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Stargazing & Hot Pool Experience - Tekapo Springs

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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.

Adult $179.00
Child $115.00 (10-15 years old)

What's included

  • Fully guided star gazing - English speaking tours only
  • Dark sky hot pool experience
  • Complimentary towel hire

Duration

  • Allow approximately 90 minutes for the whole experience

Location

  • 300 Lakeside Drive, Lake Tekapo 7945, New Zealand
  • Tekapo Hot Springs are located in Tekapo; Approximately 3 hours drive South of Christchurch and 3 hours 15minutes drive North of Queenstown

Restrictions

  • Minimum age: 10

  • Child pricing applies to children 10 to 15 years.

    Children over 10 years old are welcome to join any of the tours. However, the operator suggests families with multiple younger children may be more suited to the earliest tour available.

Notes

  • Child Friendly: The experience welcomes families with children from the age of 10 years old.

    Departure Tour Times*:

    Please check the Tekapo Star Gazing website as these change throughout the year.

    * Tour timings might differ from the timings stated above. Please check the booking confirmation from Tekapo Springs with for the correct start time of your tour.

    Note: some tours take place after midnight. I.e. when you book a tour at 1:00am on Thursday 11 December, this means your tour will take place in the night of Wednesday 10th December on Thursday 11th December.


    Please check-in 15mins prior at Tekapo Springs reception for all bookings. When conditions are unsuitable for telescope viewing, the experience continues with an immersive indoor Virtual Reality journey through the Tekapo night sky.

    Please note that our tour start times change seasonally to accommodate the sunset. You will receive a confirmation email from Tekapo Star Gazing that states your tour start time within 2 days of making your purchase on BookMe.

  • Cloudy Weather Refunds: On nights when cloud or other conditions makes outdoor stargazing impossible or unsafe, or you get less than 30 minutes of scope-time, we provide a customised indoor virtual reality experience showcasing the Lake Tekapo night skies and a refund equal to 25% of the amount paid for each ticket will be granted at the end of your tour as recognition that you didn't get a clear-sky telescope night.

    PLEASE NOTE: Any cancellations made within 24 hours of the start time of the tour will not be eligible for a refund. Bookings can be rescheduled any time up until 24 hours before the start time of your tour. If you do not show for your tour (no show), your booking is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Available Bookings from 30 Jun to 13 Jul 2026

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  • 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$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$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$179.00
  • 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 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$115.00
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Spectacular view from hot pools
Spectacular view from hot pools
malavp from NZ
Spectacular view from hot pools
Spectacular view from hot pools
malavp from NZ
Spectacular view from hot pools
Spectacular view from hot pools
malavp from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
Wikitoriaraukura Mitchell from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
Wikitoriaraukura Mitchell from NZ
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from Australia
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from Australia
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
Star gazing Lake Tekapo.
christiem1 from Australia
Stargazing
Stargazing
jadepbll from NZ
Amazing experience
Amazing experience
cathyboreanaz from Australia
The amazing night under the stars.
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from NZ
The amazing night under the stars.
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from NZ
The amazing night under the stars.
The amazing night under the stars.
suresh from NZ
Lucky us. Awsome experience!
Lucky us. Awsome experience!
ellenx from China
Informative and amazing tour
Informative and amazing tour
Joe Tan from Singapore
Hot pools in the snow!
Hot pools in the snow!
Felicity Bruce from NZ
Amazing night
Amazing night
daa from Netherlands
Amazing night
Amazing night
daa from Netherlands
Amazing night
Amazing night
daa from Netherlands

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

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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

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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.

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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siddhantg1 from Australia wrote on 23 April 2025

Hot Pool + Stargazing

A must do experience if you're in queenstown. The guides were amazing and took us through the journey of stars post which we soaked in the hot pools to enjoy stargazing. Totally worth every penny.

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C. from Germany wrote on 13 May 2025

Ok

Average experience- too expensive for what you get. Would not do it again, even with a clear sky. Guide has good knowledge, but bit hard too follow if you are not a native english speaker. Guest Service experience could be better I experienced some mansplaining. Not cool. Missing some female staff here as well.

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Thanks for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear you found the guide knowledgeable, but we're sorry the experience didn’t fully meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments about the guest service and communication and will share this feedback with our team as we continue working to improve the experience for all guests.

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.

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