Stargazing- Duration
- 3 days
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Quiet
Stargazing in La Palma
Spain
The Roque de los Muchachos at 2,400 m, above the cloud layer and one of the best observatory sites in the world.
Skill · Beginner
Stargazing in Tenerife
Canarias·Spain
Photo: 3berp · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~3 daysPermit required
Why go
Teide National Park lies high above the clouds in the centre of Tenerife, and the Teide Observatory is one of the leading solar and night-sky observatories in Europe. Night tours and sunset-to-stars trips on the volcano show a remarkably clear sky.
When
In season: Year-round · Peak: Jun–Sep
Who it’s for
Skill
Beginner–Intermediate
Effort
Easy
Suitable from
8+ · Kid+
Crowds
Steady
Cost
$$
Stargazing specifics
- Permit
- Summit permit for night ascents
- Altitude
- 2,390 m
- Sky quality
- Starlight Reserve
- Observatories
- Teide Observatory
What to expect
Cold nights at over 2,000 m, guided telescope sessions in the national park, and optional night ascents to the summit area by permit.
How to start
Book a sunset and stargazing tour in Teide National Park, or an observatory visit. For a night summit ascent, apply for the Teide summit permit well ahead.
What else is in Canarias
Stargazing
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- Duration
- 1d
- Kids
- Teen+
- Cost
- $$$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Quiet
Diving in El Hierro
Spain
The clearest water in Spain, over the Mar de las Calmas volcanic reserve.
Skill · Intermediate–Advanced
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- Duration
- 6 days
- Kids
- Teen+
- Cost
- $$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Empty
Freediving in El Hierro
Spain
Volcanic drop-offs in the Mar de las Calmas marine reserve, the calmest sea in the Canaries.
Skill · Intermediate–Expert
Stargazing elsewhere
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- Duration
- 6 days
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Quiet
Stargazing in the Atacama
Chile
The driest, clearest skies on earth, home to ALMA and the great observatories of northern Chile.
Skill · Beginner
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- Duration
- 5 days
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Quiet
Stargazing in Aoraki Mackenzie
New Zealand
The southern sky and the Magellanic Clouds from a gold-tier dark sky reserve in the Mackenzie Basin.
Skill · Beginner
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- Duration
- 5 days
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$$$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Empty
Stargazing in NamibRand
Namibia
Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve, in the true desert of the southern Namib.
Skill · Beginner
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