“I love bringing our guests to Middle Rock! The farm tour, the chance to visit a Kiwi home, the food together with the humour, the passion, the family’s hospitality, it makes this visit one of the highlights of our NZ tour. As usual, I can’t wait to bring our next group.”
Gisele, Inbound Tour Guide
Experience Life on a High Country Farm
With its easy access for large tour coaches, Middle Rock is an ideal venue for international visitors wishing to experience farming life on a high country sheep farm. Tours include viewing seasonal farming activities, sheep dog mustering and sheep handling.
Farm Tour Info:
- Charges: Prebooked, guided coach tour groups – from $150 per person
- Groups supply their own transport to Middle Rock
- Tours take from 2.5 hours to 3.5 hours depending on meal options
- Each group has exclusive access
- We are open from October until May
On arrival groups are welcomed by the family. A brief history of Middle Rock is given before the guests travel by coach out onto the property. Guided by Charlotte various aspects of the farm’s operation are explained including a dog mustering demonstration and discussion on current issues that NZ farmers face. To conclude, morning/afternoon teas or lunches are served with the family in the homestead kitchen.
A visit to Middle Rock offers the opportunity to be guests of a New Zealand farming family in a relaxed environment amidst the stunning high country scenery of the Lake Coleridge area.
Farm Tour Experience
“I love bringing our guests to Middle Rock! The farm tour, the chance to visit a Kiwi home, the food together with the humour, the passion, the family’s hospitality, it makes this visit one of the highlights of our NZ tour. As usual, I can’t wait to bring our next group.”
Gisele, Inbound Tour Guide