Aire Libre - Astro Tour with big telescopes
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Experience a stargazing tour in the Atacama Desert, away from the magical town of San Pedro de Atacama. Be picked up from your hotel and travel to the astronomical observation site. Arrive at a nicely arranged outdoor area under the stars, inspired by the Andean Cosmovision, in the shape of a Chakana (Andean Cross) and with a water mirror in its center where you can observe the reflection of the stars. Listen as your certified and well-experienced stargazing guide explains both the Andean and the classic (Greek/Roman) interpretation of stars and constellations. See the most interesting celestial objects through high-end professional telescopes. Finally, the special light-sensitive camera/lens takes beautiful pictures of you and the stars. Meanwhile, contemplate the night-sky and enjoy a hot tea or chocolate or a glass of wine. After about 2 hours of stargazing be dropped off at your hotel.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Soda/Pop
- observation of the night sky by the naked eye
- use of big professional telescopes
- Coffee and/or Tea
- snacks
- chilean wine
- photographs with the stars
- Andean Cosmovision
Itinerary
Visit to astronomic observation area
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 49 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Evening sky from different angles
We’ve spent an exciting evening watching the stars & learning about the way the indigenous Andean communities interpret the evening sky — not only the stars, but also the dark parts covered with cosmic dust. My personal highlight was seeing Saturn 🪐 with the ring
5Amazing Night Sky
What an amazing experience! Lasse is a first-class guide and astronomer, it was a pleasure listening to him and explain the night sky to us.
5Awesome and knowledgeable
We had a great experience star gazing with Lasse. His knowledge about the constellations and stars was so helpful for a first time star gazers like us. Picking up and dropping was so easy. We spotted stars and formations through the 2 telescopes and was amazing. The throws he provided were such a convenience when sitting under the stars in the open chilly night . Would recommend Lasse and astrolibre
5Super professional
Extremely well organised and run. German guide Lasse switched between English and German for our group. Great explanations. Complete with blankets, cat and toilet. :):):)
5Amazing
Lasse is a great guide. The tours were well organized and we had a lot of fun while learning a Lot about the stars and the Atacama desert.
5Amazing Experience
The guide was incredibly knowledgeable. The place and the whole experience was amazing. He took his time and answered every question!!!
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Aire Libre - outdoor experiences
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in San Pedro de Atacama
- Its from-price is 40% below the median of the 289 experiences we list in San Pedro de Atacama.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 49 of 289.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is an adobe oasis town in northern Chile, ringed by salt flats, volcanoes, geysers and some of the driest desert on earth.
San Pedro de Atacama is a village of low whitewashed adobe houses and dusty streets in an oasis of the Atacama Desert, at about 2,400 metres. Its adobe church goes back to the 17th century and has a roof of cactus wood, and the small Museo Arqueológico Gustavo Le Paige displays mummies and pottery from the desert's early peoples. The cone of Licancabur volcano stands over the town to the east.
Top-ranked sights in San Pedro de Atacama: El Tatio Geysers, Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna), Chaxa Lagoon (Laguna Chaxa).
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