This farmstay B&B is conveniently located a few minutes drive from both Black Water Rafting Company and Waitomo Caves. Anne was very kind and made us feel welcome. She gave us information about local places to go for dinner the night we arrived (I highly recommend Huhu Restaurant in Waitomo - awesome food plus local craft beer!) and made sure to ask us what time we had to leave in the morning for our tour and based on our schedule, she got up to make us a delicious breakfast of ostrich egg omelets, local fruit, homemade bread, tea, and cereals. After our tour of Waitomo Caves, we came back to Big Bird and got the petting zoo tour, which was quite entertaining since I have never been up close and personal with an emu or an ostrich! They also have cows, goats, pigs, bunnies, and other animals. It was a fun farm experience and kids were allowed to ride on the miniature horses.

Our stay was in one of the rooms in the house. Although the house and kitchen are a bit cluttered, the room we stayed in was neat and clean and included a TV and shower.