Poor Weather Planetarium Tour

We do NOT cancel tours due to poor weather; all tours will go ahead regardless of the weather. However, if the weather is not conducive to stargazing outdoors, we will provide an engaging indoor planetarium experience where we simulate the night sky inside our inflatable dome planetarium. This is a unique guided interpretive planetarium experience NOT available to the public at the Waterton Planetarium. It will be a live, real-time, guided interpretive experience led by our guides, making use of the planetarium’s ability to replicate the night sky as we would see it on that particular night, if the skies were clear.

Please scroll down to see what is included in the indoor planetarium experience.

Difficulty Rating: Easy
Duration: Approx. 1.25 hours
Price: $46 per participant
Available: Year-Round
Maximum 12 participants allowed
Minimum 3 participants required Suited to participants of all ages and fitness levels*.

*Note that the price is different from the Dark Sky Adventure Tour and Night Sky Telescope Tour, as it is reflective of a shorter-duration experience. As per our policies, your payment card won't be charged until the tour begins, and your reservation will be updated to reflect the reduced price, prior to charging your card.

Bus Transportation pick-up / drop-off: We will pick you up with the Dark Sky Tour Bus, as originally planned (for the Night Sky Telescope Tour and Dark Sky Adventure Tour), and transport you to the Waterton Planetarium. If we are pivoting from the Starry Skies Townsite Stroll Tour, we will pick you up from the designated meeting location (the Peace Park Plaza). We will also shuttle you back to your accommodation (or the Peace Park Plaza) at the end of the experience.

Townsite Dark Sky Park Tour: Learn about Waterton's status as the world's first transnational International Dark Sky Park.

Planetarium Film on Light Pollution: Enjoy the FullDome film "Dark Side of Light" to learn about the history of light pollution; light pollution's impact on plants, animals, and humans; the serious consequences for the evironment and the economy; and what each of us can do about it.

Planetarium Constellation Tour: Learn to identify some of the more noteworthy constellations and night sky objects visible with the naked eye, as they would be seen on that particular night. You'll learn to star-hop around the night sky and identify a number of significant constellations with the naked eye.

If you would rather try to reschedule to a subsequent night with clear skies, instead of taking part in the indoor planetarium experience, it is your responsibility to use the self-serve feature in your confirmation email, or contact us, in advance of the 48-hour cut-off limit (as described in our cancellation policy) and request to reschedule (subject to availability). Upon hearing from you, we will do our best to reschedule you to a subsequent night's tour.