ANIMAL
PETTING
FARM
Keep the family smiling with a visit to The Cairns animal petting farm. It’s right here within the resort, free of charge for guests and no booking required.
Keep the family smiling with a visit to The Cairns animal petting farm. It’s right here within the resort, free of charge for guests and no booking required.
We’re delighted to introduce the rest of the gang. Our petting farm has classic Kiwi farm animals like cows, sheep and three friendly alpacas: Alpacacino, Alpacapunch and Chewpaca.
For a true adventure, take in the expanse of the Southern Alps and the Mackenzie Basin on horseback. From the saddle, you won’t miss a thing.
Tekapo is nestled into the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, which means our night sky is pretty darn impressive. From The Cairns, enjoy views of the stars above in delicious solitude.
Our high country guided farm tours take you on an exciting adventure filled with epic landscapes and unique insights into farming life, just outside of Lake Tekapo.
You have to concentrate on keeping your eye on the game when playing at The Cairns because this is one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses with stunning panoramas of mountains, tussock plains and blue lake.
We have one Four Square grocery store in town, which is open from 8am-8pm. This is smaller than your standard city supermarket but has all the essentials.
There is no doctor’s surgery or pharmacy in Lake Tekapo. The nearest hospital is about 1 hour 20 minutes away. The supermarket stocks a small selection of basic first aid items.
Most restaurants open for dinner from around 5 - 8.30pm, or sometimes 9pm in the summer months. Tekapo is a tourist hot spot with fantastic but limited dining options. We recommend making a reservation in advance to avoid disappointment. Get in touch with us for recommendations!
Tekapo has plenty to offer, whether you’re after skiing, mountain biking, hiking, horse riding or wining and dining. Come on over to The Cairns office for a chat with our staff, or check out our Journal page for more information.
