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Discover a genuine, high country Merino woolshed and soak up some of the best scenery in New Zealand at this once in a lifetime destination.
Highlights
- Exciting high country farm experience
- Relaxing cruise of Lake Wakatipu
- Stunning scenery and amazing photo opportunities
“Mt Nicholas - New Zealand's Premier High Country Experience"
Discover a genuine, high country Merino woolshed and soak up some of the best scenery in New Zealand at this once in a lifetime destination.
Mt Nicholas, with over 100,000 acres of pristine terrain, is home to New Zealand's historic family owned Merino sheep station.
Cruise to Mt Nicholas over the crystal clear waters of beautiful Lake Wakatipu on Spirit of Queenstown – a purpose built, luxurious and eco-friendly vessel with large viewing windows and 360 degree panoramic views to be enjoyed from the open top deck.
This authentic Woolshed Experience will allow you to get a true sense of how the locals live on this traditional and isolated high country station.
In an interactive and fun environment, trace the steps from the merino sheep to the successful Icebreaker clothing produced from the finest and softest wool of any sheep.
Take in the awe-inspiring panoramic views from Mt Nicholas before sitting back and relaxing on your return journey to Queenstown.
So, escape the crowds, go further and gain a unique and interesting insight into New Zealand's rural heritage in an area that few tourists or even locals have ever seen!
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Hongyu Guo from United States wrote on 15 December 2019
Great day at crazy farm
Great experience feeding the kangaroo and holding koala
Sue Wilson from Australia wrote on 11 October 2019
Loved it
Such an enjoyable and informative day. The cruise to mount Nicholas Farm was breathtaking and the farm tour was fun and very informative. We all learnt so much about sheep, shearing and wool. The food at the end of the tour was delicious. If you do the tour through winter ensure to rug up as it is very cold.
Siew Yong from Malaysia wrote on 06 February 2019
Great farm experience
Gail, the guide gave my friend n I a lot of information about Merino sheep farming n life on a farm. Great experience n tour well paced out. Will recommend to anybody for the price we paid
Karla from United States wrote on 25 September 2018
Great tour
The cruise was nice, commentary hard to hear and understand at times. Farm tour with Gail as the guide was excellent. Learned so many things about the farm and the animals. Highly recommend.
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Vinesh from New Zealand wrote on 17 January 2020
Must visit when you in Queenstown
Until we went there we never realised how hard it is to run and maintain a farm. The tour guide (I think his name was Max) gave us really good tour and explained the whole farm function clearly. We got to see how Farm dogs round up sheep and cattle and got to feed lamb and calf. Could not see sheep shearing when we were there but if you visit during end of winters you may be lucky. Ice Merino is sourced from this farm and they even source to premium brands like Armani.