Rural Tours - Country Lifestyle Experiences
A Rural Tours Country Lifestyle Experience offers a unique opportunity for you to enjoy the hospitality of friendly New Zealanders living in country environments. This could in the form of a Country Stay, a Farm Visit, or a Technical Visit.
Highlights of a Country Stay include experiencing daily rural and local activities, as well as sharing the delight of home-cooked dinner and a hearty breakfast. You’ll enjoy conversation with your hosts, and relaxing in the wide open spaces of New Zealand's beautiful countryside.
You will meet people who are genuinely interested in sharing their home, their working farm lifestyle, and themselves, with you.
You will be accommodated in a guest room within the family home, or in some cases, in self contained accommodation on the property. You will become part of the family for the duration of your stay, and treated as friends rather than guests.
Arrive as strangers, leave as friends
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Country Stays
We have a range of Country Stay properties (private family homes) that are available throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand. We will choose the most suitable location(s) for your itinerary from our selection of amazing hosts.
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Student Programmes
A Rural Tours Country Stay forms the highlight of many student tours to New Zealand. It is also a great way for New Zealand ‘city kids’ to learn more about the rural sector, sustainability, environmental issues, and more. School visits also available.
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Farm Visits
For groups that are not able to overnight as part of their schedule, a Rural Tours Farm Visit together with lunch, or with morning/afternoon tea, in a private home, is a great way to experience the typical New Zealand rural lifestyle.
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Technical Visits
Agricultural Visits: The content of agricultural technical visits is often dependent on the time of year.
Horticultural Visits: New Zealand is world famous for its high quality fresh fruit and vegetables.