The 5 Stargazing & Planetarium Tours in Peru That Earn Their Price

1.Cusco by Night: Planetarium Cusco, Dinner, and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Spend about five hours exploring Cusco with a private guide such as Valentin, Kenny, or Day-bee. See the Plaza de Armas, enjoy a Pisco sour, travel to the family-run Cusco Planetarium, learn how the Incas read the stars, and finish with dinner. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but planetarium admission costs extra.

“Valentine did an outstanding job walking us around and the wealth of knowledge was great. Being American, and failed miserably trying to learn the language, it was great that Valentine's English was supreme. Would recommend. The dinner part was amazing as we had dinner with him and several of his family members.”

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2.Planetarium Cusco OFFICIAL SITE: Andean Astronomy experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 32 reviews · 2 hours · from $28Best value

Meet at 17:30 in Plaza Regocijo for a short ride to Planetarium Cusco. Learn how the Inca read the southern sky, watch a dome projection of Inka constellations, then use telescopes outdoors if weather allows. English and Spanish guides lead this two-hour group visit. Bring warm clothes.

“It was very interesting. I recommend to sit on one chair at the entrance of the planetarium. They have blankets to cover yourself if you feel cold. But it’s also kind of cozy then. :)”

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3.Planetarium and Night Tour with Dinner and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 6 hours · from $79

Spend six hours exploring Cusco after dark with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit San Pedro Market, sip a pisco sour near Plaza de Armas, study Inca astronomy at Planetarium Cusco near Sacsayhuaman, eat Pollo a la Brasa, and walk through the glowing historic center. Guides Sofia and Percy have earned special praise.

“Sophia (Sofia), our guide was so genuinely caring about how we were enjoying our night. We ran into some unexpected problems due to a festival that same night, but she made sure that we were well taken care of and helped guide us through the city with quite an insightful manner. She helped us find a pharmacy as well to help with my wife’s altitude sickness and made sure we had made it back to our place of stay safely. The planetarium was an amazing experience with another guide having a lot of knowledge on what we were looking at and was able to answer all our questions. The pisco…”

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4.Planetarium Cusco Trip

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · 2h 30m · from $43

Meet in central Cusco at 5:40 p.m. for a short minibus ride to Planetarium Cusco. An English or Spanish-speaking guide explains Inca astronomy, followed by a dome projection of Inca constellations and telescope viewing when weather allows. You return to Plaza de Armas at 7:40 p.m.

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5.Excursion to the Planetarium of Cusco | New experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 3 reviews · from $39

Travel from Plaza Regocijo to the Cusco Planetarium for an English or Spanish talk on Inca astronomy, a virtual sky show, and telescope viewing when weather allows. The small-group outing costs $39, lasts about two hours in practice for some departures, and may include blankets for the outdoor session.

“Pretty decent and enjoyable experience. The app does say the tour goes for 4 hours but we were barely there an hour and a half (2 hours including transportation) so we were expecting to see a little more, but it was still a very enjoyable experience and a nice thing to do on an evening in Cusco.”

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