Private Luxury Queenstown Stargazing & Astro Portraits 4WD Tour
Overview
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
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Hot Chocolate and Cookies (please let us know if there are any food allergies)
- Private transportation
- Professional photography taken of you supplied digitally as a Pixieset Collection
- 4WD Land Rover pick up and drop off
- Health & Safety audited and full public liability insurance
- Optional astrophotography tuition with your own camera/tripod or iphone
- Permitted 4WD location on Department of Conservation land
- Southern Night Sky Tour by a Aotearoa Astrotourism Guide
Meeting and Pickup
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
What To Expect
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- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZDT).
- Tea and coffee. Hot Chocolate and Cookies (please let us know if there are any food allergies).
- Private transportation.
- Professional photography taken of you supplied digitally as a Pixieset Collection.
- 4WD Land Rover pick up and drop off.
- Health & Safety audited and full public liability insurance.
- Optional astrophotography tuition with your own camera/tripod or iphone.
- Permitted 4WD location on Department of Conservation land.
- Southern Night Sky Tour by a Aotearoa Astrotourism Guide.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 6..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Luxury Queenstown Stargazing & Astro Portraits 4WD Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Luxury Queenstown Stargazing & Astro Portraits 4WD Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Tea and coffeeHot Chocolate and Cookies (please let us know if there are any food allergies)
- Private transportation
- Professional photography taken of you supplied digitally as a Pixieset Collection
- 4WD Land Rover pick up and drop off
- Health & Safety audited and full public liability insurance
- Optional astrophotography tuition with your own camera/tripod or iphone
- Permitted 4WD location on Department of Conservation land
- Southern Night Sky Tour by a Aotearoa Astrotourism Guide
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
