Sheep and Cattle Farm Tour

Tour our New Zealand sheep and cattle farm – perfect for couples, families, groups of friends or experienced farmers looking for a private, personalised farm experience on a real sheep and cattle property.

This is the tour for truly experiencing all the amazing highlights our sheep and cattle farm has to offer!

A family member will host you on a beautiful drive through the extensive property. We keep our tours as authentic as possible, showing our guests what is happening on the farm that day, during that particular time of year.

Whether you have never set foot on a farm, or are well experienced in the industry, we tailor the tour to suit your individual interests depending on what you would like to see/learn about on the farm.

Once you have done your tour you can order a memento from our range including tee shirts, caps and drink bottles. View the range here.

Highlights of the tour:

Private access to a real working farm
Learning all about how the farm is run and how we care for the animals
Getting up close with mobs of cattle and sheep
Learning about our journey into regenerative agriculture and our plan for a sustainable farming future
Meeting our working dogs
Opportunity to see a work dog moving cattle or sheep (please request on booking)
Handling, touching and feeding friendly sheep
Bottle feeding lambs (October – November only)
Asking any questions you want to know about how we farm
Touring the wool shed, learning about wool economics and why we shear our sheep*
A delicious morning/afternoon tea of fresh home baking and tea/coffee**
Tour is close to Christchurch (one hours drive)

*Sheep shearing demonstration not available

**We can cater to any allergies/food requirements as long as we know in advance

Important Details:

Duration: 2 hours minimum (allow 3 hours)
Capacity: Up to 7 people (we can arrange more if booked well in advance)
Operates: October to May
Tours: Mon – Sat 10.00am or 2.00pm but some flexibility possible (Bookings essential)
Closed: Sun and public holidays.
Transport: All guests must make their own way to Benlea Farm
Directions: You can find out how to get to Benlea here
Booking a tour: All tours by reservation only. Contact us on the form at the right of the page (please remember to check your spam folder if you don’t hear back within 24 hours)

Please try to arrange your tour at least 24 hours in advance, the sooner the better to secure the spot you want.

We can run 2 tours per day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon.

Because we are very much a working farm, we rearrange our days or work longer hours so we can do these tours. We feel it is so important for people to be given the opportunity to get out on a real farm so we absolutely love making time for them. But with the realities of running a farming business, our tour spaces are limited – so get in quick and come and see us!!