Queenstown Private Stargazing & Astro Portraits 4WD Tour

5.0 (71 reviews) 2 hours Private tour

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About this activity

A private two-hour stargazing tour from Queenstown with an astrophysicist guide. Explore the Southern Night Sky and listen to Māori astronomy stories, receive professionally edited astro portraits of your group the next day.

Be collected by luxury Land rover and driven a short distance to a Dark Sky location. Spend two unhurried hours understanding stars, planets, constellations, alongside the stories Māori have read in this sky for centuries.

You’ll receive wide-field astro portraits of your group beneath the Milky Way,

Aurora Australis are often visible from the Southern Lakes.

Private tour for your group only, up to 4 people
Guided by an astrophysicist who also practises Māori astronomy
Professionally edited award winning astro portraits and telescope images delivered the next day
Telescope, binoculars and laser pointers, no experience needed
Hot chocolate, cookies and warm jackets provided

-Bring your own camera for astro photography tuition

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: AuthenticAs

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Professional photography taken of you supplied digitally as a Pixieset Collection
Included: Tea and coffee: Hot Chocolate and Cookies (please let us know if there are any food allergies)
Included: 4WD Land Rover pick up and drop off
Included: Health & Safety audited and full public liability insurance
Included: Optional astrophotography tuition with your own camera/tripod or iphone
Included: Southern Night Sky Tour by a Aotearoa Astrotourism Guide
Included: Permitted 4WD location on Department of Conservation land

Itinerary

Queenstown

1 h 30 min

We hold Department of Conservation permission to access Dark Skies close to and/or within the Wakatipu Basin /Queenstown /Tahuna area. We particularly love to take our visits into the Mountains often snowy in Wintertime , with ease of access and down alongside Lake Wakatipu. We try our best to use bespoke locations planned for your needs or group wishes. We also have the ability to add in a Day into Night Tour and Authentic As Queenstown to this Starry Night Package so we can add in multiple locations.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

The Orchard Cottage
Hurley's of Queenstown
Matterhorn Lodge
Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel
Esplanade Queenstown
Arrowtown Motel Apartments
Alpha Lodge
Whistler Holiday Apartments
Bella Vista Queenstown
voco Queenstown by IHG
Alexis Motels and Apartments
Rosewood Matakauri

and 69 more pickup points

Bespoke planning enables pick up from anywhere from within the Wakatipu Basin or please email to discuss further.

Please Note for Starry Night Adventures: Throughout the year start times vary, please select the 7:30pm appointment to book, however the actual start times are approximately; January - 11pm, February - 10:30pm, March - 9- 9:30pm, April - 8-9pm, May - 7pm, June - 6:30pm, July - 6:30pm, August - 6:30pm, September - 7:30pm, October - 9pm, November - 9:30pm, December - 10:30pm