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Gift Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

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Embark on a small group stargazing tour with Silver River! Explore the stars with large telescopes, small groups & awesome guides allow us to wow you with full views of the southern night sky!

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Andrew Simons from New Zealand wrote on 27 June 2026

Wow

Well organised, caters for all ages, thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended.

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Thanks Andrew; we're so pleased you enjoyed your time with us! Kind regards, The Go Tekapo Team Go Tekapo, 0279000335 hello@gotekapo.com 48a D'Archiac Drive (Inside the Cairns Alpine Resort), Lake Tekapo, 7999. <https://gotekapo.rezdy.com/> Go Tekapo <https://gotekapo.com/> / Stargazing <https://silverriverstargazing.com/> / Farm Tours <https://laketekapofarmtours.co.nz/> / Petting Zoo <https://pettingzootekapo.com/> / Hunting <https://hunttekapo.com/> / Fishing <https://fishtekapo.com/> / Hiking <https://hiketekapo.com/> / Biking <https://biketekapo.com/> / 4WD <https://4wdtekapo.com/> / Mt Hay Station <https://mthaystation.com/> / Isolation Bay <https://isolationbay.com/> / The Cairns <https://www.thecairns.co.nz/>

soumitram from New Zealand wrote on 22 June 2026

Best Stargazing trip

This is one of the best experiences I have ever had and the team does their best job from proving warm jackets to having abundance knowledge about the stars and moon and best interactive session. It’s a must visit when in Tekapo. Fantastic job team. Especially to our guide Mary who was such a joy and welcoming.

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Emilie Crepy from New Zealand wrote on 03 June 2026

100% recommend

Great experience! Friendly staff. Would absolutely recommend !

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Tracy Yu from Hong Kong SAR China wrote on 03 December 2025

Not for the nerds

I wish I can give more stars for the responsive staff and friendly tour guide, but the experience is just a little underwhelming to me. It could be a memorable experience for someone who has never done any stargazing, but if you have some basic knowledge, you probably can’t take much out of the tour. We saw three objects through the telescope tonight (Orion nebula, Saturn and the moon) and the rest is mostly naked eye stargazing on constellations which are often visible in the northern hemisphere as well all year round. I was hoping the tour would put more focus on southern hemisphere specific objects but it only covers the southern cross and pointer stars, which again, if you know it already, you may prefer time spent on other objects instead. There were scattered clouds and almost a full moon on the night, so condition was not the best. I understand that it is in the guest’s best interest to talk about prominent objects we can see, which are Orion, Canis Major, southern cross, perhaps it is just not the right tour for me. Bottom line: if you are a nerd, this may not be for you. If you have absolutely no stargazing experience, you will have a good time. Suggestion: if there is a tour focus on southern night sky for people who have done fair amount of stargazing in the north, that would be perfect.

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cassmal from Australia wrote on 02 May 2026

Poor experience

Wouldn’t recommend. Staff were nice however the tour promised 10-12 people, there was double that on our tour. They said a tour guide was sick however that didn’t make sense as everyone had been booked for the same time anyway. Glad I got it discounted otherwise would have been a complete rip off for half price.

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