About this experience
Escape the city and experience one of the clearest night skies on Earth in the Andes. Watch the sunset, then explore the stars with a professional astronomer, uncovering constellations, galaxies, and stories from both Western science and ancient Andean cultures.
Travel into the mountains to a remote observatory, far from light pollution and ideal for stargazing.
Guided by an astronomer, explore the southern sky and learn how Mapuche and Incan cultures interpreted the stars while viewing planets, constellations, and deep-space objects.
Between observations, enjoy a traditional Chilean dinner with local flavours and wine.
This experience blends science, culture, and the natural beauty of the Andes into one unforgettable evening.
✔ Stargazing in the Andes, far from city lights
✔ Guided by a professional astronomer
✔ Western + Mapuche & Incan star traditions
✔ View planets, constellations, and deep-space objects
✔ Traditional Chilean dinner with wine
✔ Private / Small-group experience
At a glance
- Duration: 7 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 7 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Bilingual guide
- Explanation by astronomer - Introduction into Western, Mapuche and Incan culture and cosmology.
- Traditional Once Chilena (homemade bread, confections and local products), + tea, coffee, juice and wine
- Private transport
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Optional gratuities for guides and drivers
Itinerary and highlights
We drive to a private, self-built observatory, located in the mountains 105 km north of Santiago. The driving time is made up for by 260 clear nights per year, and incredibly dark skies, perfect for stargazing, even through the naked eye!!!
Your hosts will welcome you with a traditional “once chilena” (our version of tea), with homemade bread, tea, coffee, craft cheeses and other delicious homemade sweet and savoury traditional treats. After eating, our Astronomer introduces you to the cosmology of Andean Cultures, and the relevance certain celestial objects had to our ancestors. Afterwards, we move to the tower (every structure here is built to coincide with astronomical phenomena), where we learn to observe the negative spaces in the Milky Way (sacred to most ancient peoples of the South), and then move on to observation with telescopes, where the Astronomer addresses current, western cosmology to contextualise the objects we observe.
Meeting and pickup information
- Send us your hotel in Santiago and we will make sure you will be picked up! -->In summer we pick you up around 17.00/ 17.30 -->In winter we pick you up around 15.00/16:30 Exact pick up times are determined by the astronomer and are communicated upon booking.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Chile Off Track
Accessibility and practical details
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- The remaining time is allotted to the travel time
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Questions about this experience
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-->In summer we pick you up around 17.00/ 17.30
-->In winter we pick you up around 15.00/16:30
Exact pick up times are determined by the astronomer and are communicated upon booking.
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