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Watching the night sky from the darkest places on earth.
Stargazing trips go where the sky is darkest: high deserts, islands and certified dark sky reserves far from city lights. Nights around the new moon are best, and guided sessions with telescopes help you find planets, galaxies and the Milky Way.
In season: Year-round · Peak: Apr
11 adventures
StargazingChile
The driest, clearest skies on earth, home to ALMA and the great observatories of northern Chile.
StargazingSpain
The Roque de los Muchachos at 2,400 m, above the cloud layer and one of the best observatory sites in the world.
StargazingSpain
Stargazing on Teide, with night ascents towards the summit and tours of the Teide Observatory.
StargazingNew Zealand
The southern sky and the Magellanic Clouds from a gold-tier dark sky reserve in the Mackenzie Basin.
StargazingNamibia
Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve, in the true desert of the southern Namib.
StargazingFrance
Sleeping at 2,877 m in the Pic du Midi observatory, with a night at the telescope in the Pyrenees.
StargazingPortugal
The first Starlight Tourism Destination in the world, around the great Alqueva reservoir in the Alentejo.
StargazingUnited States
The first International Dark Sky Park in the world, with the Milky Way arching over natural stone bridges.
StargazingJordan
Desert camps under the stars in Wadi Rum, far from the lights of any town.
StargazingUnited Kingdom
Britain's first dark sky park, in the forests and hills of southwest Scotland.
StargazingIndia
India's first dark sky reserve at around 4,500 m, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Ladakh.