Adventure Explore and Soar · West Sedona
A local guide spends two hours telling Babylonian, Greek, Roman and local Indigenous star stories with a laser pointer and a pile of props while you sit under a blanket in West Sedona. Pick it if you want the stories behind the constellations, at the lowest price here.
This is a storytelling night, not a telescope tour. Drive to the end of Cultural Park Place in West Sedona and you find chairs set up, lights on and a sign that says "Night Sky Tour with Chad". For two hours the guide works through the sky with a laser pointer and a planisphere: Babylonian, Greek and Roman myths, local Indigenous star associations, and some quirky Sedona history. The listing names the props: a play-doh Milky Way, a hula zodiac, planetary size models and a big screen for constellation images.
Reviews split, and it is worth knowing why. Most guests love the energy and the stories. A few find it goofy, and a couple wanted more astronomy and less astrology. One guest wrote that the TV setup was never switched on, and a handful left early. If you want to look through a telescope, this is the wrong tour. If you want to walk away able to find the main constellations and the Milky Way on your own, it's a good one.
At $100 per person it is the lowest price on this site, and the listing marks it wheelchair and stroller accessible. The listing gives a 7:30 pm start. Bring snacks and drinks if you like: the listing invites you to relax with your favorite food. One guest reports there are no bathrooms at the site, so stop on the way.
Drive to the very end of Cultural Park Place in West Sedona. Chairs are set up with lights on and a "Night Sky Tour with Chad" sign.
Take a chair and a blanket. On cold nights guests report hand warmers too. The guide starts with the brightest stars and planets.
Constellation by constellation, with the laser pointer, the planisphere, the play-doh Milky Way and the hula zodiac. Expect to join in.
On a dark night the Milky Way shows up, and the guide talks about the galaxy and what lies beyond it.
The tour ends where it started, at the end of Cultural Park Place.
★★★★★Chad’s knowledge of the history and stories behind the constellations actually made them easier to spot. He was also very friendly and entertaining. One of my favorite tours.
★★★★★Chad did an excellent, engaging, and thorough job explaining the stories behind the different constellations, their connection to different cultures, and how they move across the sky. We also had had warmers and blankets provided, which made the Sedona night very comfortable.
★★★★★It gets cold after the sun sets. Blankets are provided. Fun and entertaining. Sedona is an International Dark Sky - we could see hundreds of stars! Way more than from my back yard.
★★★★★Learn about mythology, the beliefs of indigenous peoples and how it all interconnects.
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No. Telescopes are not in the inclusions. It is naked-eye stargazing with a laser pointer, a planisphere and props.
At the end of Cultural Park Place in West Sedona (77 Cultural Park Pl). Look for the chairs and the "Night Sky Tour with Chad" sign.
About 2 hours 5 minutes. The listing gives a 7:30 pm start.
Yes, the listing marks it wheelchair and stroller accessible, with service animals allowed.
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Two hours of star myths and constellations from a chair and blanket, the lowest price here.
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