Grand Canyon: Private Desert View Stargazing Tour

Discover the Grand Canyon after dark on a private stargazing tour at Desert View. Enjoy your own astronomy guide, telescope views, live deep-space imaging, blankets, and warm drinks.
Spend a private evening beneath the Grand Canyon night sky in the Desert View area on the park’s eastern rim. With an astronomy educator dedicated to your party, take time to settle in, look up, and explore the universe at your own pace.

Begin with a guided introduction to the constellations above the canyon. Hear the stories behind the stars and learn how to find your way around the night sky. Your guide then selects the evening’s most rewarding telescope targets, which may include planets, star clusters, nebulae, or galaxies, depending on the season, Moon phase, and conditions.

Premium telescopes bring distant worlds closer, while live deep-space imaging and the SmartEye digital eyepiece offer another way to see color and detail in faint celestial objects. Ask questions, compare views, and enjoy personal attention throughout your two-hour experience. Blankets and warm drinks help you stay comfortable beneath the stars.

The tour takes place inside Grand Canyon National Park at Desert View, approximately 30 minutes from Grand Canyon Village. Travel to the meeting location and park admission are separate and are not included. This is an outdoor stargazing experience; entry to the Watchtower interior is not included, and specific celestial objects cannot be guaranteed.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.