Blue Mountains Stargazing
- Enjoy an award-winning (2022 and 2023 NSW Tourism awards Bronze winners) 90-minute stargazing experience on your next visit the the World-Heritage-listed Blue Mountains
- Led by your local expert guide, an astronomer, you'll learn how to identify stars and constellations with the naked-eye and be introduced to a number of planets, satelites, the galaxy and beyond
- Laser-guided Constellation Storytelling
- Through state-of-the-art telescopes spot (depending on the time of the year): the Moon and its craters and seas, Saturn’s rings, the moons of Jupiter, Mars and Venus, the Orion Nebula, star clusters, double and triple stars, deep space objects such as galaxies and the Milky Way as well as shooting stars if you're lucky!
Options
Stargazing tour with an Astronomer
Inclusions
English-speaking guide
90-minute Stargazing Experience
Hot chocolate (oat milk)
Professional Computerised Telescope
Binoculars
Hand Sanitiser, Wipes, First Aid Kit
Exclusions
Transport
Other personal expenses
Additional Info
Children aged 0-3 can join this activity free of charge
This activity is beginner-friendly
The telescope and binoculars will be wiped before/after each guest is handling it
In the event of overcast skies, the operator will email a cancellation notification at 14:00 on the day of the tour
If no email is sent at 14:00, it means the stargazing tour is confirmed
Binoculars if you want. We will have pairs to share and it will sanitised before/after handling
Warm clothes, gloves, blanket, mountains nights are chilly
Please be aware that astronomy tours are weather dependent, they may be cancelled in case of cloud cover meaning no visible stars. In this case you will be offered an alternative option. The operator will message you at 2pm on the day of the tour to confirm the tour before the start of the tour to confirm the tour
In case of bad weather, you will receive a credit for another stargazing tour or the opportunity to attend an indoor astronomy planetarium tour
In the event of bad weather, we will give you 2 options:
- Choose to receive a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for 3 years)
- Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located at 77 Scott avenue in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector and cinema experience. We need a minimum of 8 guests in order to run the indoor tour.
What's included in Blue Mountains Stargazing
(Subject to Option Inclusions)
- Please be aware that stargazing tours are weather dependent, they may be canceled in case of cloud cover meaning no visible stars.
If it is overcast, you will receive an email at 1 pm on the day of the tour.
In the event of bad weather, we will give you 2 options:
Choose to receive a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for 3 years)
Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located at 77 Scott avenue in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector and cinema experience. We need a minimum of 8 guests in order to run the indoor tour.
Accessibility: Please note the venue of the Planetarium that we rent has doors that are 76 cm wide, so unfortunately not all electric wheelchairs fit.
If you haven’t received an email at 1 pm on the day of the tour, it means the stars are aligned and the stargazing tour is confirmed!
Please note that no strictly refund will be offered in case of bad weather. We recommend you to book last minute and to contact us after 1pm on the day on the tour, if you do not wish to receive a credit or attend the indoor tour.
Meet
Venues
- Wentworth Falls Lookout Track Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 Australia
