Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve

Wonderful with a great guide. Wish I remembered his name!

If you are in the region, do this. Wonderful star gazing with more information than I can comprehend! Make sure you use their very warm coats. It can get cold on the mountain. JIM H

Pay or miss out

We were disappointed to find that most places where you get good views of stars had to be gone to through paid astro tours. And they weren't cheap - at 99 NZD per person. We were lucky to have a cl...

We did it the cheap way.

We drove to a dark area near Benmore Dam. Found a safe area and lay on our backs and watched the Milky Way and the Universe move by very slowly. We saw manmade sattelites going overhead with only a ...

Star gazing

Drove out to the place at night from where we were staying as we read amazing reviews, reached the observatory, gates were locked and the stars werent that great in the clear sky, there were a few vi...

Breathtakingly beautiful

However you choose to do this - just finding a clear open space and tilting your head back to admire the Milky Way, or via a stargazing tour, you will not be disappointed. It’s a stunningly breathtak...