Best Full-Day Trips With a Night Sky Worldwide — Our Top

1.Death Valley Day Trip with Stargazing

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

Spend 11 hours with a small group guide such as Jay or Alex, visiting Death Valley’s top sights from Dante’s View to Badwater Basin. You’ll get hotel pickup, park entry, a sandwich, water, guide-led photo help, sunset views, and stargazing near Death Valley Junction.

“The trip was excellent. I enjoyed both the locations and the ride. Jay the guide was very professional and knowledgeable! And he took some very cool photos.”

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

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

Join an English, Korean, or Japanese-speaking guide on a 19-hour small-group-style road trip from Las Vegas. See Black Canyon by starlight, the Grand Canyon at sunrise, Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, and Zion Canyon, with breakfast and hotel pickup included.

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

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

From Villavieja, ride horseback through Tatacoa’s tropical dry forest, cool off in a mineral pool, cruise the Magdalena River with a local guide, then walk the gray and ochre desert at sunset. Guide Maristela is praised for her care and clear explanations. The private tour runs about nine hours.

“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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