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Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

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Silver River™ Stargazing is Lake Tekapo’s leading small group stargazing tour! Explore the stars with large telescopes, small groups & awesome guides allow us to wow you with full views of the southern night sky!

Silver River™ Stargazing is Lake Tekapo’s leading small group stargazing tour! Explore the stars with large telescopes, small groups & awesome guides allow us to wow you with full views of the southern night sky!

Highlights

  • Amazing 360° degree views of the night sky
  • Learn to navigate the night sky using our iconic Southern Cross
  • Look at stars, nebula, star clusters and many other celestial objects up close using the telescope
  • Explore the Milky Way and spot satellites and amazing shooting stars!
  • Small tour groups ensure a personalised experience

Are you ready to have your mind blown? Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Come and discover the wonders of the night sky on our 75 minute experience; including at least 60 mins under the stars with one of our epic guides. We use powerful 14” telescopes for awesome views of various deep space objects and special astro-lasers for easy naked-eye viewing of important stars and constellations.

At the end of your journey through our night sky, your guide will take a photo of your individual groups under the stars (Weather Dependent), capturing that picture-perfect moment. And our gift to you!Within 48 hours we will upload your photo onto our public Flickr website and then email you a link to download your digital copy of your photo so you can share with your family and friends, and of course on social media.

But wait, we’re not done. The perks of our tours keep on coming! We cap our tours at 10 people so our ratio of telescopes to guests is tin, one of the lowest in the Tekapo region. Meaning, everyone will have plenty of time on the telescopes and plenty of opportunities to ask our guide questions. Our stargazing locations are super dark, with some of the lowest light pollution in Tekapo. We’re pretty pumped to run our tours from within the gold rated Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, some of the darkest skies on the entire planet.

Our Stargazing Tour Includes:

  • Complimentary transport to / from the Silver River Stargazing office in Tekapo to the stargazing site located just minutes away from Lake Tekapo Township
  • Use of our toasty warm down jackets
  • A guided tour of the night sky
  • Use of our14”modern telescopes
  • Small group tours
  • Little to no light pollution
  • Vast 360° views of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
  • A photo taken under the stars for you to share with a digital link made available.
Adult $99.00
Child $69.00 (3 - 15 years old)
Family $299.00 (2 Adults + 2 Children)

What's included

  • Transport to / from the Silver River™ Stargazing locations (this does not include transport from your accommodation)
  • A 75 minute fully guided tour of the night sky
  • Warm down jackets are available for use
  • Experienced star guide
  • Group photo taken under the stars
  • Use of our powerful 14inch Telescopes

Duration

  • Allow approx. 75 minutes for this experience.

Location

  • 12 Rapuwai Lane
  • Lake Tekapo
  • 7999

Restrictions

  • Minimum age: 3
  • If your child requires a car seat, please ensure you bring this with you for their safety..

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Some of our tours start after midnight. Please check that you are booking for the correct date.

    The Operator has a limit of 1 infant per tour and they must be booked onto the earliest departure of the night, please contact the operator directly for a booking that includes an infant to check availability.

    All children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult who is at least 16 years old.

    Terms & Conditions:Any cancellations made within 24 hours of your tours scheduled departure time will not be eligible for a refund. Bookings can be rescheduled any time up until 24 hours before the scheduled departure time of your tour.

Available Bookings from 23 Dec to 5 Jan 2025

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  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

4.5

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Lisa Poeppel from Germany wrote on 23 April 2024

Mega Cool!

Man wurde mit dem Shuttle auf den Berg gebracht und lernt sehr viel über Sternbilder. Dann durfte man noch durch Teleskop schauen. Die Jacken die man bekommt sind sehr warm und gemütlich :)

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matthiasi from Germany wrote on 01 March 2020

Lohnt sich nicht wirklich

Zuerst wird man auf einen Berg gefahren wo man per Laserpointer dir Milchstraße und ein paar Sterne erklärt bekommt danach darf man durch ein teleskop gucken wodurch man ein paar Sterne sieht ( weiße Punkte) am schluss wird von einem ein Foto vom Sternenhimmel gemacht. Das sieht echt gut aus. Und war das einzig positive.

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Alina Lang from Germany wrote on 29 February 2020

Stargazing

Die Kommunikation bevor die Tour stattgefunden hat, war super und hat gut funktioniert! Wir sind spontan in eine frühere Tour umgebucht worden, was sich als großes Glück für uns herausgestellt hat :) Maklin weiß super viel und gibt sein Wissen gerne an die Teilnehmer weiter! Tolle Erfahrung, würde ich nochmal machen :)

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Sara Schat from Germany wrote on 26 November 2019

Wunderschöne Erfahrung

Die Tour war sehr beeindruckend. Unser Guide aus Belgien hat uns sehr viele interessante Sachen über den Nachthimmel erzählt und ist auf viele Fragen eingegangen. Ich würde es jedem empfehlen einmal eine solche Erfahrung zu machen, mein Interesse für Astronomie ist jetzt aufjedenfall geweckt!!

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Johnny from Germany wrote on 16 January 2019

Gute Tour

Die Tour hat wirklich Spaß gemacht und man hat unheimlich viele Sterne gesehen. Leider ist dies sehr wetterabhängig, also würde ich empfehlen, so eine Tour nicht all zu weit im voraus zu buchen. Die Teleskope, durch die man schauen kann, wirken sehr hochwertig und es gibt zu jedem Himmelsbild noch eine kleine - nicht oder wenig wissenschaftliche - Erklärung. Die Tour ist sehr zu empfehlen! Kleiner Verbesserungsvorschlag: Sitz- oder Liegemöglichkeiten zur Verfügung stellen! Suggestion for Improvement: Just give some seats or lounger to make the view up a little bit more relaxed!

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From Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

Hi Johnny: Thank you for taking the time to give Silver River Stargazing a review. We are very pleased you enjoyed your tour & we do appreciate the suggestions. Hope to see you again in the future! Kind Regards Lake Tekapo Farm Tours

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