As dark sky tourism emerges as one of 2025's hottest travel trends, a new guide reveals 100 global after-dark experiences, from aurora hunting to midnight safaris. Olivia Palamountain reports

A new book, 100 Nights of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Adventures After Dark (£35) captures the growing dark sky tourism phenomenon, showcasing 100 nighttime experiences across 60 countries, from swimming with manta rays in Hawaii to exploring glow worm caves in New Zealand.

Published on December 3, 2024, and written by Stephanie Vermillion, highlights of the national Geographic guide include moonlit hikes through Utah's Arches National Park, aurora hunting in Norway's Svalbard and witnessing Singapore's illuminated Supertree Grove.

Cultural experiences feature Austria's Krampus festival, China's Moon Festival, and outdoor film screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Adventure seekers can join Zambian night safaris, or learn celestial navigation from Polynesian wayfinders. For party lovers, the guide covers Caribbean carnival performances and Times Square's New Year festivities.

Vermillion, whose work appears in National Geographic, Outside and Condé Nast Traveller, specialises in stories blending culture with adventure. When not documenting global nighttime experiences, she explores her home region around Cleveland's Great Lakes.

Booking.com has identified "noctourism" as a key 2025 trend, reflecting growing interest in experiences beyond traditional stargazing and aurora viewing. The movement encompasses everything from midnight markets to bioluminescent kayaking in Puerto Rico.

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