Julie is amazing, as all the reviews say. You should definitely do the farm tour. We learned a lot and she really helps you get to know farm life. We also LOVED all the breakfast supplies and spent time just sitting on the deck watching the animals, and sitting in the hot tub looking straight at Orien and all the other stars. She also gave us some great advice about what was worth spending time/money on - one of which was Fairlie Bakehouse Pies, the best we had in all of New Zealand (and we had a lot of pies).