Student Group Farmstays

A student group farmstay provided by Rural Tourism forms the highlight of many student tours to New Zealand. Their farmstay provides an experience that is not only educational, but fun as well. For many students, it is their first time to experience such a rural environment, and therefore creates a memory that lasts a lifetime.

For non-English native speakers, staying in groups of four students is ideal. Students are able to communicate much easier and enjoy their experience with their host family much more when they are with their peers.

We recommend a minimum of a two night farmstay for all student tours into New Zealand. Rural Tourism has catered for student tours of up to 500 people at one time, and regularly handles groups of 200-300 students in the Waikato region in the North Island.

To view a You Tube video of the Rural Tourism farmstay experience, school visits, and technical visits, click here.

Student Group Farmstay Inclusions
• Twin bedroom accommodation (four students per farmstay) • Guest share bathroom • Traditional home cooked NZ dinner • Continental breakfast • Guided farm tour and daily farming activities. • Lunch on the middle days (for 2+ night farmstays) • Return transfers from meeting place
Student Group Farmstay Locations
North Island Maximum Group Size Huntly, Waikato 40 Matamata, Waikato 50 Cambridge, Waikato 160 Te Awamutu, Waikato 40 Te Kuiti/Pio Pio, Waikato 50 Otorohanga/Waitomo, Waikato 50   South Island Ashburton, Canterbury 40 Fairlie, Canterbury 30
Other Information
• The 'guest share' bathroom, is separate to the bathroom used by the host family. • Check in is from 3pm • Check out is by 10am • Students require suitable clothing in order to do the farm activities. • Special medical conditions, allergies, or dietary requirements must be advised at the time of booking in order to allocate the appropriate host family.