Lake Tekapo Farm Tours
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Lake Tekapo

Discover Lake Tekapo Farm Tours: Experience eco-friendly farming, meet Merino sheep, and explore the stunning Southern Alps backdrop. Book your authentic adventure today.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Balmoral Station - Stop 1 - is Mt John Woolshed
    Our tours start and finish at here. You will be greeted by your guide at the Mt John Woolshed, before starting your epic off-road journey.

Stop 2 - Irishman Creek Hut
We stop off at the Irishman Creek Hut for a history lesson about the region. You’ll hear interesting facts about our forestry development and the football-sized pine-cones grown here!

Stop 3 - Swan Tarn
We’ll take you up to one of the best locations in the Mackenzie. Swan Tarn has 360º views and on clear days you’ll be able to see Aoraki Mount Cook, Lake Pukaki and beyond.

Stop 4 - Forks Stream - Have you ever experienced fresh spring water straight from the source? We’re extremely lucky to live in an environment where we can! Fill your water bottle up with pure NZ water here.

Stop 5 - Mt John Lookout
This stop might be the best on the tour. We’ll perch you on top of a hill with expansive views over Lake Tekapo for photos…complete with the opportunity to dress up like a farmer!

  • Lake Tekapo Petting Zoo - Stop 6 - Back to feed the animals including sheep, alpaca, Kune Kune pig, lambs, chickens & ducks
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Animal feed
What's Not Included
  • Tips
  • Child seat (For infants)
Additional Information

The Lake Tekapo Farm Tour is unique for its stunning backdrop of the Southern Alps and Lake Tekapo, combined with a deep commitment to sustainability on a carbon-positive, family-owned farm. Visitors enjoy a hands-on experience with farm animals, learn about eco-friendly farming practices, and explore the adventurous high country landscape. This tour provides an authentic, educational, and visually spectacular adventure. The tour provides opportunities to see unique New Zealand wildlife and farm animals, including Merino sheep, which are famous for their high-quality wool. Visitors can learn about the farm’s carbon-positive operations, its efforts in preserving the environment, and how it balances productivity with conservation.

  • Guests will need to bring their child seat for infants and it is by NZ law that infants are not allowed to sit on laps in the vehicle
Location
48 Darchiac Drive
Darchiac Drive
We are located in The Cairns Alpine Resort. Look for "Go Tekapo" signboard to get to our check-in office.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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K3547rfedb
Dec 29, 2023
Informative, very enjoyable tour - especially meeting and feeding the animals - The farm tour with Sam was very informative and great fun. We visited a variety of sites across the massive farm estate, including the horses, sheep (during lambing season!), cows and Irishman Creek in the 4x4 minibus (which was incredibly comfy). It was incredible to learn about the sheer scale of the farm, and Sam was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about everything. Feeding the lambs and piglets was also a wonderful experience!
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Stuartf99
Feb 25, 2020
An interesting tour of a working High Country farm - We really enjoyed our Lake Tekapo Farm Tour. Maddy was very friendly and explained how the farm worked, which was very interesting because we didn’t know much about merino sheep until then. We got the opportunity to get up close and personal to lots of farm animals, learn about the travel of the early settlers at Irishman Creek Roadman’s Hut, and sample lots of local honey. Plus, we got some spectacular views over the gloriously turquoise-blue Lake Tekapo. The trip was very worthwhile.
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Greenan47
Oct 10, 2019
Excellent - Thoroughly enjoyed this great farm tour. Spectacular views. Many thanks to Maddy for her excellent tour Would definitely recommend
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Daniel
Feb 8, 2019
Amazing tour of a beautiful ranch the size of Manhattan! - Tour the family farm/ranch with Steve, one of the family owners, along with my wife and 8 month old. We had a great time learning about the sheep and how humanely they are treated, merino wool, the history of the land, and many other beautiful facets of this region. We drank fresh water straight from a stream and got to feed several of the animals including Whiskey the pig! Very personal and informative tour. Very glad we did this tour.
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Michellesoohf
Jan 6, 2019
Awesome Farm Tour! - I had made a last minute booking for the farm tour with my group of friends in Lake Tekapo and I glad I did it. Steve is the owner on this tour and he bought us to the farm tour and had the chance to experience the real farming in NZ, by watching and feeding the cows, horses, alpaca, Martha the sheep, and even had the chance to take pictures with Lupin flowers and destroy them :P Never the less, meet Whiskey my favourite pig boar. She is sooooo cute! And the whole experience thanks to Steve. He is incredible tour guide and funny guy who made my day. Thank you Steve, you made me fell in love with Lake Tekapo and will promise will come back soon for star glazing during winter! Definitely recommend on this.
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Douglas
Jan 2, 2019
A true Kiwi experience - Being from the urban US, I had no understanding of rural NZ life. The Tekapo Farm Tour was a great way to learn about the Mackenzie basin’s history and the importance and influence of agribusiness on the region. The Balmoral Station is so much more than a sheep farm. This beautiful landscape is also home to deer, cattle, commercial forests and now ecotourism. The two hours flew by aboard a comfortable coach and the scenery was breathtaking. From valley floor to mountain top each stop was amazing. Upon returning to the historic St John homestead guest are invited to feed the sheep, alpaca, ducks, lamb and Whiskey the pig.
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