High Country Adventure Deluxe ride over high-country sheep stations staying at homesteads every night. Many people enjoy the New Zealand high-country all the more when they get a hot shower, a home cooked meal and a comfortable bed to sleep in. Riders on this trip also have the opportunity to meet the people who live and work the stations, producing the wool and meat which has long been the backbone of the New Zealand economy.
Every night is spent at a farm stay or homestead and each morning begins with a cooked breakfast.
The horses pick their way up the rugged Seaward River Gorge, through beech forest, past lakes and over several mountain passes on a challenging journey which crosses some of the biggest stations in the district. Eskhead Station is 16,000 ha running 11,000 sheep and 600 cattle. Lake Taylor Station is 9,000 ha with a mixture of sheep and cattle. Lunch is carried on the horses and enjoyed at a convenient spot along the way. Bring a swimming costume and have a refreshing dip.