New Zealand Farmstay

ACCOMODATION IN FARMSTAYS

It is at times advisable to try different things and one of them is looking for an accommodation in a farm -though not very popular. Most hotels worldwide are usually quite similar with the posh modern finishing, tourist flocking in and out. Farmstays would  offer you great diversity and a uniqueness that can be compared to none , unlike the business like atmosphere you would get in most town hotels and it would also enable you get to know a lot about New Zealand which is a great agricultural country.

If you are visiting New Zealand and opt to for the Farmstays, it would expose you to the actual New Zealand life and the day-to-day lifestyle of traditional farmers especially when one get to live in the luxury of a traditional New Zealand, rural home setting. There are also self- contained accommodations available.
One of the things I love most about farm accommodation is the home-cooked foods straight from the farm, which in addition to being tasty is very healthy food. This Farmstays also give one the opportunity to be able to participate in farming activities, which also acts as a great bonding activity.

Unlike the five star hotels where you find everything is business like. One can participate in planting, harvesting, shearing. Milking cows and lambing all this depending on what the farmer does, the season and the type of machinery they would use. You would not have to confine yourself to the farm all day but can go out and indulge in other activities, as horse trekking and fishing. One would certainly find diversity.

For those who have a keen interest in farming activities: You would find the Agricultural and pastoral shows of great interest-where you can see the way farming is done and all the new developments, particularly the one held at Mystery Creek very close to Hamilton, it usually comes on every year around the middle of the year. There are also others shows, held countrywide in all cities and towns at different times of the year but annually.