The Southern African Large Telescope is a 9. 2-metre optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments …
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Jan 13, 2025
Excellent and informative tour given by Julio. He went the extra mile to do an early tour of SALT to accommodate our travel arrangements. World class experienceFull review by Compass18087101446
Jan 13, 2025
We had a lovely evening with a delightful guide. We spent time looking and savouring the amazing view of the stars and planets and learning about the different types. A worthwhile tripFull review by mari0n487
Jan 7, 2025
Quite informative, though if you are going on the guided tour (highly recommend so you can visit SALT) maybe arrive an hour or so early so you can take your time reading through the wealth of informa…Full review by Voyager30221176671
I am traveling to Sutherland in 10 days and would like to go to SALT. But can't seem to get onto their website. What are the fees and tour times? Or is there an email address I could contact them on?
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There are tour times and fees and you can pre book We stayed in an excellent B&B and our land lady did it all for us . You will love it
Hi TripAdvisor Travellers.. I want to visit Sutherlands (Northern Cape - SALT ) we are travelling some 1300km from Durban via the Garden route towards George/Knysna and then Outshoorn - How many days is needed to visit the telescopes. We were told that the best time to visit is before the raining seasons so will early August 2018 be okay. Are there any other attraction in Sutherlands
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I would recommend Sterland, with Jurg as your guide for any stargazing in Sutherland. 2 nights minimum, as if the 1st night is overcast you still have a chance for the 2nd night. They do …
I would recommend Sterland, with Jurg as your guide for any stargazing in Sutherland. 2 nights minimum, as if the 1st night is overcast you still have a chance for the 2nd night. They do recommend winter as the best time to see the stars, but Sutherland is a winter rainfall area. You need a day to see SALT and the day tour is well worth it. Early August should be fine.
Hi - I need to plan a trip to Sutherland to do a tour of SALT - what is best way to get the most informative and interesting tour of this and star gazing - do we just book the SALT guides or what? Good accommodation recommendations needed. We would also like to combine this trip with the Spring Flowers in September - any advice on where best to go at this time and where to stay - any information welcomed! Thanks
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SALT gives you a tour of the telescope hourly but you cannot see the stars from there. There are local star gazers in Sutherland however have telescopes you can see the …
SALT gives you a tour of the telescope hourly but you cannot see the stars from there. There are local star gazers in Sutherland however have telescopes you can see the stars with. Jurg is one of the locals. Runs a camp site at centre of town. Accommodation quite full this time of year. If you are a crowd, we stayed at starry night guest house which was very comfortable- self catering accommodation.
We will be in Surherland on 10 November. What time is the evening tour? Is it rainy season in November?
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I did not do the evening tour as we wanted to go into SALT and see the actual telescope. If you go in the evening there are scientists working there so visitors cannot enter SALT. I …
I did not do the evening tour as we wanted to go into SALT and see the actual telescope. If you go in the evening there are scientists working there so visitors cannot enter SALT. I would suggest you do the afternoon tour. Weather ??? well the Karoo Highlands are historically dry and cold but you never know. Regards Alan
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