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The 15 Best Stargazing Tours in Australia

23 reviewed  ·  from $60 a head

Limestone spires north of Perth, red centre desert near Uluru, and a river system with its own dark-sky protection. These 15 are long drives with dinner attached, priced accordingly.

Pinnacles Desert: Sunset BBQ & Stargazing Tour +Sandboarding - Indian Ocean Stops at Nilgen and Hangover Bay
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Pinnacles Desert: Sunset BBQ & Stargazing Tour +Sandboarding

1.Pinnacles Desert: Sunset BBQ & Stargazing Tour +Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,555 reviews · 9h 30m · from $176Our pick

Travel from Perth to Lancelin for sandboarding, ocean views, and beach stops before reaching the Pinnacles Desert. Enjoy an Aussie BBQ and wine at sunset, then use telescopes and astro binoculars to view the moon, planets, star clusters, and nebulas. Guides such as Sam, Adrian, Gavin, and Hadrian also help with night photography.

“Great trip to the Pinnacle Desert. The guides were great and the sunset at the pinnacles beautiful. They were really knowledgeable about the stars. Do not miss this trip if you are visiting Perth.”

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Pinnacles Desert Sunset Dinner and Stargazing Tour - Sandboarding at the Lancelin dunes
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Pinnacles Desert Sunset Dinner and Stargazing Tour

2.Pinnacles Desert Sunset Dinner and Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,034 reviews · from $178Top rated

Travel from Perth to the Lancelin dunes, Nilgen Reserve or Hangover Bay, then watch sunset at the Pinnacles. Enjoy an Aussie barbecue, wine, telescopes, astro-binoculars, and Dreamtime stories before returning to your hotel. Guides including Sam, Neil, Leighton, and Gavin provide commentary and phone photography tips.

“Great opportunity to explore a but of the Australia's outbacks near Perth. Guide was amazing and so was the food. There is plenty of time to explore around but also to meet new people and talk around.”

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From Perth: Pinnacles Sunset and Stargazing Tour with Dinner - The journey north from Perth
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From Perth: Pinnacles Sunset and Stargazing Tour with Dinner

3.Pinnacles Sunset and Stargazing Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 803 reviews · 9 hours · from $130

Travel from Perth to Guilderton, Nilgen or Hangover Bay, and Nambung National Park with guides such as Erin, Casper, Adam, and Fred. Walk among the Pinnacles at sunset, then enjoy a picnic dinner, sparkling wine, and telescope-assisted stargazing beneath Western Australia’s dark sky.

“Our guide Erin was very good. I can highly recommend this trip”

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Pinnacles Sunset Stargazing Dinner Experience Small Group Tour - The road north from Perth
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Pinnacles Sunset Stargazing Dinner Experience Small Group Tour

4.Pinnacles Sunset Stargazing Dinner Experience Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 396 reviews · from $132

Travel from Perth by air-conditioned midi-coach to Guilderton, Nilgen, Hangover Bay, and the Pinnacles. Guides such as Casper, Adam, Erin, and Kacper add commentary on nature, local culture, and astronomy. You’ll walk among the limestone pillars at sunset, eat a picnic dinner with wine, and use a telescope beneath the night sky.

“Lovely tour guide, comfortable ride, scenery stops. Was easy to find the pick up point and got dropped off at my hotel. Totally recommend the experience”

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Uluru: National Park Astronomy Tour with Telescope and Photo - Settling into the outback night
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Uluru: National Park Astronomy Tour with Telescope and Photo

5.National Park Astronomy Tour with Telescope and Photo

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 357 reviews · 2h 30m · from $91

Set out from your Uluru accommodation with an English or Chinese-speaking guide and Atrip bus for a 150-minute night-sky tour in Uluru and Kata Tjuta National Park. Away from resort lights, you’ll use telescopes and binoculars, hear Indigenous astronomy stories, learn the southern sky, and receive a professional digital photo with Uluru behind you.

