Haere Mai

Welcome to Dark Sky Project.

We strive to connect our manuhiri (visitors) to the night skies, inspiring a lifelong understanding and passion for dark sky preservation and what lies above.

THE SUMMIT EXPERIENCE

New Zealand's ultimate mountaintop stargazing adventure, at the summit of Mount John and enjoy the wonders of the Tekapo night sky. The summit experience is Lake Tekapo’s ultimate astrophotography opportunity.

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Evening sky with milky way and observatory building in the foreground

THE CRATER EXPERIENCE

Stargazing from Cowan's private observatory, the perfect introductory stargazing experience. The Crater Experience is an astronomic experience like no other.

Night Sky shown from Cowans Observatory with door open

DARK SKY EXPERIENCE

Get ready to embark on a journey 13.8 billion years in the making. An indoors multimedia experience. For things to do in Tekapo in winter or in summer, you cannot go past New Zealand’s favourite virtual star gazing experience.

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PRIVATE CHARTER TOUR

Enhance your knowledge of our Southern Skies on an exclusive stargazing tour. Our expert guides will lead you along a personally tailored interstellar education of the Tekapo night sky.

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Milky way shown in the night sky behind hubble observatory