Blue Mountains Stargazing Experience with an Astrophysicist

Perfect night out for all ages, date nights, families, groups and locals, this unforgettable tour features Australia’s spectacular night sky away from the city lights. A wonderful opportunity to experience the Southern Sky and its celestial wonders only visible from the Southern hemisphere.
The guide, Dimitri is an Astrophysicist PhD with 10+ years experience including Sydney Observatory, Mt John Observatory, the world-renowned astronomical observatory in Lake Tekapo (New Zealand) and Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley.
The Wentworth falls lookout offers a fabulous 180 sunset vista of the lush Jamison Valley with views and sounds of the waterfalls!

Meeting Point

Wentworth Falls picnic area

Sir H Burrell Dr, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782, Australia

We will meet at Wentworth Falls Picnic area, at Wentworth Falls lookout, a short 10-minute drive from the iconic touristic Katoomba, 3-5 min short walk to the second lookout (Wentworth Falls lookout).

What's included:

• Warm blankets
• Professional-grade telescope and binoculars
• Hot chocolate
• Astronomical Binoculars

What to expect:

Wentworth Falls picnic area

Embark on a captivating space journey in the endless beauty of the World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains skies. Join us for a fun, interactive and insightful sky watching nocturnal tour, stargazing experience and fascinating storytelling.
Out-of-this-world 90-min Stargazing Tour with an astronomer • State-of-the-art Telescope • Astronomy Binoculars • Laser-guided Constellation Storytelling • Q&A with an astronomer • Complimentary Hot chocolates
Telescope viewing of celestial objects such as (depending on the time of year and night): The Moon, planets, the Orion Nebula, Star clusters, Double & triple stars, Deep space objects such as galaxies and our Milky Way.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
In the event of bad weather, we will give you 2 options at 1pm on the day:
- Choose to receive a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for 3 years)
- Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour. It is an immersive astronomy tour inside a dome with a powerful projector and cinema experience. We need a minimum of 8 guests in order to run the indoor tour.

No refund will be offered in case of bad weather.