GEMINIDS METEOR SHOWER 2025

Witness over '100s of shooting stars, dazzling lights in the night sky

@vaatalya

NEW DATES ADDED
Dec 14th to Dec 16th, 2025

Your Front-Row Seat to the Geminid Meteor Shower!

A once-a-year celestial event. A once-in-a-lifetime way to witness it.

On a private mountaintop at Vaatalya, experience — nearly a hundred meteors an hour — in complete silence and darkness. Witness the meteors with your eyes, and understand the universe with an astronomer.

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🌟 What You’ll Experience

A 2-night stay at Vaatalya during the peak of the Geminid Meteor Shower.

Learn the night sky with an astronomer, view planets and deep-sky objects through a telescope, and then lie under an open sky watching 100–150 meteors an hour.

  • 1:00 PM
    Check-in. Exhale. You’ve officially broken up with city chaos. Its going to be a long night

    2:00 PM
    Lunch from soil to soul. No preservatives. No performance.

    4:00 PM
    Walk. Breathe. Let the noise inside you settle.

    5:30 PM
    Sunset & Chai

    Intro to Astronomy — what we’re looking at, how the sky works, and why tonight matters.

    7:00 PM
    Telescope intro. Meet the 0.30m Schmidt-Cassegrain. (You’ll pretend it’s yours.)

    10:30 PM - 0400 AM
    The Night the Sky Performs
    GEMINID METEOR SHOWER PEAK
    -Naked-eye meteor watching (100–150 meteors/hr)
    -Try basic astrophotography with AJ

    You won’t feel sleepy.
    You’ll feel alive.

  • DAY 2

    9:30 AM
    Breakfast. Local, warm, unapologetically slow.

    11:00 AM
    Forest time. Walk. Sit. Stare at trees. Be unproductive on purpose.

    2:00 PM
    Himachali lunch. The sun judges your spice tolerance.
    03:00 PM
    Take a power nap in the sun or a walk

    4:30 PM
    Sky Prep with the astronomer. Learn how to read the night sky — constellations, meteor origins, where to look and why it matters.

    6:00 PM
    Sunset & Chai. You’re officially a fan of doing nothing.

    8:00 PM
    Dinner. Real food. No “astronaut packets.”

    9:30 PM
    Constellation Hunt ✨ Find stars. Name stars. Act like you always knew this.

  • DAY 3

    Wrap up. Look back. Look up one more time.

    9:30 AM
    Breakfast. The kind you remember on the drive home.

    11:00 AM
    Farewell circle. We say goodbye — but the sky stays with you.

    Optional Waterbody Hike
    Hidden water body. 45-min drive + 20-min walk.

    Self-drive: free.
    Shared transport: extra.

MEET YOUR CURATOR

AJ — Astrophotographer & Founder, LeOrion Observatory

With a 0.30m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and an astro-camera setup, AJ will take you beyond stargazing — teaching you how to navigate the night sky, observe planets and deep-sky objects, watch the Geminid meteors with the naked eye, and try basic astrophotography.

You won’t just see the universe.

You’ll learn how to read it.

IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ
-Sleeping bag required (bring your own) | MANDATORY
-Mountain nights can be very are windy and cold, so come prepared for adventure.
-Meteors peak after midnight — expect to be outdoors till 3–4 AM.
-This is a natural sky event — no refunds or date changes due to weather/force majeure.

ALL-INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE
-2 nights / 3 days stay at Vaatalya (private mountaintop retreat)
-All meals included (seasonal, homestyle, fresh vegetarian menu)
-Astronomer-led night sky experience
-Telescope session for planets & deep-sky objects
-Geminid meteor watching from the mountaintop
-Intro to astrophotography
-Forest walks & intentional slow living
-Tea & chai evenings
-Filtered mountain drinking water
-All taxes included — no hidden charges

ACCOMMODATION
-Private Stone Room / Private Mud Room / 4-Bed Mixed Dorm
-Intimate group format (this is not a commercial event)
-Extra mattress available for a 3rd guest in private rooms
-Tea & coffee kettle setup in private rooms

BOOKING & CANCELLATION
-100% advance to confirm booking
-50% to block your spot (non-refundable)
-Remaining 50% due 10 days before check-in
-No rescheduling / date change on these event dates

DRIVER ACCOMMODATION
Available 4 km from Vaatalya
₹500/day — stay + meals + parking

WIFI & INTERNET
Optional fibre internet ₹250/person per day (access only in common areas)

PET POLICY
Due to being off-grid and surrounded by wildlife, pets are not allowed

Explore Room Types
Click the Links Below for Details!

MUD ROOM
STONE ROOM
DROM BED

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