Chameleon Stargazing Reviews

Memorable experience
It was a cloudy late evening and not a favourable weather for star gazing. We had come all the way from India and were very keen for this tour. George heard us and changed to different times to accomodated us, kept waiting for the weather to clear so we could have our first close look at the stars. Our session that was scheduled at 9:15 pm finally happened at 1:30 am. Everybody else had canceled their sessions, George was patiently waiting and spent some extra time with us talking, explaining giving us a memorable experience. Thank you George.

Insights and stars!
The experience was incredibly well-managed and informative. When we arrived, the young astronomer showed us various key things in the night sky such as the Southern Cross. Meanwhile we were served hot chocolate in recyclable cups that we were invited to take with us. Then we looked through two telescopes and were shown nebula and new stars. We were photographed with the night sky as our background and finally given skewers to roast marshmallows over the fire. Everything was explained in such a way that we could understand, and all questions were welcomed and answered. It was a great experience. Then this morning we received photos of the stars we had seen and our own pictures via email.

Chameleon Stargazing:Lake Tekapo: Stargazing Experience
Lake Tekapo: Stargazing Experience: Chameleon StargazingOur Star gazing night was amazing. Our host had the night well organised. He made finding the site easy. When we arrived we were greeted and shown to comfortable deck chairs and offered a blanket to keep us warm. The first part of the night was looking at the night sky. Our guide was very knowledgeable and explained all that we were looking at, with the help of his laser pointer. To keep us warm, our host then gave us a hot chocolate in our seats (along with a reusable coffee cup that we got to keep- a nice touch). The rest of the night was spent looking into two different telescopes looking at everything from the moon to stars- amazing images. The night ended with us sitting around a campfire toasting marshmallows as our guide answered any questions. To top this off, the next day an email arrived with a personalised photo of us against the night sky, and photos of all the stars, moon etc we had seen through the telescopes. An excellent informative evening. Highly recommended.

One of the standout experiences of our NZ holiday - highly recommend.
This was an amazing night. We looked at other Lake Tekapo stargazing opportunities and so glad we chose this one. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and so enthusiastic. Leant loads and stared with wonder at the Milky Way, Southern Cross ad a host of other stars, constellations, nebulas and galaxies. The information leading up to the event was first rate with contact made on the day, clear instructions, etc etc. Sadly it clouded over towards the end, and he was kind enough to offer a half refund, but we'd had such an awesome time, we refused. We got hot chocolate, got to keep the really great cups it was served in, marshmallows round a fire, comfy chairs, blankets - what an experience.

Reassurance if it doesn’t go to plan
This is more of a reassurance than a review. Sadly there was too much cloud cover for our tour to go ahead. We were kept abreast of everything the day before and right up until cancellation, offered alternatives if we could and would like to take them and there were plenty of messages regarding the prompt refund that we received.