Good Heavens stargazing packages connect the dots between flights, car rental, accommodation and stargazing.

Getting your stargazing experience, flights, accommodation and rental car to align can be challenging. We’ve tried to make this easy for you by creating stargazing packages for Aotea Great Barrier Island. Make use of our local expertise and book your stargazing package with us!

  • Good Heavens Stargazing Great Barrier Island NZ

Good Heavens stargazing packages include:

Minimum of 3 nights accommodation, hosted in Deb or Hilde’s accommodation

Your stargazing experience

4WD rental car for the length of your stay

Return flights from Auckland Airport to Great Barrier Island

Itinerary suggestions for your time on the island by Hilde and Deb

Complimentary book ‘Sanctuary’

Get a quote for your stargazing package

Good Heavens’ stargazing packages start at $2750 for three nights for two people.

Useful links for your stargazing adventure on Aotea Great Barrier Island

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Please note a 100% fee is due at the time of booking. Packages are fully refundable within 24 hours of purchase. After that 50% of the fee is refundable until 14 days prior to booked date. No refund within 14 days of booked date.

Accommodation options for your Aotea Great Barrier Island stargazing package

Stay with Deb at Medlands Sanctuary, or with Hilde at XSPOT Cliff House. They will be around some of the time to chat to you about the best spots to visit and their off-grid lives on the island. XSPOT Beach House is stand alone. All three accommodation options are fully self-contained and while basics such as coffees, tea, oil and vinegar are present, we recommend shopping for groceries locally for your daily essentials.

Medlands Sanctuary accommodation Great Barrier Island New Zealand
Medlands Sanctuary

A peaceful home with beautiful valley and garden views, hosted by Deb and nestled in scenic Medlands valley. Surrounded by native bush and just a short walk or drive from the stunning Medlands beach, the location for our group stargazing experiences.

This 5.7 hectare property offers rustic bushwalking, the relaxing gurgle of a stream and a hammock to kick-back in.

XSPOT Cliff House

Treat yourself and your loved one to cliff top solitude in this 4WD location in Schooner Bay, Tryphena.

You’ll find 270 degree views to the ocean and the sky and waves lapping 100m below. Look out for gannets, dolphins, whales and manta rays.

Light and architecturally designed, this apartment is cosy in winter also. Perfect for honeymooners, stargazers and silence lovers

XSPOT Medland Beach

Brand new in 2024: Wide views over Oruawharo Medlands and the ocean make this modern two-bedroom, two bathroom off grid beach house perfect for your beach hols. Architectural design, with sun decks in front and shade in the rear and a 5 minute stroll to the beach.

Starlink internet and a washing machine make this place perfect for longer stays or working holidays, too.

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Package quote total depends on the number of stargazers, length of stay, type of stargazing experience, and the number of days you require a rental car.
All package elements are subject to availability.

Packages have limited availability between Christmas and Waitangi Day (6th February).

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Need to know details for your Great Barrier Island stargazing package

We recommend a stay of a minimum of three nights

  • Maximise your chances of a clear sky > successful stargazing
  • Take the time to truly relax and discover the wonderful wilderness of Aotea
  • Reduce your carbon footprint by traveling slow
  • Our stargazers often tell us they wish they could have stayed longer

Location of your Stargazing experience

When you are staying at Medlands, either at Medlands Sanctuary or the XSPOT Medlands Beach House, you are close to the location of Good Heavens’ group stargazing experience. From Medlands Sanctuary, it’s about 20 minutes on foot, 4 minutes by car, from the Beach House around 10 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car.

XSPOT Cliff house is a 30 min. drive from the group experience site, and you will need a 4wd car if you stay here. At XSPOT Cliff House a private Heavens Above experience is often available on site.

4WD rental car or a shuttle from/to your accommodation

If you can drive, we recommend getting a rental car, as the island is bigger than most people think, around 50 kilometres long, and some of the most remote and beautiful places are most easily reached by car. There currently is no public transport on the island.

Extras included in the stargazing package

* Aotea itinerary, curated for you by Hilde and Deb

Deb and Hilde have a thorough knowledge of the island and their suggestions for your island itinerary with all their favourite things to do will be included in your stargazing package.

* The book ‘Sanctuary’

Our complimentary gift to you: this interesting book is a record of the application for Aotea/Great Barrier Island to become the first island in the world with International Dark Sky Sanctuary status. It also gives you an overview of the island, including demographics and geographical features, as well as stunning (day and night time) photography. It’s written by our friends Gendie and Richard Somerville-Ryan, Nalayini and Gareth Davies, and its retail value is $60.