Sheep World Tour Auckland: Feed Lambs & Watch Shearing
You get to touch and feed the sheep instead of watching from a distance.
Sheep World Country Tour from Auckland is a six-hour countryside tour that takes you out of the city to a working sheep farm where you see live shearing, a dog display, and feed baby lambs and other farm animals. Hotel or port pickup is included, and the tour runs Wednesday through Sunday. The farm show is the main event. The route also passes through Auckland suburbs, a Kauri tree, and stops at Manuka Honey tasting centre where you see live bees in a display wall and taste several honey varieties and Manuka ice cream.
Step-by-step itinerary
Auckland countryside and sheep farm tour
- Travel through Auckland countryside
- Visit beach and Kauri tree
- Stop at Mankua Honey tasting centre
- See live bees in display wall
- Taste honey mead and manuka ice cream
- Attend sheep farm show and dog display
- Feed baby lambs and farm animals
What’s included
- Hotel or port pickup and drop-off in Auckland.
- transport by air-conditioned minivan with a local guide providing live commentary.
- entry to Sheep World and the live sheep show including shearing and dog display.
- access to feed baby lambs and farm animals.
- entry to the Manuka Honey tasting centre with live bee display and tastings of several honey blends, Manuka Honey and Manuka ice cream.
Times
- Every day 09:00
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Operated by Coast To Coast Tours Limited
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The experience
Sheep World sits outside Auckland's city limits, and the drive out takes you through suburbs and countryside that most city tours skip. Your guide provides live commentary as the minivan travels, pointing out the landscape and the Kauri tree along the way. The route is designed to get you away from the urban core, so the farm itself feels like a genuine escape rather than a staged attraction.
At Sheep World, the schedule centers on the live sheep show: shearing, a working dog display, and the chance to handle the animals yourself. You feed baby lambs by hand and move through paddocks with alpacas, emus, pigs, deer, donkeys and more sheep. The farm is set up so you're not standing behind a fence. The animals are accessible and the interaction is direct. A cafe on-site sells lunch if you want to eat there, though food is no longer included in the tour price.
The Manuka Honey tasting centre is the second major stop. You see live bees in a display wall built into the building, then taste a range of blended honey varieties and the farm's signature Manuka Honey, followed by Manuka ice cream. The whole experience is built around doing rather than watching (handling the animals, tasting the honey, seeing how the farm operates), which is what separates it from a standard countryside drive.
Is this one for you?The tour departs from your hotel or cruise port in Auckland, so you don't need a rental car or local transport to reach the farm. The minivan picks you up and returns you at the end of the day. This works well if you're staying in the city without a vehicle and want to experience the countryside and working farm without arranging your own way out.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 16).
What days does the sheep show run at Sheep World?
Sheep World's live shows operate Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The farm does not run the shearing and dog display on Monday or Tuesday, so plan your visit for one of those five days if the farm animals are your main reason for going.
Does the tour include lunch or snacks?
Snacks are no longer included on the tour. The Sheep World Cafe is on-site and open during your visit, so you can buy lunch there if you want to eat during the day.
What animals can you interact with at the farm?
You feed baby lambs by hand and have access to alpacas, emus, pigs, deer, donkeys and additional sheep in the paddocks. The farm is set up for hands-on contact rather than viewing from a distance.
Is hotel pickup included in the tour price?
Hotel pickup and drop-off are included. The driver collects you from your Auckland accommodation and returns you at the end of the tour. Port pickup is also available if you're arriving by cruise ship.
How long is the drive to Sheep World from Auckland?
The tour runs for six hours total, which includes the drive through the countryside, stops at the Kauri tree and Manuka Honey tasting centre, and the time spent at Sheep World itself. The farm is located in Auckland's outer suburbs and countryside, not in the city center.
Can you taste alcoholic drinks on this tour?
Alcoholic drinks are available to purchase at the Manuka Honey tasting centre and the Sheep World Cafe, but they are not included in the tour price.
Sheep World Tour Auckland: Feed Lambs & Watch Shearing
6h · EN · at your hotel
from NZ$ 282.06 per person
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