NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA FARM TOUR 2027

ITINERARY

Day 01 & 02: Jan 10 & 11, 2027:  FLYING TO NEW ZEALAND/CROSS DATE LINE
The tour begins with a flight from Canada/USA into New Zealand. You will cross the International Date Line and lose a day.  [IFM]

Day 03 - 05: Jan 12, 13 & 14, 2027:  NAPIER/HASTINGS REGIONS, NZ
Arrive Auckland, New Zealand, then connecting flight to Napier. Visit Napier & Hawks Bay region including a winery lunch & tasting. View farms such as fruit farms, dairy farms etc. [Breakfast Daily/Lunch & Dinner]

Day 06 & 07: Jan 15 & 16, 2027:  NAPIER ~ ROTORUA, NZ
Lake Taupo is in the caldera of the Taupo Volcano and is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand. Rotorua for two-night stay.  Maori Hangi Feast and Concert with a visit to an authentic Maori Village for a guided tour with one of the elders.  Visit the “Agrodome”, for a show of sheep and sheep dog demonstration and farm wagon tour to see kiwi fruit on the vine.  [Breakfast daily & Dinner]

Day 08 & 09: Jan 17 & 18, 2027– ROTORUA ~ AUCKLAND, NZ
Visit “Waitomo Glow Worm Caves”.  Arrive Auckland, known as the “City of Sails”, for a two-night stay.  Visit to the “Kelly Tarlton Underwater World” with its live penguin and killer sharks display. Drive to Davenport, across the bay from the city of Auckland.  Afternoon and evening free to explore Auckland on your own [Breakfast daily]

Day 10 - 11  Jan 19 & 20, 2027: – AUCKLAND ~ QUEENSTOWN, NZ
Included flight from Auckland to Queenstown located on the South Island, for a two-night stay. Evening relaxing cruise on the historic coal-fired steamer, the “SS Earnslaw”, crossing to the “Walter Peak Sheep Station” for dinner and a sheep dog demonstration. Visit the wine & fruit region in Cromwell.  A stop will be made at the home of the original Bungee Jumping site. Visit Arrowtown, made famous by the ‘gold rush’ in this region.  [Breakfast daily & Dinner]

Day 12 & 13: Jan 21 & 22, 2027: QUEENSTOWN ~ MILFORD SOUND ~ TE ANAU ~ DUNEDIN, NZ
The journey today will follow along the shoreline of Lake Wakatipu and past sheep and deer farms on the way to Te Anau. Enter Fjordland's National Park, crossing over mountain passes and through scenic valleys enroute to Milford Sound.  Enjoy a luncheon cruise in this breath-taking fjord, watch for numerous fur seals sunning themselves on the rocks and also view numerous waterfalls.  Traveling to the Gore region and visit a local farm including cattle, located in the rolling countryside. Continue into the Scottish city of Dunedin, known as the Edinburgh of New Zealand.  Visit to “Baldwin Street”, the world's steepest residential street with an opportunity to climb up the street if you so wish.    [Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 2 dinners]

Day 14 & 15: Jan 23 & 24, 2027: DUNEDIN ~ MT COOK REGION ~ ASHBURTON, NZ
The next few days will include visits to "Moeraki Boulders", mysteriously spherical stones scattered across a beach, Waitaki River Valley past the hydro lakes and irrigation schemes that have transformed the lower country from dryland to dairying. View a salmon farm in the hydro canal.  View the stunning aqua blue hydro lakes of Pukaki and Tekapo, the source of the majority of New Zealand’s electricity. Continue onto the Geraldine area with a farm visit.  Visit a rural store known for some of the most extensive range of quality New Zealand-made merino woolen products for sale.  Visit to a local machinery dealership.  Arrive Ashburton for a two-night stay, located on the Canterbury Plains, a major area utilizing irrigation farming and the bread bowl region of New Zealand.  [B/L/D daily]

Day 16: Jan 25, 2027: ASHBURTON/CANTERBURY PLAINS, NZ
Visit multiple farms on the Canterbury Plains including a dairy operation, arable farms, cattle, all located on the largest area of flat land in New Zealand, with approximately 500,000ha of irrigated land. Irrigation makes varied land-use possible.  Depending on conditions, perhaps a chance to see arable crops being harvested.   [B/D]

Day 17: Jan 26, 2027: ASHBURSTON ~ CHRISTCHURCH, NZ
Travel to Christchurch with a visit to the port region as well as tour of this beautiful city. No visit would be complete without a stroll through the Botanic Gardens. This afternoon arrive hotel for the night. [B]

Day 18 - 20: Jan 27, 28 & 29, 2027: CHRISTCHURCH, NZ - CAIRNS, AU
A morning flight from Christchurch to Cairns, AU. Arrive to the tropical city of Cairns, for a three-night stay. Travel to “Freshwater Train Station” to board the “Kuranda Rail” for a scenic train journey up the mountainside to “Kuranda Station” and a visit to the Kuranda village.  “Skyrail Rainforest Cableway”, the world’s longest gondola, for an epic aerial ride over the rainforest canopy as you make your way back down the mountain. A 45-minute catamaran ride will take you to beautiful Green Island to enjoy this unique coral reef, which is situated on part of the “Great Barrier Reef" - one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.  Enjoy a glass bottom boat ride over the coral with snorkeling equipment included.   [Breakfast daily & 1 lunch]

Day 21 - 23: Jan 30, 31, Feb 01 & 02, 2027: CAIRNS ~ MELBOURNE ~ BALLARAT, AU
Included flight to Melbourne. City tour of Melbourne. Continue into the farming community of Ballarat and check into the hotel for a 2-night stay.  Ballarat is Victoria's largest inland city with a fascinating heritage backdrop. Visit and tour of a local sheep sales yard, as well as a potato, corn farm and dairy.  Visit to a local company which makes Australian sprayers. These days will be filled with great visits and sightseeing! [Breakfast daily, 1 lunch & 2 dinners]

Day 24 & 25: Feb 03 & 04, 2027: BALLARAT – BORDERTOWN ~ MANNUM, AU
Travel through the region, known as the “Victorian Wheat Belt”.   Visit to a carrot farm followed by a visit to a large scale cereal grain operation. Visit a seed cleaning operation then continue into Murray Bridge. Visit an onion processing facilities.   The quaint community of Mannum, a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River. [Breakfast daily, 1 lunch & 2 dinners] * note that the accommodations in this region are rural, and the best avaliable for this farming region.

Day 26 - Feb 05, 2027: MANNUM - BAROSSA VALLEY - ADELAIDE/GLENELG, AU
The Barossa Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest and most premier wine regions.  Enjoy a tour and lunch at a local winery. Travel onto Adelaide/Glenelg a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. [B/L]

Day 27: Feb 06, 2027: ADELAIDE, AU
This entire day will be at your leisure to enjoy this beach front hotel. [B]

Day 28 & 29: Feb 07 & 08, 2027: SYDNEY, AU
Included flight into Sydney. Check into your hotel situated on the Darling Harbour, for a two-night stay.  A tour and visit to the world-famous “Sydney Opera House” as well as a cruise on the Sydney Harbour. Free time to explore on your own. [B daily]

Day 30: Feb 09, 2027: SYDNEY, AU - Home
Transfer to the Sydney Airport. End of Tour [B]

Ask about extending your stay and including a visit to Tasmania, Ayers Rock or more!