Akaroa Farm Tours

Experience traditional New Zealand farming on a Hill Country Farm on Banks Peninsula. See sheep dogs working and get a hands-on demonstration on mustering sheep. Try your skills at shearing a sheep and handling the wool. Listen to the history of Akaroa and the early settlers and enjoy afternoon tea and scones on the homestead verandah.

FROM NZ $60.00

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Akaroa Farm Tours will lead you to Paua Bay Hillcountry Farm, a traditional New Zealand working farm on the steep hills of Banks Peninsula just outside Akaroa. While enjoying the scenic drive in our minivan listen to the history of the first French settlers and the development of Akaroa, the first European settlement in Canterbury. Murray Johns, the farmer of Paua Bay Hillcountry Farm, will welcome you upon arrival and lead you through the colourful history of his family, being farmers on that very spot for five generations. You will experience the sheep dogs working on the steep hills of Paua Bay and you can try your skills at mustering a flock of sheep in the sheepyards. See a sheep shearing demonstration and feel the handling of wool, one of nature's greatest products. Relax on the verandah of the homestead with tea, coffee and homemade scones and stroll through the lush gardens.

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Pick-up from Akaroa Information Centre.

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Address:

113 Beach Road
Akaroa 7025
Christchurch

Phone:

+64 3 304 7170

Free Phone:

0800 432 768 (NZ only)

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Our Location

Akaroa Information Centre

Duration

2.5 - 3 hours

Transport

6 seater minivan

Capacity

12 pax, 20 pax with 24hrs notice

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