Sedona Stargazing Tour: Award-Winning Astronomy Experience
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575 Ratings
Sedona

Acknowledged as a Hall of Fame enterprise by TripAdvisor, we’ve been the recipient of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 12 successive years. We offer the world’s premier astronomy star-gazing experience.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Verde Valley School - Sedona Stargazing is pleased to offer you a personalized and custom astronomy experience by professional astronomers. You will meet us at our observing location which is a 20 minute ride from West Sedona in the Village of Oak Creek. Your tour includes an overview of the constellations using a high power laser pointer. We then give you an up close view of planets, galaxies, star clusters and nebula through one of our large powerful telescopes. Each guest has a pair of wide field view binoculars and each reservation group will have their own gps auto position telescope. Our astronomers are exceptionally knowledgeable and provide you with an educational and entertaining experience. Sedona Stargazing has received the Award of Excellence 9 years in a row from TripAdvisor resulting in our induction into the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame. We have been featured in National Geographic and the New York Times and ranked by TripAdvisor as one of the top 10 US Space Based Attractions
What's Included
  • Telescopes
  • Laser pointers
  • Binoculars
  • Chairs
  • Hand sanitizer
Additional Information
  • After the booking you will recive some information via email about this ticket/pass (departure details, adress,etc)
Location
Verde Valley School
Verde Valley School Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cicindela_s
Apr 17, 2024
Great tour - The Stargazing Tour was fantastic! The weather was perfect and we even saw a meteor. Wes is beyond knowledgeable and he clearly enjoys what he does. The tour was absolutely worthed.
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Michelea1037
Apr 13, 2024
Fantastic Stargazing - Wes and Keenan were great. We had low expectations but high experiences! We saw amazing things, and the tour even provided chairs and blankets! Wes was so knowledgeable and really took care to answer everyone’s many questions with great information.
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Denise_p
Apr 5, 2024
Awesome evening! - This was a great time. Very knowledgeable guides. I would go back for sure. If you Uber out there go to the early show, getting a ride back from the late show is a little limited
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Steve_j
Apr 4, 2024
A must do!! - Rick and Claudette were awesome hosts!!! Great expalantions of the constellations. Great telescopes and the Baja blankets were a nice touch as the night got cool!!
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L7325fdrobertog
Apr 4, 2024
1st Visit to Sedona. - 1st visit to Sedona, how beautiful. So much to see. Nature is so wonderful. So much to do, not enough time. We will definitely return,
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Angelicar5
Apr 1, 2024
Great family star gazing experience - What a great experience! My husband had his mind set on star gazing in Sedona. This was the one I chose for us. The location was very convenient only 10 min from our hotel in Oak Creek Village just outside of Sedona. The weather was cold but they had chairs with blankets set up. Owen the guide was great at answering all the questions thrown at him from a group of almost 30. The stars were beautiful and we learned a lot. The hour was enough time for us. Our 6 yr old was with us and enjoyed pointing out satellites and stars and planets.
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172kristopherc
Apr 1, 2024
Great Guide / Great Tour - This was a highlight of our Sedona trip. Wes was our guide, and my son had many many questions that Wes did a fantastic job answering. To be clear, this is not a tour in a traditional way. Essentially, go to a field with guided viewing of the stars via naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. The hour went by very quickly, would definitely recommend!
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Kathy_a
Mar 31, 2024
Excellent, fun night! - Christopher really enjoyed sharing his passion for astronomy in a clear and easy to understand way. He answered my questions thoroughly and with humor and sincere concern I understood his answer. I highly recommend this excursion for anyone.
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Alannah_c
Mar 31, 2024
Silence in the darkness under the night sky - Knowledgeable Guides have many information, amazing stars, but really cold. Really recommend. I would attend again during a different season to see different stars
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Rohitn724
Apr 9, 2024
Misleading, disappointing, complete waster of money! - The photos and descriptions are misleading, and I was extremely disappointed! I strongly recommend reading the negative reviews here to make an informed decision. - Light pollution at the location was apparent. - The stars we looked at didn't look any different from the telescope. - There was no milky way, we were just told that at this time of the night, year, milky way is in a certain direction! - There were no planets, the viewing time varies during the day but wasn't mentioned in the booking. - The experience is definitely NOT family friendly. There was no effort made to even make it a family, kid friendly experience. Overall, please do yourself a favour and think twice before paying a 100s of dollars for this experience. This was not only a complete waster of over $400 for me but also a waste of time and effort as we fought sleep time to drive all the way to the designated location on a chilly night. Finally, the booking experience makes false claims that they will listen to the feedback and respond but I've not heard back yet!!!
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