3 One-Day Stargazing Trips Worldwide Worth a Late Night

1.Death Valley Day Trip with Stargazing

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 19 reviews · 11 hours · from $299Our pick

Spend 11 hours exploring Death Valley from Las Vegas with hotel pickup, park admission, water, and a sandwich included. You’ll visit Dante’s View, Zabriskie Point, Badwater Basin, Artist’s Palette, the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, and more before sunset and stargazing. Small groups, private trips, and English, Spanish, or Italian guides are available, though language requests should be confirmed.

“This trip was fantastic. The vineyard vista & wine tasting was very good. Not sure it would be everyone’s cup of tea but we enjoyed it. The Death Valley experience was just amazing and so worth the visit. Alex our guide was very informative and engaging. I would absolutely recommend this trip to one of the most hostile environments but so interesting. Added bonus at Furnace Creek with the outdoor museum. The stargazing at Red Rock Canyon was fantastic with a full moon, lots of stars and then howling coyotes. Would recommend this trip to family & friends. Alex was a great guide”

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2.1-Day Grand Canyon Tour from Las Vegas: Stargazing & Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 3 reviews · 19 hours · from $370

Leave Las Vegas around midnight for Black Canyon stargazing, a Grand Canyon sunrise, Lower Antelope Canyon with a Navajo guide, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, and Zion Canyon. English, Korean, and Japanese-speaking guides are available. The winter schedule leaves later, skips sunrise and Zion, and includes a $30 refund.

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3.Day Trip to Tatacoa Desert (Horseback, Boat, Stargazing, ..)

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 9 hours · from $265Best value

Spend nine hours exploring Tatacoa from Villavieja with a private English- or Spanish-speaking guide. Ride horseback through tropical dry forest, cool off in a mineral pool, eat lunch, cruise the Magdalena River, walk the gray and ochre desert, and finish with sunset and cactus wine at Cuzco viewpoint. Guide Maristela has earned special praise for her clear explanations.

“La nostra guida Maristela è stata premurosa e gentilissima. Molto preparata ci ha spiegato tutto nella parte di passeggiata a piedi nel deserto che è meraviglioso. La passeggiata a cavallo vale per la sensazione di quiete che si prova….anche perché il nostro accompagnatore in questa fase non ha proferito parola. Gli autisti dei tuk tuk sono simpaticissimi ed è stato spettacolare anche il giro in lancia sul fiume Magdalena. Anche qui guida preparatissima. Eravamo troppo stanchi per chiudere con l’osservatorio ma Maristela ci ha offerto un frappè di caffè buonissimo! Bella esperienza.”

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