No. 8 Farm Tours kicks off
16-October-2008

No. 8 Farm Tours is the latest tourism venture to launch in the coastal Bay of Plenty.

The tour company will offer trips to visit real working farms, offering an insight into the lives of New Zealand farming families. Tours depart from Tauranga and include visiting a variety of local Kaimai based farms including sheep, deer and dairy.

The business was established by Andy and Sarah Somerville. Andy is passionate about the rural culture of New Zealand and, through his farm tours, wants others to share in experiencing the lifestyle of farming Kiwis and the beautiful locations in which they live and work.

The expression ‘No. 8 wire mentality’ is often used to describe New Zealanders’ ability to make or fix anything using whatever materials happen to be at hand. “The use of “No.8” in the name seemed a great fit with our business - many of New Zealand’s most famous inventions had their origins on farms, some going on to be used around the world,” says Andy.

The tour includes the story of how early settlers found themselves in a land far from anywhere; the importing of goods was still a distant dream and improvisation was a necessity. Passengers on a No. 8 Farm Tour will met some of the Bay of Plenty’s finest farming operations and the characters that run the farms.

Tours depart daily from the Tauranga and Mount Maunganui i-SITE visitor centres. The tour options include morning and afternoon tours for up to 20 passengers.

No. 8 Farm Tours also caters for cruise ship passengers, special interest groups, corporate team building, corporate hosting and school groups.

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For further information contact:
Andy Somerville
No.8 Farm Tours
07 579 3981 or 0274 793 890
info@no8farmtours.co.nz
www.no8farmtours.co.nz