“Excellent star tour! The bus took us out to a spot in the park with no light pollution, maybe 20 minutes drive from the resort and 5 hours from the nearest town with wide open skies in the desert. They had blankets and folding benches to use while we watched the stars and the guide explained different constellations and the stories and uses behind them for native people as well as some science about the galaxy and stars and used a laser pointer to help show different stars and constellations. It was the perfect amount of storytelling/science and time to just watch them. A couple hours out there, maybe three…”

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Stargazing with an Astronomer in the Blue Mountains - What happens during the 90-minute session
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Stargazing with an Astronomer in the Blue Mountains

6.Stargazing with an Astronomer in the Blue Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 243 reviews · from $60

Meet an astrophysicist at Wentworth Falls for a 90-minute night-sky session in the Greater Blue Mountains. Learn Southern Hemisphere constellations, use a state-of-the-art telescope and astronomy binoculars, and look for the Moon, planets, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and the Milky Way. English and French commentary is available.

“We are from Colorado, USA and had never seen the Southern Cross until that moment. It was amazing going from sunset to twilight to the full Night Sky and having the Crux stars pop up and come into full clarity. This was truly magical”

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Perth: Pinnacles Desert Sunset & Stargazing with Dinner - The long road to Nambung National Park
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Perth: Pinnacles Desert Sunset & Stargazing with Dinner

7.Pinnacles Desert Sunset & Stargazing with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 215 reviews · 8 hours · from $159

Travel north from Perth to Yanchep National Park for koalas and kangaroos, then watch sunset among the Pinnacles at Nambung National Park. After dinner in a Cervantes tavern, return to the desert for stargazing. Guides such as Luke, Chris, and Johnathan are known for clear commentary on Western Australia and the night sky.

“I really liked the time spent at the Pinnacle, the place is amazing. We stopped at the Yanchep Park and got the chance to see kangaroos and koalas. And the stars! You will not get the chance to see them so bright and ‘clean’ back home. I would like to give a feedback about the dinner, the salad option was really poor, I had the burger and shared the few fries with my husband, which was starving. I would review the vegi option you are offering. Second feedback: a bit more information and timing sharing of the tour progam. Thank you”

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Pinnacle Desert Sunset and Night-time Stargazing Tour from Perth - Yanchep National Park brings a gentle wildlife start
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Pinnacle Desert Sunset and Night-time Stargazing Tour from Perth

8.Pinnacle Desert Sunset and Night-time Stargazing Tour from Perth

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 120 reviews · from $161

Travel from Perth to Yanchep National Park and the Pinnacles with hotel pickup, afternoon tea, dinner, and commentary from guides such as Chris, Jonathan, and Zaki. You’ll visit the limestone pillars in daylight, eat at a Cervantes tavern, then return after dark for stargazing. Weather controls the sunset and stars.

“It was a good trip worth doing . We didn’t get a sunset because of the weather but it sky cleared up and we saw lots of stars. Was a little disappointed in the fact they there were no telescopes which I was under the understanding that there would be. The dinner was good and worth upgrading to the lobster. The only thing that was a little hard was the coach driver talked a lot about himself and how wonderful he was.”

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Small-Group River Murray Dark Sky and Sunset Tour with Dinner - Following the Murray from Mannum to Younghusband
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Small-Group River Murray Dark Sky and Sunset Tour with Dinner

9.Small-Group River Murray Dark Sky and Sunset Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $214

Meet Kelly in Mannum for a six-hour evening around the Murray River. Expect a scenic river outing, sunset dinner at the Swan Reach Hotel, Aboriginal cultural learning, and dark-sky stargazing at Walker Flat with astronomer How and a telescope. Bring a thick coat and your camera tripod.

“The tour exceeded all expectations, leaving me at a loss for words. With a full bus of 12 people, we met in Mannum where Kelly efficiently assisted in hanging our coats in the trailer brought for the chilly night - a must-bring thick coat, givRead more”

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Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing Tour with our Astronomer - Starting at Moona Moona Beach Playground
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Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing Tour with our Astronomer

10.Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing Tour with our Astronomer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $60

Meet at Moona Moona Beach Playground for a 90-minute Jervis Bay stargazing session with astronomer Dimitri, a PhD astrophysicist. Begin with laser-guided constellations on Nelsons Beach, listen to the waves, check for bioluminescent water, then use a modern telescope to view the Moon, planets, nebulae and star clusters.

