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Join us for a magical stellar evening with New Zealand’s only guided hot pools and star gazing experience!
Join us for a magical stellar evening with New Zealand’s only guided hot pools and star gazing experience!
Highlights
- Incredible dark sky hot pool experience!
- Fully guided stargazing tour
Soak In The Stars is a unique 90-minute stargazing experience at the renowned Tekapo Springs, combining the spectacular Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve with exclusive access to a relaxing hot pool.
In clear conditions, you'll begin with a guided exploration of Tekapo's breathtaking night sky, discovering stars, planets, galaxies and constellations through powerful telescopes and with the naked eye. If conditions aren't suitable for telescope viewing, your guide will instead take you on an immersive Virtual Reality journey through the southern skies. Featuring stunning 360° visuals, Māori star stories and incredible perspectives of the universe, this experience reveals celestial wonders that simply can't be seen through a telescope, offering a fascinating way to explore the cosmos regardless of the weather.
The experience continues with time to unwind in a soothing 38°C hot pool beneath the Dark Sky Reserve. Float in a hammock while your guide shares astronomy insights, cultural stories and highlights of the night sky overhead, creating a relaxing and memorable finale to your evening.
The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is home to some of the clearest, darkest skies in the world and is the largest Dark Sky Reserve in the Southern Hemisphere.
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- Adult$179.00
- Child$115.00
- Adult$179.00
- Child$115.00
- Adult$179.00
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$179.00
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
- Adult$139.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$115.00
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Spectacular view from hot pools
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Spectacular view from hot pools
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Spectacular view from hot pools
malavp from
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Amazing
Wikitoriaraukura Mitchell from
NZ
Amazing
Wikitoriaraukura Mitchell from
NZ
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from
Australia
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from
Australia
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from
Australia
Stargazing
jadepbll from
NZ
Amazing experience
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Australia
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from
NZ
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from
NZ
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from
NZ
Lucky us. Awsome experience!
ellenx from
China
Informative and amazing tour
Joe Tan from
Singapore
Hot pools in the snow!
Felicity Bruce from
NZ
Amazing night
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Netherlands
Amazing night
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Amazing night
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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jugal017 from India wrote on 22 April 2026
The best stargazing experience ever
Our Guides were very informative and knowledgeable. The best part was to get to hear the stories of how people named the stars and the history of Maori culture related to the stars while bathing in the hot pools.
From Stargazing & Hot Pool Experience - Tekapo Springs
Thank you for your awesome feedback. We are really pleased to know that our guides could pass on their knowledge, and you learnt a lot about our amazing night sky. The pools are nice and relaxing, and they are the best way to enjoy the stars. We hope to see you again in the future.
donno85 from Australia wrote on 05 March 2026
Disappointed
Hot pools good and got to see stars. No star gazing though. Would have preferred star gazing first than pools after to listen to stories Was meant to be on 1215am tour. Staff contacted to advise earlier better weather so agreed. I felt staff wanted to finish early because skies were clearer at 12pm
From Stargazing & Hot Pool Experience - Tekapo Springs
Thanks for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the hot pools and seeing the stars, but we're sorry the experience didn’t meet your expectations. Occasionally tour times or formats may change for operational reasons, as outlined in our terms and conditions. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts and will pass this on to the team.
Jodie from New Zealand wrote on 05 May 2025
Weather didn't cooperate
Sadly the weather was not on our side and it was cloudy for our activity. Instead of outdoor stargazing we had vr headsets - which were quite lame as a replacement. Then we got to go in the hot pools for about 50mins. It was fun, just not really worth the price since we didnt get to do the main part.
Ellie from New Zealand wrote on 17 August 2025
Stargazing Experience
Cool experience! We were lucky to have clear skies while learning about the stars and using the telescopes. It did cloud over later while we were relaxing in the hot pools. Great tour guide too!
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Chun-han from Taiwan wrote on 24 February 2020
Stargazing on Tekapo Spring
因天空不作美導致連一顆星星都看不到，但AR介紹及導覽員非常認真的介紹以及說明Tekapo跟Mackenzie的歷史跟有趣的事，值得一推