05:43AM - SUNRISE

07:30AM - Slow morning acclimation! Meet for coffee/ breakfast

09:00AM - Pack up.

10:00AM - Load up and leave for Lake Tekapo (3 hour drive, not including stops @ Rakaia Gorge, Fairlie, etc.)

03:00PM - Check in to Tekapo house and rest.

05:00PM - Dinner in town

06:30PM - Scout Church of the Good Shepherd and Tekapo Lakefront for epic shots..

09:05PM - SUNSET (Golden hour reflections at Lake Tekapo or Lake Pukaki.)

11:00PM - Optional: Astrophotography session in the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve. Ideal for Milky Way panoramas, star trails, or time-lapse.