Stargazing in La Palma Guided by an Expert Astronomer
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Possibly for the first time in your life. Admire and understand more about jewelries of the Universe: craters on Moon, Venus phases, Jupiter's satellites, Saturn's rings, stars, constellations, double and binary stars Alcor and Mizar, Hercules' stellar cluster, Orion nebula, the great Andromeda galaxy, Leo galaxy groups, how the stars are born and why "we are stardust"? The observing spot will be a dark sky located in a beautiful mountain region of La Palma island, the first world Starlight Reserve, which hosts some of the largest world telescopes in the astronomical observatory "Roque de los Muchachos". Have fun during 2 hours, ask questions and receive educated answers and assistance from your astronomy guide, aformer professional astronomer whose life has been driven throughout the world by his passion for astronomy, assisted by his powerful telescope and binoculars.
Inclusions
What's included
- Powerful astronomical telescope, binoculars, tripod and DSLR photographic camera
What's not
- No food or drinks provided, could eventually bring your own snack
- Sorry, no washroom available in this isolated mountain location
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Asphalt mountain road LP-301 km 6, at 1300m altitude. Look for a white Volkswagen Caddy parked outside the road, your guide will be there with his telescope.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Astro Travels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in La Palma
- Its from-price is 28% below the median of the 41 experiences we list in La Palma.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About La Palma
La Palma is a steep volcanic island in the Canaries, with pine forests, a vast crater park, whitewashed towns and some of the world's clearest night skies.
La Palma rises steeply from the Atlantic at the north-western edge of the Canary Islands, with a ridge of volcanoes down its length. In the north, the Caldera de Taburiente, a huge crater eroded into a national park, is ringed by ridges and pine forests, and the Roque de los Muchachos, at about 2,400 metres, is the highest point and the site of an observatory. Santa Cruz de La Palma, the capital, has colonial balconies and a replica of Columbus's ship.
