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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Apattas
Jun 21, 2025
Amazing! - Amazing views! We got really lucky and had a perfect night with no clouds - Wilson was very knowledgeable and funny. Thank you for the lovely experience
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Wern
Jun 6, 2025
Stargazing with Silver River is never a disappointment! - I have always wanted to know what stargazing is all about. This is my very 1st time in this life and I have to thank the Team and our guide Sam for this awesome and amazing experience! Thank you, Sam for this once in a lifetime experience! We will definitely recommend you to our friends!
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Becic2024
May 23, 2025
Friendly and informative tour - Would definitely recommend going on this stargazing tour. We went on the 16th May and our guide Sam was really informative and his genuine interest in stargazing came across and meant the information was easy to take in and remember. He was also friendly and was able to answer any questions we had. There was a good mix between looking up at the stars with our eyes and using the telescope, the photo opportunity at the end was also a really nice touch.
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Kristine_g
Mar 29, 2025
Amazing views of southern hemisphere sky - Wilson was very knowledgeable and as well as showing us what we would be looking at through the telescope, he was able to show us a lot with the naked eye. Amazing experience , small group.
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Asphaltrider
Mar 27, 2025
Stargazing at midnight - We got a recomendation for this tour in the Lake Tekapo Village Motel and it was great. Our guide did a nice and very understandable presentation of the southern sky for us and we got to look at the moon and stars through two different telescopes. They also provide warm clothing for the slightly chill weather after midnight.
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Jillian_w
Mar 27, 2025
Fabulous night - Great viewing of the sky. Clear night with great guide who had lots of information and knowledge to share with us.
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Catherinebx805jc
Mar 26, 2025
Learn the Southern skies! - We were given a wonderful tour of the Southern Hemisphere skies by a very knowledgeable astronomer very close to Lake Tekapo. Being from North America, we wanted to know about the stars in the Southern Hemisphere and our guide had lots of information and stories about location of the stars, navigation, how to find constellations and some great statistics that gave us perspective on our small place in the galaxy. It was not long but the time was extremely well spent! Would highly recommend!
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里美所
Jul 9, 2025
Southern Cross - I was worried that it would be cloudy and I wouldn't be able to see the starry sky, but Cody-san did his best to find a spot and I was able to see the Southern Cross. Even those of us who don't like English. He was eager to talk about the stars in an easy-to-understand manner. It wasn't a full star, but it was a great memory. Thank you, Mr. Cody.
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Relax21163955585
Jun 14, 2025
Quick Winter Night Tour - A pretty good trip. Informative and guide was friendly. Advice, if you are a larger person bring your own warm jacket as it seems the jackets provided only go to XL. We are glad we chose the earlier trip as the weather became colder and it clouded over the night sky.
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Karenc198
Apr 8, 2025
Great despite being cut short - Enjoyed what we could see. Tried 2 nights but Guide called it due to too much cloud and bad weather, which I appreciated. Guide was knowledgeable and enjoyable.
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From $58
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).