Stargazing Tour: Explore Stars with 14″ Telescope

Discover Lake Tekapo’s night sky with guided stargazing, telescope views, and personal photos. Limited spots ensure an intimate, unforgettable experience. Book your adventure now.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve - Embark on a mind-blowing 75-minute journey through the wonders of the night sky! Join our intimate tour, limited to 10 people, ensuring an unparalleled telescope-to-guest ratio in Tekapo. Our experienced guides, equipped with powerful 14” telescopes and astro-lasers, guarantee awe-inspiring views…
What's Included
  • Warm jacket
  • Free shuttle to stargazing site
Additional Information

Guided tour to the stars and night sky, enhancing your experience with abundant opportunities for questions and answers. Immerse yourself in naked-eye observations and telescope views with our 14″ Meade telescope, exploring stars and constellations. Capture a personalized moment with an individual photograph of you and your party under the enchanting…

Location
Go Tekapo
Rapuwai Lane
Go Tekapo Office (Located inside Kiwi Treasure), 12 Rapuwai Lane, Lake Tekapo 7999
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(126 Ratings)
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Maria_m
Mar 17, 2026
A magical, educational experience - Wrap up warm, sag cal experience, prepare your mobile phone to take quality night time photos but you get free professional photo too.
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Brittany_m
Mar 13, 2026
Exceeded our expectations! - The weather in Tekapo was really cloudy and overcast. At check in, we were given a couple choices (move to a later time, another day, go ahead and give it a go, or get a full refund). Despite the clouds, we decided to go ahead with the tour. We are so glad we did. Clouds had moved and experience was better than we thought. Our guide Tamir was knowledgeable, funny and helpful. Would highly recommend this trip. It definitely exceeded our expectations.
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Jill
Mar 12, 2026
Brilliant experience - We had an amazing evening with Kira as our guide. She picked us up from our accommodation and drove us to a farm (only 4 of us in total) where we were extremely lucky (given the cloudy forecast) to have largely clear skies. We learnt a huge amount from Kira who is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about space. We got an amazing photo of us in front of the Milky Way as well as some delicious snacks and a hot drink, we could see a lot with the naked eye but also looked at lots through the telescope. This was a very personal feeling tour unlike some of the more well known alternatives. Highly recommend- it was a brilliant experience.
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Carpede
Mar 11, 2026
An Unforgettable Stargazing Experience - The tour was excellent! Our guide, Tamir, showed us spectacular views of the night sky and shared fascinating stories and knowledge about the stars and constellations. It was truly an unforgettable experience. I would book this tour again anytime and highly recommend it to anyone interested in stargazing!
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Maps41768856694
Mar 11, 2026
Terrapin Skies - We had amazing skies and our guide Evan was incredibly energetic and educational. He knew so much about the skies and taught us with a laser pointer. He also has one of the best laughs I’ve ever heard in my life.
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Morgan
Mar 8, 2026
Enjoyable experience! - We really enjoyed our evening with Jamie and Kira’s expertise. Jamie was keen to show us a cool trick for iPhone stargazing photography, and Kira was great in answering off the cuff questions, which we thought was a great and displayed the depth of knowledge the guides possessed!
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Harshita_r
Mar 6, 2026
It was an excellent... - It was an excellent experience. The stars and constellations were very well explained, watching the stars through the telescope was surreal! A highly recommended activity, especially if you are visiting from the northern hemisphere because the sky is quite different down south!
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75jannar
Mar 5, 2026
Perfect night - We had a perfect night. It was our first night after arriving on the South Island and we couldn’t have picked a better night sky. The moon was so bright and the sky was nearly cloudless. Jacob was a wonderful guide. He made the night sky come alive with his knowledge and genuine enthusiasm. We were part of the 11:00 to 12:30 tour. We all met together and took a bus out to the private farm. The company provided warm coats which was much appreciated. This experience will be one of the highlights of our trip. We look forward to receiving our complimentary photo.
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Eriny461
Feb 28, 2026
Great experience - Thank you Jacob for such an amazing experience. You made stargazing so interesting and easy to understand. It was honestly one of the most peaceful and memorable nights of my trip
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Jaymes_p
Mar 11, 2026
Buyer beware - Still awaiting a refund that was promised to us on the night of the trip due to weather. Saw the moon for about 20 seconds all night.
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From $68
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).