Join us for a stargazing safari across Namibia
Come with us, the editors of this website, on a 13-day New Scientist Discovery Tour through Namibia’s dark skies, desert landscapes and extraordinary wildlife.
In November 2026, Jamie Carter and Gill Carter — the editors of this website — will be joining New Scientist Discovery Tours as the astronomy experts on a 13-day journey across Namibia — one of the finest places on Earth to experience the night sky.
This is not just a stargazing trip, nor is it just a safari. It is a journey through landscapes that feel planetary in scale: the red dunes of Sossusvlei, the eerie Moon Landscape, the ancient rocks of Damaraland, the wildlife of Etosha National Park and the vast darkness of the Namib Desert. Along the way, we’ll visit the HESS gamma-ray telescope complex, stand beside the 60-tonne Hoba meteorite and explore places where Earth’s geology helps us think about other worlds.
By night, we’ll lead guided stargazing sessions and talks beneath Namibia’s pristine skies, introducing the Milky Way, southern constellations, planets, star clusters, and deep-sky objects rarely seen from northern latitudes.
The tour begins in Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek, on Nov. 2, 2026 (almost exactly four years before its total solar eclipse) and runs for 13 days, with a maximum group size of 16 guests.
To find out more and book your place, visit New Scientist Discovery Tours.
Image credit: ©JA Carter, 2018.
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