ARRA · Sedona
A Wilderness First Responder guide picks your group up, leads a hike into the dark with headlamps and a UV flashlight, and finishes with a laser-pointer talk on the night sky. Pick it if you want a stargazing night with lodging pickup and a real walk in it.
This one is a walk first and a sky tour second. A guide with Wilderness First Responder training collects you from your hotel, rental or campground at 6:45 pm, drives to a trailhead and leads a hike into the dark. Headlamps, rain ponchos, snacks and water are supplied, and the Red Rock Pass for parking is covered. Along the way a high-powered UV flashlight turns scorpions a glowing green, and once it's dark the guide gives a laser-pointer astronomy talk.
It is private. The listing sets a minimum of three per booking at $225 each, so the smallest booking costs $675, and groups of up to 14 can go together. Guests describe a trail mixing level ground and brief climbs, and one group on the Big Park Loop trail reports a 4.5-hour outing. The listing rules out guests with heart problems or other serious medical conditions.
There are no telescopes on the inclusions list. You see the sky with your eyes and a laser pointer, so pick a night near the new moon. Confirmation can take up to 48 hours, so don't leave it to your last evening. All 21 reviews are five stars, and almost every one names the same guide, Ty.
Your guide collects you from your hotel, vacation rental, resort or campground in a van marked with the company logo.
Gear up with headlamps and ponchos. Guests in spring and summer describe a sunset behind the mountains as the hike starts.
The guide covers the plants and wildlife, then the UV flashlight comes out and scorpions light up on the rocks.
A laser-pointer tour of the constellations and planets, at the pace of your own group.
The van drops you off where it picked you up.
★★★★★Our guide Ty was super knowledgeable about the plants, animals and stars on the hike as well as very engaging. The trail was a mix of level terrain and brief climbs. Best tour we took in Sedona!
★★★★★The hiking and seeing a lot of the flora and critters in the dark including scorpions glowing in the dark is truly unique!
★★★★★Accommodated four adults and two children. Having all the appropriate supplies provided was a plus (snacks, headlamps, blue light flashlights. The hike was filled with interesting facts and lessons.
★★★★★Ty was so knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. [...] Our elementary aged kids had a blast, as did the adults.
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Yes. The guide picks you up at your Sedona-area hotel, rental, resort or campground and drops you back after the tour.
From $225 per person, with a minimum of three per booking, so at least $675 for the group. Up to 14 people can book together.
No telescopes are listed. The sky part is a laser-pointer astronomy talk, so a dark, moonless night helps.
Yes, one price covers ages 1 to 100, and guests report bringing children. The trail has a few brief climbs.
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A private guided night hike with lodging pickup, headlamps and an astronomy talk.
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