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Lake Tekapo: Stargazing Experience at Cowan's Observatory
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Lake Tekapo: Stargazing Experience at Cowan's Observatory

By Dark Sky Project
4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$116 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Discover the cosmos and the secret of the Milky Way
  • Marvel at the starry southern sky at Cowan’s hill
  • Enhance your knowledge of the southern skies
  • Explore the stars with both the naked eye and powerful telescopes
  • Enjoy our secluded observation craters, sheltered from wind and light pollution

Activity location

    • Tekapo Lake
    • Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 1 Motuariki Lane, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand | Dark Sky Project - Booking Office. 1 Motuariki Lane, Lake Tekapo 7999 (If you are booking a time after midnight please double check the date you are booking)
    • Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Lake Tekapo: Stargazing Experience at Cowan's Observatory
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:30 am
Price details
AU$115.83 x 1 AdultAU$115.83
Total
Price is AU$115.83
Until Thu, 20 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedA passionate and experienced guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Return transport from Lake Tekapo centre
  • What's includedWhat's included Stargazing equipment
  • What's includedWhat's included Souvenir solar-charged LED torch
  • What's includedWhat's included Use of US Antarctic expedition jackets

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Flash photography
  • Not suitable for: Children under 5 years, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Meet your guide at the Dark Sky Project base in Lake Tekapo, and be transported by our shuttle to Cowan's Observatory, only a short 3 minute drive from the check-in facility.

Enjoy naked-eye stargazing and look through the powerful telescopes at Cowan’s observatory and discover the secret of the Milky Way. Spend the evening marvelling at the starry southern New Zealand sky at Cowan’s hill. Enjoy time under the stars whilst enhancing your knowledge of the southern skies at our private observatory.

Discover the perfect introductory stargazing experience. The observatory is nestled in a giant purpose-built crater to provide maximum wind protection and minimum light pollution. Learn about the southern skies from an expert astronomy guide. Ponder the possibilities of the heavens as you gaze through a powerful optical telescope.

If you are booking a time after midnight please double check the date you are booking.

Location

Activity location

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    • Tekapo Lake
    • Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 1 Motuariki Lane, Canterbury 7999, New Zealand | Dark Sky Project - Booking Office. 1 Motuariki Lane, Lake Tekapo 7999 (If you are booking a time after midnight please double check the date you are booking)
    • Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand