Pinnacles Desert Sunset Stargazing Tour: Telescope Experience with BBQ Dinner under the Stars
4.8
665 Ratings
Lancelin
Experience the magic of Pinnacles Desert with a sunset stargazing tour. Explore the night sky with professional telescopes, enjoy a BBQ dinner under the stars, and learn about Indigenous Australian astronomy.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lancelin Sand Dunes - Stop at the Bakery for a toilet stop and food if you are hungry. Then we drive to the pure white, giant sand dunes where you can try sandboarding. Also a great place to take photos.
- Nilgen Lookout - A beautiful nature reserve where we stop to see wildflowers in season. We either stop here or Hangover Bay depending on the weather and the group on the day.
- Hangover Bay - A beautiful little secluded bay that was used as a meeting place by local Aboriginal Tribes. See the plant the Aborigines used to make fishing nets as well as numerous other plants used as Bush Tucker and Medicine. If we stop at Nilgen Nature Reserve we generally don’t have time to stop here as well.
- The Pinnacles - See the magnificent Pinnacles Desert at sunset. Enjoy a barbeque dinner with wine followed by stargazing with Telescopes and Astro Binoculars. Here Dreamtime stories of the night sky created by the world’s first astronomers, the Australian Aborginals.
What's Included
- Local guide
- National Park fees
- Dinner
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Live commentary on board
- All activities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- We don’t provide lunch or afternoon tea. It is best to have lunch before we pick you up.
Additional Information
Utilize professional-grade telescopes and binoculars to explore planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
Discover the native plants that were traditionally utilized by the Aborigines as food, medicinal remedies, and for creating tools - depending on the season.
Relish a barbeque meal in the wilderness under the starlit sky, complimented by a glass of fine wine.
Capture an impressive snapshot of the moon using your smartphone which can be connected to our telescope.
Listen to age-old stories from the Dreamtime, narrating tales of the celestial sky, conceived by the world’s pioneering astronomers - the Indigenous Australians.
- Please bring a bottle of water and warm clothes for the evening, it can get quite cold in the Pinnacles Desert.
Location
Lancelin Sand Dunes
13 Whitfield St, Gingin Road, 102
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Hobumc
Mar 27, 2024
This is the best tour at Perth yet - Our guide was fantastic, the experience was action packed fun and romantic. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Perth.
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Kathy_l
Mar 24, 2024
Another world - This is my 2nd time doing this trip. This tour company go above & beyond in making the experience wonderful for everyone. Each time I have been able to see different stars due to their experience & dedication. My first trip was rainy & cloudy & they stopped on the way back to Perth to ensure we did not miss out on seeing some stars. We saw Saturn with it's rings that night. My second experience was a beautiful clear night & we saw Jupier with its bands across it. We also saw many other stars.The Pinnacles are facinating on their own & then you get to eat dinner under the night sky Each guide is knowledable & friendly. At the end of the night they drop you home to your accomodation. Great tour & I would highly reccomend them.
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Eileen_d
Mar 24, 2024
My new hobby - star-gazing - The Pinnacles were incredible, so many of different sizes over such a large area. Very versatile drivers, not only knowledgeable about the sights and stars but produced a delicious supper too. The moon through the telescope was very different from the normal naked eye view.
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Andrea_s
Mar 23, 2024
Fantastic sunset and sand boarding: highly recommended - Fantastic tour - seamless pick up and drop off. Time was managed well. Sand boarding was super fun, and Sam was hilarious. The pinnacles were magical, we had a glorious sunset, good dinner, and a good length of time stargazing while listening to factoids and stories from Skip.
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Karen_b
Mar 22, 2024
Stargazer tour - The guides were very friendly & informative. Very relaxed. Sam our driver was awesome. Food under the stars was great.
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Alannah_w
Mar 22, 2024
👍 - A very good tour. Would recommend. Seeing a western Australian sunset over the pinnacles is amazing.
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Marie_f
Mar 22, 2024
Wonderful - Our tour guide Neil was amazing. The entire tour was just fantastic. We really did have the best time and made great memories
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Clodagh_s
Mar 21, 2024
Amazing - I was really blown away by this experience there are no words you have to go and see it for yourself.
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Jennifer_w
Mar 20, 2024
Excellent - The pinnacles at night. Spectacular with vehicle lights. Amazing place and activity. Everything catered for.
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Tambo123456
Mar 27, 2024
Recommend - We had an awesome trip me doing the self drive tour. It meant we could drive around the pinnacles in our own time me rather than at the pace of the bus tour. We still got the bbq and commentary. Was great to see the pinnacles change from 5-8pm
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