The 15 Best Stargazing Tours in Australia

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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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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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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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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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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6.Stargazing with an Astronomer in the Blue Mountains

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

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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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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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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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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10.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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11.Kalbarri Skywalk: Sundowner and Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $116

Join D’Guy Journeys for a four-hour evening at Kalbarri Skywalk, 100 metres above the Murchison River Gorge. You’ll get hotel pickup, sunset views, a light picnic dinner, bubbles, telescope viewing, and simple smartphone photography tips. Christina has led departures with warm, clear explanations, while small groups keep the night relaxed and personal.

“Very knowledgeble guide - oth abouut the landscape and the night sky.”

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12.Kalbarri Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $106

Join Cristina and Guy for an evening at Kalbarri Skywalk, where you can view constellations, planets, the Milky Way, and possibly shooting stars. Pickup, bottled water, a national park pass, an astronomy telescope, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included. The tour lasts about three hours and carries no more than 10 people.

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13.Kalbarri Skywalk Sundowner and Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $118

Spend about four hours at Kalbarri Skywalk for sunset, a picnic dinner, sparkling wine, and stargazing above the Murchison River Gorge. Guide Christina explains stars and planets in clear language, helps with smartphone night photography, and shares views through an astronomy telescope. Pickup, water, park entry, and a small group of up to 10 are included.

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14.Pinnacles Stargazing, Sandboarding & Beach Kangaroos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Spend eight hours north of Perth with a small group of up to 10. Sandboard or explore Lancelin’s white dunes, seek kangaroos at Kangaroo Point, watch sunset among the Pinnacles, and eat a freshly prepared BBQ before guided telescope stargazing. Guide Michael can cater for vegetarians, and pickup is included in a white van.

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15.Kalbarri Stargazing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours · from $105

Join Guy and his wife for a three-hour Kalbarri night tour with pickup, a visit to Kalbarri Skywalk, telescope viewing, and a chance to see the Milky Way with the naked eye. The small group is limited to 10 people, with English, French, and Indonesian guides.

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