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Stargazing & Hot Pool Experience - Tekapo Springs

Highlights

Incredible dark sky hot pool experience!
Fully guided stargazing tour

Located at the renowned Tekapo Springs resort, this tour blends the spectacular Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve with exclusive access to a relaxing hot pool.

Your experience features an outdoor journey under the dazzling night skies of Tekapo – gaze through telescopes and uncover fascinating astronomy with your knowledgeable guide. In poor weather, you’ll step into a customised Virtual Reality tour of Tekapo’s skies, enriched with science, storytelling, and local legends.

You’ll also enjoy the serenity of our soul-warming 38 ℃ hot pool, floating in a hammock while marvelling at the sparkling canopy above. Your guide remains nearby to share celestial insights and stories, making the night come alive both in the water and beyond.

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is home to some of the clearest, darkest skies in the world and is the largest reserve of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

Adult $139.00

Child $84.00 (6-15 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: 6
Child pricing applies to children 6 to 15 years.
Children over 6 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 on the First Tour only.
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.

Please check-in 15mins prior at Tekapo Springs reception for all bookings. In the unlikely event that the outdoor tour is not possible due to weather conditions, an alternative indoor Virtual Reality tour will be provided.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable however discounted tickets can be used as credit towards a normal priced activity or treatment with the difference being paid directly to Tekapo Springs.

Available Bookings from6 Sept to 19 Sept 2025

All prices are shown inNZD ($)

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Sonia Burgoyne fromAustralia wrote on 24 August 2025

Stargazing!

Great family experience with informative guide

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Ellie fromNew 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 fromAustralia 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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inchj fromNew Zealand wrote on 23 June 2025

Bad weather only VR experience

Due to bad weather only VR experience. But hot pool is good.

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Helen Malthus fromNew Zealand wrote on 06 September 2025

Fun guides and a good evening

...only deducting stars (excuse the pun) because the price is a bit OTT for what you get - I'd say its worth about $80ea MAX :-)

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^*This option must be made together with another price type.

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