“Well an unusual review, it was cloudy so it was cancelled which is cool for a thing in nature. But from when I thought I might cancel (I didn’t but was looking at pulling out) these guys were friendly and easy going, happy to do literally anythiRead more”

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Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Star Gazing & BBQ - Glow Worm Caves: a short walk under natural lights
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Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Star Gazing & BBQ

11.Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Star Gazing & BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 26 reviews · from $131

Travel from Brisbane to Tamborine Mountain with guide Michael or another English-speaking local guide. Visit the Glow Worm Caves, pause at scenic lookouts, enjoy dinner and wine, then view the Moon, planets, and Milky Way through a professional telescope. Your phone can be attached to the telescope for a memorable night-sky photo.

“I like the stargazing part the most☺️The red wine is also delicious🍷”

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Pinnacles Desert Sunset Stargazing Adventure Tour from Perth - The long road north from Perth
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Pinnacles Desert Sunset Stargazing Adventure Tour from Perth

12.Pinnacles Desert Sunset Stargazing Adventure Tour from Perth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $118

Travel from Perth to Lancelin, coastal lookouts, Hangover Bay, and Nambung National Park. You’ll walk among the Pinnacles at sunset, eat a local picnic dinner with sparkling wine, then use a telescope to view planets and constellations. Guides such as Casper, Erin, Adam, and Ellie share information on local plants, wildlife, culture, and the stars.

“Caspar was an amazing guide! He was very friendly, flexible, brought a lot of cultural knowledge and facts. Would definitely recommend this tour!”

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Blue Mountains: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer - From planets to satellites and the Moon
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Blue Mountains: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer

13.Blue Mountains: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 21 reviews · 1h 30m · from $65

Meet your astronomer at Wentworth Falls Picnic Area for 90 minutes of night-sky watching. Learn to spot stars and constellations without equipment, then use a computerized telescope to view the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, nebulae, and more. Blankets, hot chocolate, park fees, and a Leura planetarium backup are included.

“le retour pourrait être prévu en demandant un peu de covoiturage à l'avance. heureusement j'ai trouvé un couple compatissant! sinon c'était passionnant et magique.”

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Vincentia: Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing with an Expert - Starting with the stars you can see without equipment
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Vincentia: Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing with an Expert

14.Vincentia: Jervis Bay Beach Stargazing with an Expert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 19 reviews · 1h 30m · from $65

Meet your English-speaking astrophysicist guide on a Vincentia beach for 90 minutes of star stories, laser-guided constellations, astronomy binoculars, and telescope views. Depending on the season and conditions, you may see the Moon, planets, star clusters, the Milky Way, satellites, or the Orion Nebula. You’ll also receive a digital night-sky photo.

“Great experience, guides were very knowledgeable, friendly and funny! Ambience and scenery was perfect for the activity and highly recommend to try it out. Thank you for the good time!”

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Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Telescope Stargazing & Dinner - Tamborine Mountain from 1:30 pm onward
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Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Telescope Stargazing & Dinner

15.Brisbane: Glow Worms, Sunset, Telescope Stargazing & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $142

From Brisbane, visit Tamborine Mountain’s glow worm tunnel, then enjoy a BBQ, sunset, wine, and guided telescope viewing. You can attach your smartphone to the telescope for a Milky Way photo and observe the Moon, planets, and Saturn’s rings when visible. Guides may include Michael or Rosemary. Weather affects the evening program.

“We had a great time on this tour. The glow worm experience was very interesting, thank you Rosemary! During the sky walk we saw a Kookaburra after a kill, still had the snake in his mouth, and we also saw a Wallaby in the wild. The sunset was amazing and we had a perfect clear night for stargazing. A truly enjoyable afternoon.”

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