Tekapo launches star gazing tours with hot pools finish
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 16 February 2017
Star gazing at one of the world’s top ‘clear sky’ locations is being launched by Tekapo Springs in New Zealand’s Mackenzie country. The award-winning South Island tourism attraction will take viewing the Southern night sky to new levels with the introduction of Tekapo Star Gazing.
Star gazing tours start next month, taking advantage of the fact that the tiny township of Tekapo sits within the world’s largest international dark sky reserve (4144sq km), only the fourth such reserve in the world.
But this is star gazing with a difference – incorporating a 40-minute guided night sky tour with trained astronomy and astrological guides followed by a 40-minute soak in hot pools where guides will continue to give information, answer questions and ‘story tell’ on request.
Tekapo Springs owner Karl Burtscher said visitors didn’t have to know about astronomy to enjoy their experience.
“Guests will hear about the mythology and cultural aspects of the night sky including navigation for Maori and European cultures. Our tours have an emphasis on story telling mixed with some facts and entertainment.”
Star Gazing tours lead in at NZ$89 per person and transport is available from Tekapo.
