Planetarium and Telescope Combo Tour
Jasper, Canada
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the beauty of the night sky in Jasper with a stargazing adventure that’s fun for the family. You’ll tour the planetarium and learn about the Northern Lights, local First Nations constellations, and more. This tour actually takes you outside to see the stars for yourself on a clear night using powerful telescopes.
- Entry to the Jasper Planetarium and free parking are included for ease
- Learn the science behind the Northern Lights and how to photograph Auroras
- There are multiple evening start times to choose from for flexibility
- If there are cloudy skies, return with an included two-year rain check
What's Included
- 2 Year Rain Check
- Free Parking
- Admission to our Planetarium Dome Theatre and Telescopes Tour
- Q&A with our local Astronomy Guides
- Gratuities
- Food and Drink
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 1 Old Lodge Rd, Jasper, AB T0E 0A8, Canada
Driving guests can park in P1-P4; P1 is closest to the Planetarium. Check-in 15 mins early at the Retail Desk inside the Main Lodge. Enter the lodge building via the doors opposite the P1 parking lot, marked 'Shops and Spa', our desk is directly inside these doors. Enjoy your tour!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
The Jasper Planetarium
35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
The Jasper Planetarium
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travelers that cannot stand for long periods of time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 34 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Karen_P
This was a unique experience presented by very qualified and knowledgeable people who gave information in an understandable and fun way. Tyler and Emma were delightful and personable and made the evening memorable, while being professional.
Reviews
4.2
based on 151 reviews
Leslie_E, Feb 2026
The planetarium show seems a bit dated. The images seemed a bit washed out? Unfortunately, it was a cloudy night and bitterly cold so the star part didn't happen. Not their fault of course.
Jun_K, Dec 2025
Very informative tour about the stars, planets, and the universe. Unfortunately, because of the cloudy conditions, I didn’t see much of the skies nor the Northern Lights. Did a bit of stargazing. Staff were very friendly and kind.
Emma_S, Sep 2025
It was very much aimed at children. We picked a cloudy evening so not much to see. The set up could be smarter. It seemed a bit shabby. The staff are lovely and enthusiastic. A wonderful location if you pick al cold clear night
Eleanor_L, Sep 2025
Very technical - included First Nations information and stories. The telescope view of Saturn and its rings was awesome!
Viki_C, Sep 2025
Our email confirmation told us to come 10 minutes prior to our time. We were actually that 10 minutes late due to Elk being on the highway and traffic being stopped.
The instructions were not clear on where to check in.
We asked a staff person where our activity was and he showed us.
We did walk in after they had just started. The narrator asked our names. Told us we were too early for our scheduled time and we should leave until our 9:45 pm time.
There were possibly 6 people in a pop up tent made to be a planetarium. He asked a gentleman and his young son to stop whispering and leave.
My reservation were for 9:00 pm on my email confirmation..
I did find the actual planetarium “check in” site and inquired as to time and our being dismissed.
I was told unfortunately my reservation was for 9:45 pm so if I didn’t mind waiting for the 9;45 pm session I could go.
We left and went back to our hotel.
I can’t say if the actual presentation is good or not. I can say it is not in a planetarium but a tent with a slide show.
Definitely not what I thought I was paying $279.00 for 4 people for.
Jeanne_H, Sep 2025
The beginning of the tour in the Planetarium was very interesting and informative. However, when our group went outside with all the other groups to use the telescopes, it was very unorganized. It is totally dark with people all around and you're told to follow a certain person ( if you can see or find them).
Dixie_T, Aug 2025
Maybe I’m jaded because I was disappointed in this “Planetarium.” It was a tent outfitted with a projector. I left after a half hour with the following telescope event because it just wasn’t what was advertised. I should’ve paid attention to the negative reviews. Wildly overpriced!
Dessie_S, Aug 2025
We were surprised to see that the “planetarium” was in a tent. We expected a building. We knew the telescope part would be outside. Unfortunately we didn’t read the part about standing for long periods. Perhaps having chairs in the other 2 tents would reduce the length of time standing.
It was cloudy on our night so we couldn’t use the telescopes. The 2 year period to come back is great for locals but a partial refund would be nice for those who are on a once in a lifetime vacation and have no chance of returning.
Anita_P, Aug 2025
Great night and fun experience The presentation and dome was amazing
All the individuals who presented were so informative
Lisa_J, Jul 2025
about a 40 minute video in small planetarium very close to main part of lodge that was relatively entertaining and close. nice activity on site that can entertain in bad weather. we did the tour after in daylight hours at 645pm and it was about 20 additional minutes of looking through 3 scopes at the sun and various other distant locations on surrounding mountains. It was something to do. Positives that it was so close and a good activity for kids without going too far.
