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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!
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!
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 - 12 people so our ratio of telescopes to guests is 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.
All prices are shown inNZD ($)
- Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$65.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$59.20 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$59.20 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$59.20 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$99.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
Authenticated Reviews
Real highlights, tips, and the helpful advice straight from Bookme customers who’ve actually done this experience, summarised with AI support
- emergencyThe guides are super knowledgeable and engaging, making the experience fun and informative (32 people said this).
- emergencyClear skies often lead to stunning views of stars and planets, especially Saturn (25 people said this).
- emergencyThe use of telescopes allows for incredible close-up views of celestial objects (20 people said this).
- emergencyMany appreciated the warm jackets provided, which are essential for chilly nights (15 people said this).
- emergencyThe experience is well-organized and accommodating, even in less-than-ideal weather (12 people said this).
- emergencyGuests loved the free photos taken during the tour, adding a nice touch to the experience (10 people said this).
- star_shineBring warm clothing.
Consider booking on a night with a clear sky for the best views.
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mariarichard from Australia wrote on 16 March 2026
Opportunity not to be missed
Extraordinary evening with a clear night sky. Marcus was an exceptional and informative guide with a great knowledge of the night sky we observed. He explained what we saw with passion and humour. We all had ample time on the telescope and then guided through taking our own photos. The whole experience was very captivating and entertaining. We had the last March viewing of Jupiter and witnesses many shooting stars. Don’t miss this experience
AC from Australia wrote on 15 March 2026
Memorable experience
Being at the dark reserve is truly special. It's a rare experience of experiencing the night and learning about the galaxy through stars, planets and stories. Highly recommend.
Bastian Jaeger from Netherlands wrote on 06 March 2026
So cool!
Great experience! We had a great guide who answered all our questions.
Megan from United Kingdom wrote on 24 February 2026
Wonderful evening and staff friendliness
Absolutely great guide (Jacob) who clearly knew a lot and passionate about sharing. 1hr 15mins includes the travel time to/from and registration, so wish it was longer. Our photo initially wasn’t uploaded but after an email, it was quickly found on SD cards and sent to us - thank you!
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lesleyo3 from United Kingdom wrote on 16 March 2026
Trip was cancelled due to bad weather
Whilst I cannot review this company on the activity, I can at least comment that they did cancel in time to get back into bed and at least they did give a refund immediately rather than trying to still go out with cloudy skies so I have rated 4 because whilst it didn't go ahead, refunds were not an issue.