Frequently Asked Questions

Cloudy and rainy stargazing is no fun. Trust us, we’ve made many wishes when seeing shooting stars but controlling the weather is a long shot… To make sure we offer you the best stargazing experience, we will email you at 1 pm on the day of the tour if we need to cancel. More notice may be possible upon request, however we need to check the latest weather forecast.

In the case of cancellation due to overcast skies, we will give you 2 options:

1. Choose to receive a gift voucher/ credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people as a Gift Card) valid for 3 years

2. Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located in a closed venue in Leura. It is an immersive and interactive astronomy tour led by an astronomer taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector and surround sound.

   No refund will be offered in case of cancellation due to bad weather.
   For more details, please check our Cancellation Policies.

90 minutes for our stargazing tours and 2 hours for our Wine tasting Stargazing tours.

The Earth orbits around the Sun in 12 months. As a consequence, the landscape of our starry nights changes a lot throughout the year!

At times you will see the Moon, other times the Milky Way, Mars could be up there, or Saturn, or Jupiter, or Orion. It’s all season dependent.

Here are some pointers: if you like the Moon, come up a night of gibbous night (a few days before or after the Full Moon). If you like the Milky Way, come on a New Moon or when the Moon is set. If you’re unsure, nights with a thin Moon crescent are the best.

If there’s a specific planet or constellation you’d like to see in particular, shoot us an email and we’ll reply to you with a suitable time window to see that object.

Yes - at Blue Mountains Stargazing, we believe the stars belong to everyone. Please visit our Accessibility & Inclusion page.

No walking is involved during the tour. The walk from the carpark is a short easy 4-minute (300 metres), wheelchair accessible. Alternatively, you can be dropped off by car at the Wentworth Falls Lookout directly.

The tour is designed to suit children who are 4 years old and above.

Younger children may join the tour, however we estimate that the tour can be quite challenging to follow at such a young age, they might not be able to get the most out of our tours.

Parents are welcome to bring children under 3 years old for free. We understand that little one can be impartient—after all, we've all been kids!— that said, we kindly ask parents to help us keep the atmosphere calm and peaceful so all guests can fully enjoy the tour. Our spacious lookout setting ensures there's plenty of room for everyone to relax and have a soothing experience under the stars.

Unfortunately, for our stargazing tours, the National Park where we operate is not dog-friendly. However our Wine Tasting Stargazing, the venue Dryridge Estate is dog-friendly!

You can catch the train with Blue Mountains line at Central station in Sydney, it is a direct 2-hour scenic train. The station is Wentworth Falls station.

Once you arrive at Wentworth Falls station, our friends and local business Out of The Blue experiences offer Local Transfer pick up from the station or accommodation (Katoomba area) and drop off to our lookout. Make sure you select the extra option at checkout.

There are not many Uber drivers in the mountains unfortunately. You can also book a local taxi (Katoomba Taxis).

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If you are looking for a pickup from Sydney:

You can book a pickup from Sydney with our private chauffeur in Sydney. Email us hello@bluemountainsstargazing.com.au and we wil send you the details.

The planetarium venue is in Leura, you can take the train until Leura station, book a taxi or walk for 25 minutes to the Planetarium venue at 77 Scott avenue.

We recommend making the most of your mountain getaway! Here are a few options near our stargazing tours:

• Little Werona, Wentworth Falls (15 min walk) - our Top recommendation

• Chalets Blackheath - where we run private tours

• Kyah

• Falls Mountain Retreat Blue Mountains (11 min walk)

• Lovel 14 St

  You can find more recommendation here.

We may run two tours per night (sometimes three on Saturdays in Winter), the value of all the tours is equal, the telescope objects are similar. Our first tour starts 30 minutes after sunset, stars start to be visible at the end of the introduction and you will be fully immersed in the dark. For the couples looking for a romantic experience cuddling under the stars, please note there may be more kids attending the first tour (but it’s rare that we have rowdy little ones at our tours!). So, really it depends if you’re more an early-dinner-person or a night owl.

Absolutely! Private tours start at $680 (equivalent of 8 pax/adults) on weeknights, and at $1275 (equivalent of 15 pax/adults) on weeknights. Please email us hello@bluemountainsstargazing.com.au, we are looking forward to hosting you under the stars!