Kaipaki Farmyard

“We saw their ad on Facebook! it's the perfect stop if you are travelling from Auckland to Rotorua Definitely a hands on and inexpensive experience. They had a cute matariki activity as well The bacon butties are great! The coffee is very good too :D I would recommend the owners to improve their website though haha super recommended!”

“Another hidden treasure in the Hamilton area. Well worth the visit for all the family. Hold, touch, pat and feed their pets. The team are very helpful and more than happy to bring pets to you for a pat.. horse/pony rides. Don't forget to go see Big Red... a gentle giant.”

“Small petting farm but overpriced for what you get. Paid $60 for family pass and made it round the entire place within 40 mins. The redeeming factor was a baby alpaca that was there. Horses were inside stables and not friendly. Would not return.”

“Get all the info right before booking! Using my husband's account for this review. I booked around two weeks in advanced for the weekend experience expecting to have the pony ride for my daughter, when I emailed them to make sure of it, Amber said that "booked if available". Because we would have had to travel a bit to visit the farm, I emailed a few times the day before asking if we could change our visit as the weather didn't seem to be suitable, no answer. I rang them this morning - not sure if it was Amber - and asked what the weather was like and I had other questions but she promptly said "I don't know sorry, all I know is that we are open and really busy now" she ended up saying the weather was ok. So, we decided not to go but I am writing this as I believe the information is not clear. You could book the experience hoping to have the pony ride for your children, but if the ponies or any other activities are not available, they won't tell you over email. This is bad info in their website and this person was rude! If you're busy and can't reply to emails or answer questions over the phone, hire someone else but don't forget where your pay comes from. No need to talk to people like that and I refuse to give my money to this place. I can't even imagine how they treat customers face to face.”