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Christchurch Gardens & Waipara Wine Adventure
4.9
32 Ratings
Amberley
Discover Christchurch’s charm and Waipara Valley’s farm life. Enjoy sheep shearing, vintage tractors, and wine tasting with stunning mountain views.
Discover Christchurch’s charm and Waipara Valley’s farm life. Enjoy sheep shearing, vintage tractors, and wine tasting with stunning mountain views.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Amberley - Meet Donnie, our star pony, and treat him to a carrot!
- New Zealand - Glenafric is a working farm located just north of Amberley. Enjoy exclusive access to this farm, where each day offers a new experience. Encounter sheep, lambs, cattle, working dogs, and meet the farmer and their family.
- Georges Road Wines - Following your…
- Amberley - Meet Donnie, our star pony, and treat him to a carrot!
- New Zealand - Glenafric is a working farm located just north of Amberley. Enjoy exclusive access to this farm, where each day offers a new experience. Encounter sheep, lambs, cattle, working dogs, and meet the farmer and their family.
- Georges Road Wines - Following your farm tour, we will drive to Georges Road Winery. Meet Kirk and the team, and discover why the Waipara region is ideal for winemaking. Delight in a wine tasting featuring Rosé, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Syrah. Afterwards, explore the gift shop to purchase a full-sized bottle of your favorite wine.
- Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Our local Kiwi guide will meet you at the pick-up point and take you on a brief tour of the Botanical Gardens.
What's Included
- Exclusive Access to a working Sheep & Cattle Farm
- Ride on a custom built trailer around the farm
- Guide
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beverages
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Exclusive Access to a working Sheep & Cattle Farm
- Ride on a custom built trailer around the farm
- Guide
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Alcoholic beverages
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Tips for the driver/guides
- Tips for the driver/guides
Additional Information
Discover the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, the tranquil Avon River, and Hagley Park, while appreciating the city’s Gothic architecture and anticipating the new stadium set to open in 2026. Don’t miss the distinctive cardboard Cathedral and the lively New Regent Street.
At Glenafric Working Sheep Farm in Waipara Valley, enjoy an authentic farm experience…
Discover the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, the tranquil Avon River, and Hagley Park, while appreciating the city’s Gothic architecture and anticipating the new stadium set to open in 2026. Don’t miss the distinctive cardboard Cathedral and the lively New Regent Street.
At Glenafric Working Sheep Farm in Waipara Valley, enjoy an authentic farm experience that sustains two families over three generations. Observe a sheep shearer, engage with skilled farm dogs, and take a guided tour. Explore vintage tractors, learn about the farm’s geology, and relish a picnic with ocean views from “Louise’s Lookout,” featuring a grazing plate made from local produce.
End the day at a renowned Waipara Valley winery, where you can sample Syrah, Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Three Deans mountain range.
- Remaining hours in the total duration is for travel time
Location
Amberley
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(32 Ratings)
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N9155qcchristinem
May 18, 2025
Fabulous Day Tour - Highly recommend this Sheep Farm Day trip, it was an insight into a typical sheep farming operation, great views, and a shed displaying old farming machinery. Fabulous individual boxed lunch with tea & Coffee. Enjoyed our stop off at the winery and our tour bus driver was so informative of the region.
Great day out for all....
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Rppups
May 13, 2025
No brainer day trip - Definitely recommend. Simon, tour guide, was quite knowledgeable and personable. Each stop will put a smile on your face from Donnie the horse to the quality wine tasting. The sheep farm of course is the highlight. Enjoy.
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Djg685
May 12, 2025
Sheep farm, yummy lunch, wine - Excellent tour! So happy we decided to do the sheep farm and winery tour. Great and informative tour at the farm. Sheep shearing was very interesting to see. Views at the farm are spectacular. Beautiful boxed lunch with cheeses, fruit, quiches, fruits, nuts bread, salami, hummus, beets and tomato relish, and a cookie! Delicious wines and friendly winery. Simon our tour guide was fantastic, with so much information and history of the area. Well done! Thank you!
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Helen_h
Apr 6, 2025
Family Sheep farm experience - Beautiful day, lovely scenery, great guide. Simon was amazing ,made sure my Coeliac husband well taken care of. Farm was a great very personal experience, loved feeding all the pet sheep, gorgeous bay view. Lots of interesting facts and antique machinery.
Also the best lunch box I've ever had ! Restaurant quality.
Wonderful sunny finish of the tour at a vineyard with wine tasting!
Brilliant.
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Kathryn
Mar 21, 2025
Sheep, lunch and Vineyard - Beautiful views interesting facts. Simon did not disappoint out of 16 cruises my husband rated it in his top fight. The organic lunch was delicious and interesting and what a beautiful view to eat from.. the farm had three generations that are currently living on it Pat, the patriarch kept my husband entertained with Farm stories and sheep fact I just kept staring at the beauty of the hills the seaside the animals it was fabulous.
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Jessicamh5874bs
Mar 10, 2025
What an amazing day! - Our day at the farm and winery was amazing! The day far exceeded our expectations! The farm was incredible to see with picturesque landscapes. Lunch was exceptional and delicious! Our guide Simon was incredible.
We had accidentally booked the wrong date for the tour initially but Geoff and Joy were a pleasure to work with and got everything squared away without any issues!!
I highly recommend this tour!!
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Explorer39745379448
Mar 2, 2025
Arizonans visit New Zealand - Absolutely wonderful tour; we only had 5!in our group so it was a small & intimate experience!
Simon was outstanding, super-friendly and informative!! We booked just one day beforehand in a whim, totally worth the impromptu tour! So much greenery!!
We learned so much!
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Y3919rzaxelm
Feb 21, 2025
A great tour that keeps what it promises - A wonderful excursion with lots of explanations. The driver was highly competent and could tell us a lot. He speaks excellently understandable English.
Great farm with a wonderful view.
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Kurtandbettya
Feb 21, 2025
Great Day Trip to the Sheep Farm, Antique Tracker Collection, Visit with Donnie the American Miniature and wine tasting. - We had a very nice time on our Glenafric Farm tour a couple days ago.
One of the things that was very interesting and made this trip even better was the Antique Tracker Collection that we got to spend some time viewing and asking questions.
Again, an OUTSTANDING visit to the Glenafric Farm, and all the other places we also had a chance to visit that day. At the Farm we had a nice visit with two of the owners and got to watch an interesting show of how Shearing is done nowadays at a smaller family run farm. We also had a chance to watch the herding dogs in action, which is very impressive, and they surely work hard to keep all the sheep moving along in the right direction, and at the right time.
Our Driver / Guide was also great! He really knows all about the entire area, and was so good at keeping things on track that day. Oh yes, we can't forget to mention good old Donnie, the American Miniature who is so friendly and willing to eat carrots from all of us. But... then what American Miniature wouldn't be interested in eating as many carrots as people are willing to give him!
The provided lunch was also very large and tasty, and even came with some edible flowers from the garden of the person that makes this incredible lunch.
Thanks again, Kurt and Betty
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Rosemaryf481
Feb 20, 2025
Enjoyable Private Tour of a Family-owned Sheep Farm - This was a great look into a family-run sheep farm. I was very happy that the tour was not cancelled even though I was the only person on the tour, due to a cruise ship not arriving in Christchurch as expected. I got to watch sheep herding, sheep shearing, and the highlight of my bottle feeding a lamb. Tour included a stop to pick up a box lunch and to feed Donnie, an American Miniature pony.
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