Planetarium and Telescope Tour: Explore First Nations Constellations, Milky Way, and the Universe

Experience an award-winning star-gazing tour in the Planetarium Dome Theatre, guided telescope tour, and learn about First Nations constellations, the Milky Way, and the universe.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Jasper Planetarium - Come experience the world’s largest accessible Dark Sky Preserve and North America’s smallest town with us.
    Your tour starts at the Main Lodge of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, steps away from our 38-seat dome theatre. This unique experience is only available in Jasper, and it’s more than a planetarium show—it’s an interactive…
What's Included
  • Q&A with our local Astronomy Guides
  • 2 Year Rain Check
  • Admission to our Planetarium Dome Theatre and Telescopes Tour
  • Free Parking
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and Drink
Additional Information

Uncover the mysteries of the celestial sphere with our top-ranked astronomy tour package! Your journey begins in the Planetarium Dome Theatre, where you’ll delve into indigenous constellations, our galactic neighborhood - the Milky Way, and even gaze into the confines of the cosmos!
Upon exiting the planetarium, you’ll be taken outdoors for a fully…

Location
1 Old Lodge Rd
Old Lodge Road
Driving guests can park in P1-P4; P1 is closest to the Planetarium. Check-in 15 mins early at the Retail Desk inside the Main Lodge. Walk straight past the front desk; our Retail Desk is in the SW corner of the lobby, across from the Emerald Lounge. Enjoy your tour!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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797simonw
Oct 7, 2024
Fascinating couple of hours - Great couple of hours spent with three enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides. We were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights too!
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Bnbyoung
Jul 22, 2024
Extremely informative! - Excellent tour, it was really hot in Jasper and the “air conditioning” was just air, not our idea of cooled air. The tour however was informative, educational and interesting. Had fires in area so there was smoke and we were not able to get full effect. Loved the guides, very passionate about astrophysics! Will return! A+
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Curious19738733285
Jul 11, 2024
Planetarium with you - Location of the planetarium Located in Ekkamai Near the southern bus station It is about science and stars. Personally, I like going to see the star projections and having the host introduce the stars. Various stars and watching movies about stars both gained knowledge about the sky and also had fun. And there we can also see many science exhibitionswith two buildings: the Electrical Politics Exhibition and the Mineral Stone Exhibition. Building three is an environmental exhibition. Everyone who is interested in science can go to study and gain knowledge. You can also hang out and take photos. Don't forget to go.
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Paulbrown
Aug 4, 2024
Saw the Northern Lights - Tour okay. We did see the Northern lights on the tour but had a better view from our lodge which was by the lake. We are really sorry to hear about the wildfires and hope the lodges and the town of Jasper are able to rebuild (as it is a fabulous place to visit).
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Deborahoc6654eb
Jul 30, 2024
Definitely worth the trip - Although we were not able to view the Dark Sky portion of this experience, that planetarium and telescope programs were excellent. All guides were very knowledgeable about what we were seeing.
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Yoko_t
Sep 1, 2024
Nice - It was nice to learn about the planet. The guides were students learning about the planet. They are friendly and knowledgeable.
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Love4phoenix
Jul 24, 2024
It’s a hotel parking lot with tents - The students were passionate but the experience wasn’t worth the money. We were expecting be in a planetarium not a hotel parking lot with lawn chairs and tents.
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Jeff_l
Jul 23, 2024
Wildfire no cancel - There was a wildfire and evacuation. They would not let us cancel. Jasper was evacuated as raining with smoke. Yet they wouldn’t let us cancel. Nothing to see Terrible
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H9429lklynnc
Jul 22, 2024
Waste of time and money - So disappointing!!! Waste of time and $$ While I appreciate the university kids putting this on. It was hokey and childish Paid $69 pp. expectations were high going in. But quickly diminished when we walked in a fenced off area of makeshift tents. There were some of what looked like high powered telescopes. We were shown one star. I could see better stars looking my iPhone. They advertised a Full moon. But never saw it. Kept hoping it would get better, and trying to be a good sport. But after an hour, we left feeling like we had been robbed of our time and money
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Jlyb11
Jul 19, 2024
don’t bother - oh dear … more like a school trip outing than an informative evening. Yes the volunteers tried hard and were enthusiastic but this was so basic and school like we left half way thru. Not a real planetarium but a ‘pop-up’ one, hotter than a solar flare inside and just science for dummies. Don’t waste your money people either look up or watch a real space program online.
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From $51
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).