Silver River Stargazing Experience in Lake Tekapo

The stargazing program was very fun and interesting. The guide was nice and upbeat. We rode the bus to a stargazing place, and when we looked up, the sky was full of stars. It was very beautiful.

It’s an amazing experience! The tour will provide stars information and knowledge to us before we admire by ourselves. And we can see the stars and planets by the telescope. It’s really amazing and stunning!! We can see the Milky Way in the dark sky and we can also take pictures of the galaxy! It’s a memorial experience.

Excellent experience. From the start to the end of the tour, Wilson consistently prompted us on what to expect next, even on the possibility of inclement weather. Wilson did an amazing job of bringing us through the experience of star gazing.

If you have never been to a star gazing tour then this is the best place to do it! It's amazing! Like a real life planetarium - 360 view all around the sky, on a hill surrounded by nature and the cold weather (cold even in summer) - just use the down jackets they loan you. Pray for good weather and clear skies and no regrets! It's really amazing! You get to look through a telescope as well and a photo taken!

Check in point is just at a souvenir store at the main street of Lake Tekapo. The visibility of stars is subject to weather and the cloudy level of the night, the guide will email you if the forecast is bad. Our guide is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about our galaxy. We managed to see a shooting star as well. Site is not the observatory where the famous Astra cafe is and there is no time given to us to take our own photo. many people in our group brought tripod and returned empty handed.

absolutely must do when in lake tekapo since it's a dark sky reserve plc. operator provided long coats which was so useful as it was an hour of sharing under the stars in the cold! learnt so much about our galaxy and big kudos to our guide Daniel and willy. no photos to show of the tour as our phones couldnt capture the wonderful view.

We were contemplating whether to spend the money on star gazing but we went ahead and it was really worth it. Our group comprises of 11 people and we were drove up to a open field where there were chairs and a big telescope prepared. It was the first time in my life that I saw the Milky Way and so many stars in the sky. You can tell that the guide is really knowledgeable about the stars. We went around end August and it was definitely a very cold and dark place so beware if you are bringing kids along as they might get scared and cold. We had the best pictures taken there in our entire trip and lovely memories to bring home.

it was really a nice experience. one of its kind. Haven’t had such experience yet. look at these photographs I took from my iPhone 15 pro.

an educational tour, we managed to even withness the southern light. enjoyed a fuss free tour with an eloquent and humorous guide.

Met up at the main road and gift shop of Lake Tekapo so location wa easy to find. Once we arrived, we checked in at the counter and were told to grab the winter jackets which were complimentary. thereafter we waited to get on the bus which took around 5mins to get to a farmland. then the guide explained about the different stars. and we got to see through the telescope. after an hour, we took a group photo with the milky way which is also complimentary as a soft copy. overall, clear instructions. and cost effective tour. Jojo was knowledgable and friendly. our group was around 10 persons so didnt have to wait long for the telescope