Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

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Silver River™ Stargazing is Lake Tekapo’s leading small group stargazing tour! Explore the stars with large telescopes, small groups & awesome guides allow us to wow you with full views of the southern night sky!

Silver River™ Stargazing is Lake Tekapo’s leading small group stargazing tour! 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 people so our ratio of telescopes to guests is tin, 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.
Adult $99.00
Child $69.00 (3 - 15 years old)
Family $299.00 (2 Adults + 2 Children)

What's included

  • Transport to / from the Silver River™ Stargazing locations (this does not include transport from your accommodation)
  • A 75 minute fully guided tour of the night sky
  • Warm down jackets are available for use
  • Experienced star guide
  • Group photo taken under the stars
  • Use of our powerful 14inch Telescopes

Duration

  • Allow approx. 75 minutes for this experience.

Location

  • 12 Rapuwai Lane
  • Lake Tekapo
  • 7999

Restrictions

  • Minimum age: 3
  • If your child requires a car seat, please ensure you bring this with you for their safety..

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Some of our tours start after midnight. Please check that you are booking for the correct date.

    The Operator has a limit of 1 infant per tour and they must be booked onto the earliest departure of the night, please contact the operator directly for a booking that includes an infant to check availability.

    All children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult who is at least 16 years old.

    Terms & Conditions:Any cancellations made within 24 hours of your tours scheduled departure time will not be eligible for a refund. Bookings can be rescheduled any time up until 24 hours before the scheduled departure time of your tour.

Available Bookings from 30 May to 12 Jun 2025

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

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  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$59.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$65.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$69.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$82.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$59.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$99.00
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.00 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00

  • Adult$79.20 Less than 6 at this price!
  • Child$69.00
  • Family$299.00
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baljits2 from New Zealand wrote on 22 May 2025

Loved it

I would prefer a reclined chair to look at stars.

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Debra Pickering from Australia wrote on 22 May 2025

Awesome Experience

The Guide, Megan, was very informative and fun. Would highly recommend this tour - it was a beautiful clear night and the Telescope views were fascinating - a good selection. Thanks for the coats - even though we were well rugged up the additional coats provided were required.

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karant1 from New Zealand wrote on 12 May 2025

Great experience

It was a great experience learning about astronomy from Sam! He was knowledgeable and engaging.

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alizeeb from New Zealand wrote on 28 May 2025

Yes but no

For me doesn’t worth the price, you have to wait for so long to see the stars because we are 10

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From Alpine Stargazing Experience - Lake Tekapo

Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re genuinely sorry to hear that your stargazing experience didn’t meet your expectations. At Go Tekapo, we aim to offer something a little different — a more personal, small-group stargazing experience that allows for connection, quiet, and space to really enjoy the night sky. We understand that every guest has different expectations, and we’re sorry to hear we didn’t deliver what you were hoping for on the night. If you’d be open to it, we’d love to hear more about what didn’t work for you so we can improve. Please feel free to get in touch with us directly. Thank you again for your feedback — we’re always striving to do better, and we hope to welcome you back to Tekapo another time.

Ksenia Zavyalova from New Zealand wrote on 12 May 2025

Stargazing

Absolutely stunning experience! The tour guide was really enthusiastic, and despite the full moon we saw some exciting constellations and stars up close.

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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July

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Child 3 - 15 years old

Family 2 Adults + 2 Children

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