(This page shows you available tour nights: Bookings are made on the BOOKING page)
For single night “Overnight Stay Tour” bookings (our most popular package) you only select dates from nights shown in BOLD. For tours booked with an *Extended Stay”, the FIRST night of your intended stay (first choice Tour evening) must be in BOLD. Although only selecting one night in your booking, (the first night of your multi-night stay) – we will know what duration this represents because of your choice of stay selection made in the dropdown box and booking payment … Please phone us if you have any queries re booking an Extended Stay tour.
Available dark sky Tour nights are in BOLD in the calendar below.
Please also note: When booking an “Extended Stay” (2 or 4 more nights beyond first tour night) please ensure the dates you desire are available in sequence on the calendar below before you place your booking on the Booking Page. Once booked, we will reserve and confirm this extended booking stay with you… Please ring us if you have any booking queries: Bruce 0412 100 501
Example:
Month
Mon 1st, Tues 2nd, Wed 3rd, Thurs 4th, Fri 5th … Sun 7th
On the above calendar example, a single night “Overnight Stay” booking … or a booking which includes an “Extended Stay” holiday option, can only be made on, or starting, with the dates of 1st or 2nd (dark sky nights) with a 2 or 4 day extended stay only possible where a sequence of bold and/or not bold nights follows in sequence. Sat 6th is missing, so a 4 night night Extended Stay (i.e. 5 nights in total) could not commence on Tues 2nd.
Select Your Evening From Available Dates Below … (Please Note: Booking a Date Is For “Overnight Stay” Bookings Only) Go to “Booking” page. If you have any queries regarding making a booking, please ring us or email (please include your phone number in your email).
NB … IF BOOKING A GIFT for someone, or your preferred date is not known at the time of booking, select “Saturday July 1st” (a proxy date) … and we will understand the actual tour date is to be confirmed by the guest later.
2024
July 1st: (Proxy date for gift bookings when dates are not known at time of booking)
November
… Wed 27th, Sat 30th,
December
… Wed 4th, Thu 5th, Fri 6th, Sat 7th, Sun 8th,
January ’25
Sat 18th, Sun 19th, Mon 20th, Tue 21st, Wed 22nd, Thu 23rd ….
Mon 27th, Tue 28th, Wed 29th, Thu 30th, Fri 31st
February
Sat 1st, Sun 2nd …
Tue 18th, Wed 19th, Thu 20th, Fri 21st, Sat 22nd …
Mon 24th, Tue 25th, Wed 26th, Thu 27th, Fri 28th
March
Sun 2nd,
… Wed 19th, Thu 20th, Fri 21st, Sat 22nd, Sun 23rd
Mon 24th, Tue 25th, Wed 26th, Thu 27th, Fri 28th, Sat 29th, Sun 30th
Mon 31st
April
Tue 1st, Wed 2nd, Thu 3rd, Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th
…..
… and go to Booking to enter that date and Book your Tour
About Your Accommodation
Your accommodation is a bright and roomy timber cottage surrounded by trees and large garden.
… Beach and sky at your fingertips.
The beach is right behind the house and accessible by an easy private walking track across a single low sand dune. You can walk, swim, fish from the beach or laze about and take in the local views. There are lots of beautiful birds to spot if that is of interest … And after the sun goes down, a new world emerges.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – OVERNIGHT STAYS
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Overnight accommodation – very comfortable and cozy, for up to 4 guests in your private group e.g. one/two couples, family
- Breakfast included. Leisure Tour guests may use our brick barbeque to cook your dinner or house oven to heat a pre-prepared meal)
- Early afternoon arrival for Leisure Tour Bookings – enjoy the beach
- Sleeping: Queen size bed (electric blanket) … two Singles; quality bed linen: supply own toiletries
- Guided southern skies Astro Tour through large telescope*
- Further information “Stargazing Options”
WHAT YOU BRING
- Clothing … Please note, it could be hot by day or cool in the evening while stargazing … Be prepared for possible extremes.
- Own toiletries, beach-going requirements (as required)
- Include hat to keep warm at night and sun hat in summer months
- Viewing through the telescope can require a few easy steps up a step ladder … Have practical supportive footwear; thongs or bare feet are NOT suitable for the step ladder and Astro Tours.
- Alcohol not supplied
OTHER
- There is a very friendly dog belonging to your host –
(single overnight bookings only. Host is not present otherwise) - Atmosphere is relaxed and informal
WHEN CHOOSING YOUR DATES
When looking through a telescope at Deep Space Objects (DSO’s) – galaxies, nebulae, star clusters etc., the ideal sky is one with very little or no Moon influence. A bright Moon is gorgeous as we all know and sitting around the camp fire or walking along the beach, can be very hard to beat. Also, a 1st Quarter Moon is magnificent when looked at through the telescope. At the terminator – the “line” where shadow meets light, craters and rugged surface features are quite breathtaking. But moonlight otherwise washes out faint objects making them difficult or impossible to see through the telescope. And in truth, it’s the faint and faraway objects you really want to be seeing. That is where the “Universe” really is! The light arriving at the telescope may have left the galaxy being observed when dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth(!) and certainly long before human existence. Now that makes you pause for thought … When you look into space, you are looking far back in time.
If you particularly would prefer to view the Moon during your Astro Tour, we suggest contacting us to discuss nights outside the available dates above.
For further enquiries contact Honeysuckles Astronomy Tours and we will be happy to discuss your requirements with you.
Call Bruce +61 412 100 501 or email