Tours

Waikato Thoroughbred Stud Tours. Pete Evans provides an up-close look at the renowned Waikato horse industry, offering professional insight along with access to famous studs farms (Cambridge, Trelawney, and Windsor Park) not normally on view. Tours are personalized for small groups of up to four and include options to visit training facilities. The cost varies depending on your choices but generally works out to NZ$100 per group for about 90 minutes. Evans can pick you up from your accommodation. He also leads hunting and trout-fishing trips. 022/600–5783; www.troutstalker.co.nz. NZ$100 per group .