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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$79.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$79.00 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$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$79.00 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$79.00 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$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$99.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$99.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$99.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
- Adult$99.00
- Child$79.00
- Family$299.00
Authenticated Reviews
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lynh4 from Australia wrote on 21 November 2025
Cold but awesome
Very informative. Ckear cold night and you see so much with the naked eye. The telescope viewings were intersting and informative.
Phylisia Loh from New Zealand wrote on 30 October 2025
Great time under the stars
We were initially disappointed that we were going to abandon ship as the cloud cover was heavy but the skies cleared up just as we were leaving the crater. We are so appreciative that our guides Cody and Jacob took extra time to talk to us about the stars as they started appearing. The telescope experience was fantastic and we all learnt so much! Highly recommend!!
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.
Stephnie Saw from Malaysia wrote on 15 October 2025
Alpine Stargazing Experience
A great experience to join the stargazing activities 🫰🏻
From Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo
Thank you so much for joining our Alpine Stargazing Experience! 🌌✨ We’re really glad to hear you had a great time exploring the night sky with us 🫶🏻 -Sakura
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Christine Sicardou from France wrote on 04 November 2024
Observation des étoiles
Excellente expérience. Le guide était très intéressant et expliquer bien.