Sedona Stargazing Tours

Telescope tours: eyepieces and a big screen

Two tours are built around optics. The tour with telescopes and video astronomy takes up to twelve guests and lasts 75 minutes. It brings large observatory class telescopes and streams live views of deep space to a 4K monitor, so everyone sees the same object at once. It costs $125 per person.

The other telescope evening costs $127 and also lasts 75 minutes. It supplies telescopes, binoculars, laser pointers, chairs, blankets and parka jackets, which matters on a cold desert night. Choose either one if you want to look through an eyepiece rather than just at the sky.

UFO and night vision tours

Three evenings add a UFO angle. The 105 minute tour costs $175. It includes night vision goggles, one pair for every two adults over 11, and heaters in winter. Guests meet at the tour center and follow the guide in their own vehicle to the viewing spot. The 60 minute tour costs $160 and gives each guest a third generation goggle, so nobody shares. The one hour nighttime tour from the Airport Scenic Lookout also costs $160, and transfer is not included.

These are the picks for groups that want something different from a lecture. The goggles show the landscape and the sky in a way the eye cannot, and the UFO talk keeps the evening light.

The storytelling tour for the lowest price

At $100 per person, the 125 minute Night Sky Star Story tour is the cheapest and the longest. You get chairs, blankets, a laser pointer, a planisphere and a big screen with constellation images. The guide also uses models of the planets and a Milky Way made of play-doh. It suits families and beginners who want to learn the sky first.

What the price difference buys

The $75 gap between the cheapest and the highest priced tour comes down to equipment and time. Goggles and a theme raise the price to $160 or $175. Telescopes and a video screen sit at $125 and $127. Pure storytelling with chairs and a laser costs $100 but runs the longest.

Prices as of November 2026.

Season, weather and when to book

The National Weather Service defines the monsoon as June 15 to September 30, and in northern Arizona thunderstorms arrive most often in the afternoon and evening. In a thunderstorm, no outdoor place is safe, and a solid building or a closed car with a metal roof is.

Blankets are supplied on several tours, which helps on a cold desert night. If you would rather spend the day on the trail first, our things to do in Sedona guide and the Sedona jeep tours page cover the daytime options.