Planetarium and Telescope Tour: Explore First Nations Constellations, Milky Way, and the Universe

Experience an award-winning star-gazing tour in the Planetarium Dome Theatre, guided telescope tour, and learn about First Nations constellations, the Milky Way, and the universe.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Jasper Planetarium - Come experience the world’s largest accessible Dark Sky Preserve and North America’s smallest town with us.
    Your tour starts at the Main Lodge of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, steps away from our 38-seat dome theatre. This unique experience is only available in Jasper, and it’s more than a planetarium show—it’s an interactive…
What's Included
  • Q&A with our local Astronomy Guides
  • 2 Year Rain Check
  • Admission to our Planetarium Dome Theatre and Telescopes Tour
  • Free Parking
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and Drink
Additional Information

Uncover the mysteries of the celestial sphere with our top-ranked astronomy tour package! Your journey begins in the Planetarium Dome Theatre, where you’ll delve into indigenous constellations, our galactic neighborhood - the Milky Way, and even gaze into the confines of the cosmos!
Upon exiting the planetarium, you’ll be taken outdoors for a fully…

Location
1 Old Lodge Rd
Old Lodge Road
Driving guests can park in P1-P4; P1 is closest to the Planetarium. Check-in 15 mins early at the Retail Desk inside the Main Lodge. Walk straight past the front desk; our Retail Desk is in the SW corner of the lobby, across from the Emerald Lounge. Enjoy your tour!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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_tmmcneill
Jan 19, 2025
Planetarium/Star gazing - Great experience. I took my 8 yr old daughter and it was a highlight of our trip. The guides were very knowledgeable and Friendly. It’s a must do
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797simonw
Oct 7, 2024
Fascinating couple of hours - Great couple of hours spent with three enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides. We were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights too!
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Jessicafj4376aa
Mar 18, 2025
Fun Addition to Your Jasper Trip - We very much enjoyed the Planetarium and Telescope tours. The Planetarium tour did not teach us much more than we already knew, but it was still informative and fun to watch. The Telescope tour was great, we saw some neat items and photos and definitely learned some new things, but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. We look forward to using our rain check and returning to use the telescope in the future. This is a great activity and I would definitely recommend it, especially to visitors of the JPL.
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Paulbrown
Aug 4, 2024
Saw the Northern Lights - Tour okay. We did see the Northern lights on the tour but had a better view from our lodge which was by the lake. We are really sorry to hear about the wildfires and hope the lodges and the town of Jasper are able to rebuild (as it is a fabulous place to visit).
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Deborahoc6654eb
Jul 30, 2024
Definitely worth the trip - Although we were not able to view the Dark Sky portion of this experience, that planetarium and telescope programs were excellent. All guides were very knowledgeable about what we were seeing.
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Hongkongtraveller3
Feb 9, 2025
Fun experience but not full value for money - Our group was quite big and they only had 12 seats in the middle,of the tent. Not enough for everyone so we had to sit at the side. You pay the full price, but then you also expect everyone to have the same experience. So better to limit the group to 12. Also, the video of the story around the bear was difficult to follow for non-native speakers. Sound was not great and voice was also not clear. It would also help if Nicki would speak a bit slower, as that makes it easier to follow for non native speakers. There was no real story line in the first part. Several non related topic were covered. So all in all a nice way to spent an evening in Jasper, but we did not get the full experience.
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Yoko_t
Sep 1, 2024
Nice - It was nice to learn about the planet. The guides were students learning about the planet. They are friendly and knowledgeable.
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Love4phoenix
Jul 24, 2024
It’s a hotel parking lot with tents - The students were passionate but the experience wasn’t worth the money. We were expecting be in a planetarium not a hotel parking lot with lawn chairs and tents.
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Jeff_l
Jul 23, 2024
Wildfire no cancel - There was a wildfire and evacuation. They would not let us cancel. Jasper was evacuated as raining with smoke. Yet they wouldn’t let us cancel. Nothing to see Terrible
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H9429lklynnc
Jul 22, 2024
Waste of time and money - So disappointing!!! Waste of time and $$ While I appreciate the university kids putting this on. It was hokey and childish Paid $69 pp. expectations were high going in. But quickly diminished when we walked in a fenced off area of makeshift tents. There were some of what looked like high powered telescopes. We were shown one star. I could see better stars looking my iPhone. They advertised a Full moon. But never saw it. Kept hoping it would get better, and trying to be a good sport. But after an hour, we left feeling like we had been robbed of our time and money
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From $66
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).