Wharekauhau Country Estate
About This Farm Stay
Ultra-luxury lodge on a 3,000-acre working sheep and cattle farm overlooking Palliser Bay. Experience 4WD farm tours, shearing demonstrations, and over 10,000 lambs in spring. One of New Zealand's most exceptional rural retreats.
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Location
Western Lake Road, Palliser Bay, Wairarapa
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sheep Farmluxury StayCommon questions about Wharekauhau Country Estate
How much does Wharekauhau Country Estate cost per night?
Wharekauhau Country Estate is listed at NZ$1200–$2500 per night. New Zealand farm stay rates are normally quoted per property rather than per person, so a group filling the property pays less per head. Confirm the current rate and what it includes directly with the property — we take no commission and do not handle bookings.
How many people can stay at Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Wharekauhau Country Estate sleeps up to 26 guests across 13 rooms. For comparison, the median listing in our directory sleeps 6. Ask the property for the room-by-room bed configuration — a headline capacity can be made up of bunks rather than doubles, which matters for who is travelling.
What can you do at Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Wharekauhau Country Estate offers Sheep Mustering, Sheep Shearing and Farm Tours. What is actually available on any given day depends on the season and on what the farm is doing that week — spring is lambing and calving, autumn brings harvest and shearing. Ask when you book rather than assuming everything runs year-round.
Where is Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Wharekauhau Country Estate is at Western Lake Road, Palliser Bay, Wairarapa, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Rural properties typically sit 30–90 minutes off the main touring routes and there is no useful public transport, so a rental car is effectively required. Drive the final approach in daylight the first time — farm gates are rarely signposted the way a hotel is.
What is included at Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Wharekauhau Country Estate lists WiFi, meals, transport and spa. What "meals" covers varies between properties — it may be breakfast only, or full board — so confirm the detail before you arrive.
What kind of farm is Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Wharekauhau Country Estate is a sheep farm, offering a luxury rural retreat, with the farm as setting rather than as work.
Can you bring a dog to Wharekauhau Country Estate?
Assume not, and ask before booking. Most New Zealand farm stays are working stock properties where an unfamiliar dog is a stock-worrying risk, and none of the 60 listings in our directory records pets as welcome. Wharekauhau Country Estate has not published a pet policy with us — contact the property directly.
Is Wharekauhau Country Estate any good?
Wharekauhau Country Estate holds a 4.8 rating from 116 reviews on Google. We collect no reviews ourselves, so that is the rating from Google rather than from us — follow the link on this page to read them.
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