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Farm Stays - absolutely the best way to meet and interact with friendly New Zealand farming families whilst enjoying comfortable accommodation and tasty home cooked meals. At the same time, learn about farming, see the livestock and crops and maybe help with some farm activities. We have many farmstays to choose from and to incorporate into your tailor made self drive farm tour of New Zealand. We can blend the farmstays with other styles of accommodation, inlcuding bed and breakfasts, motels, lodges and hotels to give you the right mix.

Self driving is easy in NZ -The roads are uncongested with just 3 million New Zealanders occupying a country about the size of California. Although we drive on the opposite side (left) of the road to people in some countries this is generally not a problem for most visitors Our scheduled air, rail, ferry and coach services offer another means of getting about.

Example tour

Time - The biggest problem for the unititiated on a New Zealand tour is knowing what to leave out given the inevitable time constraints that most visitors are faced with. Fortunately for you this is where our knowledge at Farm To Farm Tours of New Zealand and love for our country allow us to share the best features with you that meet your requirements.

Accommodation - Other than transport, accommodation is the other significant expense whilst touring NZ. However there is a wonderful range of options varying from camping grounds, to backpacker hostels, tidy motor Inns to B&B, to the various levels of hotel accommodation.

We arrange for this to happen via farmstays, homestays, farm visits, as well as by using the very best people to host you for the various activities throughout our country.

Some options -If your passion is horse riding, then we will arrange for you to see something of that on a tailor made tour. If you are into gardening, or wine, we will fulfill that interest for you.

For the more adventurous or leisure orientated, how about some; golf, trout fishing, sailing, snow or water skiing, parapenting, tramping( walking), bird watching, swimming, surfing, photography, painting, bush walking, horseback riding, kayaking, whale watching, swimming with dolphins, rafting, jet boating, gliding, tennis ....... the list of possibilities is seemingly endless!

Your specifications please!

If you want an itinerary developed wich meets your needs then contact Farm To Farm Tours and we will co ordinate your requirements with our ideas and see that we formulate something special.

As a starting point we need some idea of ; Number in group, time of travel (September to April are the warmer months), preferred mode of transport ( hire car, train, coach or combination, accommodation requirements (single, double, motor inn,b&b, hotel or whatever), meal requirements,( nothing arranged, all breakfasts etc), duration of stay in New Zealand, main interests, activities leisure preferences etc.

Example 16 Day North and South Island. itinerary:

Example 16 Day South Island Farm and Country Tour. itinerary: