lowest light pollution in Tekapo. We have the pleasure of being able to run our tours from within the gold-rated Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, some of the darkest skies on the entire planet.

Please note: Your credit card will be charged in NZD.

For our cancellation policy please read our Terms & Conditions.

Our Stargazing Tour Includes:

• A personalised guided tour of the night sky

• Use of our 16” modern telescope

• Small group tours

• Use of our warm down jackets

• A platter of snacks and a selection of hot drinks

• Pick-up and drop-off from your accommodation within Lake Tekapo

• Use of comfortable moon chairs and cosy Merino wool blankets

• Little to no light pollution

• Vast 360° views of the dark skies of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve 

• Free photos taken under the stars for you to share via a digital link.

Our Private Tours are available on request and subject to availability. The tour costs $3000 for a group of up to 10 guests, the price for any additional guests is $99 per person.

*Platters are subject to availability and may not cater to last-minute bookings. Dietary requirements should be advised in your bookings if required. 

**Pick-up services are only applicable within Tekapo township.