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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$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
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- Adult$83.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$83.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$78.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$83.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$95.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$83.00
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$78.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$119.00
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$99.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$78.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$71.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
- Adult$83.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$99.00
- Family$359.00
Authenticated Reviews
Real highlights, tips, and the helpful advice straight from Bookme customers who’ve actually done this experience, summarised with AI support
- emergencyLes guides sont très compétents et engageants, rendant l'expérience amusante et informative (32 personnes l'ont dit).
- emergencyLes nuits claires offrent souvent des vues incroyables sur les étoiles et les planètes, en particulier Saturne (25 personnes l'ont dit).
- emergencyL'utilisation de télescopes permet d'obtenir des vues rapprochées incroyables des objets célestes (20 personnes l'ont dit).
- emergencyBeaucoup ont apprécié les vestes chaudes fournies, qui sont essentielles pour les nuits fraîches (15 personnes l'ont dit).
- emergencyL'expérience est bien organisée et adaptable, même par mauvais temps (12 personnes l'ont dit).
- emergencyLes invités ont adoré les photos gratuites prises pendant la visite, ajoutant une belle touche à l'expérience (10 personnes l'ont dit).
- star_shineApportez des vêtements chauds.
Envisagez de réserver une nuit avec un ciel dégagé pour les meilleures vues.
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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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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.
Emilie Crepy from New Zealand wrote on 03 June 2026
100% recommend
Great experience! Friendly staff. Would absolutely recommend !
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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Christine Sicardou from France wrote on 04 November 2024
Observation des étoiles
Excellente expérience. Le guide était très intéressant et expliquer bien.