Small-Group Stargazing

Small-group stargazing at Tekapo costs between $56 and $125.56 per person. Down Jackets, Private Farm Site starts at $56, Hot Chocolate, Moon Chair at $59, Chameleon Shared Stargazing at $73, Hot Pools, Stargazing Combo at $102.63, and Premium 2-Hour Stargazing at $125.56. All five are priced per person and none of the prices change with group size.

Sessions last between 1 hour 15 minutes and 2 hours. Down Jackets, Private Farm Site is the shortest at 1 hour 15 minutes, Premium 2-Hour Stargazing is the longest at 2 hours, and Chameleon Shared Stargazing, Hot Chocolate, Moon Chair, and Hot Pools, Stargazing Combo each run 1 hour 30 minutes.

Free cancellation applies to all five tours, and each departs from a set meeting point in Lake Tekapo. Hot Pools, Stargazing Combo offers pickup on request and has a minimum age of 10, while Hot Chocolate, Moon Chair does not include pickup and requires a minimum age of 6. Chameleon Shared Stargazing requires a minimum age of 5, no minimum age is stated for the other two tours, and no meals are listed on any of them, though Chameleon, Astro Tekapo and Hot Pools include hot drinks.

Chameleon Shared Stargazing holds a 4.9 rating from 789 reviews and takes up to 14 guests, while Down Jackets, Private Farm Site holds 4.6 from 864 reviews with a cap of 10 and the lowest price at $56. Premium 2-Hour Stargazing has a 5 rating from 17 reviews and the longest session at 2 hours. Hot Chocolate, Moon Chair has 11 reviews, and Hot Pools, Stargazing Combo has a 4.3 rating from 121 reviews, so the depth of feedback varies across the options.