Welcome to
NZ Country Trails

NZ Country Trails aims to connect travellers to unique rural experiences throughout New Zealand.
 
This site is for all rural property owners to list their own unique activities and for travellers to research unique rural kiwi journeys. 

NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY TRAILS

Invites you to experience New Zealand's country life, its:

• culture

• food

• lifestyles

• farmstays

• stories

To  explore

our on-line directory
 

You contact property owners directly to:

• find things to do

• make a choice

• plan your journey

 - Farmstays
- Bush walks

• Farm tours

• Farming education

• Patting farm animal

• Rambling over countryside

Spinning & weaving

• Learn spinning and felting

• Learn hat making and dying

• Learn about fabric characteristics

- Gardens
- Retreats

• Visit beautiful gardens

• Enjoy a garden's tranquility

• Learn about crafting a garden

- Cheese makers

- Honey makers

- Farmer's markets

• Learn the craft of cheese making

• Taste the various styles cheeses

• Learn about beekeeping

• Buy honey at farm-gate prices

• Buy locally made food, vegetables and other products

- Historic homesteads
- Local history

• Visit steely homes

• Observe their craftsmanship

• Learn of local history

• Enjoy country hospitality 

Berries & wine

• Buy berries at farm gate prices

• Pick your own berries

• Enjoy a glass of quality wine 

Local art displays

• Meet local artists

• Visit local art galleries

• Enjoy local hospitality

Alpacas

• Come face to face with Alpacas

• Learn about their breeding

• Enjoy a farmstay 

- Agri-science
- Self sustainability
- Flower harvesting

• Talk with agr-science practitioners

• Learn about recent advances in agri-scioence

• Observe improvements made to land-use productivity 

• Plant growing practices

Forestry

• Meet with farm foresters

• Visit their properties

• Learn about the science of farm forestry

• Learn how to plant, grow and manage trees

Horse rides

• Learn how to ride a horse

• Learn about horse training and breeding

• Enjoy an overnight stay

Wetland preservation

• Learn about the science of wetland conservation

• Visit wetlands

Upper North Island

Waikato/Taranaki/
King Country

Bay of Plenty/Coromandel/
East Coast

Lower North Island

Nelson/Marlborough

Canterbury

West Coast

Otago/Southland

North Island

South Island

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