Rotorua: Agrodome Farm Show & Tractor Tour with Animal Feeding

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 35

LanguagesEN

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A Real Kiwi Farm, 10 Minutes from Town

You arrive 15 minutes early, watch a live sheep and dog show, then board a tractor for a one-hour farm tour where you hand-feed alpacas, llamas, deer and sheep across 350 acres. Entry, demonstrations and all animal interactions are included. You're back in Rotorua by early afternoon.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Agrodome Farm Tour and Show

Arrive at Agrodome 15 minutes early
Join the Farm Show introduction
Meet and hand-feed farm animals
Enjoy tasting kiwifruit juice and honey
Board all-terrain vehicle for Farm Tour
See and photograph various animals
Learn about farming and rare sheep breeds

The Experience

The tractor idles at the gate, mud still fresh on the tires. You climb aboard the all-weather vehicle and the farmer — a genuine one, not a performer — points out across 350 acres of pasture where Romney sheep graze in clusters and cattle move slowly toward the tree line. This is the Agrodome, a working farm that's been running for over 40 years, and the next hour is yours to spend getting close to animals most people only see from a car window. The farm sits just 10 minutes from Rotorua city centre, which means you're not driving out into the backcountry; you're stepping sideways into a different kind of morning.

The day starts with the Farm Show — a one-hour demonstration where you'll watch sheep and dogs work, see how farmers actually move stock, and get introduced to the animals you'll meet later. It's educational without feeling like school. After that, you board the tractor trailer for the farm tour itself, and this is where the hands-on part kicks in. You'll hand-feed alpacas that are curious and gentle, llamas that have their own opinions, deer that eat from your palm, and sheep that crowd around looking for more. There are also cattle, pigs, ostriches and emus scattered across the route, and if you're lucky your guide will point out some of the rare breeds — the kind of sheep you won't see anywhere else. Kids love it. Adults who thought they'd outgrown farms find themselves laughing when an ostrich stares directly at them or an alpaca decides your jacket is interesting.

The whole experience runs about two hours from check-in to finish, and you're back in Rotorua with time for lunch or whatever comes next. The farm is wheelchair accessible, strollers work fine on the tractor, and there's a farmyard nursery where you can see baby animals if you want to spend extra time. Public transport gets you there from the city centre, so you don't need a rental car. It's the kind of thing that sounds simple until you're actually there — and then you realize why families and solo travelers keep coming back to it.

What’s included

Farm Show ticket with live sheep and dog demonstrations.
one-hour Farm Tour on an all-weather, all-terrain tractor trailer.
hand-feeding alpacas, llamas, sheep and deer.
access to the farmyard nursery to see baby animals.
entry to view all farm animals including cattle, pigs, ostriches and emus.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Agrodome

Is this one for you?Right for families, groups and solo travelers who want a hands-on farm experience without leaving Rotorua — the location and transport options mean you don't need a rental car. Expect to be outdoors and close to animals for the full two hours, which is what makes the hands-on feeding and interaction possible.