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Originally Posted by ZeroID
You camping or motelling or vanning or rental car ?
I'd suggest Peppers at Tekapo as a Motel option, nice apartments. Handy to the wee village and pub\restaurants.
If you can bring a grab and go scope, 80f5 or something youll still see heaps.
Direct flight to Christchurch is your best bet, grab a rental and drive. All good roads, no sand or deserts.
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Still considering ...
80f5 is a good option, but I have ED110f7 as a travel scope which works well for me (the 50cm long tube fits in carry-on).
I thought that the South Island is more cloudy than the North. I'd like to see the volcanoes as well which are on the North Island. Anyway, air tickets to AKL or CHC (preferably AKL) are no big deal, the cheapest from the EU to NZ are with the best airlines (Emirates, Singaporeair).
And my idea is to rent a car and Airbnb-ing as I don't like motels (unless they are really nice).
But still not sure, South Africa is still another option due to the nice and wide landscape and scenery, the nice weather in late summer and the exceptional amount of clear (really clear and dark) nights.