Mt Cook Stargazing Experience

Mt Cook Stargazing Experience
Ab NZD 99,00 NZ$
  • Dauer: 75 Minuten (ca.)
  • Ort: Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie District
  • Produkt-Code: $99/$299

*** Some Of Our Tours Start After Midnight. Please Check Consecutive Dates For More Availability. ***

*** Please Ensure You Are Booking For the Correct Date. ***


This guided stargazing tour combines the grandeur of Mt. Cook with a fascinating journey through the night sky. Using powerful telescopes, you’ll observe planets, star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies, all while learning from expert guides who will share the myths and science behind these cosmic phenomena.

The Mt. Cook area provides an extraordinary setting, with the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps framing the sky, making this a stargazing experience unlike any other. A must-do in the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, a UNESCO-recognized site.


Highlights:

  • Guided tour with expert astronomer guide.
  • High-powered telescopes for viewing deep space objects.
  • Stunning backdrop of Aoraki/Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps.
  • A free digital photo taken of you and your group under the stars.
  • Complimentary transport from the hotel 
Join us for an awe-inspiring night where the majesty of the mountains meets the magic of the stars!

Ticket options:

  • Adult (16 years +) - $99
  • Child (3 - 15 years) - $69 (We recommend only booking children onto the earlier tours of the night)
  • Family Ticket (2a + 2c) - $299
  • Infants under 3 years old are allowed on some of our tours, read below for more details


 We cap our tours at 10 people so our ratio of telescopes to guests is tiny; one of the lowest in the Tekapo region. This means that everyone will have plenty of time on the telescopes and opportunities to ask our guide questions. Have kids? AWESOME. We are super passionate about sharing the night sky with the kiddos, any age can join our tours including infants. We have a limit of 1 infant per tour and they must be booked onto our earliest departure of the night, please get in touch with us directly before making a booking that includes an infant so that we can check availability.

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.

Please note: Your credit card will be charged in NZD.

For our cancellation policy please read our Terms & Conditions.

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 our 14” modern telescopes
  • Small group tours
  • Little to no light pollution
  • Vast 360° views of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve