Astronomy Tour: Discover Night Sky Wonders

Join Night Awe Group Tour in Akaroa for an extraordinary stargazing experience. Discover the wonders of the night skies through naked eye, binoculars, and telescope.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akaroa Heritage Park - Experience some stellar sights of our Banks Peninsula night sky in this stargazing group tour.
    Your immersion into the darkness starts as you first look up with your naked eyes. You will then get to see deeper into space thanks to our binoculars and telescope.
    Follow our Guide as he takes you on a journey of discoveries. Ask…
What's Included
  • Use of telescope
  • Tea and coffee
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Outdoor seating + blankets
  • Use of binoculars
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Join us for a unique astronomy tour and indulge in an unforgettable nocturnal adventure. Led by an expert stargazing guide, our tour reveals the night sky’s hidden wonders.
From naked-eye observations to binocular and telescope viewing, explore stars, planets, galaxies and constellations. Please note that the visibility of certain astronomical objects…

Location
Akaroa Heritage Park
Long Bay Road
Our stargazing location is a short 5-minute drive from Akaroa township. Luca will greet you at the carpark 10 minutes before the tour departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Alfloss
Mar 30, 2025
Incredible experience- a must do if you are in Akaroa - Incredible unique experience - we are still thinking about it two weeks on. Luca was such a delight to talk to. He explained and taught us so much. The views were literally out of this world and the photos we got are a treasure. Would highly recommend this unique and incredible activity.
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Gills123_13
Mar 24, 2025
Amazing experience! - Can’t say enough good things about our stargazing experience with Luca. And, we were lucky enough to get a perfectly clear night to view the stars! Luca met us at Hermitage park, 10 minutes drive from Akaroa. From the very start of this 2 hr activity it was obvious how knowledgeable and enthusiastic Luca is about the night sky. We learnt so much, including the problem of light pollution. At the end of the evening Luca took an amazing photo of us under the arm of the Milky Way! Just a fabulous experience!
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Angebow
Feb 23, 2025
Great experience, a must do in Akaroa - We were lucky enough to get a solo tour, Luca is passionate and extremely knowledgeable about our night sky. It was so beautiful and we learnt so much. The moon was especially beautuful looking at it through the telescope. We were even lucky enough to witness a lightening storm in the distance as an added bonus. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Ainz87
Feb 8, 2025
Left in Awe - Highly reccomended this amazing experience, a night learned new facts and finally understand some of the old ones. Lucas has created a great experience with his passion for the night sky and his patients to answer all the question that follow looking through the telescope. This was a great way to end our trip to Akaroa and has given us lasting memories of our night sky Thanks Luca
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Jasper_r
Feb 3, 2025
Luca is a great guide... - Luca is a great guide through the cosmos. He shows great enthousiasm in his explenations of the constellations and planets.
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Vrounz-
Feb 3, 2025
Unforgettable experience - Stargazing with Luca is one of the best things you can do in New Zealand. As my friend and I did already the planetarium projection at Lucas place and saw how passionate this man is and how much we can learn from him, we decided that we want to come back for stargazing. Best decision, because we had an absolutely amazing night and were so lucky with the completely clear sky. Luca taught us so many things and took a lot of time to answer our questions understandably. The view on the moon, planets and stars through his telescope was just incredible. For warm up there was hot tea and blankets. All in all a perfect night for us. 🙂
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Dollyburd65
Jan 21, 2025
Stargazing 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - What an an amazing night saw lots of stars plus came back with lots of knowledge , Luca was amazing . Thanks very much 😀😀Elaine & Hannah Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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404alisonb
Jan 18, 2025
Wow! - A truly fantastic experience we'll never forget. Stargazing with an expert was awesome. What more can I say, we were wowed!
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Road20930103154
Dec 7, 2024
The jewels of the heavens showed to their best. - My husband is a massive amateur astronomer. We have a telescope at home. This guide Luca was brilliant, his knowledge care and explanations were in depth and his knowledge, blows my mind. The night sky was seeing the jewels of heaven sparkling for us. Luca explained so much more than just an average trip, he is passionate about the environment having a future sky for our generations to be able to see. I never knew light pollution was so much of a problem. His telescope enabled us to see Uranus! The first time I have seen it! And the so much more. The jewel box, the Magellan clouds, of course Jupiter and Saturn. So much more at this point I can’t remember! Yes it was cold, but if you dress appropriately and Luca had hot chocolate, tea and blankets. It was very cosy. But i think seeing all the stars made it the most wonderful night. I saw so much and it was so clear, it makes you aware of light pollution and wanting to come back every year. Akaroa was better than the others we have been too, as it was just us called date night. The pricing was competitive and the place is a piece of paradise anyway. You could stay there it was a great town, with the most beautiful bay.
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Emmaks7027bb
Dec 3, 2024
A MUST-DO if you visit Akaroa! - Not a “normal” tourist thing — this is a unique experience that we will remember for years! Luca is fun, relaxed and knowledgeable. A MUST-DO if you visit Akaroa!
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From $59
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).