New Zealand Stargazing Blog

We are Michelle and Inke, we both are originally from Germany and came to New Zealand to do a five-month internship at First Light Travel for our Tourism management studies at home. After finishing this internship, we wanted to see more of the beautiful country and decided to travel to the South Island of New Zealand together. - The Dalai Lama once said, "Once a year go someplace you´ve never been before". This is our Mantra for this road trip, a trip we will never forget.

Few places on this Earth offer a better location to explore the heavens than beautiful Lake Tekapo in New Zealand's central South Island. Apart from its isolation and tiny population, there are some key reasons why Lake Tekapo offers the best Star Gazing in New Zealand, and arguably the best in the world!