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Dunk, if you haven't been south before, you NEED to see:
Eta Carina nebula
Tarantula nebula and the rest of the LMC (getting a bit low in the west but still observable)
Omega Centauri - you've not seen a globular till you've seen this. Truly.
The Jewel Box open cluster in Crux
Actually, come to think of it, Crux itself is pretty darn impressive as an asterism. All the above should be interesting in the 70mm. It *should* also split the Alpha Centauri double, just - again, worth doing as a visiting northerner.
All these would be fantastic in the C8 (I'd bring it just for Omega alone). The C8 will also let you see:
Centaurus A (really nice if you can get to a darkish site, and unlike any other galaxy you'll see)
NGC 4945 (one of the best large moslty edge-on spirals there is)
M83 - a classic large slightly barred spiral, face on, our version of M51 or M101 :-)
There are many, many others - you could spend two months with the C8 just surfing nebulosity and open clusters in Carina alone, especially with the C8 but the 70mm will let you see plenty there. None of which you'll ever see in England.
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