Horace_L, Jun 2025
The experience is a scaled down version of what you would get at Griffith Park Observatory in Hollywood California, which is actually a big compliment. Seeing the northern lights is a long shot as its largely weather dependent, which rarely ever works out the one time you attend.
Michelle_H, Jun 2025
It was a really fun experience for our large family group. The whole team was great!!
They were super friendly and enthusiastic about what they did. You could tell they loved what they did and really made it a fun time. We are so glad we did it even though it ended up being a pretty chilly day.
Shout out to Conner, Luke, Georgia, Ollie, Alley, and I’m not sure of the rest of the names but they were all great people!!!
Karen_P, May 2025
This was a unique experience presented by very qualified and knowledgeable people who gave information in an understandable and fun way. Tyler and Emma were delightful and personable and made the evening memorable, while being professional.
Yoko_T, Sep 2024
It was nice to learn about the planet. The guides were students learning about the planet. They are friendly and knowledgeable.
paulbrown, Aug 2024
Tour okay. We did see the Northern lights on the tour but had a better view from our lodge which was by the lake. We are really sorry to hear about the wildfires and hope the lodges and the town of Jasper are able to rebuild (as it is a fabulous place to visit).
Jeff_L, Jul 2024
There was a wildfire and evacuation.
They would not let us cancel. Jasper was evacuated as raining with smoke. Yet they wouldn’t let us cancel. Nothing to see
Terrible
Rmitha, Jul 2024
We did this as a date and it was so much fun. We're not really into stars so we didn't know much going in but we learnt a lot. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly and the combo tour was really interactive. We learned how to find certain constellations and stars, saw some up close with the telescopes and heard stories about them. I would definitely recommend this for everyone. There were families with kids in our group and they really enjoyed themselves too.
Fareesa_K, Jun 2024
If it’s cloudy, they give you a two year rain check. Oh and they will show you videos of what the sky looked like on days it was clear.
Another way to approach this would be to cancel the event and refund money accepting the fact that the experience they are attempting to provide is risky based on weather. This is obviously not the profitable thing to do but it makes sense and it’s the right thing to do.
Honestly, who is going to come back within two years to try again? What if they come back and it’s cloudy again? It just feels like the company does not want to let go of the money once they got it.
Mary_B, May 2024
Best part of this trip was the Planatorium!! Guides were very knowledgable!!! So wonderful to do this and see so much!!
Jennie_R, May 2024
Very informative and interesting we could only go when it was still light would have been better if had been dark but still got to see the northern lights later that night
fnr9mws4ww, Apr 2024
Wasn’t sure what to expect as never done anything like this before but was pleased and found it interesting. Hosts clearly love their job and what they do! Very cold when we went however we just wrapped up warm!!
PedroJose_J, Mar 2024
Nice evening looking at the stars. I recommend it. Little bit cold outside but good explanations from the squad
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you so much for your review and kind words! It does get quite chilly here in the Canadian Rockies so we always recommend to dress for anything!
Kind Regards,
Everly
Head of Guest Services
JamesEP_M, Oct 2023
The guides were very passionate and knowledgeable about the Jasper dark sky, auroras , meteorites, stars and planets. I learned so much more information. We were disappointed that it was a cloudy night and couldn’t view the stars but the staff were incredible with information.
Barbara_F, Sep 2023
The planetarium tour was both educational and entertaining. Kaitlyn had a great voice for narration and was adept at engaging the audience.
We worried that the cloud cover would obscure our opportunity to look through the telescopes and reflect the light of the resort making star gazing more challenging and it did to some degree. However, we were treated to a rare glimpse of the northern lights! So exciting for us. Well worth the price of admission! Dress warmly - gloves made a big difference.
Melanie_C, Aug 2023
We hit the jackpot and saw the most amazing display of the aurora borealis. The employees were knowledgeable and clearly interested in the night sky. The telescopes were fun to look through as well.
Amalie_D, May 2023
Show was rinky dink. Extra cost to go by cab to and from Fairmont. Would like a rain check for telescope portion.
Should notify people that the planetarium show and telescope show can be purchased separately.
Michael_L, May 2023
Man hat die Begeisterung der Guides richtig gespürt. Es war sehr spannend :)
Ihr Wissen wasr sehr gross und umfassend. Gerne wieder.
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