Silver River Stargazing Experience in Lake Tekapo
Overview
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1 hour 15 minutes
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Guided tour to the stars and night sky, enhancing your experience with abundant opportunities for questions and answers. Immerse yourself in naked-eye observations and telescope views with our 14″ Meade telescope, exploring stars and constellations. Capture a personalized moment with an individual photograph of you and your party under the enchanting starry sky. Enjoy an intimate setting with our low guest-to-guide ratio, capped at ten people, ensuring a personalized stargazing experience. Travel hassle-free with a complimentary shuttle from our check-in office to our private stargazing location, bundled with warm winter jackets.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve
Embark on a mind-blowing 75-minute journey through the wonders of the night sky! Join our intimate tour, limited to 10 people, ensuring an unparalleled telescope-to-guest ratio in Tekapo. Our experienced guides, equipped with powerful 14” telescopes and astro-lasers, guarantee awe-inspiring views of deep space objects and easy naked-eye observations of stars and constellations. Capture the magic with a group photo under the stars (weather permitting), a complimentary gift from us. Within 48 hours, your personalized photo will be uploaded to our public Flickr website, and you'll receive a link to download your digital copy for sharing on social media. Ideal for families, including infants, our tours take place in the gold-rated Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, offering some of the planet's darkest skies.
What‘s Included
Warm jacket
Free shuttle to stargazing site
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Silver River Stargazing Experience in Lake Tekapo
Reviews
112 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Stunningly beautiful experience with ‘dark skies’ making all the difference. Enough detail to keep it interesting.
Mark F,,Feb 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant experience- knowledgable guide and immersive activity. Recommended for all group types. Well done Alex and Yuki! Enough detail to make sense of what was being looked out without too much detail to overwhelm. Great telescope to see Jupiter and Orion’s Belt. Amazing! Very well organised and coats for loan if you need one.
Bright night sky!
lynnesA4691XQ,,Feb 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We lucked into a perfectly clear night and it was magic. Our guide Sam was full of information & anecdotes and kept us entertained and engaged. The outing could not have been better.
Wonderful views of the...
Andrea W,,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful views of the southern starry sky, very good organization with short bus ride, provided thick jackets (highly recommended!) and very good telescope. The young guide was rousing and very competent overall in clear skies absolutely recommended!
Very engaging experience....
John G,,Jan 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very engaging experience. Terrific dark sky reserve. Clouds rolled in before end of experience and the operator made good with a partial refund without us having to even ask.
Lake Tekapo stargazing
francinag2026,,Jan 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Unfortunately, the stars started hiding due to bad weather. Though we had a glimpse of spectacular southern sky for less than five mins and, we were happy about how Tara handled the group and knowledge she shared with us about stars & galaxy. We learnt about Northern sky and seeing through the Telescope was simply amazing! 50% refund of the tour cost is getting refunded due to bad weather. The whole team at the Kiwi treasure were courteous and professional! We definitely visit again. Highly recommend.
I’d recommend them
H2291CCgrahamw,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Good night run by super honest company who - given the weather was a bit cloudy - offered money back or give it a try and see what’s there and if it was too cloudy to see anything then get your money back. Great guides - having both knowledge and humour! 4 rather than 5 stars is just because they can’t control the weather! - the admin and the rest of the experience were great.
Absolutely must do!
ridhib22,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience. Worth waking up after midnight to witness the beauty of nature. Never have I seen so many stars lighting up the sky. It was mesmerising.
Awesome sight
David C,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Seeing the night sky "properly" i.e. without light pollution is a truly remarkable experience. One I'll never forget. Truly memorable.
Due to this company, I'll Never Have A Photo (for which I Paid)
197th,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00They are supposed to post a picture from the trip. I was very much looking forward to this. And it was a large part of the reason that I was willing to pay their rate. /Unfortunately, they did a blurry photo. If I had known they could not take a good photo, I would have arranged to get a photo myself. Now, due to my age, I will never get back to that area in my lifetime, and I do not have a photo of it. At least the guide was good, though I have nothing by which to remember the night :(
Beautiful tour!
emilialV1973XT,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was totally worth it to do the star gazing tour. The bus was on time, the guide tour was very funny and explaned everything very well to the entire group.
From NZ$99.00
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