Stargazing in Andes: Night Sky Experience, Astronomer & Dinner
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Escape the city and experience one of the clearest night skies on Earth in the Andes. Watch the sunset, then explore the stars with a professional astronomer, uncovering constellations, galaxies, and stories from both Western science and ancient Andean cultures. Travel into the mountains to a remote observatory, far from light pollution and ideal for stargazing. Guided by an astronomer, explore the southern sky and learn how Mapuche and Incan cultures interpreted the stars while viewing planets, constellations, and deep-space objects. Between observations, enjoy a traditional Chilean dinner with local flavours and wine. This experience blends science, culture, and the natural beauty of the Andes into one unforgettable evening. ✔ Stargazing in the Andes, far from city lights ✔ Guided by a professional astronomer ✔ Western + Mapuche & Incan star traditions ✔ View planets, constellations, and deep-space objects ✔ Traditional Chilean dinner with wine ✔ Private / Small-group experience
Inclusions
What's included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Bilingual guide
- Explanation by astronomer - Introduction into Western, Mapuche and Incan culture and cosmology.
- Traditional Once Chilena (homemade bread, confections and local products), + tea, coffee, juice and wine
- Private transport
What's not
- Travel insurance
- Optional gratuities for guides and drivers
Itinerary
We drive to a private, self-built observatory, located in the mountains 105 km north of Santiago. The driving time is made up for by 260 clear nights per year, and incredibly dark skies, perfect for stargazing, even through the naked eye!!! Your hosts will welcome you with a traditional “once chilena” (our version of tea), with homemade bread, tea, coffee, craft cheeses and other delicious homemade sweet and savoury traditional treats. After eating, our Astronomer introduces you to the cosmology of Andean Cultures, and the relevance certain celestial objects had to our ancestors. Afterwards, we move to the tower (every structure here is built to coincide with astronomical phenomena), where we learn to observe the negative spaces in the Milky Way (sacred to most ancient peoples of the South), and then move on to observation with telescopes, where the Astronomer addresses current, western cosmology to contextualise the objects we observe.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Chile Off Track
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- The remaining time is allotted to the travel time
How it compares in Santiago
- Its from-price is 68% above the median of the 401 day trips we list in Santiago.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 173 of 401.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Santiago
Santiago, Chile's capital, sits in a broad valley beneath the snowy Andes, a city of hilltop parks, bohemian neighbourhoods and vineyards close by.
The Plaza de Armas, with its cathedral and grand old post office, is the historic heart, and the neoclassical La Moneda Palace stands a few blocks away. The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art holds treasures from across the Americas, and the Central Market serves seafood beneath a soaring iron roof.
Top-ranked sights in Santiago: Viña del Mar, Plaza de Armas, La Moneda Palace (Palacio de la Moneda).
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