Stargazing · CHILE
San Pedro de Atacama is the driest inhabited place on earth and it behaves like it. These 15 cover the ethno-astronomy evenings and the telescope sessions, priced, with transfer notes for a town with no street lighting.
See Atacama stars through powerful telescopes, learn Andean sky lore, enjoy warm drinks, and take home a professional night-sky photo.
“We loved the tour! Highly recommend if you journey to the Atacama Desert!”
See planets, galaxies, and the Milky Way with an astronomer on a 150-minute San Pedro stargazing tour with drinks, snacks, and photos.
“Nice tour, highly recommend it!!! Transportation was on time, our guide was very friendly and explained to us very well the constellation. The extra thing that made the tour more special were the snacks and the picture taken later sent to me. 10/10”
See planets, clusters, and southern constellations near San Pedro de Atacama with telescopes, guides, hotel pickup, drinks, and photos.
“This was an excellent experience seeing the constellations and having detailed explanations of them. Lovely to also have hot drinks and snacks! Only shame was the time of night and day of month meant the moon was bright and the planets weren't out.”
Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s $35 stargazing tour, with desert telescopes, snacks, Death Valley photos, timing, value, and booking tips.
“Horrible company. Horrible interaction as in actually none. No response to any question. I want my money back. Did I say Horrible?”
See the Atacama sky by telescope, learn Andean cosmology, enjoy wine or coffee, and get hotel drop-off on this two-hour night tour.
“Unfortunately our tour was cancelled due to unusual bad weather, however we were quickly kept informed, and offered another date without any difficulty.”
Review of Rapa Nui Stargazing on Easter Island, with telescope views, Polynesian astronomy, Anakena photos, pricing, timing, and weather advice.
“Planned in advance. The day of it was canceled due to weather. That is understandable but was not offered any other night. It was stated that the weather would be worse. It was not. There just was no availability. VERY DISSAPOINTED but did get money back promplty hence the 2 stars.”
Review of Elqui Valley stargazing hike with sunset, Andean astronomy, sound therapy, snacks, transport, and practical booking tips.
“Loreto is absolutely passionate about creating an experience that you will never forget. Fantastic and highly recommend her tour!”
Review of Pisco Elqui’s mountaintop stargazing tour, with a 20-inch telescope, pisco sour, southern skies, and a digital night portrait.
“Super Tour mit tollen Sternbildern. Super Guide, sehr freundlich, nahm sich viel Zeit. Empfehlung!”
Review of Easter Island’s Rapa Nui stargazing tour, with Polynesian navigation, Moai views, telescope time, tips, price, and practical details.
“Overall, it’s a good tour but it wasn’t much to do. We spent good amount of time with the telescope but not much going on that night. I like that we had pictures taking in front of the Moai statues. All is good but not worth the cost.”
Review of San Pedro de Atacama stargazing with astronomer, telescopes, drinks, snacks, transfers, and practical advice before booking.
“Péssimo. Tour com um grupo enorme de cerca de 50 pessoas, muito mal organizado, com um transporte inqualificável. TOTALMENTE Desaconselhável.”
Stargaze near San Pedro de Atacama with Andean legends, powerful telescopes, night photography, hot drinks, and hotel pickup.
“That was a really good experience! Never been to such before. Lasse was very knowledgable and informative. He answered every question that was asked. The whole arrangement of the space gave a nice astro atmosphere. this is highly recommended!”
Review of Pangue Observatory’s six-hour Milky Way tour, with expert guides, powerful telescopes, dark skies, pricing, and practical tips.
“This tour is awesome! The town of Vicuña was absolutely adorable and the stars are a once in a lifetime experience! Cristobal was very knowledgeable and accommodating. The guides at the observatory were great and the driving was excellent”
Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s Spanish-led stargazing tour, with telescopes, Andean astronomy, hotel transfers, snacks, and practical tips.
Review of San Pedro de Atacama’s $45 stargazing tour, with telescopes, constellations, wine, snacks, and practical booking advice.
Review of Antofagasta’s small-group stargazing tour near San Pedro, with Andean astronomy, telescope viewing, snacks, and astrophotography.
“DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY! Noone showed up at the pick-up point and we couldn‘t reach anyone via the phone. We got a text response after the tour should have started already. After communicating the situation the person on the other end said she was „figuring it out“ and to „take our time“. Then she never texted us again. It was our last night in Atacama which means that we didn‘t get to go stargazing at all, so basically they ruined our trip.”
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