Christchurch Sheep Farm Visit
Beschrijving
Bezoek tijdens deze tour een werkende schapenboerderij op een rustige en pittoreske locatie in het hart van de schapenboerderij van Canterbury. Bij uw terugkeer van het bezoek aan de schapenboerderij kunt u er ook voor kiezen om te upgraden met een bezoek aan een lokale wijnmakerij waar u kunt genieten van het proeven van verschillende jaargangen.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Bezoek een werkende schapenboerderij op een rustige en pittoreske locatie. Geniet van de ervaring om herdershonden aan het werk te zien, de kudde bijeen te drijven en ze op te sluiten zodat je ze kunt aanraken, onderzoeken en fotograferen. Er is een scheerdemonstratie georganiseerd en als je wilt, kun je het proberen. Er wordt ochtend- of middagthee verzorgd. Waarom combineert u uw bezoek aan de schapenboerderij niet met een upgrade naar een andere Christchurch-attractie: Bezoek aan de wijnmakerij - Kies bij uw terugkeer van de schapenboerderij voor een bezoek aan een wijngaard in Canterbury. Geniet van proeverijen van de verschillende jaargangen.
Rondleiding schapenboerderij inbegrepen is een demonstratie van het scheren van schapen en het verzamelen van herdershonden, gevolgd door ochtend- of middagthee
Bezoek een lokale wijnmakerij voor proeverijen
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
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- Minimumaantallen zijn van toepassing (4 volwassenen). Er is een mogelijkheid tot annulering na bevestiging als er niet genoeg passagiers zijn om aan de vereisten te voldoen. Als dit gebeurt, krijgt u een alternatief of volledige terugbetaling aangeboden
Beoordelingen(10)
You cancelled the trip! From lack of numbers 😥 Took our money anyway! 🤔 We are still waiting for the promised refund!😟 And now you have the audacity to ask for feedback. If there was a minus star rating you'd be getting it!
This tour was booked via an online travel agent Viator / TripAdvisor who accepted the booking and took payment. As we use working farms minimum numbers are required to keep the per person pricing reasonable, we require 4 adults for the tour to operate. As soon as the booking was received the customers were advised that the tour was on standby pending minimum numbers and alternate dates were offered. We have requested Viator to issue a full refund as they hold the money, however this can take up to 5 working days.
We did the sheep farm visit and a wine tour with Sue. She was just excellent -- really engaging, knowledgeable and friendly. She took tourism as seriously as any other dedicated craftsperson.
It is great to hear that our driver / guides such as Sue are providing a service that represents our companies values and expecations. Thank you for taking the time to submit your review; these reviews are valuable to us to ensure we are meeting and where possible exceeding our customers expecations. I hope you do have the opportunity to visit this very unique part of the world again at some future date.
If you want a glimpse into the lives of sheep and cattle farmers, check out this tour. Heather and Trevor were very nice and hospitable. I saw a sheepdog herding sheep, a shearing, and got a history of wool production as well as of the area. Graham, our guide, provided bits of info on the drive there and answered questions both sheep and non-sheep related. 🤓 The scenery was beautiful and we passed through Springfield with its massive Simpsons’ 🍩. A good time was had by all!
Thank you for taking the time to submit your review. The images you have posted are great. It is rewarding to hear that you enjoyed our Sheep Farm Tour and I hope you have the opportunity to visit this region of New Zealand again at some future date.
<p>Really wonderful tour. We got to see with my wife an authentic sheep farm, the shearing of a sheep, a sheep dog working going out to gather and bring back about 12 sheep and putthing them in a corner, all this done by a farmer only whistling at him. Unbelievable...<br/> afterwards definitively book the jet boat tour which is only about 10 minutes down the road on the Waimakariri river. Great experience too to top off the day!</p>
<p>Was a little dissapointed in this tour. Basically just visited a man's back yard were there were about two dozen or so sheep. He gave a brief sheering demonstration, we had tea and cookies and left. It lasted about 30-40 minutes or so. I was expecting a little more especially considering the price of the tour.</p>
<p>Convenient pick-up, friendly driver, and clean mini bus. We were in a very small group which was great because we were comfortable and able to get more involved and ask questions and have the undivided attention of the driver and host/farmer. We visited a small farm, we were greeted immediately by a lovely older gentleman who is an inspiration to everyone to be so active and in control of sheep. Some sheep were in a stall awaiting our arrival, we were shown how to sheer them and given the opportunity to have a turn ourselves. We then went out to a paddock and watched how the farmer instructed a sheep dog how to herd up sheep and bring them to us. It was amazing to watch how such a little dog was in control of so many sheep. We had some photo opportunities with the sheep and farm. We then headed inside to have a beautiful morning tea, a fantastic spread of homemade baking, and great conversation. A pleasant and informative way to spend a morning.</p>
<p>This sheep farm is small. Not many sheeps which expected I can see. Its only around 100 - 200 sheeps in the farm only. Anyway, sheep farm tour was good to understand the sheep shaving. If I got chance to shave the sheep, drink sheep's milk, it would be much better.</p>
<p>This tour as great! The guys who run it are friendly and genuine. Got to shear a sheep, eat shortbread for morning tea and talk rugby. Perfect morning</p>
Not quite what we expected, although we were treated well, especially being the only ones on the visit. I think that with a few more 'tweaks', it would be a great trip, but it still needs some work.
The driver and the farmer were wonderful. True New Zealand experience!
